Cooperstown in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sunken Island

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 28, 2020

1. Sunken Island Marker

Inscription.
Home of Tom Hutter
"Deerslayer"

Erected 1939 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 47.825′ N, 74° 54.072′ W. Marker is in Cooperstown, New York, in Otsego County. It is on New York State Route 80 south of Allen Lake Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cooperstown NY 13326, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 (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: Welcome Home! (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hyde Hall (approx.

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1.4 miles away); Hop To It! (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Hyde Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Brittle Veneer (approx. 1.4 miles away); Deep Pockets (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hyde Hall Covered Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Hyde Hall Covered Bridge (approx. 2 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 4, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. James Fenimore Cooper. (Submitted on December 4, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Sunken Island image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 28, 2020

2. Sunken Island

In the lake just beyond the shoreline.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 28, 2020

3. Sunken Island Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2020, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 2,287 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2020, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.