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

Military Route

 
 
Military Route Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 5, 2013
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 State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
 
Location. 42° 54.133′ N, 76° 50.472′ W. Marker is in Waterloo, New York, in Seneca County. It is on East Main Street (New York State Route 5/20) just east of Thurber Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterloo NY 13165, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and 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: Women's Rights National Historic Park - Hunt House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sullivan’s Forces (approx. Ύ mile away); Kingdom Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Waterloo Woolen Mill (approx. one mile away); Waterloo War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Strong Words Encourage Strong Convictions (approx. 1.1 miles away); Women's Rights National Historic Park - M'Clintock House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Dempsey Building (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterloo.
 
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Military Route Marker as seen facing west on 5&20 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 5, 2013
2. Military Route Marker as seen facing west on 5&20
Military Route Marker as seen facing east on 5&20 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 5, 2013
3. Military Route Marker as seen facing east on 5&20
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 677 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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