Major Andre' - Carlisle, PA
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N 40° 11.950 W 077° 11.360
18T E 313655 N 4452162
Marker noting the site where two British prisoners of war were held in Carlisle during the early stages of the U.S. Revolutionary War.
Waymark Code: WM3BRV
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2008
Views: 19
Major Andre' was executed as a spy in 1780, and Lt. Despard was executed in 1803.
Marker text is as follows:
For a short time in 1776, Major Andre and Lt. Despard, British prisoners of war, were detained in a tavern that stood on this site. Some years later, after an exchange and recapture, Andre was executed as a spy.
Marker Name: Major Andre
County: Cumberland
Date Dedicated: 12/06/1949
Marker Type: City
Location: S. Hanover St. between South & Pomfret Sts., Carlisle
Category: Military, American Revolution
Website: [Web Link]
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