Teaoga & Queen Esther's Town - PLAQUE
Teaoga. A watch town, the south door of the Iroquois House was situated at the meeting of the rivers 200 rods to the northeast. Queen Esther's Town of the Delaware Indians was 100 rods to the east along the Chemung River banks. Both towns were destroyed by Colonel Thomas Hartley and his troops Sept. 27, 1778. These flats for 5 miles known as Queen Esther's Flats were grazing ground for their herds.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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