Fort Edward in Washington County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sixteen Soldiers
By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
1. Sixteen Soldiers Marker
This monument is erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the lives of Sixteen Soldiers who were massacred July, 1758, by a band of hostile Indians in the park which was then only a path in the wilderness.The sixteen soldiers, with a teamster, a certain John Quackendoss of Albany, N.Y. who through the intervention of an Indian Squaw escaped the cruel death, were securely bound and seated on the trunk of a fallen tree. In this helpless condition they were put to death by one of the Indians armed with a tomahawk.
G.S. Withan, Sr. President
John J. Kingsley
Augustus Carpenter
William M. Hill
Frank C. Chapman
Trustees
Dedicated by Capt. Hiram Hyde
Dedicated 1921
Erected 1921.
Location. 43° 18.093′ N, 73° 35.18′ W. Marker is in Fort Edward, New York, in Washington County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 4), on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the green at Fort Edward by Park Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Edward NY 12828, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are
By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
2. Fort Edward Marker
Categories. • Colonial Era • Native Americans • Notable Events • War, French and Indian •
By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
3. Marker on the Fort Edward Green
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,756 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
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