Note 24 — NEWBURGH
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GEORGE CLINTON MEMBER OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775-1777 BRIGADIER-GENERAL CONTINENTAL ARMY 1777 GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1777-85—1801-4 VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1804-1812
Cara Patria Carior Libertas.
Inscription on Clinton Statue in Colden Square, Newburgh. Statue by Henry Kirke Brown. Presented to the city by the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands and other citizens. Unveiled on the 119th anniversary of the battles of Forts Clinton and Montgomery in the Highlands.