[Bob2863]

I am new to the site and I am so impressed with the content! I’m really quite fascinated by the amount of German mercenaries ( Emmerich’s Chasseurs) Tory troops (Queens Rangers) there were in the Kingsbridge area. I spent part of my childhood in the Marble Hill and Fort Independence area. As a matter of fact, my bedroom faced Cannon Place and in all likelihood, would have faced the remnants of the old fortification. I was also thrilled to have found an article dated back to 1915, when a group of youths who were trying to build a military trenchline similar to what was in France at that point in time, unearthed a substantial number of cannon balls which were buried at the intersection of Cannon Place and Giles. It’s believed that as the Americans were preparing to abandon the position,  the commander of Fort Independence ordered whatever ammunition that they could not take with them to be buried in an effort to keep it out of the hands of British forces. Thank you all for your great research!

Respectfully,

Bob Oles

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