Battery Park - Burlington, Vermont
Posted by: Vermontish
N 44° 28.851 W 073° 13.239
18T E 641501 N 4926821
Garrison defends the town against a British naval attack
Waymark Code: WM6YTE
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2009
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On August 3, 1813, three British vessels commenced a cannonade against the village of Burlington. The attack was repulsed by two of
Commodore MacDonough's armed scows and a thirteen-gun battery on this site.
Date Erected/Dedicated: 1968
Who put it there? Private/Government?: State of Vermont
Location/Address: Battery Street Burlington, VT US 05401
County/Province: Chittenden
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