Bernhards Bay in Oswego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Leger’s Army
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
1. St. Leger’s Army Marker
St. Leger’s
Army
passed to invest
Fort Stanwix
July 29 1777
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 29, 1777.
Location. 43° 14.547′ N, 75° 55.527′ W. Marker is in Bernhards Bay, New York, in Oswego County. It is on New York State Route 49 west of County Route 17, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bernhards Bay NY 13028, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Bernhard (within shouting distance of this marker); Kempwyk (approx. 0.9 miles away); Frenchman’s Island (approx. 3.8 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Grave of Capt. Adj. George Marsden (approx. 7.3 miles away); Congregational Church - 1814 (approx. 7.7 miles away); Partnership for Preservation (approx. 10½ miles away); Childhood Home (approx. 10.7 miles away).
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
2. St. Leger’s Army Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
3. Marker on Oneida Lake
The British army under Gen. Barry St. Leger's traveled from Fort Ontario on Lake Ontario down the Oswego River and into the Oneida Lake (seen in the background) on their march to Albany.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
4. Marker in Bernhards Bay
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 30, 2014
5. Fort Stanwix
In the summer of 1777, Gen. Barry St. Leger led an army through the Mohawk Valley to meet up with Gens. Howe and Burgoyne in Albany, in an effort to seize control of New York State. He was stopped at Fort Stanwix, about 26 miles to the east.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,146 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 31, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
