Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War
Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War is a memorial in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War is situated nearby to Noble Bridge, as well as near the island Hatch Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leetes Island Cemetery and Bear Island.
Leetes Island Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: MConradWard, CC BY 4.0.
Leetes Island Cemetery is situated 1½ miles northwest of Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War.
Bear Island
Islet
Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty. Bear Island is situated 2 miles west of Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War.
Little Pumpkin Island
Island
Little Pumpkin Island is an island in the Thimble Islands archipelago. It was named because the owner entered a pumpkin-growing contest for the biggest pumpkin, but ended up rearing the smallest of the entries. Little Pumpkin Island is situated 2 miles west of Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Guilford.
Stony Creek
Suburb
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Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry. Stony Creek is situated 2½ miles northwest of Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War.
Guilford
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.
Guilford Historic Town Center
Locality
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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, South to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 3 miles northeast of Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War.
Meigs‘ Raid American Revolutionary War
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “From Sachem’s Head Harbor on May 23, 1777, 170 men under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs rowed across Long Island Sound to raid and destroy a British supply depot at Sag Harbor, New York. During this engagement with the enemy, not”
- Category: historic site
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.24753° or 41° 14′ 51″ northLongitude
-72.70553° or 72° 42′ 20″ westOpen location code
87H967XV+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 9018546736OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Noble Bridge and Hatch Rock.
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