Description: Site Marker-Sullivan’s Bridge The Site of General Sullivan’s Bridge Erected by The American Army 1777-1778 Destroyed by Freshets in the winter of 1778-1779 this stone is erected by the Historical Society of Montgomery County Pennsylvania DESCRIPTION - Carved granite. DONOR & DATE - The Historical Society of Montgomery County, 1907. HISTORICAL DATA - In 1840 Riverboatmen took up a collection to replace a deteriorating red sandstone tablet that marked the spot where General Sullivan and his men built a bridge across the Schuylkill. The 1840 marker was of white marble but was ultimately destroyed by flood waters and replaced in 1907 by the present monument.
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Notes: HCS 3/19/2023. Original image available at this link.
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Identifier: VFP187
Serial Number: 6942
Donation: NPGallery Digital Asset Management System collection (#108)
