Posted on 03/11/2012 7:05:35 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Brooklyn civic groups are leading a charge to discover the exact burial place of over 200 Revolutionary War soldiers killed at the dawn of the United States and dumped near the Gowanus Canal.
These are the men who allowed America to come into existence its a question that needs to be resolved, said Marlene Donnelly, a member of the Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus,... The Battle of Gettysburg has an entire field put aside to remember it and this one, we just dont remember,...
The grave concern is that development in and around the putrid canal, a Superfund site in the midst of a federal $500 million decade-long clean-up, could steamroll history that has already been buried too long. We want them to tread with caution, urged Eymund Diegel, a member of Proteus Gowanus, another activist group...
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The rebels lost the battle, but the Marylanders, a regiment of 400, fended off the British long enough to enable General George Washington and his troops to retreat and fight another day.
Two hundred fifty six men didnt make it out of the bloody battle alive, and to this day, their exact burial site remains a mystery.
We have to do a thorough search of British military records.
Since the Americans lost the battle, the British buried the bodies, and probably didnt take much care with the enemy dead.
If we found the Maryland 400 it would be truly astounding, said Lynn Rakos, of the Professional Archeologists of New York City. The area would become a national historic landmark.
Experts say the waterway itself long rumored to be a Mafia burial ground is probably not the final resting place for the Marylanders. Back in the 18th century, the man-made canal was just a modest creek.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
You are quite welcome...and those lads were heroes indeed. Even the Brits and Hessians were amazed at their steadfastness.
A friend of mine whom I sent this link to said that the Maryland 400 were our Spartan 300. Insightful and true.
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Thanks for another fascinating post.
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