New Hartford in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Grist Mill
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 25, 2020
1. A Grist Mill Marker
A grist mill was built 350 feet east of here in 1790 by Jedediah Sanger, first settler and founder of New Hartford.
Erected 1938 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 43° 4.338′ N, 75° 17.229′ W. Marker is in New Hartford, New York, in Oneida County. It is at the intersection of Oxford Road and Mill Street, on the left when traveling south on Oxford Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Hartford NY 13413, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1st Religious Society (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jedediah Sanger (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Old and Weary" (approx. 1.1 miles away); Governor Horatio Seymour (approx. 1.4 miles away); Justus Henry Rathbone (approx. 1.6 miles away); James Schoolcraft Sherman (approx. 2 miles away); Casimir Pulaski (approx. 2.1 miles away); Oneida County Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Hartford.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 25, 2020
2. A Grist Mill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 26 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.
