Near Hemlock in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton - 1779
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 17, 2021
1. Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton - 1779 Marker
Erected 1929 by The State of New York.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. 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° 46.687′ N, 77° 36.738′ W. Marker is near Hemlock, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Rix Hill Rd 0.3 miles west of New York State Route 15A, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on a monument at the entrance to Hemlock Lake Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hemlock NY 14466, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hemlock World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jacksonville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Solomon Woodruff (approx. 2½ miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Reed Homestead (approx. 3.4 miles away); Military Route (approx. 3.9 miles away); Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton
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Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 17, 2021
2. Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton - 1779 Marker
Millstone monument - north side
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 17, 2021
3. Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton - 1779 Marker
Looking east on Rix Hill Rd. To the right is the entrance to Hemlock Lake Park, the intersection 1/3 mile in the distance is RT15A
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, March 17, 2021
4. Marker on the south side of the millstone monument
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
