Near Saratoga Springs in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Frederick Douglass

Fredrick Douglass Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 29, 2019

1. Fredrick Douglass Marker

"Frederick Douglass spoke in Dean’s Corner"
Historian at Saratoga blog entry
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Inscription.
African-American social reformer spoke at Dean's Corners school house June 9, 1849 to a crowd of Quaker abolitionists

Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 222.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1849.

Location. 43° 2.951′ N, 73° 40.59′ W. Marker is near Saratoga Springs, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of County Route 67 and County Route 70, on the left when traveling south on County Route 67. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saratoga Springs NY 12866, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quaker Springs (approx. 1.9 miles away); To the Battlefield (approx. 2.7 miles away); Ketchum’s Corners (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named To the Battlefield (approx. 2.8 miles away); George O. Slingerland (approx. 2.9 miles away); Saratoga Springs Air Force Station (approx. 2.9 miles away); 225th Anniversary Battles of Saratoga (approx. 2.9 miles away); Brigadier General Simon Fraser (approx. 2.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Frederick Douglass. Wikipedia entry:
"Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings...." (Submitted on March 30, 2019.)

Frederick Douglass image. Click for full size.

John Chester Buttre (courtesy of the New York Public Library), circa 1854

2. Frederick Douglass

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 982 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2. submitted on March 30, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.