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

Inscription.
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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Washingtonville Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Moffat Library (approx. half

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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); Duane W. Mays (approx. half a mile away); To Our Fallen Heroes (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Honor (approx. 0.6 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

Historic Towns of America website entry:
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On the Brotherhood Winery grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 1, 2000

3. On the Brotherhood Winery grounds

The winecellars image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 2000

4. The winecellars

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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 18, 2025

5. America's Oldest Winery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 29 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. 5. submitted on October 22, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.