Clarke Point, also known as Shad Cam, is a

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extending into Otsego Lake in Otsego County in the U.S. State of

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. It is located in the Town of

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, north of the Village of

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and south of the Hamlet of Springfield Center. Clarke Point makes up the southern tip of Mount Wellington and marks the northern edge of

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. It can be accessed via

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or by boat.

History

The name Shad Cam had been named so by the Cooper Family. It was named after a fisherman of Scottish descent who at this point said to the Coopers, "Why, boys, in those days the shad cam up to that point."

References

{{Reflist Landforms of Otsego County, New York