Margaret Corbin Monument facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Margaret "Molly" Corbin Monument |
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Margaret Corbin Monument
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| For Margaret Corbin | |
| Unveiled | 1926 |
| Location | near |
| Burials by war | |
Margaret Corbin Monument is a monument and United States Military Academy Cemetery, in honor of Margaret Corbin (November 12, 1751 – January 16, 1800), a heroine of the American Revolution. She died in Highland Falls, New York and was buried near the Hudson River.
In 1926, remains believed to be hers were disinterred and reburied near the entrance to the West Point Cemetery by the Daughters of the American Revolution. However, a 2017 study revealed that these were instead the remains of an unknown man; the location of Corbin's remains is unknown.
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Base of Corbin's memorial gravestone
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Roadside marker on Washington Road
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The memorial to Corbin in Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan
Other memorials
There is a memorial dedicated to Corbin in Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan, New York City, near the location of the Battle of Fort Washington. Margaret Corbin Circle, just outside the entrance to the park, is named after her, as is Margaret Corbin Drive, which connects the circle through the park to the Henry Hudson Parkway.
Images for kids
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Margaret Corbin plaque - Drv. entrance to Fort Tryon Park
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Revolutionary war memorial - mural on Fort Washington Ave
