Near Currytown in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fort Lewis
Town of Root
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 2, 2020
1. Fort Lewis Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 42° 51.277′ N, 74° 27.999′ W. Marker is near Currytown, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on Darrow Road half a mile south of New York State Route 162, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sprakers NY 12166, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enoch Ambler (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Vicinity Raided (approx. 0.3 miles away); Currytown Reformed Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Canagere (approx. 2.9 miles away); Site of Early Home of Major Jelles Fonda (approx. 3.3 miles away); This Is Mohawk Country (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Canalway Trail: Sprakers / Competition / Anything & Everything (approx. 3½ miles away); Keator's Rift (approx. 3.8 miles away).
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 2, 2020
2. Fort Lewis Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Looking Towards Fort Lewis Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
