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About Two Miles Down The Susquehanna River

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About two miles down the Susquehanna River, on an island and the adjacent shores, General James Clinton's army camped on the night of August 13, 1779. The site of Afton had been occupied by the Indian village of Conihunto, which was destroyed by a force under Captain William Gray in October 1778.
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