Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Skirmish of Heathcote Hill
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010
1. Skirmish of Heathcote Hill Marker
Gen. Washington sent 750 men to attack 400 Queens Rangers encamped here in the pre-dawn Oct. 22, 1776
Erected by New York State.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 40° 56.792′ N, 73° 44.217′ W. Marker is in Mamaroneck, New York, in Westchester County. It is at the intersection of Fenimore Road and Cortlandt Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Fenimore Road. Marker is located in front of St. Johns Lutheran Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mamaroneck NY 10543, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sept. 23, 1661 (approx. Ό mile away); World War I Monument 1917-1919 (approx. 1½ miles away); Boston Post Road Historic District (approx. 1.8 miles away); Boston Post Road (approx. 1.8 miles away); Milton Commercial District (approx. 2.6 miles away); Rye Meeting House (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Bird Homestead and Rye Meeting House (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Purdy Burying Ground (approx. 2.9 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Rye Meeting House (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010
2. Mamaroneck Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010
3. Marker on Fenimore Road
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,408 times since then and 125 times this year. Last updated on June 6, 2026, by W. Scott Gerstenberger of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
