Tunkhannock in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
1. The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker
Twelve miles from Quialutimack
on the march from Wyoming to Teaoga
August 3, 1779
lay on lowlands between this point and the river
Erected 1929 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series lists.
Location. 41° 32.309′ N, 75° 56.915′ W. Memorial is in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, in Wyoming County. It is at the intersection of West Tioga Street (BUS US 6) and Warren Street on West Tioga Street (BUS US 6). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Tunkhannock PA 18657, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Wyoming Valley and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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 in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sullivan's March (here, next to this marker); Discover Tunkhannock (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wyoming County (about 600 feet away); Civil War Monument (about 600 feet away); The Freedom Tree (about 700 feet away); Walter B. Tewksbury
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Tunkhannock (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
2. The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,081 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on January 12, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
