Proposed Revolutionary War Monument
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Board Of Trustees — 2026-01-21
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Agenda item: Consent Agenda — Correspondence to the Board — Emails from the Recreation Advisory Committee and Village Historian Marc Cheshire regarding the proposed monument for Revolutionary War veteran John "Rifle Jack" Peterson.
Correspondence, 1 page. Attached to agenda item: “Consent Agenda — Correspondence to the Board — Emails from the Recreation Advisory Committee and Village Historian Marc Cheshire regarding the proposed monument for Revolutionary War veteran John "Rifle Jack" Peterson.”
Retrieved 2026-04-15 from the village's meeting portal.
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Also attached to this agenda item:
John Rifle Jack Peterson Ltr
Re FW Referral from Village Board Redacted
Response of RAC
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Proposed Revolutionary War monument
Marc Cheshire, Village Historian
Draft text, 10/18/25
On the 250th anniversary of the founding
of the United States of America
we honor
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT
1721–1814
General, 3rd Westchester Militia Regiment
NYS Lieutenant Governor, 1777–1795
Originally buried near Van Cortlandt Manor
Reinterred at Hillside Cemetery, 1907
PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT
1749–1831
Brigadier General, 2nd New York Regiment
1st Supervisor of the Town of Cortlandt
Member NYS Assembly and NYS Senate
U.S. Congressman, 1793–1809
Originally buried near Van Cortlandt Manor
Reinterred at Hillside Cemetery, 1907
JOHN PETERSON
1746? –1850
African-American soldier
2nd New York Regiment
3rd Westchester Militia Regiment
Buried in Bethel Cemetery
We also honor unknown Croton patriots
who served during the Revolutionary War.
July 4, 2026
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