Richmondville in Schoharie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Carolyn Olendorf

Photographed by Leighanne Golden, June 19, 2022

1. Carolyn Olendorf Marker

Inscription.
Carolyn Olendorf, born Richmondville 1874. Graduated Women's Medical College of PA 1899. Practiced medicine in Schoharie County for 43 years. Buried here.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation & Richmondville Rural Cemetery Association. (Marker Number 955.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • Women.

Location. 42° 38.297′ N, 74° 33.966′ W. Marker is in Richmondville, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on Winter Drive one mile east of Mill Street, on the left when traveling east. Located at the entrance to Richmondville Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 171 Winter Drive, Richmondville NY 12149, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Paper Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2 Richmondville Seminaries (approx. ¼ mile away); Geo. Dox Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away); Grist Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hon. John Westover Residence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Covered Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); John Richmond (approx. 1.7 miles away); Battle of Cobleskill (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmondville.

Regarding Carolyn Olendorf.

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Dr. Carolyn Olendorf was a prominent physician in rural Schoharie County. She is often remembered as the first female physician. She was an extraordinary woman who broke gender barriers to pursue a medical career in 1899.

Photographed by Leighanne Golden, June 19, 2022

2. Carolyn Olendorf Marker

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 28, 2022

3. Carolyn Olendorf Marker

This is her marker in Richmondville Cemetery.

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 28, 2022

4. Carolyn Olendorf Marker

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 28, 2022

5. Carolyn Olendorf Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2022, by Leighanne Golden of Richmondville, New York. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2022, by Leighanne Golden of Richmondville, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 27, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.