Sullivan Campaign
Season 3, Episode 15 Lehigh Valley Landmarks AKA Landmarks With Leon
In 1779, nearly 4,000 Continental soldiers marched out of Easton on a mission ordered by George Washington to “destroy” the heart of the Iroquois frontier. In this episode of Lehigh Valley Landmarks discover how Easton became a major Revolutionary War staging ground, how soldiers carved Sullivan’s Trail through the Poconos, and what happened when the campaign reached Native communities in New York. Click to listen and uncover the little-known Easton chapter of one of the most consequential—and devastating—campaigns of the American Revolution.
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