Battle of Clapp’s Mill, Burlington

The Clapp’s Mill Battle Memorial is made of 10 granite slabs formed into a circle around a concrete pad with an old millstone as a center piece. The tablestone slabs have a smooth face and roughhewn edges. On the rear, several still show the bore marks made when the stone was quarried. Eight of the slabs have bronze plaques describing events surrounding the battle, the mill’s history and local German community. In front of two of the slabs, stones and masonry have been formed into lecterns which hold maps relevant to the battle. Loose granite rocks form a border around the memorial. The “Battle of Clapp’s Mill” plaque contains a typographical error. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee, III was nicknamed "Light Horse Harry" not “Lighthouse Harry.”