Highland Falls in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Captain Molly

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2011

1. Captain Molly Marker

Inscription. Margaret Corbin, heroine
of the Battle of Fort
Washington, passed her last
days on the former J.P. Morgan
Eastate, near here.

Erected by Town of Highlands Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 41° 21.19′ N, 73° 58.185′ W. Marker is in Highland Falls, New York, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Old New York State Route 218 and Rose Drive, on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 218. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Highland Falls NY 10928, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Benny Havens (approx. 0.4 miles away); Church of the Holy Innocents (approx. 0.9 miles away); Harriman Family (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sugar Loaf (approx. one mile away); John Burroughs (approx. 1.1 miles away); Highlands World War I Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Highland Falls World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highland Falls.

Also see . . .
1. Biography of Margaret Corbin. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Submitted on April 25, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Fort Washington, November 16, 1776 at Fort Washington, New York. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on April 25, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2011

2. Captain Molly Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2011

3. Captain Molly Marker

Captain Molly Corbin Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009

4. Captain Molly Corbin Monument

The monument and grave of Molly Corbin is located several miles north of the marker, in the West Point Cemetery on the grounds of the United States Military Academy.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,169 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 25, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.