Maj. Genl. Marquis de Lafayette
In honor of
Maj. Gen’l. the Marquis
de Lafayette
who was ill many weeks in the
Brinckerhoff House adjoining
during the
American Revolution
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This stone given by
Lafayette Post
No 140 Dept of N.Y. G.A.R.
to Melzingah Chapter D.A.R.
May 30, 1896.
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On this knoll stood
the Middle Church (Presbyterian)
built 1747, rebuilt 1830, burned 1866.
Used as a military hospital during
the American Revolution.
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Melzingah Chapter D.A.R. 1902
Marker is on New York Route 52 west of New York Route 82, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
