Routes of the Armies - Owego, NY
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N 42° 06.098 W 076° 15.713
18T E 395659 N 4661830
Another of a series of plaques on stone that mark the route of the Clinton Sullivan campaign of 1779
Waymark Code: WMPK06
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2015
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text: "Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779 an expedition against hostile Indian nations which checked this aggression 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"
other side: "Through the friendship and influence of Amos Draper James McMaster a soldier of General Sullivan's army obtained by treaty with the Indians in June 1785 eighteen square miles of land north of the Susquehanna River and east of Owego creek known as McMasters half township which included the site of the village of Owego founded in 1787 erected by the state of New York 1929"
Group that erected the marker: State of New York
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Draper Park, route 17c
Owego, NY USA
13827
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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