Program

Legends & Lore®

Subject

Folklore

Location

227 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, USA

Lat/Long

42.8907892, -73.3501283

Grant Recipient

Hoosick Township Historical Society

Natty Bumppo, the character throughout James Fenimore Cooper’s novels, the Leatherstocking series, is believed to be based on a local resident, Nathaniel Shipman, who is buried in the old burial ground of the First Baptist Church, Hoosick Falls, New York.