Minisink Ford in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brant’s Crossing
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
1. Brant’s Crossing Marker
Brant’s raiders with their
plunder forded river here
to camp at the mouth of the
Lackawaxen Creek opposite.
Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 41° 29.401′ N, 74° 59.042′ W. Marker is in Minisink Ford, New York, in Sullivan County. It is on New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eldred NY 12732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
this page online
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers that follow the July 1779 raid made by Joseph Brant’s Mohawks and Tories and the subsequent Battle of Minisink.
Also see . . . The Battle of Minisink. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on July 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
2. Marker in Minisink Ford
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
3. Marker on the Delaware River
The Delaware River, which Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant crossed with his men after the July 22, 1779 Battle of Minisink, can be seen behind the marker.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, June 25, 2022
4. Brant’s Crossing Marker
View looking west across the Delaware River.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,707 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York.
