Johnstown in Fulton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lest We Forget

Photographed by Joe Harness, July 20, 2011

1. Lest We Forget Marker

Inscription. Commemorating the first veterans of our nation who fell in the Battle of Johnstown one of the last battles of the American Revolution October 25, 1781

Erected by Fulton County Veterans Council in conjunction with the Fulton County Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1861.

Location. 43° 0.396′ N, 74° 22.397′ W. Marker is in Johnstown, New York, in Fulton County. It can be reached from W. Main Street. Between Market and Williams Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Johnstown NY 12095, 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 walking distance of this marker: Founder of Johnstown (here, next to this marker); Superintendent of Indian Affairs (here, next to this marker); A Military Commander (here, next to this marker); A Colonial (here, next to this marker); Grave of Sir William Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Historic Johnstown (within shouting distance of this marker); Women's Rights (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Cady Stanton (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnstown.

Also see . . . The Battle of Johnstown - Wikipedia.

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(Submitted on January 19, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2012, by Joe Harness of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 17, 2012, by Joe Harness of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.