Ballston Spa in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Home of George Scott

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 3, 2018

1. Home of George Scott Marker

Inscription. Settled here 1774. British and Indians attacked 1780. Scott was tomahawked and house was pillaged. He died in 1785.

Erected by Town of Ballston.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 42° 59.712′ N, 73° 52.734′ W. Marker is in Ballston Spa, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Middleline Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 386 Middleline Road, Ballston Spa NY 12020, 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 North America,

the Great North Woods,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: 1780 Invasion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Home of Jonathan Filer (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colonial Inn (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of (approx. 0.9 miles away); Here in 1800 / Here in 1900 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Captain Abner Doubleday (approx. 1.4 miles away); County Seat (approx. 1½ miles away); Briggs Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ballston Spa.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 3, 2018

2. Home of George Scott Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 965 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on December 17, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.