Memorial To Two French Soldiers

Memorial To Two French Soldiers (HMO2R)

Location: Waterbury, CT 06705 New Haven County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 32.711', W 72° 59.012'

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Inscription
1781 ? 1914
This memorial was erected by
Patriotic Citizens and Statesmen to
commemorate two French Soldiers
of Rochambeau's Army who volun-
teered to fight for American Indepen-
dence under Washington, enroute
from Newport to Yorktown, died and
were buried here, 1781.
Contributors
Govs. Baldwin, Conn. Dunne, Ill. (native of
Waterbury) Glynn, N.Y. McGovern, Wis.
McCreary, Ky.
U.S. Senators of Conn. F.B. Brandegee,
G.P. McLean, Senator Irving H. Chase, Conn.
Congressmen of Conn. A. Lonergan,
B.F. Mahan, T.L. Reilly, Wm. Kennedy
Martin Scully, Mayor of Waterbury
Alfred J. Wolfe, Pres. Bd. Aldermen,
F.P. Guilfoile, Corp. Counsel
School Children and Teachers
Portarlington Designer
Committee of Erection
D.H. Tierney
Chas. S. Miller
Ervis E. Wright
Erected Aug. 1914
Details
HM NumberHMO2R
Series This marker is part of the The Washington-Rochambeau Route series
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Year Placed1914
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 9:56am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 668187 N 4601243
Decimal Degrees41.54518333, -72.98353333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 32.711', W 72° 59.012'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 32' 42.66" N, 72° 59' 0.72" W
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Area Code(s)203
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3156 E Main St, Waterbury CT 06705, US
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