Smith Point in Shirley in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort St. George

Photographed by Jordan Romano

1. Fort St. George Marker

Inscription. Troops Led By Col. Benjamin Tallmage Defeated The British On November 23 1780 in Battle At The Manor of St. George 4.2 Mi. South of This Site

Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 414.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 40° 48.06′ N, 72° 52.075′ W. Marker is in Shirley, New York, in Suffolk County. It is in Smith Point. It is at the intersection of Montauk Highway and William Floyd Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Montauk Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 803 Montauk Highway, Shirley NY 11967, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself 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: Carman's Mill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ca. 1740 Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Poospatuck Res. (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mastic Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); Woodhull Grave (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gen William Floyd (approx. 1.6 miles away); Forge River (approx. 1.8 miles away); Town Square (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Fort St. George | William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

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(Submitted on September 17, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.)

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