Afton in Chenango County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Afton Revolutionary War Memorial
The Men in
The Town of Afton
Who Fought in the
Revolutionary War
Aaron Emmons Eli Seely Zebulon Cable Benjamin Carpenter William Churchill Samuel Cornwell Jacob Hammond William Johnson Isaiah Landers Levi Pratt Seth Stone Joseph Jennings William Newton Paul Nichols Matthew Long John Somes Jeremiah Boyington Capt. Enos Cornwell Oliver Easton Samuel Johnson Ebenezer Landers Martin Luther Silas Wright Thaddeus Newton James Nichols Israel Stowell Lieut. Willam Beatman
Cunahunta Chapter D.A.R.
and State of New York
1929
Erected 1929 by Cunahunta Charter D.A.R. and State of New York.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 42° 13.749′ N, 75° 31.533′ W. Memorial is in Afton, New York, in Chenango County. It is at the intersection of Caswell Street and Main Street, in the median on Caswell Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Afton NY 13730, 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 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: About Two Miles Down The Susquehanna River (a few steps from this marker); Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mormon House Site (approx. 0.6 miles away); Unadilla Region (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cunahunta (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hobb's Factory (approx. 4.6 miles away); Nineveh Library (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Afton.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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