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Margaret Corbin Plaque

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Dedicated:June 13, 1982
Location:190 Street and Fort Washington Avenue
Description:Plaque
Materials:Bronze
Dimensions:H: 12" W: 18"
Donor:Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights

Inscription

MARGARET COCHRAN CORBIN / 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 AND WAS KILLED / WHILE LOADING ARTILLERY. THE FIRST WOMAN / TO FIGHT AS A SOLDIER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY / WAR, SHE IS BURIED AT WEST POINT. / CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / WASHINGTON HEIGHTS INWOOD 1982 /

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