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Margaret Corbin Plaque 
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- Description: Plaque
- Materials: Bronze
- Dimensions: H: 12" W: 18"
- Dedicated: June 13, 1982
- Donor: Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights
- Inscription: MARGARET COCHRAN CORBIN / 1751 - 1800 / DURING THE BRITISH-HESSIAN ATTACK ON FORT / WASHINGTON 16 NOVEMBER 1776 MARGARET / CORBIN WAS WOUNDED WHEN SHE FILLED THE / POST OF HER HUSBAND JOHN AND WAS KILLED / WHILE LOADING ARTILLERY. THE FIRST WOMAN / TO FIGHT AS A SOLDIER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY / WAR, SHE IS BURIED AT WEST POINT. / CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / WASHINGTON HEIGHTS INWOOD 1982 /
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