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Glenville in Schenectady County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

A Former Lake

 
 
Former Lake Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 13, 2018
1. Former Lake Marker
Inscription. Just north of these gravel knolls is the basin of a postglacial lake. Here men of an Arctic type once lived and hunted
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 42° 55.646′ N, 74° 3.588′ W. Marker is in Glenville, New York, in Schenectady County. It is on West Glenville Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam NY 12010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Primitive Path (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Van Vleck Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wolf Hollow (approx. 0.9 miles away); History of Wolf Hollow Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Primitive Path (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Wolf Hollow (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gonzalez Home (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fall Tree Kill (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glenville.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on December 13, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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