Major General John Sullivan’s March - Wysox PA
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 46.695 W 076° 23.735
18T E 384019 N 4626097
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
Waymark Code: WM12HK8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2020
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Major General John Sullivan’s March-Passing through Wesauking--
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 extending our conquests so far will make no inconsiderable balance even in the present politics of America. Its future good consequences I leave to the eloquence of time to declare, which will in ages hence celebrate the memory of a conquest, the real good effects of which posterity will particularly enjoy.”
Journal of Lieut. Col. Adam Hubley of the Advance Guard of Sullivan’s Army.
Group that erected the marker: George Clymer Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Towanda PA.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Pennsylvania Route 187
next to the Wysox Presbyterian Church.
Wysox, PA USA
18854
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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