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Boonville in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Post House, 1817

 
 
Post House, 1817 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 14, 2019
1. Post House, 1817 Marker
Inscription.
First used as a school,
later bought with large
tract of land by John G. Post.
Passed from family in 1905.
Oneida County D.P.W. 1969

 
Erected 1969 by Oneida County Department of Public Works.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationMan-Made FeaturesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
 
Location. 43° 28.995′ N, 75° 20.192′ W. Marker is in Boonville, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Ford Street (New York State Route 294) west of Post Street ( Route 46), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the southeast corner of the subject house, which is now fronted by a commercial parking lot and attached to a restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Ford Street, Boonville NY 13309, 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 Great North Woods, 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 walking distance of this marker: In Honor of Walter D. Edmonds (1903-1998) (within shouting distance of this marker); Pratt House (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boonville (about 400 feet away); Boonville Historic District (about 600 feet
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away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Black River Canal (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boonville.
 
Post House, 1817 Marker<br>(<i>wide view • southeast corner of house behind marker</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 14, 2019
2. Post House, 1817 Marker
(wide view • southeast corner of house behind marker)
Post House (<i>northeast corner</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 14, 2019
3. Post House (northeast corner)
Post House (<i>front/east side</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 14, 2019
4. Post House (front/east side)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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