1799

Site of first town meeting

Photographed by Yugoboy, March 11, 2013

1. 1799 Marker

Inscription. Site of first town meeting Log house of Samuel Royce Ordinances, "swine allowed at large - fence viewers paid 75 cents a day."

Erected by Queen Village Hist. Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 43° 20.44′ N, 75° 44.971′ W. Marker was in Camden, New York, in Oneida County. It was at the intersection of Oswego Street (New York State Route 13) and Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north on Oswego Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Camden NY 13316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 12 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Camden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Scriba Patent (approx. half a mile away); Grave of Capt. Adj. George Marsden (approx. 8.3 miles away); Jerome I Case (approx. 9 miles away); Partnership for Preservation (approx. 10½ miles away); Kempwyk (approx. 10.8 miles away); John Bernhard (approx. 11.1 miles away); St. Leger’s Army (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Florence (was approx. 9.1 miles away but

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has been confirmed missing).

Additional commentary.
1. No Longer standing
This sign was damaged in a car accident. The sign is NOT at this location.
Questions about the sign could be directed towards the Town or Village of Camden. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted May 1, 2023, by Jessica Harney of Camden, New York.

1799 Marker as seen from Northern Approach image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, March 11, 2013

2. 1799 Marker as seen from Northern Approach

1799 Marker as seen from Southern Approach image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, March 11, 2013

3. 1799 Marker as seen from Southern Approach

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.