Champlain in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Burying Yard

Site of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, July 12, 2021

1. Site of Marker

Inscription. In which was interred Lt-Col Benjamin Forsyth killed at Odelltown, L. C. June 28, 1814

Erected 1938 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1814.

Location. 44° 59.425′ N, 73° 26.681′ W. Marker is in Champlain, New York, in Clinton County. It is on Oak Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 52 Oak Street, Champlain NY 12919, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Adirondacks & North Country,

and in the Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First School

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judge Pliny Moore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pliny Moore House (approx. ¼ mile away); Jehudi Ashmun (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Mary's Academy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bill Earl Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Shipwrights of Champlain / La construction navale á Champlain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Abolitionists (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Champlain.

Wideview of Site of Burying Yard Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 6, 2026

2. Wideview of Site of Burying Yard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 15, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. 2. submitted on October 6, 2026, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.