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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>16</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>16</small>
| William Yates
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| On NYS 23 About 1 Mile East Of the Village of Morris
| [[Morris, New York|Morris, Town Of, New York]]
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| Historic Marker for William Yates Baronet, Humanitarian, Noted Doctor, From Sapperton, Eng. Introduced Vaccination in America at Philadelphia in 1799. Died, Morris, Mar. 1857 Erected 1965 Zion Church
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>17</small>
| CLINTON'S DAM
| CLINTON'S DAM
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| Sam Opened August 9, 1779 2000 Men And 200 Bateaux Went Down The Susquehanna
| Sam Opened August 9, 1779 2000 Men And 200 Bateaux Went Down The Susquehanna
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>17</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>18</small>
| COUNCIL ROCK
| COUNCIL ROCK
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| Famous Meeting Place Of The Indians
| Famous Meeting Place Of The Indians
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>18</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>19</small>
| GEORGE CROGHAN
| GEORGE CROGHAN
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| Indian Agent - Land Speculator Lived In Pioneer Log House Located Here 1769–1770. General James Clinton's Headquarters Here 1779.
| Indian Agent - Land Speculator Lived In Pioneer Log House Located Here 1769–1770. General James Clinton's Headquarters Here 1779.
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>19</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>20</small>
| HUTTERS POINT
| HUTTERS POINT
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| Where Hettie Saved Her Father, Tom Hutter And Hurry Harry From The Huron "Deerslayer"
| Where Hettie Saved Her Father, Tom Hutter And Hurry Harry From The Huron "Deerslayer"
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>20</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>21</small>
| SUNKEN ISLAND
| SUNKEN ISLAND
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| Home Of Tom Hutter "Deerslayer".
| Home Of Tom Hutter "Deerslayer".
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>21</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>22</small>
| BUTTERNUT ROAD
| BUTTERNUT ROAD
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| Indian Trail From Fort Plain To Unadilla; On Map By British Officer, 1757, During French And Indian War
| Indian Trail From Fort Plain To Unadilla; On Map By British Officer, 1757, During French And Indian War
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>22</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>23</small>
| FEDERAL CORNERS
| FEDERAL CORNERS
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| Former Home Of Lemuel Vibber, Owner Of Twelve- Forge Blacksmith Shop. House Erected 1798 Opened To Public 1820
| Former Home Of Lemuel Vibber, Owner Of Twelve- Forge Blacksmith Shop. House Erected 1798 Opened To Public 1820
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>23</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>24</small>
| FEDERAL CORNERS
| FEDERAL CORNERS
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| 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
| 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
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>24</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>25</small>
| FRENCH WAR-1757
| FRENCH WAR-1757
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| Here English Troops Guided By Indians Sought Sulphur Deposit Site Great Sulphur Spring Opened To Public 1820
| Here English Troops Guided By Indians Sought Sulphur Deposit Site Great Sulphur Spring Opened To Public 1820
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>25</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>26</small>
| MONTICELLO
| MONTICELLO
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| Site Of Baptist Church Built 1824, Razed 1920, Nearly Opposite Site of Universalist Church Built 1880, Razed 1921
| Site Of Baptist Church Built 1824, Razed 1920, Nearly Opposite Site of Universalist Church Built 1880, Razed 1921
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>26</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>27</small>
| RICHFIELD HOTEL
| RICHFIELD HOTEL
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| 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
| 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
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>27</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>28</small>
| SITE OF
| SITE OF
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| 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
| 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
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>28</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>29</small>
| CONTINENTAL SCHOOL
| CONTINENTAL SCHOOL
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| Log Schoolhouse On This Site In 1797 First Sunday School In Town Organized Here 1819
| Log Schoolhouse On This Site In 1797 First Sunday School In Town Organized Here 1819
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>29</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>30</small>
| FIRST CHURCH
| FIRST CHURCH
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| In Springfield, And First Baptist Church West Of Hudson Valley 1787. Used By All Denominations And For Town Meetings
| In Springfield, And First Baptist Church West Of Hudson Valley 1787. Used By All Denominations And For Town Meetings
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>30</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>31</small>
| NEAR HERE STOOD THE
| NEAR HERE STOOD THE
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| Log School House, Probably First In The Town. Built Before Organization Of Spring- Field In 1797
| Log School House, Probably First In The Town. Built Before Organization Of Spring- Field In 1797
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>31</small>
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| ONE OF THE EARLY
| ONE OF THE EARLY
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| Toll Gates On The Third Division Of The Western Turnpike Completed In 1808
| Toll Gates On The Third Division Of The Western Turnpike Completed In 1808
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>32</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>33</small>
| SPALSBERRY
| SPALSBERRY
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| Center An Early Settlement Here Burned By Indians Under Joseph Brant June 18, 1778
| Center An Early Settlement Here Burned By Indians Under Joseph Brant June 18, 1778
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>33</small>
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| ARROW
| ARROW
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| Clinton Camp Occupied By 4Th Pennsylvania Regiment Who Served As Guard For Supply Wagons 1779
| Clinton Camp Occupied By 4Th Pennsylvania Regiment Who Served As Guard For Supply Wagons 1779
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| ARROW
| ARROW
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| Camp And Fort At Hyde Bay, Otsego Lake 1½ Miles South, Occupied By 4Th Massachusetts Regiment 1779
| Camp And Fort At Hyde Bay, Otsego Lake 1½ Miles South, Occupied By 4Th Massachusetts Regiment 1779
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>35</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>36</small>
| FIRST CHURCH
| FIRST CHURCH
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| In Village Of Worcester Organized 1792 As Congregational Became Presbyterian 1917 Present Edifice Erected 1892
| In Village Of Worcester Organized 1792 As Congregational Became Presbyterian 1917 Present Edifice Erected 1892
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>36</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>37</small>
| GARFIELD FARM
| GARFIELD FARM
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| Site Of Home Of Solomon Garfield And Son Thomas. Abram Garfield, Father Of President James A. Garfield Lived Here Prior To 1827
| Site Of Home Of Solomon Garfield And Son Thomas. Abram Garfield, Father Of President James A. Garfield Lived Here Prior To 1827
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! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>37</small>
! {{NYS Marker color}} | <small>38</small>
| MURPHY HOME
| MURPHY HOME
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Revision as of 03:22, 28 May 2016

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
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 ARMY CAMP On NYS 7 About 2 Miles Northeast Of Otego Otego, Town Of, New York 42°24′50.13″N 75°8′53.33″W / 42.4139250°N 75.1481472°W / 42.4139250; -75.1481472 Army Camp Sullivan-clinton Forces Camped Near This Spot August 11, 1779
16 William Yates On NYS 23 About 1 Mile East Of the Village of Morris Morris, Town Of, New York 42°32′47.5″N 75°13′18.6″W / 42.546528°N 75.221833°W / 42.546528; -75.221833 Historic Marker for William Yates Baronet, Humanitarian, Noted Doctor, From Sapperton, Eng. Introduced Vaccination in America at Philadelphia in 1799. Died, Morris, Mar. 1857 Erected 1965 Zion Church
17 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
18 COUNCIL ROCK On Main St. At Cooperstown Otsego, Town Of, New York Famous Meeting Place Of The Indians
19 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.
20 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"
21 SUNKEN ISLAND On Nys 80 About 5 Miles North Of Cooperstown Otsego County, Town of East Springfield, New York Home Of Tom Hutter "Deerslayer".
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 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
26 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
27 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
28 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
29 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
30 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
31 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
32 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
33 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
34 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
35 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
36 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
37 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
38 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

References

  1. ^ a b "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-07-15.