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Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: October 27, 2013
Caption:
Marker in in Fort Billings Park | Additional Description: Purchased for 600 pounds on July 5, 1776 by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Fort Billingsport is believed to be the first purchase of land by the newly formed national government.
Submitted: October 27, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p258946
File Size: 4.620 Megabytes
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