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Battle of Wyoming Wyoming, PA 18643
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| Late in June 1778 Colonel Denison was informed by scouts that a force of approximately seven hundred Tories, Rangers and Indians under the command of Major John Butler and Chief Sayenqueraghta of the Seneca were gathering near Pittston at Fort Wintermute. | |||
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History On Friday, July 3, 1778 about 2:00 P.M. some three hundred and seventy five men marched out of Forty Fort to the fife and drum's "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning". It is reported that they carried the "stars and stripes", our new national flag, for the first time. Colonel Zebulon Butler who was on leave from the Continental Army at the time, led the small army. Colonel Nathan Denison was second-in-command. The men marched up what is now Wyoming Avenue. They stopped at a bridge which crossed Abraham's Creek. "In fact, Thomas Bennet boldly declared, they were marching into a snare and that they would be destroyed; and he left them at Abraham's Creek and returned to the fort." Another halt was made at Swetland's Hill. This time scouts reported the enemy was in full retreat. Here Butler, Dorrance and Denison wanted to hold the line until reinforcements arrived from General Washington and John Franklin. But Lazarus Stewart prevailed. After 4:00 P.M. they marched on toward Exeter flats and defeat. |
Directions to Battle of Wyoming & The Wyoming Monument
From Interstate 81 take exit 170B, onto the North Cross Valley Expressway (Route 309), eventually crossing over the Susquehanna River. Take exit 4 onto Welles Street, and follow Welles Street to the intersection with Wyoming Avenue (Route 11). Make a right onto Wyoming Avenue. Follow Wyoming Avenue approximately 2.5 miles, passing the Forty Fort Cemetery and Wyoming Valley Airport on your right. The The Battle of Wyoming and The Wyoming Monument are located on the right side of Wyoming Avenue, just past the Midway Shopping Center.
*History used from this source
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