Vestal in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chugnut

October 13, 2016

1. Chugnut Marker

Inscription. Native American village near mouth of Big Choconut Creek. Destroyed by General Enoch Poor August 18, 1779, Clinton-Sullivan Campaign.

Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

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 William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 18, 1779.

Location. 42° 5.2′ N, 76° 3.633′ W. Marker is in Vestal, New York, in Broome County. It can be reached from Pumphouse Road. This sign was not placed by the road, but along the Vestal Rail Trail near the pedestrian bridge over Choconut Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vestal NY 13850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rounds Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Vestal Festival 2000 Time Capsule (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vestal Central School District Bicentennial Capsule (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vestal Parkway (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town of Vestal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vestal 1823-1872 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Drovers Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vestal.

October 13, 2016

2. Chugnut Marker

October 13, 2016

3. Chugnut Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2018, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 1,065 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2018, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.