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

1st Reformed Church

Site of

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2019

1. 1st Reformed Church Marker

Inscription.
Built 1732. Burned Oct. 17, 1780 by Brant and Johnson

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1732.

Location. 42° 35.755′ N, 74° 19.808′ W. Marker is in Middleburgh, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middleburgh NY 12122, 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Weiser's Dorf (approx. 0.2 miles away); Railroad Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hon. Jonathan Danforth Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hops (approx. 0.4 miles away); Timothy Murphy (approx. half a mile away); Burial Place (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Middle Fort (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Site of Middle Fort (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middleburgh.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The Timothy Murphy Trail - More information about the Schoharie and Mohawk Valley raids by Sir John Johnson and Joseph Brant can be found here.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 24, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.