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	Newtown Historic Association, Inc. - Newtown, PA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This 2,100 square foot parcel was donated to the Newtown Historic Association from the late Grace R. "Missy" Boone in 1972 for the enjoyment of the community.
		In April of 1867, a number of prominent residents of Newtown and Wrightstown Townships applied to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for, and were granted, a charter to establish a turnpike road from the Anchor Tavern in Wrightstown to Newtown.
		Newtown was the county seat of Bucks County from 1726 to 1813 before it was moved to Doylestown.
	newtownhistoric.org /historicalnotes.html (2082 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		NEWTOWN - A builder who claimed that the township's controversial development moratorium had tied up plans for his vacant property could be compensated for his losses under a ruling issued this week in Delaware County Court.
		In a three-page ruling, Battle said Newtown Township was legally entitled to declare the moratorium but should pay for the impact on property owners.
		During a building boom that was transforming the once-rural community, Newtown declared the moratorium on Nov. 23, 1998, to rewrite its comprehensive plan and enact new zoning ordinances.
	www.law.georgetown.edu /gelpi/papers/compensation.htm (584 words)

	Star-Gazette.COM News Extra - Battle of Newtown 225th anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It was a pivotal battle of the American Revolution, and it set the stage for the settlement of the Chemung Valley.
		The battle also brought attention to a fertile valley that until that point was virtually unknown among white settlers.
		Newtown Battlefield Reservation was founded on top of a nearby hill in 1912 to commemorate the battle.
	www.stargazettenews.com /newsextra/newtown/021204.html (714 words)

	Newtown on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The battle of Newtown Common When homeowners were asked to pay just to drive across land to reach their houses, they fought back.
		NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA -- Roger Maltbie putts on the 18th hole during the first round of the 64th Senior PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, June 5, 2003.
		NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA -- Arnold Palmer tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the 64th Senior PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on Thursday, June 5, 2003.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Newtown.asp (878 words)

	Daily and Sunday Review - News - 08/24/2004 - Newtown Battlefield revisited: To mark of the 225th anniversary of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As the re-enactors portray the battle with all the seriousness and intensity of the original combatants - albeit without the lethal lead balls -- the spectators are brought into the sensory experience of military conflict.
		The Battle of Newtown was the key battle of Sullivan's Campaign and was the only Revolutionary conflict in western New York state.
		Although several re-enactments and living history exhibitions have filled the grounds of Newtown Battlefield Reservation in the past, this anniversary battle is the culmination of many months of planning and preparation.
	www.thedailyreview.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12762810&BRD=2276&PAG=461&dept_id=465049&rfi=6 (868 words)

	Newtown Advance - News - 10/20/2004 - Conwell Egan gets set for postseason (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		She won the battle for her team, coming up with the ball, despite the collision with Moratti.
		Adding salt to the wound that amounted to two losses to Hubert's on the season was the fact that the Eagles came into the battle looking to avenge the loss suffered at the hands of the Bambies last month.
		The outcome of the match looms large in the battle for the fourth spot in the PCL North.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1686&dept_id=41371&newsid=13178762&PAG=461&rfi=9 (911 words)

	Daily and Sunday Review - News - 08/28/2004 - Re-enactment portrays sacrifice
		He said his research into the Revolutionary War and specifically the Battle of Newtown has brought a fresh awareness of the magnitude of the bravery and resolve of those soldiers who dared to stand before the biggest foe of their day.
		Each battle will be held at various points within the park, stretching from the British encampments at the summit to the Native American village and finally at the American troops encampment in the North Park area.
		Organizers stress the importance of arriving early at each battle sight and to be aware of the need to be in place to witness the large battle on Sunday at the Jilson/Daniels Farm.
	www.thedailyreview.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12800333&BRD=2276&PAG=461&dept_id=465049&rfi=6 (538 words)

	Sullivan Expedition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The expedition occurred during the summer of 1779 and only had one major battle, at Newtown along the Chemung River in western New York, in which the Tories and Iroquois were decisively defeated.
		On July 3, 1778, Colonel Butler led his Rangers with a force of Senecas (led by Cornplanter) and Cayugas in a surprise attack on Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley (along the Susquehanna River near present Wilkes-Barre), practically annihilating the 360 armed Patriot defenders of Forty Fort.
		Although captured Patriots who had fought in the battle were apparently all executed, Butler insisted that non-combatants had not been killed, despite widespread rumors to the contrary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sullivan_Expedition (1038 words)

	Telegraph \| Property \| The battle of Newtown Common
		What it doesn't mention is the recently concluded battle between residents and the former owner of the land, which will ensure that Newtown Common is forever known as the cause celebre that rewrote the law on so-called "ransom strips".
		He is adamant that there may still be scope for the buyer of Newtown Common to profit from it, in spite of the House of Lords' ruling.
		In the case of common land, the Newtown Common case should have established a precedent.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2004/11/03/prans03.xml&sSheet=/property/2004/11/03/ixpmain17.html (890 words)

