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State Marker--Rhode Island Dedicated Major General Nathaniel Greene Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum Colonel Christopher Greene Colonel Israel Angell And to other officers and men of lst and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments encamped at Valley Forge in 1777-1778 -Let our name stand fair- Erected by Washington County Pomona Grange No. 2 Rhode Island DESCRIPTION: Granite with bronze plaque, 3'4" x 3'9" x 1'6". DONOR & DATE: Washington County Pomona Grange No. 2, Rhode Island, 1963. HISTORICAL DATA: The lst and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments were a part of General Varnum's Brigade and the lst Rhode Island Regiment is interesting as being one of the Continental contingents which contained numerous free blacks.
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State Marker--Rhode Island Dedicated Major General Nathaniel Greene Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum Colonel Christopher Greene Colonel Israel Angell And to other officers and men of lst and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments encamped at Valley Forge in 1777-1778 -Let our name stand fair- Erected by Washington County Pomona Grange No. 2 Rhode Island DESCRIPTION: Granite with bronze plaque, 3'4" x 3'9" x 1'6". DONOR & DATE: Washington County Pomona Grange No. 2, Rhode Island, 1963. HISTORICAL DATA: The lst and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments were a part of General Varnum's Brigade and the lst Rhode Island Regiment is interesting as being one of the Continental contingents which contained numerous free blacks.
State Marker--Rhode Island Dedicated Major General Nathaniel Greene Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum Colonel Christopher Greene Colonel Israel Angell And to other officers and men of lst and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments encamped at Valley Forge in 1777-1778 -Let our name stand fair- Erected by Washington County Pomona Grange No. 2 Rhode Island DESCRIPTION: Granite with bronze plaque, 3'4" x 3'9" x 1'6". DONOR & DATE: Washington County Pomona Grange No. 2, Rhode Island, 1963. HISTORICAL DATA: The lst and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments were a part of General Varnum's Brigade and the lst Rhode Island Regiment is interesting as being one of the Continental contingents which contained numerous free blacks.
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Memorial Marker--Patriots of African Descent IN HONOR OF PATRIOTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT WHO SERVED SUFFERED AND SACRIFICED DURING THE VALLEY FORGE ENCAMPMENT 1777 - 1778 "THROUGHOUT THESE HISTORIC AND HALLOWED CAMPSITES WERE COURAGEOUS BLACK PATRIOTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR NATION'S BITTER FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE" CHARLES L. BLOCKSON, HISTORIAN DEDICATED BY DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED VALLEY FORGE ALUMNI CHAPTER JUNE 19, 1993

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