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

The Town of Middlefield/ Otsego County

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 4, 2024

1. The Town of Middlefield/ Otsego County Marker

Inscription.
Left Side:
2006
Otsego County
Ronald Tiderengal Superintendent of Highways
George Pataki Governor
Thomas Madison NYS DOT Commissioner
Earth Tech Engineer
Tioga Const. Inc. Contractor

County Road 52
Susquehanna Avenue Bridge
Cooperstown, N.Y.

Right Side:
1791 - 1929
The Town of Middlefield was first known as New Town Martin named after Peter Martin one of the patentees. The people fled to Cherry Valley before the massacre in 1778. The Town of Middlefield was part of the Town of Cherry Valley and was set off as a separate town in 1791.

This tablet erected at the western boundary of the Bowers Patent commemorates the services of the soldiers of the Town of Middlefield (then New Town Martin) who fought in the War of the Revolution .

Erected by the Town of Middlefield and the State of New York
1929

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 42° 41.541′ N, 74° 55.617′ W. Memorial is in Cooperstown, New York, in Otsego County. It is on Susquehanna Avenue

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(County Route 52) south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the edge of The Clark Sports Center lawn next to the "No dogs allowed on this property" sign. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cooperstown NY 13326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 walking distance of this marker: 15 Elm Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oldest Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Emancipation Day (approx. 0.4 miles away); Susan B. Anthony (approx. 0.4 miles away); Doubleday Field (approx. half a mile away); The Smithy (approx. half a mile away); Otsego Hall (approx. half a mile away); Pioneer Alley (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cooperstown.

Also see . . . Cherry Valley Massacre (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 5, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Right Side: The Town of Middlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 4, 2024

2. Right Side: The Town of Middlefield

Left Side: Otsego County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 4, 2024

3. Left Side: Otsego County Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 4, 2024

4. The Town of Middlefield/ Otsego County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 4. submitted on August 5, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.