East Springfield in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Toll Gate
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 4, 2021
1. Toll Gate Marker
Stood near here, midway between East Springfield & Shadow Brook, for the third Great Western Turnpike completed in 1808.
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 604.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
Location. 42° 49.884′ N, 74° 49.009′ W. Marker is in East Springfield, New York, in Otsego County. It is on U.S. 20 west of County Route 31, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Springfield NY 13333, 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: Log School (approx. 0.2 miles away); General James Clinton (approx. 0.6 miles away); Camp and Fort (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Spalsbury Farm (approx. 1½ miles away); Dunlop Monument (approx. 3½ miles away); Site of Rev. Samuel Dunlop's House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Hyde Hall Covered Bridge (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Springfield.
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Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 4, 2021
2. Toll Gate Marker
Marker with Shadow Brook behind where the small guardrail is.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
