REVOLUTIONARY HOSPITAL AND CONTINENTAL BARRACKS WAR MEMORIAL

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ON THIS SITE STOOD DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THE GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR THE NORTHERN DEPARTMENT AND THE CONTINENTAL BARRACKS. BUILT BY ORDER OF GENERAL WASHINGTON IN NOV. 1776, AND USED UNTIL 1780 BY TROOPS PASSING THROUGH OR STATIONED IN THIS TOWN. A BURIAL GROUND FOR SOLDIERS OCCUPIED THE REAR OF THE LOT.

Location

Address: 620 UNION STREET
City: SCHENECTADY
State:
Zip Code: 12305

Details

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone
Access: Private
Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated: 1927
Photograph By: HOWARD C. OHLHOUS
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