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

Seminary Church

 
 
Seminary Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 4, 2021
1. Seminary Church Marker
Inscription. 1839, served first Lutheran theological school in U.S. founded by pioneer Pastor J.C. Hartwick 1797, located in this community 1816.
 
Erected 1950 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
 
Location. 42° 38.666′ N, 74° 57.895′ W. Marker is in Hartwick Seminary, New York, in Otsego County. It is on New York State Route 28, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cooperstown NY 13326, 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: Hartwick Seminary (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Hartwick Seminary (approx. 0.9 miles away); Milford Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Town of Middlefield/ Otsego County (approx. 3.8 miles away); Abner Adams (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fork Factory (approx. 4 miles away).
 
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Seminary Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 4, 2021
2. Seminary Church
Seminary Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 4, 2021
3. Seminary Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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