Flint Hill Encampment
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N 42° 55.706 W 078° 51.055
17T E 675374 N 4755108
This marker near the Parkside area of Buffalo tells of the death of many soldiers during the War of 1812.
Waymark Code: WM1112
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2006
Views: 34
The Army of the Frontier under General Alexander Smythe set up camp here at Granger's farm during the winter of 1812-1813 in anticipation of invading Canada. Nearly three hundred soldiers died there of camp disease. Farmers Daniel Chapin and Rowland Cotton were left to bury the dead in Granger's meadow, in the present Delaware Park.
Marker Name: Flint Hill Encampment
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Buffalo
County: Erie
Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)
Website: Not listed
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