Old Stockade 1658 Marker

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Kingston in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Stockade 1658

By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2012

1. Old Stockade 1658 Marker

Inscription. Site of
Old Stockade 1658

Plan of
Stockade
Fort (F) and
Streets
Kingston
(Wiltwyck)
1658

Erected 1927 by New York State.

Location. 41° 56.123′ N, 74° 1.12′ W. Marker is in Kingston, New York, in Ulster County. Marker is at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and N Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Avenue. Click for map. Marker is located across the street from the Senate House. Marker is in this post office area: Kingston NY 12401, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Senate House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Evolution of the Senate House (within shouting distance of this marker); A Community Attic (within shouting distance of this marker); Senate House Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Senate House (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); A Radical Idea: Government by the People (about 300 feet away); The Loughran House (about 400 feet away); The Stockade Historic District (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Kingston.

More about this marker. The top of the marker contains a layout of the stockade.

By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2012

2. Old Stockade 1658 Marker

The Senate House can be seen across the street from the marker.

Marker on Clinton Avenue Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2012

3. Marker on Clinton Avenue

Marker in Kingston Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2012

4. Marker in Kingston

The marker is located at the site of the northeast corner of a stockade that was built around the settlement here in 1658 to protect the citizens from the local indians. The stockade was mostly gone when the British burned the town more than a century later.

By Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2012

5. Senate House

The marker is located across the street from this 1676 house. It was used by the Senate of the State of New York until the British burned the town on October 16, 1777.

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 98 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.