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

Luther Forest

 
 
Luther Forest Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 29, 2019
1. Luther Forest Marker
Inscription. A 7,000 acre forest preserve created by the Luther family. 10,000,000 trees planted between 1898 and 1937
 
Erected 2016 by Town of Malta.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
 
Location. 42° 59.185′ N, 73° 45.586′ W. Marker is in Malta, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of Plains Road and New York State Route 9P, on the right when traveling south on Plains Road. 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. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wiggins-Brown-Nolen (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Luther Forest (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wiggins – Collamer (approx. 1.7 miles away); Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth (approx. 1.9 miles away); Parade Ground (approx. 1.9 miles away); Col. Elmer Ellsworth (approx. 2 miles away); Malta Drive-In Signs (approx. 2 miles away); Dunning Street Common (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Malta.
 
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 29, 2019
2. Saratoga Lake
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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