Hessian Troop Encampment - West Springfield, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 06.411 W 072° 37.031
18T E 697014 N 4664387
Commemorating the place where Hessian troops encamped. Yes, the Hessians were on the other side during the Revolutionary War.
Waymark Code: WM21GR
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2007
Views: 57
It's not often you encounter an historical marker that commemorates the other side in a war. This one is located in West Springfield on the Common at the junction of Main Street and Park Avenue just off Route 20 and west of the North End Bridge Rotary on west side of the Connecticut River.
HERE ENCAMPED OCT 30 AND 31, 1777
GEN. BIEDESEL AND HIS HESSIAN SOL-
DIERS ON THEIR WAY TO BOSTON AFTER
BURGOYNES SURRENDER AT SARATOGA.
THIS PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY
GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER.
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SPRINGFIELD MASS.
ERECTED A.D. 1904
Agency Responsible for Placement: Sons of the American Revolution
Year Placed: 1904
County: Hampden
City/Town Name: West Springfield
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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