H.R. 8638 — Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act

This section provides congressional findings on the Culper Spy Ring, a group of American Revolutionaries who gathered intelligence on British troop movements for General George Washington. The findings highlight the ring’s role in uncovering Benedict Arnold’s plot to surrender West Point and plans to ambush the French army in Rhode Island, and identify key associated locations including Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay, New York; the Arsenal (also known as the Job Sammis House) in Huntington, New York; the Brewster House in Setauket, New York; and the connecting byways and highways.

This section designates the Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail as a component of the National Trails System. The trail covers approximately 50 miles of village, town, and city streets and New York Route 25A, from Great Neck, New York, along Long Island’s North Shore through Nassau and Suffolk Counties to Port Jefferson, New York, and is administered by the North Shore Promotion Alliance in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior.