Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington

Revolutionary War Heroine

April 26, 1777

Called out the volunteer militia, by riding

through the night, alone, on horseback, at

the age of 16, alerting the countryside to

the burning of Danbury, Conn. by the British

placed by

Enoch Crosby Chapter

D.A.R.

presented by

Ann Hyatt Huntington

1961

Marker is at the intersection of Gleneida Avenue (New York Route 52) and Stoneleigh Avenue (U.S. 6), on the left when traveling north on Gleneida Avenue.

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