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1st Presbyterian Church

 
 
1st Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 1, 2020
1. 1st Presbyterian Church Marker
Inscription.
1st Presbyterian Church of Whitesboro. Organized April 1, 1793. Bethuel Dodd, 1st pastor
 
Erected by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 1, 1793.
 
Location. 43° 7.456′ N, 75° 17.557′ W. Marker is in Whitesboro, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Main Street north of Elm Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Elm St, Whitesboro NY 13492, 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: Baptist Church (about
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400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Rear Guard of General Herkimers Army (approx. ¼ mile away); Whitestown (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1,000 Feet East of Here (approx. one mile away); On August 5, 1777 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Summit Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); "Old and Weary" (approx. 2.7 miles away); Anchor (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitesboro.
 
1st Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 1, 2020
2. 1st Presbyterian Church Marker
1st Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 1, 2020
3. 1st Presbyterian Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Oct. 27, 2026