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

Everett Holmes

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

1. Everett Holmes Marker

Inscription.
Born 1908. Worked as
carpenter. Served as village
trustee 1960-1969. Elected mayor
1974, one of NY State's
first African American mayors.

Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 602.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 42° 52.728′ N, 75° 14.769′ W. Marker is in Bridgewater, New York, in Oneida County. It is on U.S. 20 ¼ mile east of New York State Route 8, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9689 US 20, Bridgewater NY 13313, 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 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

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are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bridgewater Depot (here, next to this marker); Bridgewater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Western Star (approx. ¼ mile away); Ira & Joe Walker Blacksmith Shop 1798 (approx. 2.7 miles away); West Winfield (approx. 2.7 miles away); Memorial Park (approx. 3 miles away); Wheeler Complex (approx. 4.8 miles away); Gorton Turtle (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgewater.

Also see . . . About Everett Holmes. (Submitted on October 20, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

2. Everett Holmes Marker

Bridgewater, NY image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

3. Bridgewater, NY

Looking west from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.