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During America's Revolution, George Washington orders Generals Sullivan and Clinton to launch the biggest operation to date against sovereign peoples in North American history. Most Iroquois are uprooted from their homelands, making way for the Erie Canal and Westward Expansion.
Strikingly, though Sullivan/Clinton has the most historical markers in New York, it has been nearly forgotten. Spiegelman's tour-de-force combines fresh research, dramatic visuals and unique animated maps to answer why.
It introduces the Campaign's dark origins, key players, main events, tragic and victorious aftermaths, and lasting results. Beyond the military operation, he shows its impact on native culture, the land and today's environment. Back from the "memory hole," Sullivan/Clinton becomes an essential lens on New York and American history. Agreeing with David McCullough that making history boring is a "crime," Spiegelman unveils Sullivan/Clinton as high drama with present-day impact.
Join them for this lecture at the Unadilla Historical Association, 131 Main St., Unadilla.
For more information, contact Don Tuttle: (607) 369-7323
The Unadilla Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of the Town and Village of Unadilla, NY and fosters an appreciation of its historical significance. More...
“ In Sullivan's Expedition of 1779... which destroyed Indian Savagery and opened the westward pathway of civilization the New York Brigade, General James Clinton commanding, consisting of the 3rd, 4t... More...
“Here was built a dam the summer of 1779 by the soldiers under Gen. Clinton to enable them to join the forces under Gen. Sullivan at Tioga.” Hauling 208 boats and all their supplies from Fort Pla... More...
"In memory of the three scouts killed on the estate of Percefer Carr by Brandts Indians September 1778" This is the nugget of a very famous story of Revolutionary War exploits described by Walter... More...
This marks the historic Indian Trail from Fort Plain to Unadilla; on map by British Officer, 1757, during the French and Indian War. This ancient trail was a major Indian trading route for thousands o... More...
Lying south and west of what now the SW corner of Otsego county, the Iroquois settlement at Onaquaga (now North Windsor) was hundreds of years old, a trading post and missionary station. During the 1... More...
Site of the historic Iroquois village of Unadilla and marker of the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign route along the Susquehanna River south and west. Raids on old Unadilla and (nearby) Onaquaga occurre... More...
The Unadilla Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of the Town and Village of Unadilla, NY and fosters an appreciation of its historical significance. More...
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