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"Natty Bumpo"

 
 
"Natty Bumpo" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 17, 2016
1. "Natty Bumpo" Marker
Inscription. Leatherstocking rescued Chingachgook from flames Chingach dying in his care "Pioneer"
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 42° 42.613′ N, 74° 54.706′ W. Marker is in Cooperstown, New York, in Otsego County. It is on New York State Route 31. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cooperstown NY 13326, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: General Clinton's Dam (approx. Ύ mile away); Council Rock (approx. Ύ mile away); Clinton's Dam (approx. Ύ mile away); Otsego Lake (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Mohawk: A Changing Home (approx. 0.8 miles away); James Fenimore Cooper (approx. 0.8 miles away); Otsego Lake (approx. 0.8 miles away); Indian Grave (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cooperstown.
 
Also see . . .  Wikipedia article on Natty Bumpo. (Submitted on September 27, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
 
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"Natty Bumpo" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 17, 2016
2. "Natty Bumpo" Marker
"Natty Bumpo" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 17, 2016
3. "Natty Bumpo" Marker
"Natty Bumpo" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 17, 2016
4. "Natty Bumpo" Marker
Wooded area just east of marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2016, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 1,271 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2016, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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