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Alabama (Baldwin County), Spanish Fort — Revolutionary War Battlefield and Burial Ground at Spanish Fort (1780-1781)
		During the Revolutionary War, France, Spain, Britain, and the United States were interested in the fate of this region. In March 1780, Spanish forces captured Mobile. They established a palisaded fort with trenches (one mile north of here) to protect nearby Frenchtown, also known as The Village from British forces based in Pensacola. Early on the foggy Sunday morning of 7 January 1871, the British, under Col. von Hanxleden, attacked with about 200 German, Swiss, English, loyalist American . . . — Map (db m20034)
Arkansas (Washington County), Fayetteville — Revolutionary War Soldier Memorial — (1775-1783)
		In Memory to those soldiers who fought for American Independence during the Revolutionary War. These Veterans of the American Revolution came to live and died in Northwest Arkansas Names in left column: Benton County John Robinson Boone County Jordan Milam Madison County James Gage • Job Hobbs • James Stewart • Daniel Sutherland • Johnson Womack Names in center column: Washington County Thomas Garvin • Samuel Gregg • James Leeper . . . — Map (db m21227)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury
		Marker Front: Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half mile south of here and made this green their common. The General Court in October 1687 decreed the name “Danbury” although the settlers had chosen “Swampfield.” Beans and other crops helped make Danbury an inland trading center by 1750 with a population of two thousand. At the start of the American Revolution this . . . — Map (db m22836)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — David Wooster Monument
		[ North face ] David Wooster First Maj. Gen. of the Conn. Troops in the Army of the Revolution. Brig. Gen. of the United Colonies. Born at Stratford, Mar. 2, 1710-11. Wounded at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777, while defending the liberties of America, and nobly died at Danbury, May 2, 1777. Of his country Wooster said, “My life has been ever devoted to her service from my youth up. Though never before in a cause like this – A cause for which I . . . — Map (db m23074)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
		[ Inscribed around the bronze base ] Dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of Danbury 1776 1861 1898 1917 Donald E. Curran SC — Map (db m22785)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Sybil Ludington
		Sybil Ludington On April 26, 1777 this brave sixteen year-old girl rode through the enemy-infested countryside for thirty miles in Putnam County, New York, to warn the local militia that British troops were attacking and plundering Danbury, Connecticut. Donated by Anna Hyatt Huntington — Map (db m22791)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — The Danbury Raid
		The revolutionary village which centered about this green with its stores of supplies for the army was sacked and burned by a force of two thousand British April 26, 1777 Warned of the gathering militia the raiders departed next morning in haste but were attacked and harassed by the rising colonials and driven to the shelter of their boats on the sound They kindled a fire that blazed at Saratoga — Map (db m23542)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Newtown — Newtown Veterans Memorial
		Newtown Remembers With Grateful Prayers And Solemn Vows Her Sacred Dead Her Honored Living Who Ventured All Unto Death That We Might Live A Republic With Independence A Nation With Union Forever A World With Righteousness And Peace For All — Map (db m21339)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Guard House
		On this site stood the Guard House of 1778-9. A soldier was shot & killed by the sentry on duty when attempting to escape. — Map (db m12006)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Israel Putnam
		Donated A.D. 1969 by sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntington in her 93rd year in timeless memorial to Israel Putnam Senior Major General in the Continental Army who at Greenwich, Connecticut, in February of 1779, made good a dramatic mounted escape from pursuing British Dragoons down the perilous 100 stone steps carved into the precipice at Horse Neck. — Map (db m11994)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Unknown Heroes
		In memory of the Unknown Heroes buried here. — Map (db m11999)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Winter Quarters of Putnam’s Division
		. . . — Map (db m11997)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Battle of Ridgefield — April 27, 1777
		The Third and Chief Engagement Occurred on This Ridge — Map (db m23395)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Battle of Ridgefield Dead
		In defense of American Independence at the Battle of Ridgefield April 27, 1777 died Eight Patriots who were laid in this ground companioned by Sixteen British Soldiers Living, their enemies, Dying their guests, in honor of service and sacrifice this Memorial is placed for the strengthening of hearts. — Map (db m23396)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Gen. David Wooster
		On this spot fell Gen. David Wooster Mortally Wounded April 27,1777, at the Battle of Ridgefield — Map (db m23397)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Keeler Tavern
		The Keeler Tavern served as headquarters for the Patriots during the Battle of Ridgefield, April 27, 1777. It is now owned by the Keeler Tavern Preservation Society and maintained as an historical building. — Map (db m23410)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Place Where Wooster Fell
