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Jacob Purdy House

 
 
Jacob Purdy House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011
1. Jacob Purdy House Marker
Inscription.
George Washington’s Headquarters
in White Plains
Oct. 23-31, 1776
July 27 – Sept. 16, 1778

National Register of Historic Places
White Plains Historical Society

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1579.
 
Location. 41° 2.223′ N, 73° 46.374′ W. Marker is in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County. Marker is on Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Plains NY 10603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jacob Purdy House (1721) (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Jacob Purdy House (a few steps from this marker); Cuba Free (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Center of Washington’s Army (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Red Cross in Westchester County (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Battle of White Plains (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washington Arms Apartments (approx. half a mile away); White Plains World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in White Plains.
 
Also see . . .  Jacob Purdy House. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 2, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
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Jacob Purdy House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011
2. Jacob Purdy House Marker
Jacob Purdy House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011
3. Jacob Purdy House
Gen. Washington's Headquarters image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011
4. Gen. Washington's Headquarters
The Battle of White Plains image. Click for more information.
via The American Revolution, May 20, 2021
5. The Battle of White Plains
The American Revolution website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   5. submitted on May 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

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