Near Fort Plain in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fort Failing
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 28, 2019
1. Fort Failing Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
Location. 42° 54.565′ N, 74° 35.821′ W. Marker is near Fort Plain, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on Old Fort Plain Road, on the left when traveling west. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Empire State Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Canalway Trail: Canajoharie/ To Market, to Market (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Frey (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Frey (approx. 0.8 miles away); Shaper Quarry (approx. one mile away); Chester B. Hoke (approx. 1.1 miles away); Routes of the Armies (approx. 1.2 miles away); Canajoharie Academy (approx. 1.2 miles away).
More about this marker. This marker needs a little love or it's going to be gone soon.
Also see . . . Fort Failing. (Submitted on July 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Fort Failing Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Fort Failing Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
4. Fort Failing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 800 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 28, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