		David Wooster, in command of the Conn Troops Born in Stratford March 13, 1711 Mortally wounded April 27, 1777 while defending the liberties of America and nobly died at Danbury May 2, 1777. Give me Liberty of give me death. — Map (db m23431)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Ridgebury Congregational Church
		Gathered Built 1760 1851 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior < Second Plaque: > Connecticut Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780 - 1782 — Map (db m23423)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Battle of Ridgefield — April 27, 1777
		The chief engagement of Connecticut’s only inland battle during the War for Independence was fought approximately 100 yards from this site. Several hundred hastily-mustered militia joined a handful of Continental troops under Generals Benedict Arnold and Gold Stilliman to face British regulars more than thrice their number led by Major General William Tryon. Only an hour before, American General David Wooster fell mortally wounded during his second attack on the British rearguard as it . . . — Map (db m23400)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Battle of Ridgefield, April 27, 1777 — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets
		British General Tryon’s Raid on Danbury occurred on April 26, 1777. The beginning of the 1777 campaign was the first British invasion and the only pitched battle in Connecticut. Following the burning of Danbury the British troops marched through Ridgefield the next day on their way back to their ships moored at Compo Beach in Westport. The first skirmish, under the leadership of American General David Wooster occurred at the intersection of Barlow Mountain Road and North Salem Road. The . . . — Map (db m23412)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Elms Inn and Stebbins Homestead — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets
		In 1799, Thomas Rockwell opened a small carpentry shop which later became part of the Elms Inn. It was also a shoemaker’s shop and later, a tin shop operated by Francis Rockwell. Francis was also a vintner whose vineyard was across the street between Catoonah and Gilbert Streets. In 1860 John Rockwell opened the Elm Shade Cottages to serve wealthy New Yorkers arriving to vacation in the country during the summer months. The restaurant and inn still serve the public. Dr. Amos Baker was . . . — Map (db m23435)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Gilbert House — Circa 1790
		Built by Benjamin Stebbins for his daughter Sarah and her husband Amos Baker, a Revolutionary War Hero, the first surgeon in Ridgefield and the originator of the famous Baker Apple. — Map (db m23602)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Ridgefield
		French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s troops marched through Connecticut to join General George Washington’s Continental Army, just over the New York border. The combined forces moved down the eastern seaboard and confronted Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis and the British army in . . . — Map (db m23416)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Westport — Battle of Westport Commemoration
		To commemorate the battle fought on and near this point between the British forces and the American Patriots, April 28, 1777. Ordnance presented by U.S. Government and erected July 4, 1901 — Map (db m22556)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Westport — Compo Beach — Qui Transtulit Sustinet
		One Mile South At Compo Beach 2000 British Troops Landed April 25, 1777 For Raid on Danbury — Map (db m21244)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Westport — First Engagement
		Here occurred the first engagement between the Continentals and the British Troops when they invaded Connecticut, April - 25 - 1777 — Map (db m21360)
Connecticut (Fairfield County), Westport — Minuteman — Jennings Trail
		To Commemorate the heroism of the Patriots who defended their country when the British invaded this State April 25- 1777. General David Wooster Colonel Abraham Gould and more than one hundred Continentals fell in the engagements commencing at Danbury and closing on Compo Hill — Map (db m21538)
Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Marquis De La Fayette
		To the Marquis De La Fayette, born September 6, 1757, died May 20, 1834. A true friend of Liberty, who served as a Major General in the Continental Army with “all possible zeal, without any special pay or allowances” until the American colonists secured their freedom, and whose frequent visits to this State, as Aide to Washington, as Liaison Officer with supporting French troops, and in the pursuit of freedom, are gratefully remembered. This Plaque is dedicated . . . — Map (db m3888)
Connecticut (Litchfield County), New Milford — New Milford
		Front This beautiful valley known to the Potatuck Indians as Weantinock, was purchased from them in 1703 by a company of individuals chiefly from Milford, Connecticut, hence the name New Milford. Its earliest white inhabitant, Zachariah Ferriss, arrived in 1706, followed in 1707 by the first permanent settlers, John Noble, his daughter Sarah, and John Bostwick. The area, originally a plantation, was incorporated with the first twelve families in 1712 as the forty-seventh Connecticut . . . — Map (db m22750)
Connecticut (Litchfield County), Roxbury — Col. Seth Warner Monument
