Unadilla in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Lost Peace

Historic New York

Photographed by Frank Harder Sr., December 12, 2015

1. The Lost Peace Marker

Inscription. This area was once the gathering place for Tories and Indians bent on the destruction of American frontier settlements. In 1777, General Nicholas Herkimer met with Chief Joseph Brant and discussed a peace which might have ended the bloody raids on the Mohawk Valley. Brant was not intimidated by Herkimer's large escort of Tryon County militia, but instead challenged the Americans, saying that he was "ready for war." Herkimer returned north but the two met again, on the bloody battlefield of Oriskany.

After Oriskany, in 1779, American forces destroyed the Indian villages--real towns of stone houses with glass windows and brick chimneys--and burned the corn. This left the Iroquois homeless and starving--the unfortunate victims in a white man's war. The result was a migration of the Senecas and many of their Iroquois brothers to Canada.

Erected 1969 by State of New York Education Department and the New York State Transportation 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 1777.

Location. 42° 19.543′ N, 75° 17.415′ W. Marker is in Unadilla, New York, in Otsego County. It can be reached from Interstate 88 0.7 miles

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south of New York 357 (New York State Route 357). Unadilla Rest Stop This marker is located on the grounds of I-88 Rest Area - Eastbound. Can be found facing the entrance to the rest area building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Unadilla NY 13849, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sidney Center Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Settlers of Sidney Center (approx. 2.9 miles away); Andrew Mann Inn (approx. 5.1 miles away); Sidney Grove Campground Bell (approx. 5.3 miles away); First Church In Sidney (approx. 5.3 miles away); Sidney World War I Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Unadilla.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, August 26, 2022

2. The Lost Peace Marker

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, March 12, 2016

3. The Lost Peace Marker

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, August 26, 2022

4. The Lost Peace Marker

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, March 12, 2016

5. The Lost Peace Marker

Typical landscape of the area.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2015, by Frank Harder Sr. of Dumfries, Virginia. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 12, 2015, by Frank Harder Sr. of Dumfries, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 26, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 3. submitted on March 12, 2016, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 4. submitted on August 26, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 5. submitted on March 12, 2016, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.