Delaware Township near Turbotville in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fort Freeland
The Sullivan Expedition Against The Iroquois Indians 1779
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015
1. Fort Freeland Marker
Plaque contains a map of the expedition. Both the map and text are illegible.
Erected 1929.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 28, 1779.
Location. 41° 5.95′ N, 76° 48.367′ W. Marker is near Turbotville, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is in Delaware Township. It is on Susquehanna Trail (Pennsylvania Route 1007). Marker is adjacent to the Warrior Run Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4505 Susquehanna Trail, Turbotville PA 17772, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Col. Matthew Smith (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Fort Freeland (within shouting distance of this marker); Warrior Run Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town Clock Bell (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Robert E. Brown Memorial Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Widow Catherine Smith (approx. 3.8 miles away); Dewart (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Turbotville.
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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015
2. Fort Freeland Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
