Cobleskill in Schoharie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Willis MacDonald
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 23, 2025
1. Willis MacDonald Marker
Medical College 1887. Served
As Surgeon In Spanish American
War With Rank of Major.
Buried Here.
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 842.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 42° 41.157′ N, 74° 29.317′ W. Marker is in Cobleskill, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on Quarry Street near Pine Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is near the entrance to the Cobleskill Rural Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 151 Quarry Street, Cobleskill NY 12043, 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 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: George W. Snyder (a few steps from this marker); Shootout (approx. half a mile away); Town of Cobleskill (approx. 0.6 miles away); World Wars Memorial Clock (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cherry Valley Junction (approx. 1.6 miles away);
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Also see . . . Dr Willis Goss MacDonald listing on Find-A-Grave. (Submitted on June 23, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 23, 2025
2. Willis MacDonald Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 23, 2025
3. Willis MacDonald Marker
The Willis MacDonald Marker is the one near the center of the photo.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 29, 2025
4. Willis MacDonald Marker
The Willis MacDonald marker and the stone vault of the Cobleskill Rural Cemetery (AD - 1909).
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 29, 2025
5. Willis MacDonald Memorial
"A large granite memorial to the late Dr. Willis Goss MacDonald, the noted physician and surgeon at Albany, was erected in Sego Sago park Monday. The total height of the monument with the figure is sixteen feet. The figure is life size and an excellent likeness." - Published in The Jefferson Courier and Schoharie County Chronicle on Thursday, May 13, 1915.
The Willis Goss MacDonald Memorial was dedicated on May 29, 1915 in Sego Sago park, which is today's Cobleskill Veterans Memorial Centre Park. The granite sculpture of MacDonald is eight feet tall, mounted atop a base of nine feet. The word MEMORIAM is incised on the stone, and a plaque below that has the following in raised lettering: IN MEMORY/OF/WILLIS GOSS MACDONALD/M.D. L.L.D./1862-1910. The stone statue depicts Dr. MacDonald standing with his right hand resting on a pedestal at his side. In his left hand he holds rolled documents. He is dressed in a tie, vest and knee-length jacket.
The Willis Goss MacDonald Memorial was dedicated on May 29, 1915 in Sego Sago park, which is today's Cobleskill Veterans Memorial Centre Park. The granite sculpture of MacDonald is eight feet tall, mounted atop a base of nine feet. The word MEMORIAM is incised on the stone, and a plaque below that has the following in raised lettering: IN MEMORY/OF/WILLIS GOSS MACDONALD/M.D. L.L.D./1862-1910. The stone statue depicts Dr. MacDonald standing with his right hand resting on a pedestal at his side. In his left hand he holds rolled documents. He is dressed in a tie, vest and knee-length jacket.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 29, 2025
6. Willis MacDonald Memorial - Detail
This is a closer photo of the statue atop the MacDonald Memorial in Cobleskill's Veterans Memorial Centre Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
