George Croghan - Cooperstown, NY
N 42° 42.006 W 074° 55.326
18T E 506380 N 4727515
When George first came here....little did he know what was in store for Cooperstown!
Waymark Code: WM4QPD
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2008
Views: 34
George Croghan
Indian Agent - Land Speculator
Lived in pioneer log house
located here 1769-1770.
General James Clinton's
headquarters here 1779.
The area is now very grown up and there is certainly no sign of the log house that used to be!
Marker Name: George Croghan
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: State Education Department
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Cooperstown
County: Otsego
Region: Central Leatherstocking (Region 6)
Website: [Web Link]
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