Mayfield in Fulton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Indian Raid
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 8, 2010
1. Indian Raid Marker
Erected 1938 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
Location. 43° 7.075′ N, 74° 15.383′ W. Marker is in Mayfield, New York, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of Paradise Point Road and Furguson Road, on the right when traveling east on Paradise Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 149 Paradise Point Road, Mayfield NY 12117, 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: Dutch Reformed Church of Mayfield (approx. 1.1 miles away); Burying Ground (approx. 1.4 miles away); Romeyn's Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mayfield Lake (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rice Homestead (approx. 1.6 miles away); Munsonville (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Burying Ground (approx. 2 miles away); Captain Solomon Woodworth (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayfield.
Regarding Indian Raid. Legend has it that the Indians
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 8, 2010
2. Indian Raid Marker beside Diamond Point Road
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,526 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