	Battle Of Newtown
		One of the major battles that was fought during Sullivan's March north through the Iroquois lands was near the Indian Village of Newtown in Southern New York by the Chemung River.
		It was situated on a rising ground—about one hundred yards in front of a difficult stream of water, bounded by the marshy ground already mentioned on our side and on the other, between it and the breast-works' by an open and clear field.
		The infantry pushed on towards Newtown; the main army halted and encamped near the place of action near which were several extensive fields of corn and other vegetables.
	members.aol.com /liv18thc/newtown.html (1288 words)

	Battles
		Battle at Occoquan, Virginia on 27 December 1862
		Battle at Occoquan, Virginia on 28 December 1862
		Battle at Gordonsville, Virginia on 23 December 1864
	www.geocities.com /sirjackrabbit/battles.htm (409 words)

	Alexandria
		Originally incorporated as the village of Newtown in 1815, the settlement was renamed Elmira in 1828.
		The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought here in December 1862, and the battles of Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Courthouse occurred nearby.
		The Battle of Bentonville, a Union victory and one of the last major engagements of the American Civil War, was fought nearby in March 1865.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /070400/A_M.htm (2419 words)

	The Newtown Bee
		Ryan Clark fires a pitch late in Newtown's loss to Milford in the Connecticut Babe Ruth Baseball 14-and-under state tournament at Newtown High Schoolo.
		Both teams went quietly in the second, but in the top of the third the visitors put together a couple of base hits and trimmed the Newtown lead to just one run.
		Urso and Clark had base hits and Greenfield was issued a free pass, with Clark eventually scoring on a Danbury error to put Newtown on top, 3-1.
	www.newtownbee.com /Sports.asp?s=Sports-2004-07-28-14-53-56p1.htm (667 words)

	Sheridan’s Report on the Shenandoah Campaign (OR, 43, Part I, 40-57)
		As my effective line of battle strength at this time was about 18,000 infantry and 3,500 cavalry, I remained quiet during the day—except the activity on the skirmish line—to await further developments.
		His line of battle overlapped the right of mine, and by turning with this portion of it on the flank of the Nineteenth Corps caused a slight momentary confusion.
		It was- at this stage of the battle that Custer was ordered to charge with his entire division, but, although the order was promptly obeyed, it was not in time to capture the whole of the force thus cut off, and many escaped across Cedar Creek.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Staff-Rides/CedarCreek/Shen.htm (6932 words)

	ELMIRA - LoveToKnow Article on ELMIRA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Near the site of Elmira occurred on the 29th of August 1779 the battle of Newtown, in which General John Sullivan decisively defeated a force of Indians and Tories under Sir John Johnson and Joseph Brant.
		There were some settlers here at the close of the War of Independence, but no permanent settlement was made until 1788.
		The village was incorporated as Newtown in 1815, and was reincorporated as Elmira in 1828.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EL/ELMIRA.htm (385 words)

	Newtown
		The American forces advanced with their artillery within just 300 yards of the breastworks and pounded the earthen fort in what would be the start of a fierce battle.
		Though closely contended, it was clear the Americans with their artillery had the better firepower and the British along with their Iroquois counterparts fled northward, leaving behind vast Indian villages and storehouses which were quickly raided and destroyed by the American troops.
		Though over 7,000 men were engaged at the battle of Newtown, there were relatively few casualties However, this massive battle would be forever regarded as one of the major accomplishments of the American Army and was a pivotal turning point of the American Revolution.
	www.11thpa.org /newtown.html (697 words)

	Patriot Henry Misner
		It was near here that the army clashed with the Iroquois Indians in the Battle of Chemung (also called the Battle of Newtown), and successfully routed them.
		The battle of Chemung/Newtown was the decisive clash in one of the largest offensive campaigns of the American Revolution.
		After the Battle of Chemung, the boats under Captain Dougherty returned to the mouth of the Tioga River.
	pages.prodigy.net /parrish55/FoxValleyHenryMisner.html (1687 words)

	Chemung. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Rolling hilly area, bounded S by Pa. border, cut by Chemung R. valley; drained by Cayuta Creek and small Newtown and Wynkoop’s creeks; 42°08'N 76°45'W. Mfg., esp. at Elmira; agr.
		After exterminating Susquehannas, Senecas controlled area, which was then settled by refugee tribes from SE.
		and Tory forces in Battle of Newtown (1779), clearing way for Eur.
	www.bartleby.com /69/98/C05798.html (119 words)

	Corning Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It's all part of the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Newtown.
		In 1779, the Continental Army was engaged in combat with the British Regulars, Loyalist Rangers and 1,000 Iroquois Indian warriors.
		The Battle of Newtown was one of the largest offensive campaigns, and the only Revolu-tionary War battle in western New York.
	www.the-leader.com /articles/2004/08/26/weekend/wknd01.txt (277 words)

