Circa 1770
While Lewis was serving with General Washington's army at Valley Forge, PA., Hessian soldiers foraging for food during a blizzard, stayed here overnight. As Phoebe Brant Noe spoke German, they took only a few chickens, sparing her family from starvation.HM Number | HM1S6A |
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Year Placed | 2011 |
Placed By | Chatham Township Historical Society |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, May 12th, 2016 at 9:02am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 549536 N 4508902 |
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Decimal Degrees | 40.72956667, -74.41338333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 43.774', W 74° 24.803' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 43' 46.44" N, 74° 24' 48.18" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 732, 973, 201 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 184 County Rd 647, Chatham Township NJ 07928, US |
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