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1772 House

 
 
1772 House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 23, 2019
1. 1772 House Marker
Inscription. Built by Eliphalet Kellogg. Had settlers' baking ovens. Indians captured children and tortured them. Kellogg was Revolutionary Patriot.
 
Erected by Town of Ballston.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.
 
Location. 42° 56.435′ N, 73° 51.067′ W. Marker is in Ballston, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Lake Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ballston Lake NY 12019, 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 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 the crow flies: John Clinton (approx. 0.4 miles away); Scribner Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stephen White (approx. 1.1 miles away); Reverend Ball Cabin (approx. 1.1 miles away); Indian Spring (approx. 1.1 miles away); McDonalds Site (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kayaderosseras (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hawkwood Mansion (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ballston.
 
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1772 House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 23, 2019
2. 1772 House
1772 House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 16, 2019
3. 1772 House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,486 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 23, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   2. submitted on January 24, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   3. submitted on May 16, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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