Cuddebackville in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Benjamin Eaton
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023
1. Benjamin Eaton Marker
Benjamin Eaton
who served in the Continental Army
as a member of the Body Guard of
General Washington
1780 - 1783
"Conquor or Die"
Erected 1896 by Minisink Valley Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 41° 27.849′ N, 74° 35.697′ W. Memorial is in Cuddebackville, New York, in Orange County. It can be reached from Piatt Road. Marker is in Rural Valley Cemetery, south off of Oakland Valley Road (Co Rd 7), with cemetery entrance about 300 feet west of US Rt 209. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cuddebackville NY 12729, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. 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: A different marker also named Benjamin Eaton (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cuddebackville (about 500 feet away); Jacques Caudebec (about 500 feet away); Silent Movies (about 600 feet away); Historic Road (about 800 feet away); D. & H. Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware and Hudson Canal
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Also see . . .
1. Pilot, Volume 32, Number 20, 15 May 1869 (Boston College Libraries). (Submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Revolutionary War Commander-in-Chief Guards. (Submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023
2. Benjamin Eaton Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
