Chemung in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Military Route

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 25, 2011

1. Military Route Marker

Inscription. Military Route
of the Sullivan-Clinton
army on its campaign
against the British
and Indians of Western
New York in 1779

Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 42° 0.44′ N, 76° 36.497′ W. Marker is in Chemung, New York, in Chemung County. It is on Main Street (County Road 60) 0.3 miles west of Rotary Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chemung NY 14825, 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 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 10 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Chemung (approx. 0.9 miles away); Junction Canal (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign — 1779 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sullivan Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Routes of the Armies (approx. 2.8 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Glenwood Cemetery and Mausoleum (approx. 3 miles away); Chemung (approx. 3.2 miles away); Chemung Village (approx. 3.2 miles away); Valley Color Guard Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chemung.

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The 1779 Sullivan Campaign: A Little-Known Offensive Strategic To The War Breaks The Indian Nations. The 1779 Sullivan Campaign emerged as one of the larger of the Continental Army's offensives during the American Revolution, yet remains relatively unknown.1 It was an act of reprisal to break the Iroquois Confederation, a Native American political and military alliance that included the Seneca, Cayuga, Mohawk, Onondaga, 0neida, and Tuscarora tribes. (Submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 21, 2015

2. Military Route Marker

Wide view of the Military Route Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 25, 2011

3. Wide view of the Military Route Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 903 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 6, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3. submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.