Black Soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment

In Memory of The

Black Soldiers of The

1st Rhode Island Regiment

Who Died In The

Battle of Pines Bridge

In Defense of America's

Freedom

May 13, 1781

Sponsored By

Afro-American Cultural Foundation

Westchester County, New York

John H. Harmon – Executive Director

The Rhode Island Black

Heritage Society

Rowena Stewart - Executive Director

Dedicated May 13, 1982

Marker is at the intersection of Crompound Road (U.S. 202) and Old Yorktown Road (New York Route 132), on the right when traveling west on Crompound Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB