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

Authentic Oneonta Trolley Tracks

Photographed by Lori Paparteys, March 28, 2021

1. Authentic Oneonta Trolley Tracks Marker

Inscription. The pieces of original tract below commemorate Oneonta's railroad heritage and the Oneonta Trolley car system that once traveled up Broad Street to meet Main Street at this spot.

This Main Street Plaza is dedicated to all citizens who have worked towards preserving the history, beauty and vitality of Oneonta, New York.

Erected 2001.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 42° 27.233′ N, 75° 3.7′ W. Marker is in Oneonta, New York, in Otsego County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oneonta NY 13820, 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)

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Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ford Sales (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilber Mansion (about 700 feet away); Huntington Home (about 800 feet away); Red Caboose (approx. 0.4 miles away); Swart-Wilcox House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Upper Susquehanna (approx. 5 miles away); Revolutionary Army Camp (approx. 5.2 miles away); Colliersville Dam (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oneonta.

Photographed by Lori Paparteys, March 28, 2021

2. Authentic Oneonta Trolley Tracks Marker

Marker, section of tracks and colored bricks to represent the old trolley system in a small plaza on Main Street Oneonta, NY.

Photographed by Lori Paparteys, March 28, 2021

3. Authentic Oneonta Trolley Tracks Marker

Section of the original tracks that once allowed trolley cars to travel up a now non-existent Broad Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.