		North Face:Col. Seth Warner of the Army of the Revolution Born in Roxbury, CT May 17, 1748 A resident of Bennington, VT from 1765 to 1784 Died in his native parish Dec 25, 1784 West Face:Captor of Crown Point Commander of the Green Mountain Boys in the repulse of Carlton at Longueil and in the Battle of Hubbardton and the associate of Stark in the victory at Bennington East Face:Distinguished as a successful defender of the New Hampshire Grants and for Bravery . . . — Map (db m20320)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Cheshire Revolutionary War Monument
		To Commemorate the Service of All the Patriotic Men of Cheshire Who Served In the American Revolution 1775 – 1783 Placed by Lady Fenwick Chapter No. 48 Daughters of the American Revolution And the Town of Cheshire 1965 — Map (db m22404)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Town of Cheshire Memorial Plaza
		Honoring Our Veterans 1754 French and Indian War 1763 Reuben Hitchcock • Edward Parker • Ephraim Parker 1775 Revolutionary War 1783 Asa Bellamy • Justus Bellamy • Reuben Bellamy • Silas Bellamy • Asa Bronson • Elisha Cowles • Amos Parker • Edward Parker • Elisha Parker • Samuel Parker • Elisha Parker, Jr. • Jesse Parker, Jr. • Jesse Parker, Sr.* 1861 Civil War 1865 Nelson Beach 1940 World War II 1946 Francis R. Rocco 1950 Korea 1955 Roger (Deschesnes) Deshane • . . . — Map (db m22406)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Middlebury — Rochambeau Route 1781 – 82
		In this vicinity French Troops under Rochambeau enroute to Yorktown encamped during June 1781 Erected by the state and Mattatuck Branch, Sons Amer. Rev. Cooperating — Map (db m19690)
Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Defenders' Monument
		Here July 5, 1779 citizens of New Haven with cannon prevented an invading British Army from crossing West River and thereby saved the town from destruction — Map (db m17289)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Prospect — Prospect Soldiers' Monument
		[ West plaque ] Prospect 1906 To the Loyal Sons Of Prospect Who Served in the Wars Of Our Country “The noblest motive Is the public good.” [ South plaque ] Our World War Veterans Beers, Harry J. Berglund, Reuben W. Blanning, Howard A. Boardman, Henry D. Burnham, Henry N. Coer, Richard W. Hager, Fred Hotchkiss, Edward D. Huckins, Raymond F. Morse, W. Ronald Moshier, Charles C. Neumaier, Charles Nichols, Robert H.H. Nichols, Russell B. Nichols, Edward A. Jr. . . . — Map (db m22519)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Rochambeau Route 1781-82
		In 1781 and 1782 Jean Baptiste Count de Rochambeau and his French Troops marched by here enroute to and from Yorktown, Va. — Map (db m6429)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Where Rochambeau Crossed the Housatonic River — 1781 1954*
		Near this point Le Comte de Rochambeau crossed the Housatonic River leading the French Army enroute to victory at Yorktown. — Map (db m6432)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Revolutionary War Tercentennial Memorial
		A Tercentennial Memorial to all American Revolutionary War soldiers buried in this cemetery — Map (db m23601)
Connecticut (New Haven County), Wolcott — Kenea Soldiers Monument
		Presented to The Town of Wolcott by Leverett Dwight Kenea In Memory of the Soldiers Who Fought In The War of the Revolution The War of 1812 and The Civil War A.D. 1916 — Map (db m22369)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Col. William Ledyard
		On this spot Col. William Ledyard fell by his own sword in the hands of a British officer to whom he had surrendered in the massacre of Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. — Map (db m18048)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Covered Way
		A pathway between the fort and the lower battery where soldiers using it were under cover from enemy gunfire. — Map (db m19053)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Death of Major William Montgomery
		The death of Major William Montgomery while leading the British attack on the Fort at this point. Sept. 6th 1781 — Map (db m18049)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Defenders of Fort Griswold • Sept • 6th 1781 •
		British Officer - “Who commands this fort ” Colonel Ledyard – “I did sir, but you do now ” Killed – Lieut. Col. William Ledyard, Commanding Capt. Elijah Avery • Capt. Elisha Avery • Lieut. Ebenezer Avery • Ensign Daniel Avery • Serg. Jasper Avery • Serg. Solomon Avery • David Avery • Thomas Avery • Capt. Samuel Allyn • Capt. Simeon Allyn • Belton Allyn • Benadam Allyn • Nathaniel Adams • Capt. Hubbard Burrows • Serg. Ezekiel Bailey • . . . — Map (db m19584)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Groton Battle Monument
		The monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut, A. D. 1830, and in the 55th year of the Independence of the U. S. A. in memory of the brave Patriots, who fell in the Massacre at Fort Griswold, near this spot, on the 6th of Sept. A. D. 1781, when the British, under the command of the traitor, Benedict Arnold, burnt the towns of New London and Groton, and spread desolation and woe throughout this region. — Map (db m18050)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Patriot Prisoners
		In honor of the 38 Patriots who were carried as prisoners in boats to New York from this shore after the Battle of Groton Heights September 6, 1781 — Map (db m18053)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Site of Ye Ebenezer Avery House
		Shelterwas afforded our wounded and dying soldiers within this house after the massacre at Ft. Griswold Sept. 6, 1781 Moved in 1971 to Ft. Griswold State Battlefield Park — Map (db m19050)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — The Battle of Groton Heights — Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold — Phase 1
