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Fort Number Four

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Dedicated:1914
Location:Reservoir Avenue and University Avenue
Description:Tablet recessed in stone wall
Materials:Bronze
Dimensions:H: 30" W: 42"
Foundry:Paul E. Cabaret and Co.
Donor:Daughters of the Revolution

Inscription

FORT NUMBER FOUR / OF THE EXTERIOR DEFENSES OF / FORT WASHINGTON AND KING'S BRIDGE / CONSTRUCTED BY THE AMERICAN ARMY / UNDER GENERAL WASHINGTON / 1776 / --- / THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION / STATE OF NEW YORK / ERECTED THIS MEMORIAL / 1914 /

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