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Hurricana Stock Farm

 
 
Hurricana Stock Farm Marker image. Click for more information.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 7, 2016
1. Hurricana Stock Farm Marker
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Inscription.
1880
Hurricana Stock Farm

Created By Stephen Sanford,
Gentleman, Industrialist, Entrepreneur,
Philanthropist. Hurricana Boasted Winners In
Nearly Every Stakes Race at Nearby Saratoga, As
Well as The 1916 Kentucky Derby and the 1923
English Grand National Steeplechase.

 
Erected 2015 by Friends of Sanford Stud Farm.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsEntertainmentSports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
 
Location. 42° 57.601′ N, 74° 11.147′ W. Marker is in Amsterdam, New York, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Perth Road (New York State Route 30) and Tessiero Sq, on the right when traveling north on Perth Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam NY 12010, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Did You Know? (approx. 0.7 miles away); Shuttleworth Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); James Allin Inn (approx. Ύ mile away); Pvt. Frank J. Sirchia Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dams and Waterfalls (approx. 1.3 miles away); Early Industry (approx.
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1.4 miles away); Guy Park, 1766 (approx. 1½ miles away); Sanford Mansion (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
 
Also see . . .
1. Hurricana Stock Farm. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Hurricana Stock Farm - National Park Service. Download National Register of Historic Places documentation. (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Additional keywords. Sanford Stud Farm
 
Hurricana Stock Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 7, 2016
2. Hurricana Stock Farm Marker
Hurricana Stock Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 7, 2016
3. Hurricana Stock Farm Marker
The marker is across the street. Route 30 is on the left
Hurricana Stock Farm image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 2, 2012
4. Hurricana Stock Farm
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 978 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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