		On the morning of September 6, 1781, a British fleet under the command of former American general Benedict Arnold appeared at the mouth of the Thames River. Arnold’s mission was to destroy American privateers in New London and to capture military supplies stored there. The British troops were divided into two divisions of 800 men, with one landing on each side of the river. The division on the New London side, commanded personally by Arnold, marched upriver to the town, quickly taking in . . . — Map (db m19038)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — The Construction of Fort Griswold — Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold — Phase 1
		In November 1775, Colonel Jedeiah Elderkin was directed by the Governor and the Council of Safety “to view the circumstances of the harbor at New London and neighboring places, and consider of the most proper place and manner of fortifying the same against our enemies.” Elderkin recommended the fortification of several places in New London and Groton including the summit of the hill on Groton Heights where, “It seems nature had prepared a place to plant cannon for the . . . — Map (db m19041)
Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Ye Ebenezer Avery House
		Shelter was afforded our wounded & dying soldiers within this house, after the massacre at Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. — Map (db m19046)
Connecticut (Tolland County), Coventry — Captain Nathan Hale Monument
		Captain Nathan Hale 1776 Born at Coventry June 6, 1755 I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country Died at New York Sep 22, 1776 — Map (db m12219)
Delaware (Kent County), Dover — Colonel John Haslet
		Presbyterian minister, later practiced medicine, Member of Colonial Assembly, Member of Council of Safety, 1775. Commanded First Delaware Militia Regiment. This regiment, reviewed in Dover, later joined Washington’s army and fought in Battles of Long Island and White Plains. It disbanded December, 1776. Haslet continuing with Washington’s army was killed Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. Buried First Presbyterian Churchyard, Philadelphia. Re-interred here 1841, when address was delivered by John M. Clayton. — Map (db m4716)
Delaware (Kent County), Dover — The Delaware Line
		To commemorate and also preserve to posterity the undying fame of the patriotism and valor of the officers and soldiers of the Delaware Line who, in May 1780 were reviewed on this green for the last time immediately prior to marching on their immortal southern campaign in the war of the American Revolution and from which campaign but few survived to return to their native state this monument is erected by the Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati and the patriotic citizens of Delaware May 30, A. D. 1912. — Map (db m3684)
Delaware (New Castle County), Middletown — NC-135 — Locust Grove — Home of Governor Joshua Clayton
		This home was once the residence of Joshua Clayton (1744-1798), an eminent physician and distinguished government leader in post-Revolutionary Delaware. After attending the University of Pennsylvania he established a successful local practice and was later one of the founders of the Medical Society of Delaware. At the outset of the Revolution he was commissioned as an officer in the Bohemia Manor Militia. Clayton's career as a statesman began with his election to the Delaware House of Assembly . . . — Map (db m10699)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — NC-41 — American Position — Battle of Cooch's Bridge
		On September 3, 1777, an American Light Infantry Corps composed of Continental soldiers from New Jersey,m North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, with militia from Pennsylvania and Delaware, was stationed west of Christina Creek between Aikentown (Glasgow) and nearby Cooch's Bridge. Intended as an advance force with orders to give the British "as much trouble as you possibly can," they were met by Hessian and British troops moving forward on present-day Old Cooch's Bridge Road. Led . . . — Map (db m14788)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — Battle of Cooch's Bridge
		American light infantry and cavalry under General William Maxwell encountered advance guard of British and Hessian troops under Generals Howe, Cornwallis and Knyphausen in this vicinity September 3, 1777. American troops were expert marksmen drafted by General Washington from the several brigades of his army then encamped near Wilmington. Only battle of American Revolution on Delaware soil and claimed to have been the first in which the Stars and Stripes were carried. Erected by the Patriotic . . . — Map (db m9774)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — Delaware's Field of Valor
		On 3 September 1777 an American light infantry corps under the command of Brigadier General William Maxwell engaged British and Hessian forces here in the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. Maxwell's Corps was composed of soldiers from New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and militia from Delaware and Pennsylvania. This plaque is dedicated to those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country and whose remains rest beneath this field of battle. Their names and numbers unknown. We will always honor their valor and courage. — Map (db m14789)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — NC-115 — Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church
