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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

 
 
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 17, 2014
1. Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Marker
Inscription. Home of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft b.1793 - d. 1864. Glass maker, explorer, author, poet, authority on American Indians.
 
Erected 1938 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicIndigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
 
Location. 42° 42.319′ N, 73° 54.62′ W. Marker is in Guilderland, New York, in Albany County. It is on Willow Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guilderland NY 12084, 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 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: Schoolcraft House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Hamilton Union Church (about 700 feet away); Red Men’s Hall (approx. Ό mile away); Rose Hill 1842 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Glass Works (approx. 0.4 miles away); Case Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hamilton Glass House (approx. half a mile away); Farm of Evert Bancker (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guilderland.
 
Also see . . .  Henry Rowe Schoolcraft: American explorer and ethnologist. Britannica website entry (Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft House & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 17, 2014
2. Henry Rowe Schoolcraft House & Marker
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3. Henry Rowe Schoolcraft -1855
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2014, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 911 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2014, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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