Wilton in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Orra Phelps
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2012
1. Dr. Orra Phelps Marker
the school system and the
Navy and Veterans Hospital.
Botanist, ADK 46er, Author,
Naturalist and Teacher.
George E. Pataki, Governor
Erected 1998 by State of New York.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 43° 10.294′ N, 73° 45.719′ W. Marker is in Wilton, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Parkhurst Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the parking lot of the Orra Phelps Preserve on Parkhurst Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gansevoort NY 12831, 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 Great North Woods, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grant Cottage (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Grant Cottage (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Grant Cottage (approx. one mile away); Battle of Wilton (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Grant Cottage (approx. 1.8 miles away); A Feat of Engineering (approx. 2.2 miles away); Grants Last View of the Valley
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2012
2. Dr. Orra Phelps Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2012
3. Marker on Parkhurst Road
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
