Historical Markers in Verplanck, New York

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Historical Markers in Verplanck, New York

1 ► New York, Westchester County, Verplanck — In Grateful Remembrance —

Dedicated to the soldiers of the Continental and French armies who crossed the Hudson River here at King’s Ferry August 20-26, 1781 on their march to Victory at Yorktown, Va. May their sacrifices and hardships never be forgotten, the Liberty and . . . — — Map (db m166067) HM

2 ► New York, Westchester County, Verplanck — King’s Ferry Offered a Safe Crossing — Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Nat’l Hist Trail —

“You will be pleased on the receipt of this, to order One hundred and fifty Men to bring thirty of the aforesaid Boats to Kings Ferry . . . ” Washington to Alexander McDougall, August 18, 1781 In August 1781, the . . . — — Map (db m101118) HM

3 ► New York, Westchester County, Verplanck — Kings Ferry —

During the Revolution this vital crossing was located here. Used by French and American armies on march to Yorktown in 1781. — — Map (db m101112) HM

4 ► New York, Westchester County, Verplanck — The Path to Victory — Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Nat’l Hist Trail —

In 1781, the American and French allies combined their armies at a pivotal turning point in the Revolutionary War. Under the command of General George Washington and French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, the armies . . . — — Map (db m101116) HM

5 ► New York, Westchester County, Verplanck — The Story of a River —

Before you stretches the Hudson River. It may be placid at the moment or it may be wind-whipped, it may sparkle like diamonds on a languid summer afternoon, or it may be chocked in the twisted torments of winter’s ice, or it may beckon . . . — — Map (db m166164) HM

6 ► New York, Westchester County, Verplanck — Washington at Verplanck’s Point — By John Trumbull, 1790 —

The Hudson River and its key crossing site between Verplanck’s Point and Stony Point were important and strategic locations for General George Washington and the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Defending the safe transit of troops . . . — — Map (db m101115) HM

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