Revolutionary patriot, soldier, politician, first Grand Master of Masons in New Hampshire, and a resident of Durham. He left the Continental Congress to serve under Washington from Cambridge to Valley Forge. Commanded at Rhode Island in 1778, and . . . — — Map (db m96438) HM
Near This Point 18 August 1779
Camped the army of James Clinton en
route to join the forces of General John
Sullivan in the expedition against the Iroquois and their British allies in the war of
the American Revolution
Originally erected by . . . — — Map (db m92920) HM
A museum exhibit interprets the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign of 1779. The campaign destroyed Native American villages and crops throughout the Iroquois homeland. — — Map (db m94628) HM
Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending . . . — — Map (db m93324) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States.
Union near this point the . . . — — Map (db m297935) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States.
— — Map (db m252002) HM
Here where the Great Iroquois Trail
turned east, there passed on the 21st day of
September, 1779, Lieutenant-Colonel William
Butler's force of 600 men from Major-General
John Sullivan’s army, on their march to the
Cayuga castle on the Great . . . — — Map (db m145775) HM
Routes of the General John Sullivan and General James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian Nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the . . . — — Map (db m143350) HM
front face
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States.
rear face . . . — — Map (db m145834) HM
General Sullivan's troops were attacked by Indians posted on this ridge. A valorous charge led by Colonel Hubley drove the Indians to the swamp a quarter mile west. The American dead were conveyed to Tioga and buried at Fort Sullivan.
(Reverse . . . — — Map (db m66976) HM
The climactic battle of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign occurred here as approximately 5,000 soldiers defeated a British force of Native Americans, Loyalists, and regulars. — — Map (db m33545) HM
Congress and General George Washington planned a major offensive campaign against the Seneca, Cayuga, and loyalists in 1779. Washington chose Major General John Sullivan to lead the expedition up the Susquehanna River, while Brigadier General . . . — — Map (db m33547) HM
The 1779 campaign drove
native peoples from their
villages. Seneca and Delaware
fought to protect their
family, homes and way of life. — — Map (db m243110) HM
The Seneca and Delaware urged
British allies to help block
Continental troops advance
resulting in Battle of
Newtown on August 29, 1779. — — Map (db m243111) HM
About two miles down The Susquehanna River on an island and adjacent shores was the camp site of the army of General James Clinton on the night of August 13, 1779. The site of Afton was occupied by the Indian village of Conihunto Destroyed by a . . . — — Map (db m93323) HM
Routes of the Armies of
General John Sullivan
and General
James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending . . . — — Map (db m92996) HM
Routes of the Armies of
General John Sullivan
and
General James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending . . . — — Map (db m92998) HM
Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779. An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward . . . — — Map (db m218832) HM
or Little Beard's Town
De-O-Nun-Da-Ga-A
(Where the Hill is Near)
This principal village of the Senecas was destroyed in 1779 and was the farthest point reached by General John Sullivan and an army of four thousand men acting under direct . . . — — Map (db m58056) HM
Routes of the Armies
of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians of the frontier of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward . . . — — Map (db m58058) HM
Sacred to the memory of Lieut. Thomas Boyd and Sergt. Michael Parker who were captured and afterward tortured and killed. ——————— Afar their bones may lie, but here their patriot blood baptized the . . . — — Map (db m117006) HM WM
Groveland Ambuscade Park During the Clinton-Sullivan Campaign in September 1779, Lt. Thomas Boyd's scouting party was ambushed by Tories and Indians on this site. Sixteen Revolutionary War soldiers died here. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail . . . — — Map (db m117005) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania extending westward the dominion of the United States. — — Map (db m168896) HM
Empires in America After Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, European invaders claimed it for themselves. By the middle of the eighteenth century, France, England, and Spain claimed possession of most of the North American . . . — — Map (db m131876) HM
Capt-Lieut. Thomas Boyd, Sergeant Michael Parker, Sergeant Nicholas Hungerman, Sergeant William Floyd, Corporal Calhoun, Oneida Lt. Honyost Thaosagwat
and nine volunteer riflemen, John Conrey, Benjamin Curtin, James McElroy, William . . . — — Map (db m70895) HM WM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States. — — Map (db m130975) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States — — Map (db m61893) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States. — — Map (db m68624) HM WM
Rivers and streams flowing southward make this area a part of the great Susquehanna River Valley. Early fur traders from the Mohawk Valley dealt with Indians as far away as Oquaga(Now Windsor). Large colonial land grants were obtained by George . . . — — Map (db m98343) HM
A village of the Senecas destroyed by a
Continental Army under General John Sullivan
British and Indians defeated at the
battle of Newtown, August 29, 1779,
retreated to this place where a two days'
war council resulted in abandonment . . . — — Map (db m246794) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations
which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians
on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending
westward the dominion of the United States. — — Map (db m246796) HM
Site of
"a very pretty Indian town
of ten houses"
Burned September 21, 1779
————————
See page 76 "Journals of the
Military Expedition of
Major General John Sullivan,"
published by the . . . — — Map (db m104763) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States. — — Map (db m68621) HM WM
Sullivan Trail Before settlement by white men, Col. Henry Dearborn of the Sullivan Expedition viewed Cayuga Lake here Sept. 22, 1779. — — Map (db m96336) HM
Degory Prowtt Drummer Boy, 1776 - 1783, at siege of Fort Stanwix on the Sullivan Expedition, at surrender of Cornwallis, lived a mile west of here. — — Map (db m96347) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States.
