Oriskany in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Summit Park
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 1, 2020
1. Summit Park Marker
Opened 1897 on Oriskany Bluffs with games, rides, band and dancing. Trolley entered park from Oklahoma Ave. Pres. T. Roosevelt visited 1910.
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 576.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 43° 9.163′ N, 75° 19.647′ W. Marker is in Oriskany, New York, in Oneida County. It is at the intersection of Oklahoma Avenue and Utica Street, on the left when traveling south on Oklahoma Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oriskany NY 13424, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Anchor (within shouting distance of this marker); Oriskany War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Near This Spot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Woolen Mill (approx. half a mile away); Preserving a Memorial Park (approx. 2½ miles away); To The Unknown Patriotic Soldiers of Tryon County (approx. 2½ miles away); General Herkimer's Troops (approx. 2½ miles away); Ambush Started Here (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oriskany.
Other markers no longer nearby. Campaign of 1777 (was approx.
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Also see . . . Summit Park. (Submitted on August 3, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 1, 2020
2. Summit Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
