Barryville in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Timber Rafting

February 2, 2019

1. Timber Rafting Marker

Inscription. Ca. 1764-1921, timber rafts were floated downriver to shipyards and industries in Trenton, NJ & Philadelphia, PA for ship masts and lumber.

Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 460.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.

Location. 41° 28.655′ N, 74° 54.726′ W. Marker is in Barryville, New York, in Sullivan County. It can be reached from River Road. Located on the riverbank of the Delaware River, off Route 97 in Barryville, at the New York State Fishing Access Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barryville NY 12719, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colonel Hathorn and His Men (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brant’s Camp (about 500 feet away); Civil War Prison Train Wreck (approx. half a mile away in Pennsylvania); D&H Canal (approx. 1½ miles away); Battle of Minisink (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Minisink (approx. 2.8 miles away); Indian Rock (approx. 3 miles away); Minisink Battleground Park (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barryville.

February 2, 2019

2. Timber Rafting Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.