MEMORIAL TO JANE MCCREA REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL
JANE MCCREA WAS A YOUND WOMEN WHO WAS PURPORTEDLY SLAIN BY NATIVE AMERICANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRITISH ARMY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN BURGOYNE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR. HER SLAYING LET TO EXPRESSIONS OF OUTRAGE AND AN INCREASE IN PATRIOT MILITARY RECRUITING. THE STORY OF HER LIFE AND DEATH ENTERED AMERICAN FOLKLORE, AND WAS USED BY JAMES FENIMORE COOPER IN "THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS."
Listing Details
- Public
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR
- War Memorial Honor Plaques (Individuals)
- 1901
- U.S.4 AND CASE STREET
- 12828
- BILL COUGHLIN
- COURTESY OF HMdb.org
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