Crooked Billet

Crooked Billet (HM1LGR)

Location: Hatboro, PA 19040 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 11.044', W 75° 6.01'

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Battle May 1st 1778

Panel 1 Gen. John Lacey, commanded the American patriots who where here engaged in the conflict for Independence. Col William Dean. Capt Isaac Longstreth.
Panel 2-In memory of Patriotic Capt John Downey and others who were cruelly slain on this ground in the struggle for American liberty.
Panel 3A grateful tribute by the Hatbobough Monument Association, Chartered and erected A.D. 1861.
Panel 4The Patriots of 1776 achieved our independence. Their successors established it in 1812. We are now struggling for its perpetuation in 1861. The Union must and shall be preserved.
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HM NumberHM1LGR
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Year Placed1861
Placed ByHatboborough Monument Association
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Date Added Friday, July 3rd, 2015 at 10:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 491472 N 4448191
Decimal Degrees40.18406667, -75.10016667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 11.044', W 75° 6.01'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 11' 2.64" N, 75° 6' 0.6" W
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Area Code(s)215, 267
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-109 Meadowbrook Ave, Hatboro PA 19040, US
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