		The first Presbyterian services in this area were conducted by Rev. John Wilson in 1706. Then pastor of New Castle Presbyterian Church, Rev. Wilson came every other Sunday to minister to the many residents of this area who had immigrated from Scotland and Ireland. In 1708, a modest log structure was erected on land owned by John steel. The first installed pastor was Rev. George Gillespie, a native of Scotland, who arrived in 1713 and served until his death in 1760. During his tenure the log . . . — Map (db m9979)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — Newark Academy
		Founded at New London, Pennsylvania, in 1741 by Rev. Dr. Francis Alison, removed in 1752 to Cecil County, Md., and in 1767 to Newark. Chartered by Thomas and Richard Penn 1769. Closed from 1777 to 1780 on account of Revolutionary War. Merged with Newark College (now University of Delaware) 1834. Separated from college 1869 and continued as independent academy until 1989. Many famous men were educated in this school. — Map (db m9781)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — The Battle of Cooch's Bridge
		On September 3, 1777 over 800 Americans forming the Light Infantry Corps of Brigadier General William Maxwell engaged about 2,000 British Light Infantry and Hessian and Anspach "Jägers" (light infantry) in a series of skirmishes ending at Cooch's Bridge. Maxwell's newly-formed corps was composed of Continentals from New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as militia from New Castle and Chester counties. For one week Maxwell's Corps had harassed and scouted the . . . — Map (db m10055)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — NC-182 — The Philadelphia Campaign — Battle of Cooch's Bridge
		In August 1777, British forces under the command of General William Howe landed at the Head of Maryland's Elk River. Their goal was the capture of Philadelphia, the capital of the young republic. On September 3, advancing troops were engaged by an American force under the command of General William Maxwell near Cooch's Bridge. In a clash which cost each side as many as forty casualties, the Americans successfully delayed the British before withdrawing to join the main army. Despite subsequent . . . — Map (db m14787)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — NC-53 — Washington's Reconnaissance
		Generals Washington, Greene and Lafayette came to Iron Hill, August 26, 1777 in hope of viewing British army then landing along Elk River. Only a few tents could be seen. A heavy storm coming up, they spent the night in a nearby farm house. — Map (db m9778)
Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — Your Gateway to Pencader Heritage — Exploring the Past
		Left Column Welsh Tract Church William Penn granted a 30,000 acre tract of land to three Welshmen, (David Evans, William Davis, and William Willis) in 1701. They and their followers had left southern Wales in search of religious freedom. In encouraging settlement of this portion of "the lower three counties", William Penn was defending his charter against possible incursion of settlers from the adjacent Calvert Charter which established Maryland. The Welsh were an Old School . . . — Map (db m10874)
Delaware (New Castle County), Stanton — NC-50 — Hale-Byrnes House — Stanton, Delaware
		George Washington's "General Staff Headquarters" on September 6, 1777. Here Generals Washington, Lafayette, Wayne, Maxwell, Sullivan, and Greene planned defense of Wilmington. House built circa 1750 by Samuel Hale. Owner 1776 - Daniel Byrnes - a miller and preacher. Restored by Delaware Society for Preservation of Antiquities. Donated to State in 1971. — Map (db m13555)
Delaware (New Castle County), Wilmington — NC-77 — First Presbyterian Church
		This church originally stood at the corner of 10th and Market Streets and was the first Presbyterian church in the city. It was constructed in 1740, just after Wilmington received its charter from King George II. Following the Battle of the Brandywine on September 2, 1777, the British used the building as a hospital. After the congregation moved to a larger church in 1878, the Delaware Historical Society used the building until 1916. The church was then moved to this site in Brandywine Park to . . . — Map (db m13557)
Delaware (New Castle County), Wilmington — Meeting House 1816 — Religious Society of Friends
		Grew from New-Wark Meeting established 1682. Present house is third in this vicinity. Friends School begun here in 1748 has operated continuously. Among 3,000 buried in yard are founders of Wilmington, John Dickinson, "Penman of the Revolution," and Thomas Garrett, Leader of Underground Railroad on Delmarva Peninsula. — Map (db m10943)
Delaware (Sussex County), Lewes — Lewes
		Here lived Ryves Holt, colonial chief justice; and four governors, David Hall, who commanded a Delaware regiment in the Revolution, Daniel Rodney and Caleb Rodney, sons of John Rodney, and Ebe W. Tunnell; also Colonel Henry Fisher, Revolutionary patriot, and Dr. Jacob Jones, later Commodore, U.S.N. — Map (db m19409)
District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski — 1748 - 1779
		(Bronze Plaque):Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski 1748-1779The bronze equestrian statue of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, portrays the Revolutionary War hero in the uniform of a Polish cavalry commander. Born in Winiary, Poland on March 4, 1748 to a noble family, Pulaski gained prominence in Europe for his role in defending liberty in Poland. Excited by the struggle of the emerging American republic, Pulaski joined in its fight for independence, arriving in Boston in July, 1777. . . . — Map (db m17615)
