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Near Round Top in Greene County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Massacre 1780

 
 
Massacre 1780 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 4, 2021
1. Massacre 1780 Marker
Inscription. Johannes Strope & wife killed by Indians. Frederick Schermerhorn carried captive to Canada.
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: DisastersIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 42° 16.105′ N, 74° 1.282′ W. Marker is near Round Top, New York, in Greene County. It is on South Road 0.1 miles west of Kerwin Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Round Top NY 12473, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson 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 New Netherland and also 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: Round Top (approx. 0.3 miles away); Winter Clove Inn (approx. 2 miles away); County Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Town of Cairo (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mowers House (approx. 2.4 miles away); World War (approx. 2½ miles away); Aratoga Inn (approx. 2½ miles away); Cairo Fairgrounds (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.
 
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Looking in Direction of the Arrow image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 4, 2021
2. Looking in Direction of the Arrow
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,296 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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