Near Knoxboro in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lock Company
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 25, 2020
1. Lock Company Marker
Site of lock company organized 1861. by J.C. Knox. High grade locks were manufactured here for a number of years.
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 42° 59.177′ N, 75° 31.265′ W. Marker is near Knoxboro, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Knoxboro Road (County Route 11) 0.2 miles west of North Road (County Route 12), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5537 CR-11, Knoxboro NY 13362, 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samson Occom Grave Site (approx. 3.9 miles away); Town of Stockbridge World War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Cassety Hollow (approx. 4.4 miles away); Stone Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Utica, Clinton & Binghamton R.R. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Vernon Center Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Deansboro Depot (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pettibone Farm (approx. 5.2 miles away).
Also see . . . History of Oneida County. New York Lock Company (Submitted on May 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 25, 2020
2. Lock Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
