Army Routes - Waverly ,NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 42° 00.233 W 076° 33.270
18T E 371266 N 4651376
One of a series of markers placed from Cooperstown to near Rochester along the Susquehanna and then through the Finger Lakes.
Waymark Code: WMQ3A8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2015
Views: 2
text "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 the westward the dominion of the United States erected by the State of New York 1929"
There is an image of each of the generals, an eagle and a map on the plaque.
This is east of the Battle of Newtown.
Group that erected the marker: State of New York
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Chemung Street Waverly, NY USA 14892
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