Near Middleburgh in Schoharie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hops

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 24, 2024

1. Hops Marker

Inscription. Hops are the cone-shaped, vine-growing green flowers dried and brewed to make beer, In the 1860's Hops became a dominant export as part of the "hop belt" in upstate NY. The community revolving around a day's hard manual labor followed by late-night barn parties with local musicians. Hops business flourished because of the railroad transporting Schoharie, Cobleskill and Middleburgh's crops to Albany. When the hop crops were decimated by disease and insects in the early 1900s, the hop-growing culture withered away, Albany breweries left the scene, and the railroad connecting many upstate towns was shut down.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 42° 35.9′ N, 74° 20.299′ W. Marker is near Middleburgh, New York, in Schoharie County. It can be reached from New York State Route 30. The marker is in Timothy Murphy Park which is on NY 30 just south of the junction of NY 145 and NY 30. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middleburgh NY 12122, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Timothy Murphy (within shouting distance of this marker); Weiser's Dorf (approx. 0.3 miles away); Railroad Depot (approx. 0.4 miles

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

away); 1st Reformed Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Middle Fort (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Site of Middle Fort (approx. half a mile away); Hon. Jonathan Danforth Home (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to Vroman’s Nose (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middleburgh.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 24, 2024

2. Hops Marker

Hop vines are visible growing up the wires behind the marker.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 24, 2024

3. Hops Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.