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Lackawaxen in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Battle of Minisink

 
 
Battle of Minisink Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
1. Battle of Minisink Marker
Inscription. July 22, 1779, 300 Tories and Indians led by Joseph Brant, Mohawk chief, were attacked near Lackawaxen by some 175 settlers. Brant was returning from raiding New York settlements. All but 25 of the patriots were killed. Brant escaped.
 
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1832.
 
Location. 41° 28.926′ N, 74° 59.197′ W. Marker is in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. Marker is at the intersection of Lackawaxen Scenic Drive and Delaware Drive, on the left when traveling north on Lackawaxen Scenic Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lackawaxen PA 18435, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Canal Era Landscape (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Breaking the Ice (about 300 feet away); Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct (about 400 feet away); Conflicts with Timber Rafts (about 500 feet away); Unknown Soldier (about 800 feet away); Delaware & Hudson Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away in New
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York); Roebling’s Cable (approx. 0.2 miles away in New York); Life Along the Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away in New York). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lackawaxen.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers that follow the July 1779 raid made by Joseph Brant’s Mohawks and Tories and the subsequent Battle of Minisink.
 
Also see . . .
1. The Battle of Minisink. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on October 25, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

2. The Battle at Minisink Ford. Minisink Valley Historical Society website. (Submitted on October 25, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Battle of Minisink Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
2. Battle of Minisink Marker
Battle of Minisink Soldier Grave image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
3. Battle of Minisink Soldier Grave
Unknown Soldier
Revolutionary War
Killed in the
Battle of Minisink
July 22, 1779

The grave of this soldier is in the Lackawaxen & Union Cemetery at nearby St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.
Battle of Minisink Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Scott J. Payne, December 21, 2021
4. Battle of Minisink Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,423 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on December 22, 2021, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York.

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