List of New York State Historic Markers in Otsego County, New York
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Otsego County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | FARM AND GRAVE | On Co. Rd. About 2½ Mis. East Of Burlington | Burlington, Town Of, New York | Jedidiah Peck 1747–1821 Father Of The Common School System Of The State Of New York | |||
2 | 1/2 MILE NORTH TO SITE | On Us 20 At Cherry Valley | Cherry Valley, Town Of, New York | Fortified Home Of Col. Samuel Campbell 1778 | |||
3 | 2/5 MILES WEST TO SITE OF | On Us 20 At Cherry Valley | Cherry Valley, Town Of, New York | Dunlop Home Destroyed At Time Of Cherry Valley Massacre November 11, 1778 | |||
4 | CHERRY VALLEY | On Us 20 At Cherry Valley | Cherry Valley, Town Of, New York | Massacre 1778 Monument 1/5 Mile South | |||
5 | ARROW | On Us 20 At Cherry Valley | Cherry Valley, Town Of, New York | 2 Miles North To Moruth Rock Marking Spot Where Lieut. Wormuth Fell 1778 Shot By Joseph Brant First Left, Then Right Fork | |||
6 | OLD STONE CHURCH | On Nys 28 At Schuyler Lake | Exeter, Town Of, New York | Built 1839-40 By George Herkimer Now Used As A Universalist Church | |||
7 | SITE OF | On Nys 28 At Schuyler Lake | Exeter, Town Of, New York | Herkimer Cemetery Hendrick Herkimer, Brother Of Gen. Nicholas Herkimer, His Sons, George And Abraham, Who Served In American Revolution, Are Buried Here | |||
8 | SITE OF | On Nys 28 At Schuyler Lake | Exeter, Town Of, New York | Herkimer Farm Original Herkimer Homestead In Exeter, Then Tryon Co. Settled By Hendrick Herkimer Prior To Revolution | |||
9 | ABNER ADAMS | 1932 | On Town Rd. About 1½ Miles N.e. Of South Hartwick | Hartwick, Town Of, New York | 1745–1825 Revolutionary Soldier; One Of Israel Putnam's Rangers; Is Buried In This Cemetery | ||
10 | HARTWICK COLLEGE | On College Campus At Clinton & West Sts. | Hartwick, Town Of, New York | Founded As Hartwick Seminary 1797 Chartered As Hartwick College February 17, 1928 | |||
11 | HARTWICK SEMINARY | On Nys 28 At Hartwick Seminary | Hartwick, Town Of, New York | Oldest Lutheran Theological School In America. Founded 1797 By Rev. John Christopher Hartwick. Located Here 1816 | |||
12 | HOME OF | On Nys 205 At Hartwick | Hartwick, Town Of, New York | Marcus Wells 1815–1895 Wrote World Famous Hymn "Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide" | |||
13 | SOUTH HARTWICK | On E. Main St. In Hartwick | Hartwick, Town Of, New York | Cemetery 1812 Rev. Ebenezer White, 1770–1813, Noted Methodist Itinerant Minister Is Buried Here | |||
14 | BUTTERNUT VALLEY | On Nys 51 About 2 Miles Northeast Of Morris | Morris, Town Of, New York | Named For Three Butternut Trees Growing From One Stump, The Original Corner Of Hillington, Wells And Otego Patents 1170' Due S.e. | |||
15 | REVOLUTIONARY | On Nys 7 About 2 Miles Northeast Of Otego | Otego, Town Of, New York | Army Camp Sullivan-clinton Forces Camped Near This Spot August 11, 1779 | |||
16 | CLINTON'S DAM | On Lake St. At Cooperstown | Otsego, Town Of, New York | Sam Opened August 9, 1779 2000 Men And 200 Bateaux Went Down The Susquehanna | |||
17 | COUNCIL ROCK | On Main St. At Cooperstown | Otsego, Town Of, New York | Famous Meeting Place Of The Indians | |||
18 | GEORGE CROGHAN | On Main St. At Cooperstown | Otsego, Town Of, New York | Indian Agent - Land Speculator Lived In Pioneer Log House Located Here 1769–1770. General James Clinton's Headquarters Here 1779. | |||
19 | HUTTERS POINT | On Nys 80 About 4½ Miles North Of Cooperstown | Otsego, Town Of, New York | Where Hettie Saved Her Father, Tom Hutter And Hurry Harry From The Huron "Deerslayer" | |||
20 | SUNKEN ISLAND | On Nys 80 About 5 Miles North Of Cooperstown | Otsego County, Town of East Springfield, New York | Home Of Tom Hutter "Deerslayer". | |||
