Whitesboro in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Whitestown
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 16, 2010
1. Whitestown Marker
Named in honor of
Judge Hugh White
A first settler
May, 1784
Erected 1935 by State Department of Education.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1788.
Location. 43° 7.236′ N, 75° 17.37′ W. Marker is in Whitesboro, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Main Street west of Victory Parkway, on the right when traveling west. This historical marker is located on the north side of the street, in front of the parking lot for the Dunham Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 74 Main Street, Whitesboro NY 13492, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, 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 Rear Guard of General Herkimers Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); 1st Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1,000 Feet East of Here (approx. 1.1 miles away); On August 5, 1777 (approx. 1½ miles away); "Old and Weary" (approx. 2.4 miles away); John C. Devereux (approx. 2.7 miles away); James Schoolcraft Sherman (approx. 2.8 miles away).
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 16, 2010
2. Whitestown Marker
View looking west of historical marker in the right foreground and of Main Street heading into the downtown area on the left side of the picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 914 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
