Romulus in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dean's Cove
(Swah-Ya-Wa-Nah)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 30, 2016
1. Dean's Cove Marker
(Swah-Ya-Wa-Nah)
Indian village destroyed
by detachments from
Sullivan's Army
September 22, 1779.
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1779.
Location. 42° 44.635′ N, 76° 46.191′ W. Marker is in Romulus, New York, in Seneca County. It is on New York State Route 89 Ύ mile north of Vineyard Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at Dean's Cove State Marine Park - a state boat launch. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Romulus NY 14541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Frisbie's Ferry (approx. 0.6 miles away); Degory Prowtt (approx. 1.3 miles away); East Varick (approx. 1.8 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Birthplace of Isaac Philips Roberts (approx. 2.2 miles away); Swahyawana (approx. 2½ miles away); Jeptha H. Wade
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Also see . . . Dean's Cove Boat Launch. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website entry (Submitted on July 31, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 30, 2016
2. Northward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 30, 2016
3. Southward
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,054 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
