Middlefield in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baptist Society
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Baptist Society Marker
Founded September 1810
by Elder Benjamin Sawin
Church erected 1825
Mother church of Westford
Westville, Roseboom churchs.
Erected 2018 by Otsego County, Otsego County Historical Association, Town of Middlefield Historical Association, Middlefield Baptist Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1810.
Location. 42° 41.307′ N, 74° 50.296′ W. Marker is in Middlefield, New York, in Otsego County. It is on Rezen Road 0.1 miles north of Whiteman Rod (County Route 35), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 Rezen Rd, Roseboom NY 13450, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middlefield Hamlet Historical District (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); District No. 1 School - Middlefield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mill & Water Power (approx. 0.2 miles away); Middlefield War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); District School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Westford Veterans Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away); "Natty Bumpo" (approx. 4 miles away); Indian Grave (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlefield.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Baptist Society Church
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
