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

Cattown Road

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Cattown Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, March 11, 2021
1. Cattown Road Marker
Inscription. Husband dropped a cat down chimney of house to break up a long meeting his wife was attending as his supper was late.
 
Erected 2017 by NY Folklore Society and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 32.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Animals. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.
 
Location. 42° 43.506′ N, 75° 0.286′ W. Marker is in Oaksville, New York, in Otsego County. It is on New York State Route 28 near Cattown Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fly Creek NY 13337, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); North Tin Shop (approx. 1.4 miles away); Amelia Earhart (approx. 1.6 miles away); Goose Street (approx. 1.8 miles away); Natty Bumppo (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fork Factory (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jedediah Peck (approx. 3.6 miles away); The White House (approx. 3.7 miles away).
 
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Cattown Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, March 11, 2021
2. Cattown Road Marker
Marker and road name on Route 28.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. This page has been viewed 910 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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