The new markers will be installed early this summer, with unveiling ceremonies to be announced in the coming months.…
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5 Markers To Be Celebrated Sunday Fly Creek Society Ready To Unveil Historic Signs Mike Ainslie of Fly Creek starts unboxing the North Tin Shop, one of five new historical markers that will be on display tomorrow (Sunday, July 14) from mid-morning to mid-afternoon at the Fly Creek Historical Society’s annual BBQ at the old Grange Hall on Cemetery Road. At noon, the society will also unveil a portrait of Diantha Cushman, being examine in photo at right by society…
Anthony, Emancipation Commemorated Historical Signs Enshrine Church’s Role In History…
MLK Day Mementos 2 Historic Markers Commemorate Freedom By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – Just in time for Martin Luther King Day, two state Historical Markers commemorating the United States’ march toward freedom – and Otsego County’s – have arrived at First Presbyterian Church here. One marks Susan B. Anthony’s Feb. 9, 1855, appearance in a building where the church’s chapel is now. During her visit, she formed a local committee to advocate for the women’s right to vote. The second commemorates…
New Book Tells Where To Find All Historical Markers In County By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com HARTWICK Deb Mackenzie had turned off Route 20 east of Richfield Springs and was driving slowly, slowly along Allen Lake Road. She stared into forested obscurity. And then, eureka! Set back in the woods near that big house associated with the Butternut Barn gift shop was a state historical marker, rusty yellow lettering on faded blue: “Butternut Road. Indian Trail from Fort Plain to Unadilla,…
