Near Palatine Bridge in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Keator's Rift

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

1. Keator's Rift Marker

Inscription. Here was the most dangerous naviable rapid in the Mohawk River. Before the canal, boatmen would cooperate going upriver

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 53.753′ N, 74° 30.948′ W. Marker is near Palatine Bridge, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on New York State Route 5, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palatine Bridge NY 13428, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spraker Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Canalway Trail: Sprakers / Competition / Anything & Everything

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Canagere (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Early Home of Major Jelles Fonda (approx. 1.3 miles away); This Is Mohawk Country (approx. 2½ miles away); Van Alstyne Homestead (approx. 2.9 miles away); Canajoharie/Canalway Trail/Pathway Through Mountains (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Erie Canal in Canajoharie (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palatine Bridge.

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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

2. Keator's Rift

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.