Margaret Cochran Corbin

Margaret Cochran Corbin (HMRUQ)

Location: New York, NY 10040 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 51.567', W 73° 56.023'

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1751 - 1800

During the British-Hessian attack on Fort Washington 16 November 1776 Margaret Corbin was wounded when she filled the post of her husband John who was killed while loading artillery. The first woman to fight as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, she is buried at West Pont.
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HM NumberHMRUQ
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Year Placed1982
Placed ByWashington Heights Inwood Chamber of Commerce
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 7:04am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 589867 N 4523701
Decimal Degrees40.85945000, -73.93371667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 51.567', W 73° 56.023'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 51' 34.02" N, 73° 56' 1.38" W
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Area Code(s)917, 646, 212
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York NY 10040, US
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