Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fortified Hill
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
1. Fortified Hill Marker
Colonel Simcoes
Queen Rangers 1779-81.
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 52.276′ N, 73° 31.952′ W. Marker is in Oyster Bay, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Orchard Street and Prospect Street, on the left when traveling east on Orchard Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oyster Bay NY 11771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Raynham Hall Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Culper Spy Ring (about 400 feet away); Raynham Hall (about 400 feet away); The great chain hoax . . . . (about 400 feet away); Matinecock Lodge (about 500 feet away); Fort Hill (about 600 feet away); John Townsend (about 600 feet away); The British Occupation (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oyster Bay.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
2. Marker in Historic Oyster Bay
During the Revolutionary War, British Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe and more than 400 members of the Queens Rangers regiment spent the winter of 1778-79 in Oyster Bay. During their 6 month stay, they occupied a hilltop fort near this site.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
3. Fortified Hill Marker
This view of the marker looks south, up Prospect Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,470 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
