Paoli Massacre Monument and Mass Grave

The 1817 monument marks the mass grave of soldiers killed in the September 21, 1777 assault, making it one of the earliest Revolutionary War battlefield memorials in America. The grave contains the remains of approximately 53 Continental soldiers. The monument inscription, erected by surviving veterans and local citizens forty years after the battle, reflects how the Paoli Massacre was kept alive in local memory and used as the rallying cry "Remember Paoli!" at subsequent battles.