Margaret Cochran Corbin
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deano1943
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Margaret Cochran Corbin Marker is located on U.S. 11, 1.5 miles N. of Chambersburg.
Waymark Code: WM2D7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2005
Views: 16
Heroine of the Revolution; born Nov. 12, 1751, near Rocky Springs, 1 1/2 miles to NW. Accompanied her husband to war. Manned a cannon, Fort washington, N.Y., Nov 16, 1776, When he was killed. She was wounded, pensioned, and assigned to Invalid Regt. Died Jan. 16, 1800; buried at West Point, N.Y.
Marker Name: Margaret Cochran Corbin
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 10/01/1961
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 11, 1.5 miles N. of Chambersburg
Category: Women, Military, American Revolution
Website: Not listed
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