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Molly Corbin Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Jones, Brython, sculptor. Title:  Molly Corbin Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1926. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Pedestal: granite. Dimensions:  Pedestal: approx. H. 9 ft. Inscription:  BRYTHON JONES SC (On plaque, below relief carving:) IN MEMORY OF MARGARET CORBIN A HEROINE OF THE REVOLUTION KNOWN AS CAPTAIN MOLLY/1751-1800/WHO AT THE BATTLE OF FORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK CITY WHEN HER HUSBAND JOHN CORBIN WAS KILLED KEPT HIS FIELD PIECE IN ACTION UNTIL SEVERELY WOUNDED AND THEREAFTER BY ACT OF CONGRESS RECEIVED HALF THE PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF "A SOLDIER IN THE SERVICE." SHE LIVED-DIED-AND WAS BURIED ON THE HUDSON RIVER BANK NEAR THE VILLAGE NOW CALLED HIGHLAND FALLS. IN APPRECIATION OF HER DEEDS FOR THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY AND THAT HER HEROISM MAY NOT BE FORGOTTEN/HER DUST WAS REMOVED TO THIS SPOT AND THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN NEW YORK STATE 1926 (On medallion:) DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION signed Description:  Bronze plaque with low relief sculpture mounted on a granite pedestal. The relief shows a woman lighting a cannon. She is dressed in 18th century clothing. Near the top of the pedestal is a medallion with thirteen stars and an inscription. Subject:  Portrait female -- Corbin, Molly -- Full length History -- United States -- Revolution State of Being -- Evil -- War Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- West Point Gravestone Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 10996 Located United States Military Academy, Cemetery, Section XI, Grave 1, West Point, New York 10996 Remarks:  Corbin was originally buried in Buttermilk Falls, now known as Highland Falls, N.Y., on the former J. P. Morgan estate. A nearby circular marker is inscribed: Children of the Revolution. IAS files contain a copy of the HABS/HAER inventory of the National Park Service. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NY000613   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000613 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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