St. Johnsville in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jacob Zimmerman
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Jacob Zimmerman Marker
Johann Jacob Zimmerman home
Founder of village in 1725
1757 Zimmerman's mill
Revolutionary War fort
turnpike tavern site 1800
Erected by Heritage & Genealogical Society of Montgomery Co.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1725.
Location. 42° 59.935′ N, 74° 40.716′ W. Marker is in St. Johnsville, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on East Main Street (New York State Route 5) east of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 East Main Street, Saint Johnsville NY 13452, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Johnsville War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome to St. Johnsville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Parrot Rifle (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Canalway Trail: Minden (approx. half a mile away); Klocks Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); Col. Jacob Klock (approx. 0.8 miles away); Klocks Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Nellis Tavern (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Johnsville.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Jacob Zimmerman Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
