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An Overview of the Park
Patriots of the Revolutionary War Memorial Park in Colonial Fredericksburg will be a national destination when it becomes
home to a series of monuments honoring all patriots who served during the American Revolution.
The park will be located in the Town of Patterson, New York, on the site of the 1778 Continental Army's Fredericksburg
encampment. Thousands of Patriot Soldiers made this there home as they camped here from September 26 through November 27,
1778 under the leadership of Gen. George Washington, Col. John Lamb, as well as the Marquis de Lafayette from France, Gen.
Casimir Pulaski & Thaddeus Kosciuszco from Poland, and Baron Frederick von Steuben from Prussia
The park will also be situated along Route 311, near Route 22. These two routes were the main Military Crossroads which
linked New England with the rest of the colonies during the American Revolution. The militia marched on these roads in 1777,
under the command of Col. Henry Ludington, as they headed to stop the British, who had just raided Danbury. They had been
summoned by the all night ride of 16 year old Sybil Ludington.
Historians will thrill to see one of the most exciting chapters in American History come alive with a series of larger
than life-size figures honoring the variety of people, from all 13 colonies, who served as patriots in the Revolutionary War.
Five figures will honor the spirit of the five types of patriots whose combined effort brought freedom and independence to
America.
1. The Continental Soldier - honors the patriots who served as professional soldiers in America's first Armed Forces.
2. The Citizen Soldier - honors the patriots from every town and hamlet who worked their farms and stores but responded
to the call and grabbed their muskets at a moments notice to defend their country.
3. The Civilian Patriot - honors civilians from all walks of life who served the cause of freedom whenever and wherever
they were needed, some as wives and children, some as merchants and financiers and others as spies.
4. The Committed Native - honors those brave Native Americans who were drawn into the conflict yet fought bravely in
all theatres of the Revolution.
5. The Soldier of Color honors the thousands of freed slaves and free born Black Americans who fought with distinction
side-by-side in an integrated army with their White counterparts from Bunker Hill till Yorktown.
6. A sixth figure will honor The Counter Forces as represented by the Lone Loyalist. These were neighbors who remained
loyal to their mother country with patriotic devotion, but whose cause did not triumph.
There is no place in America where such a park exists with larger than life sculptures honoring all the different types
of people who served as patriots in the War for Independence.
The park will also feature the historical role of the Wappinger Indians and the Great Swamp, which borders the property.
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