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

Gerlach Dorf

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 15, 2020

1. Gerlach Dorf Marker

Inscription. Johann Christian Gerlach
Palatine listmaster settled
near this site in 1717.
Gerlach along with most of this
dorf's Palatines removed to the
Mohawk Valley in 1722-1723.

Erected 1995 by Schoharie County Bicentennial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.

Location. 42° 41.67′ N, 74° 17.866′ W. Marker is near Schoharie, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on New York State Route 30 ¾ mile south of Route 30A, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schoharie NY 12157, 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johannes Ball (approx. half a mile away); Abraham Sternbergh House (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Mann Tory Tavern (approx. one mile away); Jacob Snyder House (approx. one mile away); Bridge No. 1 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stone Church Parsonage (approx. 1.1 miles away); Schoharie County (approx. 1.1 miles away); Simeon Laraway Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schoharie.

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 10, 2022

2. Gerlach Dorf Marker

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 10, 2022

3. Gerlach Dorf Marker

The view is to the north along Route 30

Looking west in the direction of arrow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 15, 2020

4. Looking west in the direction of arrow

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,042 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 15, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2022, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4. submitted on February 15, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.