Cherry Valley in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dunlop Monument
unveiled in 1913
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
1. Dunlop Monument
Site of Reverend Samuel Dunlop's (one of Cherry Valley's first settlers) house where his wife and children were brutally killed in the massacre of 1778. Reverend Dunlop was taken prisoner but released after a few days. Dunlop returned to Cherry Valley a broken man and died within the year.
Erected by Cherry Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 42° 48.006′ N, 74° 45.758′ W. Marker is in Cherry Valley, New York, in Otsego County. It is on Genesee Street west of Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cherry Valley NY 13320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument 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: Site of Rev. Samuel Dunlop's House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Monument (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away); Cherry Valley Massacre (approx. half a mile away); Limestone Mansion (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cherry Valley Museum
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Also see . . . Cherry Valley massacre (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 25, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
2. Dunlop Monument
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
3. Dunlop Monument
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
4. Dunlop Monument
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
5. The private residence at the site of the Dunlop house
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 15, 2022
6. Looking south towards Cherry Valley Creek. The attackers came from this direction.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
