Aurora in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Routes of the Armies
General John Sullivan and General James Clinton
| | 1779 | |
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
1. Routes of the Armies Marker
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States.
Chonodote
A village of the Cayuga Nation surrounded by fields and large orchards occupied this spot. It was taken and destroyed by a detachment of some 600 men from the Army of Major-General John Sullivan under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel William Butler of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment on September 23-24, 1779.
Nearby to the southwest on the Morgan grounds are the remains of the first white settlement in Cayuga County, the house build by Captain Roswell Franklin, survivor of Wyoming, in 1789.
Erected 1929 by State of New York.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 23, 1779.
Location. 42° 45.785′ N, 76° 42.328′ W. Marker is in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 90) half a mile north of Sherwood Road (County Route 42A), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aurora NY 13026, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
2. Routes of the Armies Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Routes of the Armies Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 809 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 22, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
