PVT Asher Bagley and PVT Benjamin Bryant -- Benton AR
N 34° 33.886 W 092° 35.235
15S E 537862 N 3824856
A Benton Co AR Bicentennial project honors the only two veterans of the American Revolution who settled in Benton County AR.
Waymark Code: WMNHPJ
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2015
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A small concrete monument with a brass plaque was added to the Veteran's Memorial Plaza on the southeast corner of the Saline County Courthouse grounds as a Bicentennial project in 1976.
The plaque reads as follows:
[Bicentennial Logo]
In Honor Of
Two Revolutionary War Soldiers Who Chose Saline County, Arkansas
As Their Home.
After Enlisting In The Spring Of 1777, They Served
Through The Winter At Valley Forge And To The End Of The War In 1783.
Asher Bagley, Private
Benjamin Bryant, Private, Ogden's Company, 1st New Jersey Regiment Of Foot, Army Of The Revolution"
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Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
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