{"nrhp_refnum":"93000946","name":"Minisink Battlefield","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"York Lake Rd. (Co. Rd. 168) N of Minisink Ford","address_restricted":false,"city":"Minisink Ford","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.48800210150006,"lon":-74.9713817646199,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-09-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 57.9-acre wooded, rocky hilltop battlefield site in southern Sullivan County, New York, near Minisink Ford and the Delaware River, now a county park. It marks the site of the Revolutionary War battle of July 22, 1779.","why_significant":"The site is the location of a battle in which about 85 Indians and Tories led by Joseph Brant defeated about 120 New York and New Jersey militia under Colonel John Hathorn, part of the British campaign to harass frontier settlements. Although few combatants were involved, it is notable for the high number of casualties, with 47 Americans killed. The battlefield retains a high degree of integrity and includes an 1879 commemorative monument.","narrative":"Minisink Battlefield is a wooded, rocky hilltop of nearly 58 acres in southern Sullivan County, New York, preserved today as a county park. It marks the ground where, on July 22, 1779, a force of roughly 85 Indians and Tories under Mohawk leader Joseph Brant defeated about 120 New York and New Jersey militiamen led by Colonel John Hathorn. Brant had just raided frontier settlements near Peenpack and was heading west when the militia caught up with him. Using a small party to split the militia line, he routed the depleted, thirsty and nearly out-of-ammunition defenders, killing 47. Features such as Sentinel Rock and Hospital Rock mark key phases of the fight. Remains of the dead were gathered and buried in several places over the following decades, and a fieldstone monument was raised in 1879 for the centennial. The steep, undeveloped terrain still conveys the wilderness setting of the battle, which is why the site was listed for its association with the American Revolution.","period_of_significance":"1779-1879","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Contained within a largely undeveloped county park used for battlefield interpretation, environmental education and passive recreation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.766185-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/93000946.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315060","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/minisink-battlefield-93000946/"}