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Fort Washington Memorial
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| Dedicated: | 1901 |
| Location: | Fort Washington Avenue, 183 Street |
| Description: | Stele and marble structure |
| Architect: | Charles Lamb |
| Materials: | Vermont white marble, bronze, Quincy granite |
| Dimensions: | H: 10' W: 4'4" D: 1'4" |
| Donor: | James Gordon Bennett and the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution |
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE SITE OF / FORT WASHINGTON / CONSTRUCTED BY THE CONTINENTAL TROOPS / IN THE SUMMER OF 1776 / TAKEN BY THE BRITISH AFTER A HEROIC DEFENSE / NOVEMBER 16, 1776 / REPOSSESSED BY THE AMERICANS UPON THEIR / TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO THE CITY OF NEW YORK / NOVEMBER 25, 1783. /ERECTED THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF / JAMES GORDON BENNETT / BY THE EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY OF THE / SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION / NOVEMBER 16, 1901. /
Medallion:
SITE / REGISTERED BY / THE AMERICAN / SCENIC AND HISTORIC / PRESERVATION / SOCIETY / 1901 /
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