Hamden in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1828 - 1858

Site Of The Original District No. 1 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, November 22, 2025

1. Site Of The Original District No. 1 Marker

Inscription. Site of the original District No. 1, Hamden School House. Land donated by Revolutionary War veteran, John Combs, who lies nearby.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 42° 10.093′ N, 75° 1.405′ W. Marker is in Hamden, New York, in Delaware County. It is on East River Road south of Hawleys-Downsville Road (County Route 26), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5594 East River Road, Hamden NY 13782, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Town Of Hamden (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriot Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Hamden (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hamden Covered Bridge (approx. 2½ miles away); O & W Railroad (approx. 2½ miles away); Hamden (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Hamden Covered Bridge (approx. 2.6 miles away); William B. Ogden (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamden.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, November 22, 2025

2. Site Of The Original District No. 1 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2025. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on November 25, 2025. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.