Elmira in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rowland Montour

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 3, 2024

1. Rowland Montour Marker

Inscription. Delaware Captain who, with 20-40 Delaware men, defended their homes and land here on August 13, 1779 at the Battle of Chemung.

Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation, Sons of the American Revolution, Empire State Society. (Marker Number 619.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 13, 1779.

Location. 42° 1.688′ N, 76° 41.276′ W. Memorial is in Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. It is on County Road 60, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1543 County Rd 60, Lowman NY 14861, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Chemung (here, next to this marker); Soldiers of the American Revolution (approx. 0.6 miles away); Riverside Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Soldiers of the American Revolution (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thick Swamp (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of First Church in Chemung Valley (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chemung Village (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chemung (approx. 1.3 miles away).

More about this memorial. Routes of Army General John Sullivan and James Clinton marched monument on same plot of land. Marker is before Roberts Hollow Road.

Chemung County 60 is also called Oneida Road.

Also see . . . Rowland Montour (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). (Submitted on March 5, 2024.)

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 3, 2024

2. Rowland Montour Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 3, 2024

3. Rowland Montour Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 3, 2024

4. Rowland Montour Marker

House across the road from marker and monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 5, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.