Boston Corner near Millerton in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Famous Prize Fight

Photographed by Marc Belanger, April 14, 2012

1. Famous Prize Fight Marker

Inscription. Won by John Morrissey over “Yankee” Sullivan in this area on Oct. 5, 1853, lasted 37 rounds and was witnessed by more than 3000 persons. Erected 1959

Erected 1959.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 42° 3.071′ N, 73° 30.785′ W. Marker is near Millerton, New York, in Columbia County. It is in Boston Corner. It is on Under Mountain Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millerton NY 12546, 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

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Border Marker (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harlem Valley Rail Train (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bear Mountain, Connecticut (approx. 3 miles away in Connecticut); Grist Mill Defiance (approx. 3.6 miles away); Copake, NY War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); First Town Meeting (approx. 4.2 miles away); Bash Bish Gorge And Falls (approx. 4.6 miles away); Ancramdale Hamlet (approx. 4.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Boston Corners, the Naughty Town that Massachusetts Lost to New York. It was actually October 12, 1853, but: A historical marker stands on the spot of the fight, with the wrong date. It reads. “Famous Prize Fight,”

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won by John Morrissey over ‘Yankee’ Sullivan in this area on Oct. 5, 1883 lasted 37 rounds and was witnessed by more than 3,000 people.” (Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada.)

Photographed by Marc Belanger, April 14, 2012

2. Famous Prize Fight Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 21, 2024

3. Famous Prize Fight Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2023, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2023, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. 3. submitted on April 21, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.