District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — John Barry Memorial
		John Barry, Commodore, United States Navy. Born County Wexford, Ireland, 1745; Died in Philadelphia, 1805. — Map (db m19533)
District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — Kosciuszko
		(Front):Kosciuszko Saratoga(Right): General Thaddeus Kosciuszko 1745-1817 Son of Poland (Left):Military Engineer In the American Revolution Fortified Saratoga and West Point (Back):"And freedom shrieked as Kosciuszko fell." Erected by the Polish National Alliance of America and presented to the United States on behalf of the Polish American Citizens May 11, 1910 Raclawice — Map (db m19992)
District of Columbia (Washington), Penn Quarter — John Marshall
		Site of the residence of John Marshall Chief Justice of the United States Plaque erected under the auspices of the Columbia Historical Society and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. [Inscription on wall below the marker plaque:] John Marshall Born Germantown, Virginia - September 24, 1755 Culpeper Minutemen, Lieutenant - 1775 Continental Army, Colonel - 1776-1781 Studied at William and Mary - 1780 First elected to Virginia House of Delegates and . . . — Map (db m21716)
District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — John Paul Jones Memorial — National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
		"Every officer in our navy should know by heart the deeds of John Paul Jones," President Theodore Roosevelt. The American Revolution [Portrait of] John Paul Jones, 1747-1742 A bold captain--fearless even when facing the superior British Royal Navy--John Paul Jones ensured his place in American memory. Jones, a recent Scottish immigrant, readily accepted an appointment in the new Continental Navy following the start of the American Revolution. He captained several ships . . . — Map (db m17764)
District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — John Paul Jones Memorial
		[North Face inscriptions - above and beneath Captain Jones' statue:] John Paul Jones 1747-1792 First to compel foreign man-of-war to strike colors to the Stars and Stripes. [South Face inscriptions - above and beneath a bas relief rendering of Captain Jones raising the United States colors for the first time aboard an American man-o-war:] "Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!" In life he honored the flag. In death the flag shall honor him. — Map (db m19534)
Florida (St. Johns County), St. Augustine — Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
		This Spanish fort, begun in 1672, stood firm against English attacks and helped Spain to hold Florida for many years. During the American Revolution it was a British stronghold. Later it became a U.S. Military Prison. — Map (db m17232)
Florida (Volusia County), Ormond Beach — Mount Oswald Plantation
		In 1766 Richard Oswald acquired 20,000 acres of land along the Halifax and Tomoka rivers from the British government. On this grant was established Mount Oswald Plantation which was located on this site, and produced indigo, rice, timber, molasses, rum, sugar and oranges. In 1785, after the British exodus from Florida, Mount Oswald was abandoned. Oswald's major contribution to history was his participation in the preliminary peace negotiations at the end of the American Revolution. He was a . . . — Map (db m21331)
Georgia (Baldwin County), Scottsboro — 005-4 — John Clark House
		This house, now the Du Bignon home, was once the home of John Clark, Governor of Georgia. At the age of 16, John Clark fought with his father, General Elijah Clark, distinguished Revolutionary soldier, at the decisive Battle of Kettle Creek. The original section of the house was the John Scott home. Additions and changes have been made by later owners. Architects have always been interested in the house. Bishop Capers lived here when pastor of the Milledgeville Methodist Church (1823- 24). — Map (db m13138)
Georgia (Barrow County), Wiinder — William Pentecost — Born Nov. 4, 1762 – Died Jan. 27, 1839
		Served 3 years in Revolutionary War from Dinwiddie Co., Va. in Buford’s Detachment. Lost an arm at Waxhaws, May 29, 1780. Remembered as successful business man, educator and civic worker, but most outstanding as devout Methodist minister. Is credited with establishing five churches. He established Pentecost Methodist Church in 1785. William and Delilah Pentecost were buried in family plot. In 1909 their bodies were re-interred in a single grave in the Pentecost Church cemetery. — Map (db m19763)
Georgia (Burke County), Waynesboro — Colonels Twiggs and Few
		In Honor Of The Men Under Command Of Colonel Twiggs And Colonel Few Who Victoriously Defended The Cause Of The American Revolution At The Battle Of Burke Jail In 1779 Erected by the Georgia Society and the Edmund Burke Chapter Daughters Of The American Revolution Of Waynesboro, Georgia February 2, 1927 — Map (db m7902)
Georgia (Camden County), St Marys — 020-8 — Point Peter
		East of here, at the junction of Peter Creek and the St. Marys river, the British built Fort Tonyn in 1776; controlling the southern part of the colony of Georgia for two years. In 1778, American Revolutionary forces, both land and water, forced evacuation of the exposed position. The English retreated N.W. along North river into Pagan Creek Plantation, home of the Tories, Charles and Jermyn Wright, brothers of Royal Governor James Wright. On high land along Alligator (now Borell) creek, they . . . — Map (db m16321)
Georgia (Carroll County), Carrollton — 022-1 — Charles Carroll of Carrollton
