| | | |  By Virginia McGreevy, August 16, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Continental Road Marker | | | Inscription. Col. Baum's route from Ft. Miller to Bennington August 14,1777 Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department. Location. 43° 1.235′ N, 73° 23.328′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, New York, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Turnpike Road and Academy Street, on the right when traveling south on Turnpike Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cambridge NY 12816, United States of America. Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. First Church in Cambridge Patent (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Old Turnpike (approx. 0.3 miles away); Great Northern War Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Checkered House (approx. 2 miles away); Site of Skirmish (approx. 3.5 miles away); Site of British Encampment (approx. 4.2 miles away); Buskirk's Red Covered Bridge (approx. 4.9 miles away); Homestead of Grandma Moses (approx. 5.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cambridge. Additional keywords. Burgoyne campaign, Bennington battle, 1777 Credits. This page originally submitted on August 17, 2012, by Tom McGreevy of Averill Park, New York. This page has been viewed 71 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on August 17, 2012, by Tom McGreevy of Averill Park, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page. |