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

Ford Sales

 
 
Ford Sales Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 30, 2025
1. Ford Sales Marker
Inscription. Built in 1920 by Riley Warren. First national car dealership owned and operated by a woman, Beatrice Warren Blanding, philanthropist. Razed 2023.
 
Erected by Greater Oneonta Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
 
Location. 42° 27.137′ N, 75° 3.74′ W. Marker is in Oneonta, New York, in Otsego County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 Market Street, Oneonta NY 13820, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Authentic Oneonta Trolley Tracks (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Huntington Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Red Caboose (approx. 0.3 miles away); Swart-Wilcox House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Upper Susquehanna (approx. 5.1 miles away); Revolutionary Army Camp (approx. 5.1 miles away); Colliersville Dam (approx. 5.3 miles away); John Sleeper’s Log House (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oneonta.
 
Also see . . .  Women's History Month 2022: Beatrice Blanding & the Oneonta Sales Company
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Ford Sales Marker wider view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 30, 2025
2. Ford Sales Marker wider view
Ford Sales Marker near this stop sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 30, 2025
3. Ford Sales Marker near this stop sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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