NY growth besieges Revolutionary patriots' graves

By CHRIS CAROLA Associated Press Writer FISHKILL, N.Y. — A group of preservationists, history buffs and New York civic leaders are teaming up to try to save what could be the nation's single largest-known burial site of Revolutionary War soldiers. A 12-acre parcel in the Hudson Valley, about 60 miles from New York City, is all that's left of the Fishkill Encampment and Suppy Depot. It was a bustling military post from 1776 until 1783 and the main supply source for Gen. George Washington's northern army. A thousand or more Continental Army soldiers and... [read full story]                    

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