Near Franklin Springs in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harding Farm

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 14, 2020

1. Harding Farm Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1793 by Samuel Kirkland on the spot where his friend Oneida chief Skenandoa stated "the grass is first green in the spring and the leaves stay on the trees longest in the fall.” Kirkland, missionary and founder of Hamilton College, received 4,000 acres for his Revolutionary War contributions. Prior to reinterment at college cemetery, Skenandoa was buried in the orchard behind the house next to Kirkland in order to "ride his coattails to heaven."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 43° 2.784′ N, 75° 23.845′ W. Marker is near Franklin Springs, New York, in Oneida County. It is on New York State Route 233 0.1 miles south of College Hill Road (County Route 13), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin Springs NY 13341, 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

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Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

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: First Grist Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hamilton College (approx. half a mile away); Hamilton College Chapel (approx. half a mile away); Elihu Root (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kirkland College (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chenango Canal (approx. ¾ mile away); Ginko Biloba (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bristol - Myers Company (approx. 0.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Harding Farm (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 17, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 15, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.