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Battle of Edgar's Lane

 
 
Battle of Edgar's Lane Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022
1. Battle of Edgar's Lane Marker
Inscription.
Sept. 30, 1778 Continental Dragoons Under Maj. Henry Lee killed 23 Hessians on a Marauding Expedition. Battle Waged from Here to Ravine
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 30, 1839.
 
Location. 40° 59.919′ N, 73° 52.879′ W. Marker is in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, in Westchester County. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway (U.S. 9) and Edgar's Lane, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hastings on Hudson NY 10706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Community Gardens in Zinsser Park / Los Jardines Comunitarios en el Parque Zinsser (within shouting distance of this marker); The Skirmish of Edgar's Lane (within shouting distance of this marker); After the Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Battle of Edgar's Lane (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hessians: Hired by the King (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington's Continental Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Seven Years of Fear: Hastings and the Neutral Ground
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The American Revolution in 1778 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings-on-Hudson.
 
Also see . . .  On This Day in History - September 30, 1778 - The Battle of Edgar's Lane. Revolutionary War and Beyond Website entry (Submitted on March 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Battle of Edgar's Lane Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jeff Feinstein, December 29, 2010
2. Battle of Edgar's Lane Marker
This is a photo of the marker prior to its restoration.
Battle of Edgar's Lane Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022
3. Battle of Edgar's Lane Marker
Edgars Lane image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jeff Feinstein, December 29, 2010
4. Edgars Lane
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2010, by Jeff Feinstein of Alexandria, Virginia, USA. This page has been viewed 1,945 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on December 29, 2010, by Jeff Feinstein of Alexandria, Virginia, USA.   3. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   4. submitted on December 29, 2010, by Jeff Feinstein of Alexandria, Virginia, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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