Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Molly Brant
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 29, 2022
1. Molly Brant Marker
Erected by Bicentennial '76.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary • Women.
Location. 43° 1.848′ N, 74° 47.898′ W. Marker is in Little Falls, New York, in Herkimer County. It is at the intersection of Timmerman Rd and New York State Route 5N, on the left when traveling east on Timmerman Rd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Little Falls NY 13365, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 walking distance of this marker: Herkimer Home State Historic Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mohawk River (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Palatines (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Bateau (approx. 0.9 miles away); General Nicholas Herkimer's Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); General Nicholas Herkimer Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); From This Point (approx. 0.9 miles away); General Nicholas Herkimer (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Falls.
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Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 29, 2022
2. Molly Brant Marker
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 29, 2022
3. House was 1/2 mile up Timmerman Rd
From her home 1/2 mile up this road Molly Brant saw the patriots start out from Nicholas Herkimer's home, diagonally across the Mohawk River on August 6, 1777.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, October 29, 2022
4. Approximate location of Molly Brant's home
From this approximate vantage point Brant could see across the Mohawk River at the Herkimer Home and watch as Herkimers forces started out towards Fort Stanwix on August 3,1777.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
