Cherry Valley in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Willow Hill
built 1794
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
1. Willow Hill Marker
Original site of John Lindesay's farm. Then the Wells Homestead where the first assault of the massacre occurred. (Mr. Wells was married to Reverend Dunlop's daughter).
Judge Hudson built Willow Hill in 1794. Joseph Phelon purchased Willow Hill and built a grist mill across the creek.
Harriet Beecher Stowe stayed here in 1872.
Erected by Cherry Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. 42° 47.426′ N, 74° 45.605′ W. Marker is in Cherry Valley, New York, in Otsego County. It is on Fish and Game Road south of New York State Route 166, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cherry Valley NY 13320, 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 walking distance of this marker: Colonel Alden Felled (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cherry Valley Massacre (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. half a mile away); Limestone Mansion (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Photographed by Scott J. Payne, May 19, 2023
2. Willow Hill Marker
Photographed by Scott J. Payne
3. Willow Hill
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
4. Driveway to Willow Hill
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, May 19, 2023
5. Willow Hill Site
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 16, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 2. submitted on May 19, 2023, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 3, 4. submitted on October 16, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 5. submitted on May 19, 2023, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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