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

First Court House

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 27, 2024

1. First Court House Marker

Inscription. <---<< 300 ft
First Court House
in Schoharie the Wagon House
of Johannis Ingold. Court
held here Dec. 1795
William Beekman, Judge

Erected 1939 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 42° 39.381′ N, 74° 19.157′ W. Marker is in Schoharie, New York, in Schoharie County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 30) and Estenes Lane, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 Main Street, Schoharie NY 12157, 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lasell Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Schoharie (approx. 0.6 miles away); Schoharie Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Schoharie Free Movies (approx. 0.6 miles away); Throop Drug Store (approx. 0.7 miles away); Oldest Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of First School (approx. ¾ mile away); Schoharie Valley Railroad Complex (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schoharie.

Regarding First Court House. "When the question of locating the Court House was agitated, the people of the settlement promised to give the lands to the County for a site, and when it was established and built (1800), the road was changed to its present position. When this County was formed in 1795, not having a Court House, all business was transacted at "the house of Johannes Ingold." With the exception of holding Courts and meetings of the Board of Supervisors, the busiest part of the town was at Fox's dorf, and at this place the aristocratic portion of the town settled." - History of Schoharie County by William E. Roscoe; CHAPTER

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 27, 2024

2. First Court House Marker

XXII. - 1882

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. William Beekman Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2024, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2024, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.