Stephen Ketchum - Greene, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 19.986 W 075° 46.012
18T E 436822 N 4687045
The site where a log cabin was built in 1792.
Waymark Code: WMPMTB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member PTCrazy
Views: 5

text: "Stephen Ketchum settled near this site in the town of Greene and built his log cabin in 1792"

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"The first permanent settler in this town was Stephen Ketchum, who located within the present bounds of the village of Greene in 1792. Mr. K. was from Baliston, in this State, and erected a cabin that was a house of refuge for all adventurers in the "Chenango Country," though he did not pretend to keep a hotel. "
Marker Name: Stephen Ketchum

Marker Type: Roadside

Agency: Bicentenial

Dedication Date: 1992

City/Town/Village Name: Greene

County: Chenango

Region: The Catskills (Region 8)

Website: Not listed

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