Dozens of roadside monuments in New York and Massachusetts that mark the route taken by patriots during the Revolutionary War will be getting a face lift thanks to the National Parks Service.
Granite slabs with bronze plaques, which mark the Knox Trail, were originally unveiled in 1927 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution. Considered one of the earliest heritage trails created in the United States, the Knox trail follows the original route used by General Henry Knox and his troops in the winter of 1775-76. The American troop carried 59 captured artillery pieces 250 miles from Fort Ticonderoga to General George Washington’s army at Dorchester Heights, overlooking Boston Harbor, which in effect, drove the British from Boston on March 17, 1776.
The restoration project launches Saturday at a monument located on the state line separating Hillsdale, N.Y., and Alford, Mass. The event will include a fife and drum band from Fort Ticonderoga and Revolutionary War re-enactors from the Boston area.
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