Peggs Point is a

geographic cape In geography, a cape is a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 80. . A cape usually represents a marked cha ...

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

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. It is located on the east shore of the lake north of the Village of

Cooperstown Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...

. The point forms the southern edge of

Hyde Bay Hyde Bay is a bay located on Otsego Lake. The historic Hyde Bay Camp was located on the shores of Hyde Bay. Hyde Bay is the location on the lake where General Clinton and his men landed on their way to Cooperstown. References {{Reflist Landf ...

which is located north.

History

In August 2018 a home located on Peggs Point owned by rapper

Pete Nice Peter J. Nash (born February 5, 1967), known by his stage name Prime Minister Pete Nice or simply Pete Nice, is an American baseball historian and author, member of the Society for American Baseball Research, Hip Hop historian, and former rapp ...

was sold at auction due to unpaid taxes.

Appearance in literature

In the novel '' The Deerslayer'', Peggs Point is the location where

Deerslayer Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the '' Leatherstocking Tales''. Fictional biography Natty Bumppo, the child of white parents, grew up among Delaware ...

and

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first reach the shore of Otsego Lake. Then later the novel it is the location where the British troops rescue Deerslayer's friends, and Deerslayer finally leaves the lake. By sunset the troops were already encamped on the hills towards the

Mohawk Valley The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains, northwest of the Capital District. As of the 2010 United States Census, th ...

fort. Chingachgook preceded the Deerslayer towards where the trails split to the fort or to the Delaware Indians. Deerslayer was not sure what trail to take but at the end chose to join the Delawares.

References

{{Reflist Landforms of Otsego County, New York