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Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Widow Susan Road

— Legends & Lore —

 
 
Widow Susan Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 6, 2020
1. Widow Susan Road Marker
Inscription. Legend of Susan DeGraff, widow of Harmanus, died 1848. Passersby see her crying Ghost Searching for husband's grave.
 
Erected 2018 by New York State Folklore & William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 44.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicWomen. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
 
Location. 42° 55.688′ N, 74° 9.696′ W. Marker is in Amsterdam, New York, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Widow Susan Road and Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north on Widow Susan Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 179 Widow Susan Road, Amsterdam NY 12010, 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 Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee
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(Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Manny Inn (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kirk Douglas (approx. one mile away); Green Hill Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); St. Stanislaus (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dams and Waterfalls (approx. 1.2 miles away); The AC&N Rail Road (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Mother Lake" (approx. 1½ miles away); Sanford Mansion (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
 
Also see . . .  Widow Susan Road Marker - William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Submitted on July 7, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
 
Widow Susan Road Marker at Cemetery Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 6, 2020
2. Widow Susan Road Marker at Cemetery Road
Widow Susan Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 6, 2020
3. Widow Susan Road Marker
Widow Susan Road is on the left, and Cemetery Road forks off to the right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,247 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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