March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road
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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road is a historic site in Newtown, Connecticut
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2003.
It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
's troops in 1781.
The listed site is less than 1 acre (0.404686 ha) in area, and comprises a section of Reservoir Road running between stone walls, which is believed to be the roadway taken by Rochambeau's army. It is an undeveloped property.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a study.
Newtown, Connecticut
Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2003.
It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
's troops in 1781.
The listed site is less than 1 acre (0.404686 ha) in area, and comprises a section of Reservoir Road running between stone walls, which is believed to be the roadway taken by Rochambeau's army. It is an undeveloped property.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a study.
See also
- March Route of Rochambeau's army
- List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route