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

Anti Slavery Soc.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

1. Anti Slavery Soc. Marker

Inscription. Amsterdam residents met in this building Nov. 9 1836 to form Amsterdam Anti-slavery Society, Mong. Co.'s 1st stand against slavery

Erected by Heritage & Genealogical Soc. of Montg. Co.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 9, 1836.

Location. 42° 58.451′ N, 74° 8.985′ W. Marker is in Hagaman, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on Church Street, on the left. In front of Calvary Reformed Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagaman NY 12086, 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 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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Calvary Reformed (here, next to this marker); Old Hagaman Cemetery 1774 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cemetery 1774 (about 700 feet away); War Memorial/ Honor Roll (about 800 feet away); Pawling Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Shuttleworth Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Did You Know? (approx. 1½ miles away); Manny’s Corners Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagaman.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

2. Anti Slavery Soc. Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

3. Anti Slavery Soc. Marker

Across The Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

4. Across The Street

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 26, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.