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🌱 The Revolutionary War general buried in Brooklyn

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  • The Revolutionary War general buried in Brooklyn

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• General Israel Putnam Tombstone (atlasobscura.com) — A large monument in Brooklyn marks the burial place of Israel Putnam, the Revolutionary War general known as “Old Put.” One of the Continental Army’s first four major generals, he commanded militia forces at Bunker Hill and died in Brooklyn on May 29, 1790.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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