Constantia in Oswego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Frenchman’s Island
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
1. Frenchman’s Island Marker
expedition on return
from attack on Onondaga
April 22, 1779.
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1779.
Location. 43° 14.844′ N, 76° 0.002′ W. Marker is in Constantia, New York, in Oswego County. It is at the intersection of Mill Street (County Road 23) and Cove Road, on the right when traveling north on Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Cove Rd, Constantia NY 13044, 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, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Leger’s Army (approx. 3.8 miles away); John Bernhard (approx. 3.8 miles away); Kempwyk (approx. 4.6 miles away); Early School (approx. 7.1 miles away); Near This Spot (approx. 7.1 miles away); Oliver Stevens (approx. 7.1 miles away); Fort Brewerton (approx. 7.1 miles away).
More about this marker. During a town ceremony on October 26, 2025, the restored marker for Frenchman’s Island in Constantia, N.Y., was relocated to a more accessible place, on the shoreline of
this page online
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
2. Frenchman’s Island Marker
During the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign in April of 1779, Colonel Goose Van Schaick and 558 men destroyed the chief village of the Onondaga, also known as Onondaga Castle. Afterwards, they made camp at this location on Oneida Lake.
Photographed by Mira Earls, March 22, 2022
3. Frenchman’s Island Marker
This is the side toward the road.
Photographed by Mira Earls, March 22, 2022
4. Frenchman’s Island Marker
This is the side toward the water and much more readable!
Photographed by Mira Earls, March 22, 2022
5. Frenchman’s Island Marker
As the marker appeared in March 2022
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
6. Frenchman’s Island Marker
November 2025
7. Frenchman’s Island Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on November 2, 2025, by Tina Lyons of Constantia, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 26, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 6. submitted on July 31, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on November 18, 2025. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
