{"id":1456,"date":"2024-10-31T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/mmm\/?post_type=monuments&#038;p=1456"},"modified":"2024-11-11T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T15:47:40","slug":"grave-of-british-soldier-near-folly-pond","status":"publish","type":"monuments","link":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/mmm\/monuments\/grave-of-british-soldier-near-folly-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Grave of British Soldier near Folly Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"contentData\">\n<p>The grave site at Folly Pond honors a soldier who was killed in <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/communities\/lincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln<\/a> near the home of <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/place\/captain-william-smith-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Captain William Smith<\/a> on April 19, 1775. The details of the death are murky, but by some accounts the soldier was left in the care of the captain\u2019s wife, Catherine, and died later. A 19th century account by historian Frank Coburn later claimed the remains of a British soldier, \u201cwere uncovered a few years ago when the road builders were widening and grading anew the highway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A stone with a bronze plaque placed by the National Park Service as part of the Battle Road Trail project in 2000 indicates the approximate location of the mystery soldier\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n<p>This marker&#8217;s inscription reads:<i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Near Here Is Buried<br \/>\nA British Soldier<br \/>\nApril 19, 1775<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grave site at Folly Pond honors a soldier who was killed in Lincoln near the home of Captain William Smith on April 19, 1775. 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