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

Slate Creek Farm

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

1. Slate Creek Farm Marker

Inscription. John Smith developed his
farmstead on Otsquago Creek
in 1834. It stands today as
an example of a prosperous
farm in the 19th century

Erected by Heritage and Genealogical Soc. of Montgomery Co.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 42° 56.101′ N, 74° 43.679′ W. Marker is near Hallsville, New York, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Cooperstown Road (New York State Route 80) and County Route 71, on the right when traveling east on Cooperstown Road. 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 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

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are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Te-No-To-Ge (approx. 3½ miles away); The Canalway Trail: Mindenville (approx. 4.1 miles away); Erie Canal (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Canalway Trail: Minden (approx. 4.6 miles away); Mohawk Town (approx. 4.8 miles away); Fort Plain War Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sand Hill (approx. 4.9 miles away); Revolution in the Mohawk Valley (approx. 5 miles away).

Also see . . . Smith, John, Farm - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Slate Creek Farm And House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

2. Slate Creek Farm And House

Slate Creek Farmhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

3. Slate Creek Farmhouse

Slate Creek Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

4. Slate Creek Farm

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 21, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.