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

Sugar Bush Raid

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 23, 2023

1. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Inscription. William Lamb and his son William, Jr., age 12, were captured near here. Young Lamb became the servant of Molly Brant.

Erected by Harpersfield Historical Society.

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

Location. 42° 26.215′ N, 74° 40.642′ W. Marker is near Harpersfield, New York, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of New York 23 and Middlebrook Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on New York 23. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25549 NY-23, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harpersfield Toll Gate (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Sugar Bush Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); First House (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Sugar Bush Raid (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Sugar Bush Raid (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Sugar Bush Raid (approx. 3 miles away); Herring Park (approx. 3½ miles away); In Memory of Our Heroic Dead (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harpersfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Utsayantha Lake (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Sugar Bush Raid (YouTube Video). (Submitted on April 23, 2023, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 23, 2023

2. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 23, 2023

3. Sugar Bush Raid Marker

Sugar Bush Raid Marker Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 19, 2024

4. Sugar Bush Raid Marker Location

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 4. submitted on November 17, 2024, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.