Port Richmond on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sullivan’s Attack

August 22, 1777

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010

1. Sullivan’s Attack Marker

Inscription. Gen. William Smallwood
Routed British Provincials
at Decker’s Ferry Nearby
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This Memorial
erected by
Staten Island Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
June 1930
Rededicated April 1998

Erected 1930 by Daughters of the American Revolution, Staten Island Chapter.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 40° 38.247′ N, 74° 7.933′ W. Marker is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Port Richmond. It is on Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Veterans Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Staten Island NY 10302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founding of the Dutch Church (about 800 feet away); Reformed Protestant Dutch Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Five Brothers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burial Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafeyette's Tour (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. James Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Faber Park and Pool (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.

Also see . . . Veterans Park. New York City Department of Parks & Recreation website. (Submitted on May 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Staten Island Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010

2. Staten Island Marker

The marker commemorates a night attack made by Revolutionary War officer and political leader John Sullivan on British troops stationed in Staten Island.

Marker on Park Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010

3. Marker on Park Avenue

Staten Island's Veterans Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010

4. Staten Island's Veterans Park

The Sullivan’s Attack marker is located in Veterans Park. Laid out in 1836 as the village green of Port Richmond, this is the oldest park on Staten Island.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,500 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.