Newtown - Elmira, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 03.055 W 076° 44.833
18T E 355412 N 4656906
This Newtown sign is opposite the entrance to the Newtown Battlefield State Park
Waymark Code: WMPDK7
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2015
Views: 3
text "Newtown so named by Gen. Sullivan occupied by British and Indians. Destroyed by Gen. Sullivan August 30, 1779 State Education Department 1947"
Marker Name: Newtown
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: State Education Department
Dedication Date: 1947
City/Town/Village Name: Elmira
County: Chemung
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: [Web Link]
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