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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road
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Reservoir Road
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road is located in Connecticut
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road
Location in Connecticut
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road is located in the United States
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road
Location in the United States
Location Jct. of Reservoir Rd and mt. Pleasant Rd. S, Newtown, Connecticut
Area < 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1781
MPS Rochambeau's Army in Connecticut, 1780-1782 MPS
NRHP reference No. 02001679
Added to NRHP January 8, 2003

March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road is a historic site in Newtown, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau's troops in 1781.

The listed site is less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) in area, and comprises a section of Reservoir Road running between stone walls, which is believed to be the roadway taken by Rochambeau's army. It is an undeveloped property.

It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a 2001 MPS study.

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