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The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779

 
 
The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
1. The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker
Inscription.
Tunkhannock
Twelve miles from Quialutimack
on the march from Wyoming to Teaoga
August 3, 1779
lay on lowlands between this point and the river

 
Erected 1929 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series lists.
 
Location. 41° 32.309′ N, 75° 56.915′ W. Marker is in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, in Wyoming County. Memorial is at the intersection of West Tioga Street (BUS US 6) and Warren Street on West Tioga Street (BUS US 6). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tunkhannock PA 18657, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sullivan's March (here, next to this marker); Discover Tunkhannock (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tunkhannock (about 600 feet away); Wyoming County (about 600 feet away); Civil War Monument (about 600 feet away); The Freedom Tree (about 700 feet away); Walter B. Tewksbury
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(approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tunkhannock.
 
The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
2. The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 538 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on January 12, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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