Norway in Herkimer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Norway Baptist Church
1831-1997
Dedicated Nov. 2002 as
Norway History Center
National Register 2007
Erected by Kuyahoora Valley Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is October 2002.
Location. 43° 12.437′ N, 74° 57.147′ W. Marker is in Norway, New York, in Herkimer County. It is on Newport-Gray Road (County Route 111) 0.1 miles south of Military Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1067 Newport-Gray Road, Newport NY 13416, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Norway Honor Roll (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old State Road (about 500 feet away); Four Wars (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benjamin Bowen House (approx. 3½ miles away); Newport War Memorials (approx. 3½ miles away); Masonic Temple (approx. 3½ miles away); Linus Yale (approx. 3½ miles away); The Yale Lock (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norway.
Also see . . . Norway Baptist Church (former) - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on February 18, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

