Esperance in Schoharie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Methodist Episcopal Church
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 21, 2009
1. Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Church Erected 1836, Present
Edifice Built 1868. Rev.
S. Coleman, First Pastor.
Erected 1935 by the New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1835.
Location. 42° 45.65′ N, 74° 15.457′ W. Marker is in Esperance, New York, in Schoharie County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Esperance NY 12066, 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: The Presbyterian Church Esperance, NY (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Esperance Witch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chocolate Jumbles (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. Ό mile away); Tory Tree Site (approx. 2.8 miles away); Grist Mill (approx. 3 miles away); Amos Clayton (approx. 3 miles away); Mill Stones (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Esperance.
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 28, 2008
2. Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 9, 2023
3. Methodist Episcopal Church date tablet
Erected 1836 - Rebuilt 1868
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 28, 2008
4. Methodist Episcopal Church
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 22, 2010
5. Methodist Episcopal Church
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 21, 2009
6. Methodist Episcopal Church
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 28, 2012
7. The Methodist Episcopal Church in Esperance, New York
This is the view across the US Route 20 bridge crossing the Schoharie Creek from the Town of Duanesburg in Schenectady County into the Town of Esperance in Schoharie County. The church is in the Village of Esperance.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 12, 2024
8. Methodist Episcopal Church Interior
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 29, 2012
9. Methodist Episcopal Church, Esperance New York
The white steeple of the Methodist Episcopal Church can be seen below and to the left of center in the photo of the Village of Esperance in the Schoharie Valley. The view is to the north with the Adirondack Mountains on the horizon.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,005 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 3. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 20, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 5. submitted on October 27, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 6. submitted on March 20, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 7. submitted on May 1, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 8. submitted on November 2, 2024, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 9. submitted on May 1, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
