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Fitch Hill

Coordinates: 42°45′56″N 74°57′04″W / 42.76556°N 74.95111°W / 42.76556; -74.95111
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Fitch Hill
Fitch Hill is located in New York
Fitch Hill
Fitch Hill
Location of Fitch Hill within New York
Fitch Hill is located in the United States
Fitch Hill
Fitch Hill
Fitch Hill (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation1,844 feet (562 m)
Coordinates42°45′56″N 74°57′04″W / 42.76556°N 74.95111°W / 42.76556; -74.95111[1]
Geography
LocationPierstown, New York, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Richfield Springs

Fitch Hill is a mountain located in Central New York Region of New York by Pierstown.[2] Fitch Hill is named after the Fitch family who were early settlers in the area.[3]

The first Methodist Episcopal Church of the Town of Otsego was organized in 1813. The society erected a church edifice in 1835, located on Fitch Hill. It was a plain building, about 24 by 30 feet.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Fitch Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  2. ^ "fitch Hill". Geonames.usgs. usgs. 1980. Retrieved 3 June 2017. data
  3. ^ History of Otsego County, New York. Everts and Farris. 1878. p. 248.
  4. ^ History of Otsego County, New York. Everts and Farris. 1878. p. 251.