Fly Creek in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Amelia Earhart
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Photographed by Mira Earls, August 26, 2022
1. Amelia Earhart Marker
Legends & Lore Series
The famed aviatrix boarded here in August 1924 while giving flying lessons in Frankfort. She read to Arrie Hecox under an apple tree.
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 98.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1924.
Location. 42° 42.992′ N, 74° 58.474′ W. Marker is in Fly Creek, New York, in Otsego County. It is on New York State Route 80 west of Goose Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fly Creek NY 13337, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goose Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); North Tin Shop (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Natty Bumppo (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fork Factory (approx. one mile away); Cattown Road (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dr. Thrall's Pharmacy (approx. 2.3 miles away); Country Lawyer's Office (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fly Creek.
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Photographed by Mira Earls, 826/2022
2. Amelia Earhart Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 5,810 times since then and 307 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
