The New International Encyclopædia/Madison Barracks

MADISON BARRACKS. A United States military post in New York, established in 1813 and occupying a reservation of 90 acres, on Black River Bay, 10 miles from Lake Ontario, adjoining Sackett's Harbor, which is the post-office and telegraph station. A rifle range of 806 acres has been established at Stony Point, 18 miles from the post. There are quarters for 30 officers and 600 infantry.