History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 — Vroomansland, from the Top of Mt. Onistagrawa, Middleburgh, N. Y.

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Vroomansland, from the Top of Mt. Onistagrawa, Middleburgh, N. Y.

[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1019 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

The Timothy Murphy Monument in the Middleburgh Cemetery

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Photo: Vroomansland, from the Top of Mt. Onistagrawa, Middleburgh, N. Y.

Vroomansland. Adam Vrooman, a Schenectady trader, obtained a royal patent for this land Aug. 26, 1714, hence the name. The picture shows the location of the Murphy farm and mill and the Upper Fort just past the bend in the river. From Life and Adventures of Timothy Murphy, by courtesy of Paul B. Mattice, its author.

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925Vroomansland, from the Top of Mt. Onistagrawa, Middleburgh, N. Y.

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Vroomansland, from the Top of Mt. Onistagrawa, Middleburgh, N. Y.