Near Middleburgh in Schoharie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hops
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, June 24, 2024
1. Hops Marker
Inscription.
Hops are the cone-shaped, vine-growing green flowers dried and brewed to make beer, In the 1860's Hops became a dominant export as part of the "hop belt" in upstate NY. The community revolving around a day's hard manual labor followed by late-night barn parties with local musicians. Hops business flourished because of the railroad transporting Schoharie, Cobleskill and Middleburgh's crops to Albany. When the hop crops were decimated by disease and insects in the early 1900s, the hop-growing culture withered away, Albany breweries left the scene, and the railroad connecting many upstate towns was shut down.
Hops are the cone-shaped, vine-growing green flowers dried and brewed to make beer,
In the 1860's Hops became a dominant export as part of the "hop belt" in upstate NY.
The community revolving around a day's hard manual labor followed by late-night barn parties with local musicians.
Hops business flourished because of the railroad transporting Schoharie, Cobleskill and Middleburgh's crops to Albany.
When the hop crops were decimated by disease and insects in the early 1900s, the hop-growing culture withered away, Albany breweries left the scene, and the railroad connecting many upstate towns was shut down.
Location. 42° 35.9′ N, 74° 20.299′ W. Marker is near Middleburgh, New York, in Schoharie County. Marker can be reached from New York State Route 30. The marker is in Timothy Murphy Park which is on NY 30 just south of the junction of NY 145 and NY 30. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middleburgh NY 12122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Timothy Murphy (within shouting distance of this marker); Weiser's Dorf (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1st Reformed Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Middle Fort
Hop vines are visible growing up the wires behind the marker.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, June 24, 2024
3. Hops Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos:1. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