Erected by the State of New York 1929 — — Map (db m68623) HM WM
Routes of the armies of
General John Sullivan
and
General James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggression of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m8069) HM
Sullivan Expedition 1779
This campaign severed the English-Indian Alliance and checked English aggression on our western frontier. — — Map (db m267915) WM
Routes of the armies of
General John Sullivan
and
General James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggression of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m8193) HM
This monument was erected in
September 1879. To commemorate
The destruction of the Indian village
SKOI-YASE,
By Col. John Harper, under orders of
Maj. Gen John Sullivan,
September 8, 1779. — — Map (db m8192) HM
This part of New York State was once the homeland of the Seneca Indians, one of the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. These people were great agriculturalists, known for their corn, beans, squash, fruit trees and livestock. During the . . . — — Map (db m222465) HM
Sullivan expedition 1779 The campaign severed the English-Indian Alliance and checked English aggression of our western frontier — — Map (db m224421) HM
Indian village 3 miles distant from Sheshecunnuck Site of Sullivan's Army Encampment August 11-26, 1779 Lay one and one fourth miles south of this point — — Map (db m32912) HM
Wyalusing
10 1/2 miles from Vanderlip's farm. Fifth encampment of Sullivan's Army on the march from Wyoming to Teaoga, August 6-7, 1779, was on site just west of this road marked by the Moravian Indian Town Monument — — Map (db m90560) WM
The Lime Hill Battlefield, April 14th, 1782. Several hundred yards south west and in front of this marker, a rescue party of eight Patriot men ambushed a war party of thirteen Iroquois Indians who were marching five captives, Mrs. Roswell Franklin . . . — — Map (db m90496) WM
Gen. John Sullivan's army camped just west Aug. 5-7, 1779, en route to attack the New York Iroquois. A major campaign, destroying 40 villages and ending the Indian-Tory frontier menace. — — Map (db m90562) WM
This stone commemorates the passing through Wesauking on August 9, and October 4, 1779 of Major General John Sullivan and his troops in the military expedition against the Six Nations.
“The glorious achievements we have exhibited in . . . — — Map (db m90344) WM
Standing Stone-9 ½ miles from Wyalusing. Sixth encampment of Sullivan’s Army on the march from Wyoming to Teaoga August 8-9 1779 was on river lowlands opposite the Standing Stone. — — Map (db m90362) WM
Gen. John Sullivan's army camped on the nearby river lowlands Aug. 8-9, 1779 en route to attack the Six Nations Iroquois. Sixth camp between Wyoming and Fort Sullivan. — — Map (db m90364) WM
General John Sullivan’s 1779 Revolutionary War expedition built a road through this area. Only one bridge was required from Easton to Wilkes-Barre, and it crossed Tobyhanna Creek here. Camped nearby, over 500 troops completed the difficult . . . — — Map (db m305216) HM
This encampment site was named by General Sullivan’s Expedition of the Revolutionary War, 1779, en route north to avenge the Wyoming Massacre. They called the adjacent swamp Hell’s Kitchen. Army engineers built this first road on the Pocono Plateau, . . . — — Map (db m258069) HM
So called because of privations suffered by men of 2nd New York and 5th New Jersey Regiments of the Continental Line who encamped here while changing a wilderness trail into a military road to pave the way for Sullivan's Expedition against the . . . — — Map (db m137653) HM
Site of the Sullivan Stores the advance post of the Expedition
Marked by
The Pennsylvania Historical Commission
And the Valley Forge Chapter SAR
1929 — — Map (db m137665) HM
Learned's Tavern marked the end of the second day's march from Easton to Fort Wyoming, at Wilkes-Barre. The army camped here June 19, 1779, after a 16-mile march from Heller's Tavern. — — Map (db m86935) HM
In July 1779, General John Sullivan began the southern leg of one of the largest offensive campaigns of the Revolutionary War. Directed against the Indian warriors of the six nations and their British and Loyalist allies, Sullivan’s march proceeded . . . — — Map (db m86229) WM
This stone marks the road over
which General John Sullivan
marched June 18, 1779, to quell
the Indian insurrection and
avenge the Wyoming Massacre
—————
Erected by the
George Taylor Chapter
Daughters . . . — — Map (db m136117) HM
Fourteen miles from Tunkhannock, Fourth Encampment of Sullivan's Army, on the march from Wyoming to Teaoga August 4-5, 1779, lay on this lowland known as blade Walnut Flats. — — Map (db m90564) HM
Gen. John Sullivan's army camped on the lowland on the opposite side of the river Aug. 1-2, 1779. It was the second camp from Fort Wyoming at Wilkes-Barre en route to Tioga. — — Map (db m90606) WM
Tunkhannock
Twelve miles from Quialutimack
on the march from Wyoming to Teaoga
August 3, 1779
lay on lowlands between this point and the river
— — Map (db m190125) WM
