Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Near Town of Deerpark in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Neversink Drive (Horn Road)

 
 
Neversink Drive (Horn Road) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce T. Crandall, circa May 1965
1. Neversink Drive (Horn Road) Marker
Inscription. Along this old road are scenes of events in the raid by the Mohawk Chief, Joseph Brant, July 20, 1779
 
Erected 1936 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1985.
 
Location. 41° 24.536′ N, 74° 38.099′ W. Marker is near Town of Deerpark, New York, in Orange County. It is on Neversink Drive (County Route 80) 0.1 miles east of U.S. 209, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Jervis NY 12771, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Westfall Fort (approx. half a mile away); Indian Raid (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Indian Raid (approx. 0.6 miles away); N.J. Line War (approx. 0.6 miles away); Huguenot (approx. 0.7 miles away); Deerpark 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Huguenot School (approx. Ύ mile away); Site of Home (approx. 1.2 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Indian Raid (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2012, by Bruce T. Crandall of Goshen, New York. This page has been viewed 1,507 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on January 9, 2013, by Bruce T. Crandall of Goshen, New York. Photo   1. submitted on February 28, 2012, by Bruce T. Crandall of Goshen, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
m=62475

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 6, 2026