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Fonda in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Camp Mohawk

 
 
Camp Mohawk Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, June 30, 2021
1. Camp Mohawk Marker
Inscription. 115 Reg. NYS Volunteers the Iron Hearted Reg. mustered here Aug. 16, 1862. 153 Reg. NYS Volunteers mustered here Oct. 18, 1862
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 42° 57.666′ N, 74° 23.185′ W. Marker is in Fonda, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on New York State Route 30A. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2623 NY-30A, Fonda NY 12068, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: Montgomery County Korean War Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wemple Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles
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away); Peggy Wemple Tavern and Mill (approx. half a mile away); Caughnawaga Castle Site (approx. 0.6 miles away); Caughnawaga (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Caughnawaga (approx. 0.6 miles away); Court House (approx. Ύ mile away); The 115th & 153rd Regiments (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fonda.
 
Camp Mohawk Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lori Paparteys, June 30, 2021
2. Camp Mohawk Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2021, by Lori Paparteys of Oneonta, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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