Aurora in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Peachtown
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
1. Peachtown Marker
Cayuga village destroyed
with orchard of 1500
trees during Sullivan
Campaign September, 1779
Erected 1976 by Village of Aurora.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1779.
Location. 42° 45.289′ N, 76° 42.166′ W. Marker is in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 90) 0.1 miles north of Cherry Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 391 Main Street, Aurora NY 13026, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse 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
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Also see . . . Chonodote (Wikipedia). (Submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,126 times since then and 72 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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