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Near Minisink Ford in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Battle of Minisink

 
 
Battle of Minisink Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
1. Battle of Minisink Marker
Inscription.
Col. Joseph Brant led 40
Mohawks and Tories up this
ravine and ambushed N. Y.
and N. J. Militia lying for
him on hill to the west.

 
Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 41° 28.681′ N, 74° 57.469′ W. Marker is near Minisink Ford, New York, in Sullivan County. Marker is on New York State Route 97, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located between Dry Brook Road and Old Minisink Ford Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eldred NY 12732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Battle of Minisink (approx. 0.4 miles away); Indian Rock (approx. 0.9 miles away); Minisink Battleground Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Battle at Minisink (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Minisink Memorial (approx. one mile away); Minisink Battle Monument (approx. one mile away); In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes (approx. one mile away); Hospital Rock (approx. one mile away).
 
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July 1779 raid made by Joseph Brant’s Mohawks and Tories and the subsequent Battle of Minisink.
 
Also see . . .  The Battle of Minisink. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on July 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Battle of Minisink Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
2. Battle of Minisink Marker
This photo looks west, in the direction of the site of the Battle of Minisink.
Battle of Minisink Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
3. Battle of Minisink Marker
This photo looks east on Route 97.
Battle of Minisink Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Scott J. Payne, June 25, 2022
4. Battle of Minisink Marker
The ravine mentioned on the marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 841 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on July 1, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York.

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