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Near Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Macdonough Farm

 
 
Macdonough Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, July 12, 2021
1. Macdonough Farm Marker
Inscription. Presented to Commodore Thomas Macdonough by the state of Vermont for his victory Battle of Plattsburgh, 1814
 
Erected 1936 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgriculturePatriots & PatriotismWar of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.
 
Location. 44° 42.074′ N, 73° 23.943′ W. Marker is near Plattsburgh, New York, in Clinton County. It is on Cumberland Head Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 620 Cumberland Head Road, Plattsburgh NY 12901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Adirondacks & North Country, and in the Champlain Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Gift for a Hero (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Addoms (approx. half a mile away); Addoms - Hagar Burial Ground (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Izard (approx. Ύ mile away); Woolsey Mansion (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Blockhouse and Government Center (approx. 2.3 miles away); Zephaniah Platt Home (approx. 2.4 miles away); Battle of Plattsburgh Bay (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plattsburgh.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Champy (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 14, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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