		Carroll County, created by an act of the Georgia legislature in December, 1826, proudly bears the name of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Charles Carroll was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1737. He attended preparatory schools in this country but completed his education in France and England. At the age of 28 he returned home to settle down and his father gave him a large estate near Frederick, Md., known as Carrollton Manor. From then on he became known as 'Charles Carroll of . . . — Map (db m12872)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-17B — Archibald Bulloch
		"This is no time to talk of moderation; in the present instance it ceases to be a virtue." Speech to Provincial Congress, JUNE ?, 1776 Foremost among Georgia's Revolutionary patriots stood Archibald Bulloch whose remains rest in this vault. An early and staunch advocate of American rights, Bulloch was among the patriots who issued the call in 1774 for the first province-wide meeting of the friends of Liberty in Georgia. He served as President of the 1st and the 2nd Provincial . . . — Map (db m5335)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-10 — Attack on British Lines — October 9, 1779
		Over this ground, hallowed by the valor and the sacrifice of the soldiery of America and of France, was fought October 9, 1779, one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolution when Savannah, which the British had possessed for several months, was attacked by the combined American and French forces. A short distance west of this marker stood the famous Spring Hill Redoubt and along here ran the line of entrenchments built by the British around Savannah. After a three weeks siege, the Allies . . . — Map (db m5448)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Battle of Savannah
		En l'honneur des valliants Français qui se sont sacrifiés en cet endroit pour notre liberté le 9 Octobre, 1779 In honor of the valiant Frenchmen who gave their lives on this battlefield for our freedom on 9 October, 1779 Les Sociétés Honoraires de Français Eastwood High School Belair High School El Paso, Texas — Map (db m18455)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Beaulieu Plantation
		Granted 1739 to William Stephens Secretary Colony Of Georgia 1737 - 1740 President 1743 - 1751 Here in 1779 under Count D'Estaing the French landed to join the Americans under General Lincoln in the seige Of Savannah W.P.A. 1936. D.A.R. S.R. — Map (db m9149)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — British Evacuation
		Commemorative of the British Evacuation Of Savannah 1782 Presented to the City of Savannah By the Lachlan McIntosh Chapter Daughters Of The American Revolution 1904 — Map (db m10356)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-55 — Capt. Denis N. Cottineau (1745-1808)
		This grave links Savannah with one of history's greatest naval dramas - the epic fight in 1779 between the "Bon Homme Richard" and "Serapis" in which John Paul Jones immortalized himself. Denis Nicolas Cottineau de Kerloguen received a commission in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution. Commanding the slow sailing “Pallas” during the famous naval engagement of September 23, 1779, Capt. Cottineau, by skillful seamanship, forced H.M.S. “Countess of . . . — Map (db m5339)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Captain Denis Cottineau De Kerloguen
		In Honor and Grateful Memory of Captain Denis Cottineau De Kerloguen who was born in Nantes, France and died in Savannah Ga., November 20, 1808, aged 63 Years. In the war for American Independence he fought with John Paul Jones in the famous battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis, on September 23, 1779, in which he commanded the Pallas, a ship of war of the United States, and rendered noble service to the American cause. For his part in this engagement he was praised by . . . — Map (db m6452)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-8 — Capture of Savannah December 29, 1778
		When the British attacked Savannah on December 29, 1778, the defending Continental forces, numbering about 650 men under command of Maj. Gen. Robert Howe, were posted across Sea Island Road (now Wheaton street) approximately 100 yards east of this marker. The British army, 2500 strong, landed near Brewton Hill at daybreak on Dec. 29. It consisted of part of the 71st Highland Regt., New York Loyalists, and Hessians, and was commanded by Lt. Col. Archibald Campbell. The British promptly . . . — Map (db m6580)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-25 — Casimir Pulaski
		The great Polish patriot to whose memory this monument is erected was mortally wounded approximately one-half mile northwest of this spot during the assault by the French and American forces on the British lines around Savannah, October 9, 1779. General Pulaski was struck by a grapeshot as he rode forward, with customary ardor, from where his cavalry was stationed to rally the disorganized Allied columns. The fatal ball which was removed from his thigh by Dr. James Lynah of South Carolina is in . . . — Map (db m5483)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-54 — Chatham Artillery — "Washington Guns"
		These cannon, which were captured when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution, were a gift to the Chatham Artillery by President George Washington - a mark of his appreciation for the part the local military company played in the celebration of his visit to Savannah in May, 1791. Washington commended the Chatham Artillery in “warmest terms” and at one of the functions in his honor (which took place on the river bluff east of this spot) proposed a toast . . . — Map (db m5517)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-53 — Chatham Artillery — "Washington Guns"
