Springfield in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Spalsbury Farm
Photographed by Mira Earls, September 27, 2023
1. Spalsbury Farm Marker
Est. by John Spalsbury. Farm was destroyed during raids on Springfield by Loyalists and their native American allies in summer of 1778.
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 609.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 42° 50.796′ N, 74° 47.814′ W. Marker is in Springfield, New York, in Otsego County. It is on County Road 31, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2718 Co Road 31, East Springfield NY 13333, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Log School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Toll Gate (approx. 1½ miles away); General James Clinton (approx. 1.9 miles away); Camp and Fort (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ancient Salt Springs (approx. 2.7 miles away); Indian Trail & Military Road (approx. 3 miles away); Lieutenant Wormuth Killed (approx. 3.3 miles away).
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Photographed by Mira Earls, September 27, 2023
2. Spalsbury Farm Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
