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Lt. Col. Robert Cochran -- Revolutionary Hero Settled Here, 1769

Lt. Col. Robert Cochran -- Revolutionary Hero Settled Here, 1769 is a Vermont historical marker in Rupert, Bennington County.

Bennington County · Route 153 at New York state line, Rupert

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Revolutionary hero settle here, condemned to death by the N.Y. Assembly, Col. Cochran fought the Yorkers for Vermont Land Grants. Joining the Green Mountain Boys, he was with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga and Seth Warner at Crown Point. Later he commanded Continental forces in the Mohawk Valley Campaigns and undertook dangerous espionage duties in Canada for the American cause.

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Lt. Col. Robert Cochran -- Revolutionary Hero Settled Here, 1769

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