Durham in Strafford County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Major General John Sullivan Memorial

Photographed by James R. Murray, August 3, 2016

1. Major General John Sullivan Memorial Marker

Detail of commemorative marker inscription

Inscription.

The plaque commemorates the 200th anniversary of the first organized fight of the Revolution and the transport by gundalow of gunpowder taken from the British at Fort William and Mary in New Castle on Dec. 14, 1774, concealed at this spot and later used in the battle of Bunker Hill Presented by the Silver Squares November 11, 1975.

Monument
Front
In memory of John Sullivan Born Feb 17, 1740 Died Jan 23, 1795 Sullivan

Rear
Erected by the State of New Hampshire upon the site of the meeting house under which was stored the gunpowder taken from Fort William and Mary

Erected by State of New Hampshire.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 43° 7.823′ N, 70° 55.061′ W. Marker is in Durham, New Hampshire, in Strafford County. It is on Newmarket Road. Memorial and plaque are just a few steps from the John Sullivan marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Durham NH 03824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 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: Major General John Sullivan (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Durham New Hampshire War Memorial Marker (approx. half a mile away); Packer's Falls (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Alexander Scammell Bridge over the Bellamy River (approx. 3.3 miles away); Cpl. Robert F. White Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); John Webster Hall (approx. 3½ miles away); No. 1 Mill (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oyster River Massacre (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by James R. Murray, August 3, 2016

2. Major General John Sullivan Memorial Marker

Front inscription of memorial

Photographed by James R. Murray, August 3, 2016

3. Major General John Sullivan Memorial Marker

Rear inscription on memorial

Major General John Sullivan Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James R. Murray, August 3, 2016

4. Major General John Sullivan Memorial

John Sullivan image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

5. John Sullivan

from A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson, 1902.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 830 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. 5. submitted on September 2, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.