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Phillips' Rangers

Bedford County · dedicated 1966 · Raystown Rd. (PA 26) at Capt. Phillips Monument Rd., 4 miles NW of Saxton

Capt. William Phillips and 11 men of his militia company were captured near this point by Indians, July 16, 1780. Ten men were killed here and were buried later by a search party. Capt. Phillips and son Elijah, taken prisoner, were freed by British at end of Revolution.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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