Conesus in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Military Route
of the Sullivan - Clinton
army on its campaign
against the British
and Indians of western
New York in 1779.
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
Location. 42° 42.898′ N, 77° 42.815′ W. Marker is in Conesus, New York, in Livingston County. It is at the intersection of West Lake Road (New York State Route 256) and Sliker Hill Road (County Route 33), on the right when traveling south on West Lake Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Conesus NY 14435, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Groveland Ambuscade Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Groveland Ambuscade Monument (approx. Ύ mile away); Ambuscade (approx. 1.1 miles away); Conesus Amusement Hall (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Conesus Amusement Hall (approx. 1.9 miles away); Groveland Hill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Kelleman Log Cabin (approx. 2.1 miles away); Union Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conesus.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 676 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

