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Flax Hill Monument
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By Bill Coughlin, March 12, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Flax Hill Monument | | |
Inscription. This rock
marks the site of a battle
between the
Americans and British
July 12, 1779.
This cannon ball
was found
on the battlefield
a hundred years
after by the
Daughters
of the American
Revolution
1896
Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.
Location. 41° 5.937′ N, 73° 25.552′ W. Marker is in Norwalk, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Hillside Place and Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Hillside Place. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Hillside Place, Norwalk CT 06854, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mill Pond History (approx. one mile away); The Birds (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Habitat Renewed (approx. 1.1 miles away); Norwalk Founded (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fitch’s Point (approx. 1.2 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Roger Ludlow (approx. 1.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Norwalk. |
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By Bill Coughlin, March 12, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Flax Hill Monument Marker | | The British landed off Norwalk on July 10, 1779. On July 11 and 12, the British troops under Gen. William Tryon engaged the Americans and burned the city. Some of the fighting took place near this marker. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, March 12, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Norwalk Marker | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, March 12, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Marker at 7 Hillside Place | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, March 12, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Closeup of Cannon Ball | | This cannon ball, which is part of the monument, was found on the battlefield a century after the fighting. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 408 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
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