Altamont in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Groot
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 26, 2011
1. John Groot Marker
Burial Place
John Groot
Officer 3d Regiment
Albany County Militia
War of Revolution
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 42° 42.435′ N, 74° 1.844′ W. Marker is in Altamont, New York, in Albany County. It is on Western Avenue (County Route 397), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Altamont NY 12009, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Altamont Reformed Church / Iglesia Reformada Altamont (approx. 0.2 miles away); VFW / Veteranos de Guerras Internacionales (approx. Ό mile away); Temperance Hall / Sala Templanza (approx. Ό mile away); Schilling Park/Dietz Bottling Company / Parque Schilling/Embotelladora Dietz (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Johns Lutheran Church / Iglesia Luterna St. John (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln Avenue School / Escuela Lincoln Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Carriage Works / Fαbrica de Transportes (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Great Fire / El Gran Incendio (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altamont.
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 26, 2011
2. John Groot Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,582 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
