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Sullivan County split from Ulster County in 1809 and was named after Maj. Gen. John Sullivan. Sullivan is "credited" with the 1779 scorched earth campaign against the Six Nations of the Iroquois that bears his name. The Sullivan Expedition was a military assault on the Indian heartland, whose whole purpose was to destroy all Indian villages, crops, livestock, men, women and children. Nothing was to be left standing. It was wildly successful, driving the nations into Canada never to return.
My desire is to make this history known and change the name of our county. My suggestion is Brant County, after the man who unsuccessfully led the Iroquois against General Sullivan. There is no Brant County in the U.S.
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Stop honoring mass murders and ethnic cleansing, Something I think about everytime I'm in your County.
This is an important request that should be granted! Sullivan County must be named BRANT COUNTY! I support this action wholeheartedly by respect to the native nations that were decimated and/or expelled.
Time to stop memorializing atrocities against native people and those who perpetrated them.
I agree with the purpose of this petition. It was a mistake to have named a NYS county after someone who wrought such cruelty on our native population.
Yes! Name it after Joseph Brant. Honestly, I never thought about our county name before but wow, this General Sullivan is nothing to be proud of. Remove his name asap.
maybe reunite with Ulster, or change the name.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
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Sullivan County split from Ulster County in 1809 and was named after Maj. Gen. John Sullivan. Sullivan is "credited" with the 1779 scorched earth campaign against the Six Nations of the Iroquois that bears his name. The Sullivan Expedition was a military assault on the Indian heartland, whose whole purpose was to destroy all Indian villages, crops, livestock, men, women and children. Nothing was to be left standing. It was wildly successful, driving the nations into Canada never to return.
My desire is to make this history known and change the name of our county. My suggestion is Brant County, after the man who unsuccessfully led the Iroquois against General Sullivan. There is no Brant County in the U.S.
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Its about time we faced up to the real history of this area. No more honoring people who committed genocide on our own soil.
Stop honoring mass murders and ethnic cleansing, Something I think about everytime I'm in your County.
This is an important request that should be granted! Sullivan County must be named BRANT COUNTY! I support this action wholeheartedly by respect to the native nations that were decimated and/or expelled.
Time to stop memorializing atrocities against native people and those who perpetrated them.
I agree with the purpose of this petition. It was a mistake to have named a NYS county after someone who wrought such cruelty on our native population.
Yes! Name it after Joseph Brant. Honestly, I never thought about our county name before but wow, this General Sullivan is nothing to be proud of. Remove his name asap.
maybe reunite with Ulster, or change the name.
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Its about time we faced up to the real history of this area. No more honoring people who committed genocide on our own soil.