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

Mayfield Lake

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 21, 2022

1. Mayfield Lake Marker

Inscription.
This small dam was built in 1930 to hold back water and create a permanent lake as part of the newly created Sacandaga Reservoir.

Erected 2019 by GSL Advisory Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 43° 5.846′ N, 74° 15.412′ W. Marker is in Mayfield, New York, in Fulton County. It is on School Street south of Haines Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Romeyn's Mill

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(a few steps from this marker); Dutch Reformed Church of Mayfield (approx. half a mile away); Anthonyville (approx. one mile away); Burying Ground (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rice Homestead (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mayfield Fort (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Burying Ground (approx. 1.1 miles away); Munsonville (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayfield.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 16, 2022

2. Mayfield Lake Marker

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 21, 2022

3. Mayfield Lake Marker

Mayfield Lake Marker and Dam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 16, 2022

4. Mayfield Lake Marker and Dam

The marker is on the right side of the road

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,723 times since then and 65 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. submitted on January 17, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.