Elmira in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Military Route

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 21, 2015

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 New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 42° 3.248′ N, 76° 45.133′ W. Marker is in Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. It is on Oneida Road (County Road 60), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2420 Oneida Road, Elmira NY 14904, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Civil Rights Victory (approx. 1.1 miles away); Newtown Battlefield Reservation (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Battle of Newtown (approx. 1.1 miles away); Flagstaffs - Newtown Battlefield (approx. 1.2 miles away); Major General John Sullivan (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Newtown (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fire on the Frontier - 1778 (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Sullivan Campaign (approx. 1.2 miles away); Divided Peoples (approx. 1.2 miles away); Newtown (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elmira.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Newtown Battlefield State Park (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Sullivan Expedition. The Sullivan Expedition, also known as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, led by Major General John Sullivan and Brigadier General James Clinton was an extended systematic military campaign against Loyalists ("Tories") and the four Amerindian nations of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War. It occurred mainly

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 21, 2015

2. Military Route Marker

in the lands of the Iroquois Confederacy, which is today the heartland of New York State. (Submitted on November 7, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 21, 2015

3. Military Route Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 705 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.