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Rare Revolutionary Medal Going On Display At Ft. Ticonderoga

The Society of the Cincinnati gold eagle medal
Fort Ticonderoga/Photographer Miranda Peters
The Society of the Cincinnati gold eagle medal

A rare medal honoring soldiers who fought in the American Revolution is going on display at Fort Ticonderoga in northern New York tomorrow – the Fourth of July. The original Society of the Cincinnati gold eagle medal is one of two surviving examples produced in Paris in 1783 for purchase by officers of the Continental Army. 

WAMC’s Jim Levulis spoke with the Fort’s curator, Matthew Keagle, about the medal – which is on loan from a private collection.

Jim is WAMC’s Associate News Director and hosts WAMC's flagship news programs: Midday Magazine, Northeast Report and Northeast Report Late Edition. Email: jlevulis@wamc.org
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