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New Scotland in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Matthew Bullock

 
 
Matthew Bullock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 18, 2019
1. Matthew Bullock Marker
Inscription. Introduced English Short Horn cattle into Albany County about 1815 and won premiums at fairs
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureAnimals. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
 
Location. 42° 37.152′ N, 73° 55.543′ W. Marker is in New Scotland, New York, in Albany County. It is on Bullock Road half a mile south of New Scotland Road (New York State Route 85), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 183 Bullock Road, Slingerlands NY 12159, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. 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 New Netherland and also 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: Hotaling / Pound House (approx. Ύ mile away); Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 1.2 miles away); New Scotland (approx. 1.2 miles away); Samuel Dickson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Early Mission (approx. 1.3 miles away); New Scotland Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); New Scotland War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Scotland.
 
Also see . . .
1. The Cattle Site. Description of shorthorn cattle. (Submitted on November 19, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.) 

2. The Cultivator, Vol 1, C. Van Benthutsen Press, Albany, NY, 1844 p. 276 (accessed 11/20/2019)
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. This is an ebook available through Google. Provides an extensive description of Mr. Bullock's operations. (Submitted on November 19, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.) 
 
Matthew Bullock House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Matthew Bullock House
Matthew Bullock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 18, 2019
3. Matthew Bullock Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,076 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on November 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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