Benedict Arnold in Flagstaff, Maine
N 45° 11.700 W 070° 27.772
19T E 385095 N 5005653
Flagstaff, Maine was named in honor of an action by Benedict Arnold.
Waymark Code: WMFGVG
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2012
Views: 22
This plaque reads:
"Near this spot Benedict Arnolds troops landed whne on their ecpedition to Quebec in 1775. Here they erected a flag and from this event the town of Flagstaff received its name.
This tablet is placed by Albert B Dolbier
in memory of his mother
Mrs. Mary P. Dolbier.
Colonial Daughters Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Farmington, ME
1915"
Address and /or location:
Hwy 27 (Canadian Road)
Eustis, Maine
Who put it there (Sponsor): Daughters of the American Revolution
Date (Erected or Dediated): 1915
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