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Photos: Battle of Springfield Remembered at Historic Cemetery

Daughters of the revolution and historic re-enactors hold ceremony.

On the 230th anniversary of the Battle of Springfield, the Township's chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution and its historical society joined together at the historic cemetery on Mountain Ave.

Mark Hurwitz, a Springfield resident and the national president of the Brigade of the American Revolution dressed in a reproduction of the uniform of Colonel Elias Dayton, the father of the namesake of Springfield's high school (Patch readers may recognize Mr. Hurwitz from our video of the dedication of Springfield's new clock). Margaret Bandrowski, the president of Springfield's historical society, dressed in period dress from the 18th century.

They were joined by Linda Jurczak, the head of the Cannon Chapter of the NSDAR, in commemorating the anniversary of the battle by placing a laurel wreath on the cemetery's memorial to the battle.

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