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

Peter Couchman

 
 
Peter Couchman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 26, 2024
1. Peter Couchman Marker
Inscription. Built this house 1872. Town supervisor & NYS Assemblyman, moved to Dakota Territory. South Dakota Constitutional Convention delegate 1889.
 
Erected 2023 by Willing G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1024.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
 
Location. 42° 23.116′ N, 74° 22.727′ W. Marker is in Conesville, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on New York State Route 990V west of Bear Kill Road (County Route 18), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1279 NY-990V, Gilboa NY 12076, 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
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of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schoharie County (a few steps from this marker); Early Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Conesville War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Stone Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richtmyer Tavern (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Schoharie County (approx. 2.7 miles away); Town of Conesville (approx. 2.9 miles away); Former Creamery (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conesville.
 
Also see . . .  WGP Foundation. (Submitted on October 26, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
 
Peter Couchman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 26, 2024
2. Peter Couchman Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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