Near Fly Creek in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fork Factory
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 14, 2021
1. Fork Factory Marker
Site of North & Denio Co. ca. 1850-ca. 1880. harnessed Oaks Creek to power factory making hay forks, hammers, and other farm implements.
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 513.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 42° 42.155′ N, 74° 58.457′ W. Marker is near Fly Creek, New York, in Otsego County. It is at the intersection of County Route 26 and Fork Shop Road, on the left when traveling north on County Route 26. 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Natty Bumppo (approx. 0.3 miles away); Goose Street (approx. 0.9 miles away); Amelia Earhart (approx. one mile away); North Tin Shop (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cattown Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fly Creek.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 14, 2021
2. Fork Factory Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
