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Oriskany in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Site of Woolen Mill

 
 
Site of Woolen Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 11, 2013
1. Site of Woolen Mill Marker
Inscription. Erected in 1810 believed to be the 1st in America to manufacture fabrics from raw material
 
Erected 1968 by Oneida County D.P.W.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
 
Location. 43° 9.546′ N, 75° 19.933′ W. Marker is in Oriskany, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Erie Boulevard (New York State Route 69) just north of River Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oriskany NY 13424, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Near This Spot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oriskany War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anchor (approx. half a mile away); Summit Park (approx. half a mile away); Preserving a Memorial Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); To The Unknown Patriotic Soldiers of Tryon County (approx. 2.1 miles away); General Herkimer's Troops (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ambush Started Here (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oriskany.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Campaign of 1777 (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The military road and the ravine (was approx. 2.1 miles away but
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has been confirmed missing); The Ambush (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Woolen Mill and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 11, 2013
2. Woolen Mill and Marker
Site of Woolen Mill Marker as seen from the North image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 11, 2013
3. Site of Woolen Mill Marker as seen from the North
Site of Woolen Mill Marker as seen from the South image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 11, 2013
4. Site of Woolen Mill Marker as seen from the South
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 15, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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