Malta in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, January 23, 2014
1. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Marker
1837 - 1861
Site of childhood home
First Union officer killed
in the Civil War
Erected in 2013 by the Town of Malta
Erected 2013 by Town of Malta.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
Location. 42° 58.376′ N, 73° 47.513′ W. Marker is in Malta, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 9 and Kedall Way, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 9. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2511 U.S 9, Ballston Spa NY 12020, 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 walking distance of this marker: Parade Ground (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Elmer Ellsworth (about 600 feet away); Dunning Street Common (about 700 feet away); Dunning Street Rural Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Malta's First (approx. Ό mile away); Dunning Farm Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Luther Forest (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Smith-Caldwell Van Aernem Home (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Malta.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Col. Ellsworth,
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, January 23, 2014
2. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, January 23, 2014
3. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Marker
Looking north along Rt.9 toward the recently developed Ellsworth Commons in the Town of Malta.
Internet Archive
4. Birthplace of Elmer E. Ellsworth
Malta New York
Malta New York
from Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth: First Hero of the Civil War by Charles A. Ingraham in The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1918.
Photographed by Mathew B. Brady, 1861
5. Colonel Elmer Ellsworth of Field and Staff, 11th New York Infantry Regiment
Library of Congress[LC-DIG-ppmsca-35581]
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2014, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,351 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2014, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4. submitted on March 21, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on January 26, 2014. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
