Why We Made this Website
Our intent in making this website is not to celebrate the expedition, John Sullivan, or George Washington, a reverence that is already amply communicated by the markers and their texts. Instead, we offer this site as a resource to encourage readers to develop a deeper understanding of the expedition and its consequences. By bringing together a variety of perspectives left out of the marker texts, we hope readers' understanding of this period of time is further developed and enriched, leading to a more complete and accurate history. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, we hope that this website will be a useful tool that allows viewers to develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of this challenging period of U.S. history and its lasting consequences for Haudenosaunee, Munsee, Delaware, and other Native people, their relations, and their descendants.