March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike is a 3.6 mile-long road segment in Plainfield and Sterling, Connecticut which forms a portion of the historic march route of Comte de Rochambeau's army in June 1781 on its way to Yorktown, Virginia, and again of the returning army in November 1782.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glen Falls Bridge.
Glen Falls Bridge
Bridge
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The Glen Falls Bridge is a historic bridge that formerly carried Brunswick Avenue over the Moosup River in Plainfield, Connecticut. Built in 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, it is one of a shrinking number of surviving 19th-century lenticular truss bridges in the state. Glen Falls Bridge is situated 2½ miles north of March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sterling Hill Historic District and Moosup.
Sterling Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Sterling Hill Historic District encompasses a well-preserved early 19th-century rural village center on western edge of the town of Sterling, Connecticut.
Moosup
Suburb
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Moosup is a village and census-designated place in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 3,166 at the 2024 census. Moosup is situated 2½ miles north of March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike.
Sterling
Village
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Sterling is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 3,578 at the 2020 census. Sterling is situated 2½ miles northeast of March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike.
March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Town of Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.68167° or 41° 40′ 54″ northLongitude
-71.86389° or 71° 51′ 50″ westOpen location code
87HCM4JP+MCOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q24987609
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