Colonel Richard Wescoat

Colonel Richard Wescoat (HM17NH)

Location: Hamilton Township, NJ 08330 Atlantic County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 27.132', W 74° 43.65'

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Living at the Forks in 1764, he became an ardent patriot and as a First Major, served in Colonel Richard Somers' 3rd Regiment, Gloucester County Militia in 1775. He served at Mt. Holly in a skirmish in Dec. 1776 and was wounded at Trenton Jan. 2, 1777. Wescoat and Elijah Clark constructed the Fort Fox Burrows at Chestnut Neck prior to the battle on Oct. 6, 1778. Moving to Mays Landing in June 1783, he operated a store and tavern close to the present County buildings and died here on Mar. 9, 1825, aged 91 years. He is buried in Presbyterian Cemetery.
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HM NumberHM17NH
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Year Placed1975
Placed ByHamilton Township Bi-Centennial Committee
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Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 11:17pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 523445 N 4366995
Decimal Degrees39.45220000, -74.72750000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 27.132', W 74° 43.65'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 27' 7.92" N, 74° 43' 39.00" W
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Area Code(s)609
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-112 Cape May Ave, Hamilton Township NJ 08330, US
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