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Middleburgh (other)
Middleburgh may refer to: * Middleburgh, New York, a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States ** Middleburgh (village), New York Middleburgh is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,500 at the 2010 census. The Village of Middleburgh is in the southwestern part of the Town of Middleburgh and is west of Albany. History The village ..., within the town of Middleburgh See also * Middleburg (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleburgh, New York
Middleburgh is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,515 at the 2000 census. The Town of Middleburgh contains a village called Middleburgh. The town is on the county's eastern border and is west of Albany. History Settlement took place ''circa'' 1712 near Middleburgh village, but the early years were marred by several competing claims to the site, once called Weiser's Dorf, named after its founder, Johann Conrad Weiser, Sr. The American Revolution caused great hardship due to raids from British territory. The town was formed along with the county in 1797 from the town of Schoharie and is one of the original towns of Schoharie County. It was called "Middletown" until 1801. In 1881, the community of Middleburgh set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village. In 1941 artist Mary Earley painted the oil and tempera mural ''Dance of the Hop Pickers'' in the Middleburgh post office. She had been commissioned by the Treasury's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleburgh (village), New York
Middleburgh is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,500 at the 2010 census. The Village of Middleburgh is in the southwestern part of the Town of Middleburgh and is west of Albany. History The village is the site where the town was first settled around 1712-1713. Initially known as Weiser's Dorf, the first Palatine settlement in the Schoharie Valley was established by Johan Conrad Weiser in what is now the Village of Middleburgh. This settlement eventually came to be named after Middelburg, the capital of Zeeland, one of the provinces of the then-Dutch Republic and the current Netherlands. The village was incorporated in 1881. "Middleburg" and "Middleburgh" have been used interchangeably in the past, as seen on old maps of the area. In the early 1980s the final "H" was added to road signs outside the village. In 2004, the Post Office finally added the "H". The only "missing H" to be found today is the name on the "Middleburg Diner". Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |