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Fonda in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Caughnawga Church

 
 
Caughnawga Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019
1. Caughnawga Church Marker
Inscription. Approaching the site of old Caughnawga Church erected 1763
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.
 
Location. 42° 57.335′ N, 74° 21.963′ W. Marker is in Fonda, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on New York 5, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fonda NY 12068, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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: Thomas Romeyn (a few steps from this marker); Reformed Dutch Church of Caughnawaga (a few steps from this marker);
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Fonda Cemetery (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Douw Fonda (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fonda Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jail Limit Marker (approx. half a mile away); Court House (approx. half a mile away); Town of Glen (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fonda.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on March 24, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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