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THIS EMINENCE COMMANDING MCGOWN’S PASS MEMORIAL CANNON PLAQUE

THIS EMINENCE COMMANDING MCGOWN’S PASS MEMORIAL CANNON PLAQUE
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Location: CENTRAL PARK-EAST 106TH STRET

City: NEW YORK

State: New York

Zip Code: 10029

Type of Memorial: Cannon War Memorials with Plaques

Year Dedicated: 1906

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Photograph By: MATT GREEN

Submitted By: IMJUSTWALKIN.COM

THIS EMINENCE COMMANDING MCGOWN’S PASS WAS OCCUPIED BY BRITISH TROOPS SEPT 15 1776 AND EVACUATED NOV 21 1783 HERE BEGINNING AUG 18 1814 THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK BUILT FORT CLINTON TO PROTECT THE CITY IN THE SECOND WAR WITH GREAT BRITAiN. THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY HISTORY CLUB OF NEW YORK A.D. 1906
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