Afton in Chenango County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cunahunta
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 10, 2022
1. Cunahunta Marker
Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 378.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1778.
Location. 42° 12.82′ N, 75° 33.406′ W. Marker is in Afton, New York, in Chenango County. It is on New York State Route 7, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Afton NY 13730, 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mormon House Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton (approx. 1.9 miles away); About Two Miles Down The Susquehanna River (approx. 1.9 miles away); Afton Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hobb's Factory (approx. 2.6 miles away); Nineveh Library (approx. 2.7 miles away); Unadilla Region (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Afton.
More about this marker. The marker is obscured by bushes when traveling east on Route 7. (2024)
Additional keywords. Clinton Sullivan Campaign
January 1, 2017
2. Cunahunta Marker
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, July 7, 2025
3. Cunahunta Marker
This view is looking east on Route 7.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on July 18, 2024, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on July 12, 2022, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on April 26, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. 3. submitted on July 7, 2025, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
