Near Ellisburg in Jefferson County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Carrying Cable Route
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 22, 2015
1. Carrying Cable Route Marker
Route traveled by the men who carried the four-ton cable for the ship "Superior" twenty miles from Sandy Creek Battlefield to Sackets Harbor in June 1814.
Erected 1930 by New York State Society N.S.U.S., Daughters of 1812, and the State of New York.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the United States Daughters of 1812, National Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1814.
Location. 43° 45.655′ N, 76° 7.465′ W. Marker is near Ellisburg, New York, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 289 and Lee Road, on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 289. Located on the southeast corner, some distance off the road, in the middle of a small grove of trees. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ellisburg NY 13636, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. 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 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: After the Battle of Big Sandy (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Battle of Big Sandy (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Carrying Cable Route (approx. 5.3 miles away); 1820 Oliver Bates Home (approx. 5.8 miles away); Patriot Burials
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More about this marker. There are three identical markers. Each is far from the road, and easy to miss.
It seems this marker was relocated further away from the road.
Regarding Carrying Cable Route. According to a Jefferson County website, there are several markers that commemorate "the Battle of Big Sandy" and/or the "Carrying of the Cable." The website indicates, "There are a number of monuments for the battle as well as the carrying of the Great Cable, as it came to be known. One is right outside Sackets Harbor behind Pennocks Ice Cream Store, another is between Ellisburg and Belleville on Route 289 at the intersection of Lee/Machold Roads, and another in Smithville. These memorials consist of a large piece of granite weighing six tons, seven and a half feet tall and six feet wide, with a plaque. There is also a monument at the site of battle - a large boulder with an inscription, and a marker a short distance
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 22, 2015
2. Route Map
Close-up of the marker.
Please note, that the one marker is no longer located behind Pennocks Ice Cream. I am assuming that it was Pennocks Ice Cream that relocated to the other side of State Route 3, because today that particular marker is situated across the street and behind the buildings on the opposite corner (northeast) from Pennocks Ice Cream (southwest corner).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
Also see . . .
1. War of 1812: The Carry of the Great Rope. Adirondack Almanac website entry (Submitted on May 9, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. U.S.S. Superior (1814). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 9, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 22, 2015
3. Carrying Cable Route Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 22, 2015
4. Carrying Cable Route Marker
View looking south along State Route 289, of the marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 22, 2015
5. Carrying Cable Route Marker
View looking north, along State Route 289, of the marker, with the intersection with Lee Road in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 22, 2015
6. Carrying Cable Route Marker
View looking north, of the marker and of the intersection of Lee Road with State Route 289.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,058 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
