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Penfield in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Camp Site 1687

 
 
Camp Site 1687 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
1. Camp Site 1687 Marker
Inscription.
Camp Site 1687
Denonville's army of about
2600 Frenchmen and Indians
camped here overnight
July 12 on the way to
attack the Seneca Indians.

 
Erected by County of Monroe.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraNative Americans. A significant historical date for this entry is July 12, 1687.
 
Location. 43° 8.882′ N, 77° 29.688′ W. Marker is in Penfield, New York, in Monroe County. Marker is at the intersection of Clark Road and Denonville Ridge, on the right when traveling south on Clark Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Denonville Ridge, Rochester NY 14625, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Falls (approx. 1½ miles away); Daniel Penfield (approx. 1½ miles away); Penfield - 1810 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Indian Landing (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lincoln Mills (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lincoln House (approx. 2.1 miles away); School District No. 9 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Penfield Station (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Penfield.
 
Also see . . .  Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
 
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Camp Site 1687 & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
2. Camp Site 1687 & Marker
View is northward.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

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