Mayfield in Fulton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Osborn’s Bridge

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 21, 2022

1. Osborn’s Bridge Marker

Inscription.
This road led to the former hamlet of Osborn's Bridge. Settled in the early 1800s. Was completely flooded by Sacandaga Reservoir in 1930.

Erected 2019 by GSL Advisory Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 43° 10.165′ N, 74° 10.972′ W. Marker is in Mayfield, New York, in Fulton County. It is on Bunker Hill Road 1.8 miles south of Hampton Point Road (County Route 152), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 460 Bunker Hill Rd, Mayfield NY 12117, 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 North America,

the Great North Woods,

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

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are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sweets Crossing (approx. 1½ miles away); Cranberry Creek (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Cranberry Creek (approx. 2.1 miles away); King Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Sacandaga Pike (approx. 2½ miles away); Sacandaga Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Maple Sap Tubing System (approx. 3 miles away); Marvin House (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayfield.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 16, 2022

2. Osborn’s Bridge Marker

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 21, 2022

3. Osborn’s Bridge Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 16, 2022

4. Osborn’s Bridge Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 16, 2022

5. Osborn’s Bridge Marker

Osborn’s Bridge 1868 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Jay Stranahan and Beach Nichols in 1868

6. Osborn’s Bridge 1868

A map of the Hamlet of Osborne's Bridge:
From Montgomery and Fulton Counties 1868, New York
Published by J. Jay Stranahan and Beach Nichols in 1868
The covered bridge over the Sacandaga River would have been a short distance to the east of this hamlet.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 22, 2022, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on January 17, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on July 22, 2022, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4, 5. submitted on January 17, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 6. submitted on July 22, 2022, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.