Address Restricted, Newtown, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 06, 2002. NRIS 02000424.
Part of Rochambeau's Army in Connecticut, 1780-1782 MPS (NRIS 64500789).
1 contributing site.Also known as:
Camps No. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, also known as Site No. 97-87D, is a historical archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It encompasses the areas occupied by the French Army under General Rochambeau during their marches across Connecticut in 1781 and 1783. One of the major encampment sites is located on the grounds of the Hawley School, where a historic marker is placed.
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