Horseheads, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 10.000 W 076° 49.216
18T E 349641 N 4669884
Horseheads is named after the pack horses used in the Clinton Sullivan Campaign in the Revolution.
Waymark Code: WMT19G
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2016
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The building houses the village offices and the police. It is modern light brick and cement blocks. There is shrubbery in front and a bench as well as a statue of a pack horse and a plaque describing the village name. Their is a door for the village offices and a door for the police.
plaque text: "On September 24, 1779, General Sullivan's military pack horses, returning through the valley from their 450 mile journey, had reached the end of their endurance. The General was compelled to dispose of these partners in the cause of American freedom. A few years later, the skulls of the horses were placed along the trail in a defiant fashion by a few returning Native Americans. The location, first known as "The Valley of the Horse Heads" was later changed to Horseheads, NY. Horse heads is the only community in the United States dedicated to the service of the American Military Horse. Dedicated May 18, 2013"
Name: Horseheads
Address:
202 South Main Street
Horseheads, NY USA
14845
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications:
Their is a plaque and a statue honoring the pack horses that were the source of the village's name.
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]
Date of Construction: Not listed
Architect: Not listed
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