Near Margaretville in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Middletown Settlement

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 13, 2019

1. Middletown Settlement Marker

Inscription. Three Hudson Valley Dutch families arrived in 1763 to settle the Delaware Valley where the Lenni Lenape first hunted and fished.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.

Location. 42° 8.799′ N, 74° 38.265′ W. Marker is near Margaretville, New York, in Delaware County. It is on Route 28, on the right when traveling west. Marker is right on town line between Arkville and Margaretville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Margaretville NY 12455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

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 3 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Margaretville War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Margaretville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lodges Organized in Middletown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Historic Margaretville! (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Village Transformed (approx. ¾ mile away); The Buy-Out Program (approx. ¾ mile away); The Stream of Time (approx. ¾ mile away); Old Stone Schoolhouse (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Margaretville.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 13, 2019

2. Middletown Settlement Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 13, 2019

3. Middletown Settlement Marker

Looking south across NY 28 from marker you can see the Welcome to Arkville sign

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.