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  • A rock in a hard place rolls on to new home

    03/09/2006 5:34:11 AM PST · by Pharmboy · 8 replies · 208+ views
    Albany Times-Union ^ | 3-8-06 | COLIN McDONALD
    A 33,000 pound boulder memorializing revolutionary war hero Colonol Marinus Willett will be moved to the corner of Willett and State Streets as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of the park. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union) The memorial plaque on a 33,000 pound boulder honoring Colonel Marinus Willett, a revolutionary war hero and former Mayor of New York. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union) 16-ton memorial, which has been hit by cars, will move to less-trafficked corner of Washington Park He was famous for his deadly swordplay and hand-to-hand combat in the Revolutionary and French and Indian wars. Advertisement...