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Thick Swamp

 
 
Thick Swamp Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Susan A. Dalaba, March 3, 2024
1. Thick Swamp Marker
Inscription. Continental soldiers were delayed crossing nearby swamp in attempt to surround British forces at Battle of Newtown on August 29, 1779.
 
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 620.)
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 29, 1779.
 
Location. 42° 1.656′ N, 76° 42.097′ W. Marker is in Lowman, New York, in Chemung County. Memorial is at the intersection of Oneida Road (County Route 60) and Fountain Road, on the right when traveling west on Oneida Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lowman NY 14861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rowland Montour (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Chemung (approx. 0.7 miles away); Line Occupied - Rifle Corps (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of First Church in Chemung Valley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Line of Rude Breastworks (approx. one mile away); Newtown Battlefield (approx. one mile away); Newtown Defense (approx. one mile away); Native Voices (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lowman.
 
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Thick Swamp Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Susan A. Dalaba, March 3, 2024
2. Thick Swamp Marker
Fountain Road sign in background.
Thick Swamp Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Susan A. Dalaba, March 3, 2024
3. Thick Swamp Marker
The swamp
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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