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Knieskem Farm

 
 
Knieskem Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 7, 2012
1. Knieskem Farm Marker
Inscription.
Settled by Hendrick
Knieskem about 1750

 
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.
 
Location. 42° 38.545′ N, 74° 9.956′ W. Marker is in Knox, New York, in Albany County. It is on Cross Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 Cross Road, Knox NY 12107, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dutch Barn (approx. 0.8 miles away); Beaver Dam (approx. 0.8 miles away); Albany County (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dwelling (approx. 1.3 miles away); West Berne (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pioneer (approx. 1½ miles away); Dedicated (approx. 1.6 miles away); Schools (approx. 1.6 miles away).
 
Additional keywords. Knieskern
 
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Knieskem Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 7, 2012
2. Knieskem Farm Marker
Knieskem Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 7, 2012
3. Knieskem Farm Marker
Knieskem Farmhouse Across the Road from Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 7, 2012
4. Knieskem Farmhouse Across the Road from Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 700 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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