Fonda in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Early Home of Major Jelles Fonda
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 12, 2022
1. Site of Early Home of Major Jelles Fonda Marker
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 42° 53.982′ N, 74° 29.395′ W. Marker is in Fonda, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on New York State Route 5, on the left when traveling east. County House Rd is on left just past this marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fonda NY 12068, 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 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: This Is Mohawk Country (approx. 1.2 miles away); Keator's Rift (approx. 1.3 miles away); Spraker Inn (approx. 1.4 miles away); Canagere (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Canalway Trail: Sprakers / Competition / Anything & Everything (approx. 1.4 miles away); Connolly Inn (approx. 1.8 miles away); Volkert Vrooman (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Canalway Trail: Randall / A Remarkable Rock / Queen of the Erie (approx. 2.2 miles away).
Also see . . . Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community.
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Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 12, 2022
2. Site of Early Home of Major Jelles Fonda Marker
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 13, 2022
3. Area described in marker where Indian village was located.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 12, 2022
4. Current site of the Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Indian Community
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, November 12, 2022
5. Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Indian Community Sign by Rt 5S
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
