American Revolution Veterans Memorial
Plaque:
veterans of the War
of the American Revolution
buried at this site
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Dedicated by the D.A.R.
Southampton Colony Chapter
Sag Harbor American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sag Harbor Yacht Club
Ladies Village Improvement Society
Old Burying Ground Comm.
1998
Old Burying Ground
First Interment 1767
Original resting place of at least nineteen veterans of the War of the American Revolution
Aaron Clark · Braddock Corey · Frederick Fordham · Daniel Fordham · John Fordham · Esquire Fordham · Hugh Gelston · Jeremiah Hedges · William Havens · Josiah Hand · Clark Truman · Luther Hildreth · Ephriam L'Hommedieu · Joseph L'Hommedieu · Peleg Niles · William Parker · Benjamin Price · John Squire · Silas Stuart · Lester Beebe · David Hand OC · Stephen Howell OC · Hubbard Latham OC
Erected 1998 by Daughters of the American Revolution Southampton Colony Chapter.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution
this page online
Location. 40° 59.87′ N, 72° 17.661′ W. Memorial is in Sag Harbor, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Union Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Union Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sag Harbor NY 11963, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Meigs Monument (here, next to this marker); The Old Burying Ground (here, next to this marker); Old Whalers' Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The French House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Atheneum (about 300 feet away); St. Andrews R.C. Church (about 500 feet away); David Frothingham (about 600 feet away); Major John Hildreth (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sag Harbor.
More about this memorial. The marker is located at the northern edge of the Old Burying Ground, in a little alcove formed by bushes, bordering Union Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 5. submitted on September 13, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.
