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

Jedediah Peck

Farm and Grave

— 1747 - 1821 —

 
 
Jedediah Peck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 25, 2020
1. Jedediah Peck Marker
Inscription. Father of the Common School System of the State of New York
 
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1747.
 
Location. 42° 43.689′ N, 75° 4.578′ W. Marker is near Burlington, New York, in Otsego County. It is on New York State Route 80 0.1 miles west of Salamacha Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartwick NY 13348, 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The White House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Cattown Road (approx. 3.6 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. 4.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Old Stone Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Marcus Wells (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Site of Herkimer Farm (approx. 4.9 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Jedediah Peck (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
 
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Jedediah Peck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 25, 2020
2. Jedediah Peck Marker
Jedediah Peck wide view with marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, July 25, 2023
3. Jedediah Peck wide view with marker
Jedediah Peck Grave image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 25, 2020
4. Jedediah Peck Grave
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   3. submitted on April 11, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.   4. submitted on April 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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