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.
Courtesy hmdb.org