Fort Hunter in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Queen Anne Chapel
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 8, 2006
1. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
Queen Anne Chapel
Built 1711-12 for use of
Mohawk Indians. Torn down
1821 to make way for Erie
Canal
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location. 42° 56.362′ N, 74° 16.915′ W. Marker is in Fort Hunter, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on Schoharie Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter NY 12069, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Original Erie Canal (a few steps from this marker); Building Block of the Erie Canal (a few steps from this marker); Site of Last Mohawk Indian Village (a few steps from this marker); East Guard Lock (a few steps from this marker); Site of Old Fort Hunter (a few steps from this marker); Site of First Bridge (a few steps from this marker); A Mohawk House Unearthed (a few steps from this marker); The Fort by the Village (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Hunter.
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 23, 2007
2. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker, on the right
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via The Erie Canal, 1968
3. "Aerial view [of Fort Hunter area]"
The Erie Canal: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site website entry
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 8, 2006
4. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker, on the left
The stonework and the ditch behind the markers are remaining portions of the original 1825 Erie Canal.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 23, 2007
5. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
The three markers stood together. A fourth marker stands across the street from the group. In the foreground are the stones of the old Erie Canal East Guard Lock. A roadside deck-like viewing platform with interpretive signs overlooked the East Guard Lock, in the upper right.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 1, 2011
6. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
The three markers lie on the lawn across the street from where they stood. The Schoharie Creek flooded this area and washed away part of the road and the area where these markers stood. The front end loader parked on the road serves as a barrier to keep vehicals off this section of unsafe roadway. The Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site visitor center is beyond the loader in the background.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 1, 2011
7. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
The flood waters of the Schoharie Creek not only washed out the three markers and parts of Schoharie Street, but it did some archaeological work on the East Guard Lock, exposing some previously covered stones of the lock.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, August 29, 2011
8. Flooding on Main Street in Fort Hunter after Hurricane Irene
The volume of water in the Schoharie Creek became larger than the creek bed spilling over into the hamlet of Fort Hunter and taking a short cut to the Mohawk River.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2015
9. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
View of the Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker as it appeared in the summer of 2015.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2015
10. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
View of the marker, leaning against a park storage shed, upside down.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2015
11. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
View of the marker, leaning against a park storage shed, behind a park maintenance building, in what appears to be a graveyard for all of the park's markers that where damaged in the 2011 flooding.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 2, 2019
12. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
No longer a member of the pre-Irene trio of markers, the Queen Anne Chapel marker has recently been restored to proud service.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 2, 2019
13. Site of Queen Anne Chapel Marker
Prior to being uprooted by Hurricane Irene flooding in 2011, the Queen Anne Chapel Site Marker stood adjacent to the East Guard Lock, on the south side. The marker has been restored, and installed slightly to the north of its previous position, and now stands between the lock and Visitors Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,548 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 3. submitted on January 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 18, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 9, 10, 11. submitted on September 13, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 12, 13. submitted on November 2, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
