Revolutionary War Hospital

December 23, 1776

The brick structure standing near this point, is Copany Meeting House, built in 1775, following a skirmish between American units under Colonel Samuel Griffin and Hessian troops commanded by Colonel Kurt von Donop at nearby Petticoat Bridge on December 23, 1776, it was used by Hessians as a hospital in which to treat their wounded.Springfield Township Bicentennial Committee

Marker is on Jacksonville Jobstown Road, on the right when traveling east.

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