Near Rotterdam Junction in Schenectady County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Alan Fairbanks

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 10, 2019

1. Alan Fairbanks Marker

Inscription. Died November 28, 2006 due to a spinal cord injury caused by a car-bike crash at this crossing, October 29, 2006.

The white "ghost bike” has been standing watch as a memorial to Alan since 2007, awaiting the current design to be installed in 2016!

The New York Capital Region has lost 15 cyclists to bike-car crashes in the last 15 years. Across the nation more that 600 cyclists are killed on the road every year accident sites marked by a "ghost bike” remind us that cyclists have a legal right to use public roadways

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 42° 51.251′ N, 74° 1.521′ W. Marker is near Rotterdam Junction, New York, in Schenectady County. It is on Riverside Drive (New York State Route 5S), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rotterdam Junction NY 12150, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Empire State Trail (approx. ¾ mile away); Plotter Kill Aqueduct (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fields and Gardens (approx. 0.8 miles away); Workshops (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jan Mabee House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Nilsen Dutch Barn (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Jan Mabee House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jan Mabie House (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rotterdam Junction.

Also see . . . Alan Fairbanks Obituary. (Submitted on October 19, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 10, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.