Fort Sullivan

Fort Sullivan (HMM46)

Location: Athens, PA 18810 Bradford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 57.031', W 76° 30.958'

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In Sullivan's Expedition, the march that destroyed savagery and opened the Keystone and Empire States to civilization, four brigades furnished by the states of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and New Hampshire, with Proctor's Artillery and Parr's Riflemen, took part. At this Tioga Point, long the southern door of the Iroquois Confederacy, 5000 troops encamped. Named by the Continentals and garrisoned by 250 soldiers of the 2d New Jersey Regiment under Colonel Israel Shrieve, here stood
Fort Sullivan
with four block houses, curtains and abatis, from August 11th to October 3rd 1779.
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HM NumberHMM46
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Year Placed1902
Placed ByTioga Chapter Daughers of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 2:48pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 374352 N 4645393
Decimal Degrees41.95051667, -76.51596667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 57.031', W 76° 30.958'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 57' 1.86" N, 76° 30' 57.48" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 713-747 S Main St, Athens PA 18810, US
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