Harpersfield in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sugar Bush Raid

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 10, 2022

1. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Inscription.
Lt. Thomas Hendry was killed at his Sugar Bush camp on the hill above. His burial is marked by a cairn of stones.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 42° 26.626′ N, 74° 39.632′ W. Marker is in Harpersfield, New York, in Delaware County. It is on Gaffey Road north of New York State Route 23. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harpersfield NY 13786, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named

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Sugar Bush Raid (approx. one mile away); Harpersfield Toll Gate (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Sugar Bush Raid (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Sugar Bush Raid (approx. 1.1 miles away); First House (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Sugar Bush Raid (approx. 2.4 miles away); Herring Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); In Memory of Our Heroic Dead (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harpersfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Utsayantha Lake (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 10, 2022

2. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 10, 2022

3. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Cairn of rocks, Henry's burial place, is the dark clump of brush in center of photo near field of golden rod.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 10, 2022

4. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Cairn of rocks described on marker.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 10, 2022

5. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Close-up of cairn of rocks.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 1,955 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 10, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.