		These bronze cannon were presented to the Chatham Artillery by President Washington after his visit to Savannah in 1791. Of English and French make, respectively, they are excellent examples of the art of ordnance manufacture in the 18th century. An inscription on the British 6 pounder states that it was “surrendered by the capitulation of York Town Oct. 19, 1781.” The English cannon was cast in 1758 during the reign of George II and the royal insignia and motto of the Order of the . . . — Map (db m5519)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Col. John Jones
		1759-1852 Colonel Jones was a North Carolina Partisan Ranger in the Continental Army. Jones was wounded at Pacolett River, NC on July 14, 1780. — Map (db m6517)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Colonel Mordecai Sheftall
		1735 - 1797 As Deputy Commissary General of Issues for Georgia and South Carolina, Colonel Sheftall was the highest ranking Jewish officer in the Revolutionary War. Captured by the British in the Battle of Savannah, Dec. 29, 1778, Sheftall was imprisoned for two years at Antigua and later released in an exchange of prisoners. — Map (db m6571)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Gen. James Jackson Home Site
		Site of the Home Presented By The State Of Georgia — To — Major General James Jackson Born 1757 - Died 1806 Revolutionary Hero, Statesman, And Governor Of Georgia Placed By The Savannah Chapter Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution 1949 — Map (db m15082)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-29 — Gen. Samuel Elbert (1740-1788)
		Samuel Elbert, who became brigadier general in the Continental Army and governor of Georgia, migrated to this province from South Carolina as an orphan youth during the Colonial period. He prospered in mercantile pursuits and as an Indian trader; became a member of the Commons House of Assembly from Ebenezer, and was captain of a grenadier company prior to the Revolution. A staunch patriot, Elbert served on the Council of Safety and in the first Provincial Congress of Georgia in 1775. He was . . . — Map (db m5340)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-7 — General Casimir Pulaski Sergeant William Jasper
		Near this spot two notable heroes of the American Revolution were mortally wounded in the ill-fated assault by the American and French forces upon the British lines here on October 9, 1779. Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski, the famous Polish patriot, was fatally wounded by a grapeshot as he rode forward into the heavy fire from the British defenses located in this area. Sergeant William Jasper fell a short distance west of this marker while attempting to plant the colors of the 2nd Regiment of . . . — Map (db m6698)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-30 — General Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806)
		Lachlan McIntosh, Georgia's ranking Continental officer in the American Revolution, was the son of John Mor Mackintosh who settled with a group of Highlanders on the Altamaha in 1736. Lachlan served as a cadet in Oglethorpe’s Regiment and received part of his schooling at Bethesda. During the Colonial era he became a leading planter at Darien, accumulating a considerable property which he lost in the Revolution. A firm supporter of American rights, McIntosh was commissioned Colonel of the . . . — Map (db m5400)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Haitian Monument
		(West face) In its fourth year, the American Revolution had become an international conflict. Rebelling American Colonies and their French allies attempted to capture Savannah from the British in 1779. Haitian soldiers of African descent were part of the allied forces. Following the battle, many of these Haitians were diverted to other military duties, returning to their homes years later, if at all. Several veterans of the campaign became leaders of the movement that made . . . — Map (db m22345)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Home Of Genl Lachlan MacIntosh — 1782-1806
		First Constitutional Session of the Georgia Legislature held in the "Long Room" Jany 1783 Headquarters Genl George Washington May 1791 — Map (db m6470)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-24 — Hugh McCall (1767-1823) — Early Georgian Historian
		Hugh McCall who is buried here was the author of the first history of Georgia. Forced by ill health into retirement, McCall, who was a Brevet Major, U.S. Infantry, became interested in the history of his adopted State. In spite of severe handicaps, he wrote a much needed history of Georgia. The first volume, which was published at Savannah, in 1811. The second volume, which appeared five years later, carried his “History of Georgia” through the Revolutionary period. Time has . . . — Map (db m5372)
Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Jasper Spring
		At this spring close by the entrenchments of the British who held Savannah Sargent William Jasper and Sargent John Newton in 1779, effected their heroic rescue of a number of American Patriots who were being taken to Savannah for military trial. These prisoners were under a guard of ten British soldiers. Sargents Jasper and Newton had followed them for many miles almost within sight of the British fortifications, the escort here stacked arms. Two soldiers . . . — Map (db m9274)

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