East Meredith in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hanford Farmstead
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 20, 2024
1. Hanford Farmstead Marker
When David Josiah Hanford purchased the mill in 1860, he also purchased the farmstead located on this site. The original farmhouse, built in the 1850s, was occupied by D.J. Hanford and his family for several decades as he expanded both the mill business and his farm.
When D.J. Hanford died in 1899, his youngest son John took over the farm. The farmstead by that point included an 1850s smokehouse, an 1870s wagon shed with a basement pig pen, an 1880s chicken coop, and an 1890s creamery. A pipe carried water from the mill to run a water turbine that powered equipment in the creamery.
In 1909, John had his parents' house moved one lot to the north and the current farmhouse built, using the existing creamery building as the house's kitchen wing. In 1917, John built a garage behind the house for his first automobile, a Ford touring car.
[Captions:]
Above, D.J. Hanford and his family in front of the original farmhouse, c. 1885
Below John's farmhouse in the 1940s
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 42° 25.379′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henderson Bros. General Store (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Meredith (approx. 0.2 miles away); Samuel A. Law (approx. 5 miles away); Meridale Farms (approx. 5.4 miles away);
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 20, 2024
2. Hanford Farmstead
Also see . . . Hanford Mills (Wikipedia). (Submitted on May 20, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 20, 2024
3. Hanford Farmstead Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
