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Cambridge in Washington County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Great Northern War Trail
c. 1650-1700
 
Great Northern War Trail Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Virginia McGreevy, August 16, 2012
1. Great Northern War Trail Marker
 
Inscription. Over which Indians led New England captives to Canada during Indian Wars.
 
Erected 1953 by State Education Department.
 
Location. 43° 1.325′ N, 73° 22.524′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, New York, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 22 and New York Route 313, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 22. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 South Park Street, Cambridge NY 12816, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Continental Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Church in Cambridge Patent (approx. ¾ mile away); Old Turnpike (approx. 0.8 miles away); Checkered House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Skirmish (approx. 3.5 miles away); Site of British Encampment (approx. 4.2 miles away); Homestead of Grandma Moses (approx. 5.1 miles away); Buskirk's Red Covered Bridge (approx. 5.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cambridge.
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 17, 2012, by Tom McGreevy of Averill Park, New York. This page has been viewed 93 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on August 17, 2012, by Tom McGreevy of Averill Park, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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