Crown Point in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Israel Putnam
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
1. Israel Putnam Marker
north of this spot
stood the oak
to which
Israel Putnam
was tied and tortured
by the Indians in 1758
Erected 1922 by Daughters of the American Revolution, Champlain Chapter.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Historic Trees series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.
Location. 43° 57.583′ N, 73° 25.697′ W. Marker is in Crown Point, New York, in Essex County. Marker is on Lake Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crown Point NY 12928, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Soldiers' Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 4 miles away); Hathorne School (approx. 4.1 miles away in Vermont); Ruins of Pre-Revolutionary Village (approx. 4.7 miles away); Capture of Fort St. Frédéric
this page online
Also see . . .
1. The Capture. Website devoted to General Israel Putnam. (Submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Brief biography of Israel Putnam. (Submitted on April 25, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
2. Israel Putnam Marker
Israel Putnam was captured on August 8, 1758, after his British troops were ambushed by a group of 450 French and Indians.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
3. Marker on Lake Road
Putnam was tied by a Caughnawaga chief to a tree in the crossfire of a battle between the British and the ambush party. Putnam also had tomahawks thrown at him by the Indians, was shot at by the French, and was in the process of being burned alive when the French commander put a stop to the torture and freed him.
Internet Archive
4. Rescue of Major Putnam
from Historical, Poetical and Pictorial American Scenes by John Warner Barber and Elizabeth G. Barber, 1851.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,964 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on February 17, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
