On the site of Owego - Owego, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 06.169 W 076° 15.569
18T E 395859 N 4661959
A plaque on a stone placed 1927 about the burning of the Indian village in 1779
Waymark Code: WMPK5A
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2015
Views: 3
text "On the site of Owego Aug 19-20, 1779 encamped 3000 continental soldiers the union of General Clinton's army which had advanced from Otego Lake with a convoy of 208 bateaux and a detachment under General Poor from General Sullivan's Army then at Tioga Point as a part of the campaign against the hostile Iroquois the abandoned Indian village was burned. Erected by the Village of Owego in the 100th year of its incorporation and by the State of New York 1927"
Group that erected the marker: Village of Owego and the State of New York
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
218 Front Street
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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