Tannersville in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
1. Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker
Erected 1929 by The Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Monroe County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1756.
Location. 41° 2.393′ N, 75° 18.358′ W. Marker is in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Manor Drive (PA 611) and T 537 at the bridger on Manor Drive (PA 611). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tannersville PA 18372, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sullivan's March (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Honored Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Swiftwater Valley World War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korean War Honored Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War 1 Honored Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War 2 Honored Dead
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
2. Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
3. Sullivan's March Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
4. Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker
This marker is adjacent to the Sullivan's March marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
