Delaware Park in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Flint Hill Encampment 1812

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

1. Flint Hill Encampment 1812 Marker

Inscription. The Army of the Frontier under General Alexander Smythe set up camp here at Granger's farm during the winter of 1812-1813 in anticipation of invading Canada. Nearly three hundred soldiers died there of camp disease. Farmers Daniel Chapin and Rowland Cotton were left to bury the dead in Granger's meadow, in present Delaware Park.

Erected 2000 by Parkside Community Association, Sisters Hospital Foundation, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 42° 55.706′ N, 78° 51.055′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Delaware Park. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 5) and Humboldt Parkway, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is across from Sisters Hospital. Marker is at the north end of the overpass of the Scajaquada Expressway (NY 198). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2130 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New

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York

and specifically in Western New York.

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 the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 14 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Canisius College (approx. ¼ mile away); Dedicated to our Boys and Girls (approx. 0.3 miles away); All Veterans / Middle East Wars Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Erastus Granger (approx. 0.4 miles away); On This Day of May 30, 1991, The Semper Fidelis Post #356 (approx. 0.4 miles away); To Honor the Memory of Our Dead (approx. half a mile away); To Preserve the Memories (approx. half a mile away); Mary Morris Burnett Talbert (approx. half a mile away); Forest Lawn Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Commemoration for African American Soldiers of the American Civil War (approx. half a mile away); Buffalo Zoo

West on NY 5 - Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

2. West on NY 5 - Main Street

Compass southwest.

(approx. half a mile away); Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Complex (approx. half a mile away); An Architectural Treasure (approx. half a mile away); An Exceptional Home (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

More about this marker. The figure at the top of the marker is the Buffalo History Museum.

Regarding Flint Hill Encampment 1812. At the end of the above list of nearby markers, see the related markers Flint Hill Encampment and Unnamed Soldiers of the War of 1812.

Also see . . . Alexander Smyth - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

East on NY 5 - Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

3. East on NY 5 - Main Street

Compass northeast.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

4. Flint Hill Encampment 1812 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 5,963 times since then and 395 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.