Tusten in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tusten
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
1. Tusten Marker
Tusten of Goshen militia,
surgeon who gave his life
to attend the wounded at
the Battle of Minisink
Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 41° 33.515′ N, 75° 0.971′ W. Marker is in Tusten, New York, in Sullivan County. It is on New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Narrowsburg NY 12764, 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 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: Ten Mile River (approx. Ό mile away); Methodist Church (approx. 4 miles away); St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 4 miles away); Narrowsburg Central Rural School (approx. 4 miles away); Lutheran Church (approx. 4 miles away); Thomas Dunn (approx. 4.1 miles away); Town of Tusten (approx. 4.1 miles away); Narrowsburg's History / Main Street (approx. 4.1 miles away).
Also see . . . The Battle of Minisink. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on October 26, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
2. Tusten Marker
Col. Tusten died on the Minisink Battlefield located about 5½ miles to the southeast.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
3. Tusten Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
4. Hospital Rock on the Minisink Battlefield
During the Battle of Minisink, Lt. Col. Benjamin Tusten, a physician from Goshen, and seventeen wounded militiamen under his care, were trapped and killed by Brants Iroquois Native Americans and Tories near this rock. It is located in nearby Minisink Battleground Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on October 27, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
