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Cherry Valley in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Cherry Valley Museum

Built 1815-1832

 
 
Cherry Valley Museum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 29, 2019
1. Cherry Valley Museum Marker
Inscription.
Built by Joseph Phelon as a private residence
for his daughter and her husband. They in
turn added onto the home so weary travelers
could spend the night. The building was given
to the Cherry Valley Historical Association
in 1959 by Mrs. Walter Sutliff.

The museum is on the State and Federal Registers of Historic places.

 
Erected by Cherry Valley Chamber of Commerce, Cherry Valley Historical Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.
 
Location. 42° 47.851′ N, 74° 45.066′ W. Marker is in Cherry Valley, New York, in Otsego County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 166) and Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 49 Main St, Cherry Valley NY 13320, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is
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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 are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Cherry Valley Museum (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cherry Valley Museum (a few steps from this marker); Limestone Mansion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile away); Cherry Valley Massacre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Rev. Samuel Dunlop's House (approx. half a mile away); Colonel Alden Felled (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cherry Valley.
 
Also see . . .  Cherry Valley Museum. This is Cooperstown website entry (Submitted on May 30, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Cherry Valley Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
2. Cherry Valley Museum
Cherry Valley Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 29, 2019
3. Cherry Valley Museum
Cherry Valley Museum - 1778 Massacre Room image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
4. Cherry Valley Museum - 1778 Massacre Room
Cherry Valley Museum - 1778 Massacre Room image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
5. Cherry Valley Museum - 1778 Massacre Room
Letter in Massacre Room Written By Chief Joseph Brant image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
6. Letter in Massacre Room Written By Chief Joseph Brant
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 8, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York.   3. submitted on January 8, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   4, 5, 6. submitted on October 15, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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