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Port Jervis in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Indian Raid

 
 
Indian Raid Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
1. Indian Raid Marker
Inscription.
House and barn of Simon
Westfall on this site,
burned by Brant’s Mohawks
and Tories, July 20, 1776

 
Erected 1936 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1776.
 
Location. 41° 21.525′ N, 74° 41.186′ W. Marker is in Port Jervis, New York, in Orange County. Marker is on S Maple Avenue (County Route 16) south of U.S. 6, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Jervis NY 12771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Trolley Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laurel Grove (approx. 0.2 miles away); Machackemech Burying Ground (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cole’s Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Indian Raid (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Great War - WWI (approx. half a mile away in Pennsylvania); The Greatest Generation (approx. half a mile away in Pennsylvania); Gassmann Pavilion (approx. half a mile away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Jervis.
 
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Port Jervis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
2. Port Jervis Marker
Marker on S Maple Avenue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009
3. Marker on S Maple Avenue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,214 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on April 7, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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