South Worcester in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Murphy Home
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 13, 2021
1. Murphy Home Marker
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 42° 30.83′ N, 74° 45.713′ W. Marker is in South Worcester, New York, in Otsego County. It is on County Highway 40, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Worcester NY 12197, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome To Worcester (approx. 4.1 miles away); Town of Maryland Civil War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Worcester (approx. 5.2 miles away); People's College (approx. 5.4 miles away); Charlotteville Schoolhouse (approx. 5.4 miles away); Site of Charlotteville Seminary (approx. 5.4 miles away); First Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Garfield Farm (approx. 5.8 miles away).
More about this marker. Spoke to the very nice homeowner who graciously spoke to me for a little while about this beautiful piece of land. The home on site she said is not original, however the foundation or part of it she believes is possibly original to the Murphy home here. There
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Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 13, 2021
2. Murphy Home Marker
Marker with a view of some of the land surrounding the Murphy homestead.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, April 13, 2021
3. Murphy Home Location
This is the home currently standing where the home of Timothy Murphy once stood.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
