Smithfield in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kriemhild Herd
New York Holstein Historical Site
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
1. Kriemhild Herd Marker
Holstein Friesian Cattle
Established in 1869 by Gerrit Smith Miller
On this farm, March 10 1871, Dowager No. 7 H.H.B. completed a record of 12,681 lbs. 8 oz. milk in a year, the first yearly milk production record ever recorded on a Holstein Friesian cow in America.
In commemoration of these events so fundamental in their contribution to the establishment and development of this great breed of Holland cattle and of the dairy industry in America with its inestimable benefits to humanity.
New York Holstein Friesian Association
1928
Erected 1928 by New York Holstein Friesian Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals. A significant historical date for this entry is March 10, 1871.
Location. 42° 58.37′ N, 75° 41.757′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, New York, in Madison County. It is on Oxbow Road (County Route 25) north of Old County Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Myths of The Underground Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Designations (approx. half a mile away); The Barn (approx. half a mile away); The Lodge (approx. half a mile away); African American Soldier of the Civil War Buried at Peterboro (approx. 0.6 miles away); Purchased From Slavery (approx. 0.6 miles away); To Work In The Abolition Movement (approx. 0.6 miles away); Heaven & Peterboro (approx. 0.6 miles away).
Also see . . . Gerrit Smith Miller (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 25, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
2. Kriemhild Herd Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
3. Kriemhild Herd Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
4. New York Holstein Historical Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
