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Lowman in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Soldiers of the American Revolution

Buried in this Cemetery

 
 
Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
1. Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker
Inscription.
Libertas et Patria
Soldiers of the
American Revolution
Buried in this Cemetery

Lt. Israel Parshall Pa. • Lt. Christopher Denn Pa.
Sgt. Daniel McDowell Pa. • Sgt. Alexander Murry N.Y.
Pvt. Abraham Brewer N.Y. • Pvt. John Brewer N.Y.
Pvt. Thomas Keeney Conn. • Pvt Elijah Griswold N.Y.
Pvt. Jacob Decker N.Y. • Pvt. Samuel Beidleman Pa.
Fifer Stephen Savy Vt.

All served in the Sullivan Expedition in 1779
and later settled in the Chemung Valley
Erected 1941
Newtown Battle Chapter S.A.R.

 
Erected 1941 by Newtown Battle Chapter, Sons of the American Revolutuion.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
 
Location. 42° 1.734′ N, 76° 40.619′ W. Marker is in Lowman, New York, in Chemung County. It is on Oneida Road (County Road 60), on the right when traveling west. Located in Riverside Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lowman NY 14861, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 10 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riverside Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Soldiers of the American Revolution (about 300 feet away, measured in
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a direct line); Battle of Chemung (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rowland Montour (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chemung Village (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chemung (approx. 0.7 miles away); Thick Swamp (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of First Church in Chemung Valley (approx. 1.6 miles away); Line Occupied - Rifle Corps (approx. 2.1 miles away); Line of Rude Breastworks (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lowman.
 
Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
2. Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker
Entrance to Riverside Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
3. Entrance to Riverside Cemetery
Soldiers of the American Revolution Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 21, 2015
4. Soldiers of the American Revolution Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,580 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   4. submitted on November 6, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
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