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Near Stone Arabia in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Frederick Getman

 
 
Frederick Getman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Frederick Getman Marker
Inscription. Site of home of Frederick Getman. Came to America in 1710. Naturalized on November 22, 1715. Purchased 600 acres of land in Stone Arabia Patent and settled here in 1720. His sons and descendants were prominent in early civil and military life of colony and state
 
Erected 1934 by State Education Department; Descendants of Frederick Getman.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 22, 1715.
 
Location. 42° 59.492′ N, 74° 32.207′ W. Marker is near Stone Arabia, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on New York State Route 10, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Plain NY 13339, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saltsman's Hotel (approx. 0.7 miles away); Yanney Mill (approx. Ύ mile away); Tillaboro Raid (approx. 1.4 miles away); Loucks Tavern (approx. 2.8 miles away); Fort Paris (approx. 3 miles away); Former Dutch Reformed Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Battle of Stone Arabia (approx. 3½ miles away); Rechtor Home (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stone Arabia.
 
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Frederick Getman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 14, 2019
2. Frederick Getman Marker
Frederick Getman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Frederick Getman Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 683 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   2. submitted on July 15, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   3. submitted on July 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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