Near Janesville in Schoharie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Patriot Burials
Zion Cemetery
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 19, 2024
1. Patriot Burials Marker
Erected 2020 by the Schoharie Leatherstocking Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. Funding obtained from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 706.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 42° 42.157′ N, 74° 34.448′ W. Memorial is near Janesville, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on New York State Route 10 0.2 miles south of Bush Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is hidden behind trees when coming from the north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5969 NY-10, Cobleskill NY 12043, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Isham (within shouting distance of this marker); Seward Center Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Log Cabin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Catherine Merckley (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Lutheran Congregation
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Additional commentary.
1. Zion Cemetery Patriot Burials
The marker was purchased and installed by the Schoharie Leatherstocking Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. Funding was obtained by application to the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
— Submitted December 20, 2024, by Joseph Daniel Sicluna of Seward, New York.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 19, 2024
2. Patriot Burials Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
