Dorrance Inn
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Dorrance Inn, also known as Samuel Dorrance House, is a historic inn
at 748 Plainfield Pike in Sterling, Connecticut
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It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
's troops en route to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and during its return trip in 1782.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a study.
INN
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at 748 Plainfield Pike in Sterling, Connecticut
Sterling, Connecticut
Sterling is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,099 at the 2000 census.-Local History:The town was incorporated in 1794 following approval of the CT Assembly, and was carved from northern part of the Town of Voluntown...
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It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
's troops en route to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and during its return trip in 1782.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a study.
See also
- March Route of Rochambeau's army
- List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route