Pound Ridge will honor ‘courage, sacrifice’ of Revolutionary War soldiers

A plaque honoring those who served in the Revolution will dedicated Friday in Pound Ridge. THANE GRAUEL PHOTO

By THANE GRAUEL

The new Revolutionary War plaque outside Conant Hall in Pound Ridge will be dedicated today, Friday, July 3, at 4 p.m.

All are welcome, organizers said, and at the ceremony, guests are invited to enjoy light refreshments as the community begins celebrating the Independence Day weekend.

The plaque, set in a large rock in front of the hall, sits by other memorials for those who served in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The new memorial was donated by the Pound Ridge Historical Society.

It reads: “In honor of the patriots named here and those whose names are lost to history, veterans of the American Revolution, through their courage and sacrifice, independence was secured.”

The Town Board approved placement of the plaque in January. In May, Historical Society President Joanne Mineo gave the board an update.

She noted there were already plaques honoring veterans of other wars.

“It was brought to our attention that there’s nothing for the American Revolution war veterans,” Mineo said. “So, for REV 250, we thought it was more than appropriate to do this plaque for the American Revolution.”

She said a number of family names on the monument are recognizable to this day, including the Scofields and the Marshalls. It lists 106 soldiers.

“Painstaking research went in to make sure everyone was included on this plaque,” Mineo said. “They first enlisted people from 15 to 50, so that’s why the name count is so long.”

The search included enlistment records, pension records, land deeds, and records of people who lived in town but were not buried there.

“We think we overturned every rock, nook and cranny we could go to,” Mineo said. “But we think it’s all-inclusive, and if we did leave out anybody, the plaque makes mention of those people not mentioned.”