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Around a dozen locals braved the rain to unveil a memorial marker to honor Revolutionary War veteran John Davidson on May 9. L-R: Sue Drake (marker is on her son’s property), Deb Mackenzie (former county historian), Ellen Tillapaugh (mayor, Village of Cooperstown), Peter Sheppard (president, Oriskany Battle Chapter Sons of the American Revolution). (Photo by Eric Santomauro-Stenzel)

Memorial Marker Honors Revolutionary War Soldier

By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZELCOOPERSTOWN

Just in time for America250, a new memorial marker at the intersection of Red House Hill Road and State Highway 80 honors Private John Davidson, whose gravesite is in the nearby Hickory Grove Cemetery. The marker was arranged by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation with assistance from the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, according to a press release for the event.

“These patriot burial markers are part of our commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution,” Peter Sheppard, the president of the Oriskany Battle Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, said in a speech. “Through this program, the Empire State SAR along with the William G. Pomeroy Foundation work to ensure that the Revolutionary War patriots buried here in New York are never forgotten.”

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