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Abdullah

White Trakehner Stallion

 
 
Abdullah Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
1. Abdullah Marker
Inscription. 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Team Gold - Individual Silver Equestrian Team Jumping. Owners: Terry & Sue Williams.
 
Erected by Royalton Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsSports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.
 
Location. 43° 9.817′ N, 78° 32.231′ W. Marker is in Royalton, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Chestnut Ridge Road (New York State Route 77) 0.1 miles east of Royalton Center Road, on the left when traveling south. Compass direction is generally East-West on this portion of NY route 77 which is marked entirely North-South. Marker is in the town of Royalton, Post Office Middleport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8947 Chestnut Ridge Road, Middleport NY 14105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chesnut Ridge - Lewiston Road (approx. 1.8 miles away); Belva Lockwood (approx. 2.2 miles away); Canal Bridge No. E-220 (approx. 3 miles away); Academy 1850-70 (approx. 3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); 150th Anniversary (approx. 3.2 miles away); Gasport (approx. 3.2 miles away); Mill District (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Royalton.
 
Also see . . .
1. Abdullah (horse). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 

2. Chestnut Ridge and Williamsburg Farm Equestrian Center. Website homepage (Submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 

3. Olympics 1984 - Showjumping - Abdullah and Touch of Class - YouTube. (Submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
 
Abdullah image. Click for full size.
via Chestnut Ridge and Williamsburg Farm Equestrian Center, unknown
2. Abdullah
Eastward View Abdullah Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
3. Eastward View Abdullah Marker
NY 77 southbound, compass eastbound. Williamsburg Farm. Marker is front and right of the shorter fir tree.
Westward View Abdullah Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
4. Westward View Abdullah Marker
NY route 77 northbound, compass west. Branches of a bush cover this side of the marker; may not be visible during foliage.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 785 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   2. submitted on January 21, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3, 4. submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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