The Kings Highway

The Kings Highway (HMC2S)

Location: Colma, NY 11234 Kings County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 37.424', W 73° 56.146'

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The King's Highway formerly the road to Flatlands Neck passed this site. Over it the Indian braves and Captain John Underhill with his colonial soldiers passed. Lord Cornwallis, on August 25, 1776, at the head of the British troops silently marched in the night to outflank the Continental Army at the Battle of Long Island. President George Washington drove over this road April 20, 1790 on his journey around Long Island.

Details

HM Number	HMC2S
Series	This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
Tags	Churches and Religion, Colonial Era, Government, Heroes, Military, Native Americans, Events, People, Places, Patriots and Patriotism, Settlements and Settlers, US Revolutionary War
Year Placed	1935
Placed By	Battle Pass Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 10:45pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18T E 590011 N 4497533
Decimal Degrees	40.62373333, -73.93576667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 40° 37.424', W 73° 56.146'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	40° 37' 25.44" N, 73° 56' 8.76" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	718, 917, 212, 347
Closest Postal Address	At or near 3985-3999 Kings Hwy, Colma NY 11234, US
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