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

Welcome to Hartwick Seminary

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 16, 2024

1. Welcome to Hartwick Seminary Marker

Inscription.

Site of 1st Lutheran Seminary
in the U.S.

Hartwick Patent
1761

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.

Location. 42° 39.406′ N, 74° 57.741′ W. Marker is in Hartwick Seminary, New York, in Otsego County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 28 and Greenough Road, on the right when traveling south on New York State Route 28. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4833 New York Route 28, Cooperstown NY 13326, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seminary Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hartwick Seminary (approx. one mile away); The Town of Middlefield/ Otsego County (approx. 3 miles away); Fork Factory (approx. 3.2 miles away); 15 Elm Street (approx. 3.4 miles away); Oldest Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Emancipation Day (approx. 3½ miles away); Susan B. Anthony (approx. 3½ miles away).

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 16, 2024

2. Welcome to Hartwick Seminary Marker

Looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.