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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike

Plainfield, United States of America

March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike

March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike is a 3.6 mile-long road segment in Plainfield and Sterling, Connecticut which forms a portion of the historic march route of Comte de Rochambeau's army in June 1781 on its way to Yorktown, Virginia, and again of the returning army in November 1782. I

t was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2003. It is a linear historic district consisting of a portion of Connecticut Route 14A, locally known as Plainfield Pike, which is level in the eastern part but generally hilly with curves. Along the route is open land of pasture and cornfields, wooded areas, and streams, including Ekonk Brook. It is bordered on both sides by stone walls about 50 feet apart for most of the way. As of 2002, the walls were clearly visible at some times of the year, although overgrown in places, but difficult to see in the summer. The only concentration of houses as of 2002 was of 18th- and 19th-century houses in the Sterling Hill Historic District section. Among these is the Dorrance Inn in Sterling (which was part of Voluntown at the time), which was mentioned in multiple French accounts of the marches and which is also NRHP-listed...

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