Washingtonville in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
America's Oldest Winery
Photographed By Larry Gertner, November 2000
1. America's Oldest Winery Marker
Founded 1839 by John Jacques Winery passed to sons John, Oren and Charles. In 1885 Brotherhood began operation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 41° 25.946′ N, 74° 9.653′ W. Marker is in Washingtonville, New York, in Orange County. Marker is on Brotherhood Plaza Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washingtonville NY 10992, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Washingtonville Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Moffat Library (approx. half a mile away); Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument (approx. half a mile away); World War I Plaque (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Erie Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brooks' Covered Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Young-Welling House (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washingtonville.
Also see . . . Brotherhood Winery. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on April 14, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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HistoricTownsOfAmerica.com - Guy Saladino, October 4, 2021
2. America's Oldest Winery Marker
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Photographed By Larry Gertner, November 1, 2000
3. On the Brotherhood Winery grounds
Photographed By Larry Gertner, November 2000
4. The winecellars
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2. submitted on October 4, 2021, by HistoricTownsOfAmerica.com - Guy Saladino of Long Beach, New York. 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
