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

C. Boughton Farm

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 8, 2019

1. C. Boughton Farm Marker

Inscription. 1850 Doctor and Assemblymen C.S. Hawley later resided here. He founded the Halfmoon Academy. Sec. to Grover Cleveland. Fire Department namesake.

Erected 2017 by Halfmoon Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Government & Politics • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 42° 49.68′ N, 73° 42.779′ W. Marker is in Waterford, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Halfmoon Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Halfmoon Drive, Waterford NY 12188, 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

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Halfmoon (approx. ¼ mile away); Church Hill Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Halfmoon Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oakcliff (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Church Hill Historic District (approx. one mile away); Crescent (approx. one mile away); Crescent Aqueduct (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Crescent Aqueduct (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterford.

C. Boughton Farm Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 8, 2019

2. C. Boughton Farm Site

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.