Continental Army soldiers buried with honors, 250 years later

WBUR

Published May 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT

After 250 years, 44 Continental Army soldiers are being buried with honors in upstate New York after their remains were found in a construction site near Lake George.

NPR’s Brian Mann reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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