21 | BUTTERNUT ROAD | On Town Rd. About 1/2 Mile East Of Richfield Springs | Richfield, Town Of, New York | Indian Trail From Fort Plain To Unadilla; On Map By British Officer, 1757, During French And Indian War | |||
22 | FEDERAL CORNERS | On Tn. Rd. About 1 Mile Southeast Of Richfield Springs | Richfield, Town Of, New York | Former Home Of Lemuel Vibber, Owner Of Twelve- Forge Blacksmith Shop. House Erected 1798 Opened To Public 1820 | |||
23 | FEDERAL CORNERS | On Tn. Rd. About 1 Mile Southeast Of Richfield Springs | Richfield, Town Of, New York | Once A Busy Hamlet, Site Of Averill Inn, Vibber's Twelve- Forge Shop, Store, Tannery. Home, School Of Dr. Jas. L. Palmer Physician And Teacher | |||
24 | FRENCH WAR-1757 | On Us 20 At Richfield Springs | Richfield, Town Of, New York | Here English Troops Guided By Indians Sought Sulphur Deposit Site Great Sulphur Spring Opened To Public 1820 | |||
25 | MONTICELLO | On Co. Rd. At Richfield | Richfield, Town Of, New York | Site Of Baptist Church Built 1824, Razed 1920, Nearly Opposite Site of Universalist Church Built 1880, Razed 1921 | |||
26 | RICHFIELD HOTEL | On Us 20 At Richfield Springs | Richfield, Town Of, New York | Oldest Tavern In Richfield; Built By Nathan Dow In 1816, Who Was With Ethan Allen At Ticonderoga. First Summer Guests, 1821, When Board Was $1.25 Per Week | |||
27 | SITE OF | On Co. Rd. About 1/2 Mile Norwest Of Richfield | Richfield, Town Of, New York | Beardsley Home Built 1790 In Forest By Obadiah Beardsley And Family First Settlers In Richfield. St. Luke's Church, A Library And School Were Founded Soon After | |||
28 | CONTINENTAL SCHOOL | On Town Rd. 2 Miles South Of Middle Springfield | Springfield, Town Of, New York | Log Schoolhouse On This Site In 1797 First Sunday School In Town Organized Here 1819 | |||
29 | FIRST CHURCH | On Us 20 At Middle Springfield | Springfield, Town Of, New York | In Springfield, And First Baptist Church West Of Hudson Valley 1787. Used By All Denominations And For Town Meetings | |||
30 | NEAR HERE STOOD THE | On Co. Rd. About 1/2 Mile North Of E. Springfield | Springfield, Town Of, New York | Log School House, Probably First In The Town. Built Before Organization Of Spring- Field In 1797 | |||
31 | ONE OF THE EARLY | On Us 20 At East Springfield | Springfield, Town Of, New York | Toll Gates On The Third Division Of The Western Turnpike Completed In 1808 | |||
32 | SPALSBERRY | On County Rd. About 1½ Miles North Of East Springfield | Springfield, Town Of, New York | Center An Early Settlement Here Burned By Indians Under Joseph Brant June 18, 1778 | |||
33 | ARROW | On Us 20 At Middle Springfield | Springfield, Town Of, New York | Clinton Camp Occupied By 4Th Pennsylvania Regiment Who Served As Guard For Supply Wagons 1779 | |||
34 | ARROW | On Us 20 At Middle Springfield | Springfield, Town Of, New York | Camp And Fort At Hyde Bay, Otsego Lake 1½ Miles South, Occupied By 4Th Massachusetts Regiment 1779 | |||
35 | FIRST CHURCH | On Nys 7 At Worcester | Worcester, Town Of, New York | In Village Of Worcester Organized 1792 As Congregational Became Presbyterian 1917 Present Edifice Erected 1892 | |||
36 | GARFIELD FARM | On Nys 7 At Worcester | Worcester, Town Of, New York | Site Of Home Of Solomon Garfield And Son Thomas. Abram Garfield, Father Of President James A. Garfield Lived Here Prior To 1827 | |||
37 | MURPHY HOME | On Co. Rd. About 1 Mile West Of So. Worcester | Worcester, Town Of, New York | Timothy Murphy, Famous Revolutionary Soldier, Lived On This Farm 1812–1817 | |||
See also
- List of New York State Historic Markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
References
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