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week. AFTER TWO CENTURIES… A GROUP OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS ARE FINALLY BEING LAID TO REST. THE REMAINS OF 44 PEOPLE, BELIEVED TO BE TEENAGE SOLDIERS IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY, WERE DISCOVERED DURING A CONSTRUCTION DIG BACK IN 2019. TODAY, THE REMAINS TRAVELED BY MOTORCADE ALONG ROUTE 9… FROM THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM IN ALBANY TO THE LAKE GEORGE BATTLEFIELD PARK. ALL BUT 4 OF THOSE SOLDIERS WERE PLACED AT A NEW MEMORIAL CALLED “REPOSE OF THE FALLEN.” THE REMAINING CASKETS WI
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The remains of 44 individuals, believed to be teenage soldiers in the Continental Army, are now being laid to rest in Lake George, New York.The remains were discovered during a construction dig in 2019. On Wednesday, the remains traveled by motorcade from the New York State Museum in Albany to the Lake George Battlefield Park.All but four of the soldiers were placed at a new memorial called “Repose of the Fallen.”The remaining caskets will be laid to rest at a ceremony this Friday, marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The remains of 44 individuals, believed to be teenage soldiers in the Continental Army, are now being laid to rest in Lake George, New York.
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The remains were discovered during a construction dig in 2019. On Wednesday, the remains traveled by motorcade from the New York State Museum in Albany to the Lake George Battlefield Park.
All but four of the soldiers were placed at a new memorial called “Repose of the Fallen.”
The remaining caskets will be laid to rest at a ceremony this Friday, marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.
