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

Shopmyer House

 
 
Shopmyer House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Shopmyer House Marker
Inscription. 1948 Tudor style house built near site of Thompson Home, a free black family possibly involved in the underground railroad
 
Erected by Clifton Park Historical Preservation Comm.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRAfrican AmericansSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
 
Location. 42° 50.624′ N, 73° 49.193′ W. Marker is in Clifton Park, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Vischer Ferry Road (County Route 90), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clifton Park NY 12065, 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: Asa Clark House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clifton Park Center (approx. one mile away); Clifton Park Center Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Peck House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Church, c. 1788 (approx. 1.2 miles away); School c. 1860 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tavern c. 1820 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Vischer House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton Park.
 
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Shopmyer House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Shopmyer House Marker
Shopmyer House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 9, 2019
3. Shopmyer House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 11, 2026