	The Battle of Newtown
		Curving slopes of forested hills and peaceful Farmlands in the valley are visible from Newtown Battlefield at the top of the hill in the park.
		The Continental Army was engaged in battle with the British regulars, Loyalist rangers and 1,000 Iroquois indian warriors.
		The battle of Newtown was the decisive clash in one of the largest offensive campaigns of the American Revolution.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/790829.htm (466 words)

	Newtown Advance - News - 01/20/2004 - Supervisors and Business owners clash over Newtown Commons
		In Newtown Township, a battle is brewing over the Newtown Business Commons.
		The mission of the Economic Development Committee is to recommend economic development policies to bring business into Newtown Township.
		Jim Worthington of the Economic Development Committee, and owner of the Newtown Athletic Club came to the microphone exasperated.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1686&dept_id=41297&newsid=10837588&PAG=461&rfi=9 (976 words)

	RMSC - Louis Henry Morgan Website - Johnson Family Tree
		During the Battle of Oriskany (1777), Red Jacket and some others fled at the beginning of the battle and went home.
		Finally, at the Battle of Newtown in the summer of 1779, he earned a nickname that would continue to follow him the rest of his life.
		Some said that the blood found on his weapons after the battle was from a cow he killed to feed his family.
	www.rmsc.org /museum/exhibits/online/lhm/redjacket.htm (804 words)

	The Mohican Board! [Bumppo's Redux!] - Newtown Battlefield
		Posted - December 04 2004 : 10:44:51 PM Kurt, the date is not set in stone just yet, as we are in negotiations with the New York State Parks Department, but the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Newtown is usually held the last weekend in August.
		Although the website has not yet been updated with the schedule for next year, you can keep an eye on www.chemungvalley.org Hopefully soon after the first of the year new information will be available.
		There is also talk that an 18th century Weekend that is not open to the public may be held at the Indian Village at Newtown, the 1st weekend in August.
	www.mohicanpress.com /messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2833 (232 words)

	The Patriot Resource: Timelines
		June 17 - Battle of Bunker Hill; Boston, Massachusetts.
		December 26 - Battle of Trenton, New Jersey.
		October 7 - Battle of Bemis Heights (Second Battle of Saratoga, New York).
	www.patriotresource.com /timelines/battles.html (271 words)

	History of the Chemung Valley
		Brule was an emissary and translator for the French explorer Samuel Champlain and was sent into the region to enlist the aid of the Andaste people (who inhabited the region at the time) in a battle between the French and the Five Nations of the Iroquois.
		Though the Five Nations would prevail in the battle and would eventually drive off the Andaste people, Brule's descriptive account of the Andastes, their many villages and the countryside would be invaluable to historians and anthropologists for years to come.
		One notable settlement five or six miles up from the mouth of the Newtown Creek took it's name from pile of large bones the earliest settlers encountered along the creek.
	www.mizar5.com /cvlh/hist_cv.htm (1937 words)

	H-Net Review: Charles C. Kolb on Seeds of Empire: The American Revolutionary Conquest of the Iroquois
		He was presented to the court of King George III in 1775 and received a commission as a captain in 1776, serving as a British officer until 1783.
		The infamous ambush and decimation of General Nicholas Herkimer's troops by St Leger's forces and Brandt's Iroquois at the Battle of Oriskany on 6 August 1777 is recounted.
		At the Battle of Newtown on 29 August 1779, 700 Indians and Loyalist rangers under John Butler and Brant faced a combined force of nearly 5,000 under Clinton and Brigadier General Enoch Poor.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=32079949068186 (2672 words)

	Corning Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Corbett organized more than 600 re-enactors for the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Newtown, a chore he said took two years to plan.
		Neil Sorenson, of Salem, N.H., portrayed a King's Ranger at the battle.
		The actual battle occured further down the hill from where the Iroquis Village has been reconstructed today.
	www.the-leader.com /articles/2004/08/29/local_news/local01.txt (488 words)

	Star-Gazette.COM News Extra - Battle of Newtown 225th Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Battle of Newtown was played out in four skirmishes on Saturday as Americans attacked the British and American Indian camps, both sides battled in the woods and American camp was attacked.
		Where: Newtown Battlefield Reservation in Elmira and the Jilson farm in Lowman.
		If you are interested in volunteering at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Newtown, contact Ruth Walters, volunteer coordinator, by e-mail at darwalters@juno.com.
	www.stargazettenews.com /newsextra/newtown/index0829.html (243 words)

	Sullivan, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He served at the siege of Boston, and in 1776, while fighting under George Washington at the battle of Long Island, he was captured by the British.
		He was exchanged in time to fight at Trenton and Princeton and later at Brandywine and Germantown.
		The Native Americans and Loyalists were defeated in the battle of Newtown (near Elmira), and much of the Iroquois country was laid waste.
	www.bartleby.com /65/su/SullvnJ.html (225 words)

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