Cobleskill in Schoharie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Town of Cobleskill

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2018

1. Town of Cobleskill Marker

Inscription. Established March 17, 1797, as one of the six original towns that formed Schoharie County. Name was derived from a German Palatine settler, Jacob Kobel.

Erected 1997 by Town of Cobleskill Bicentennial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1797.

Location. 42° 40.657′ N, 74° 29.181′ W. Marker is in Cobleskill, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 7/10) west of Grand Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Veterans' Memorial "Centre" Park, Cobleskill NY 12043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen

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Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World Wars Memorial Clock (within shouting distance of this marker); Shootout (approx. 0.2 miles away); George W. Snyder (approx. 0.6 miles away); Willis MacDonald (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cherry Valley Junction (approx. 1.4 miles away); Warner Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Nicolas Warner (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cobleskill.

Also see . . . Cobleskill (village), New York. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2018

2. Town of Cobleskill Marker

Looking east

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.