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Town of Peru in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Robert Platt Home

 
 
Robert Platt Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 9, 2018
1. Robert Platt Home Marker
Inscription. Robt. Platt, Mem. NYS Assembly 1814-15, built this home in 1809 on 700 acres given by his father, Zephaniah, founder of Plattsburgh.
 
Erected 2010 by Town of Peru.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.
 
Location. 44° 35.948′ N, 73° 26.32′ W. Marker is in Town of Peru, New York, in Clinton County. It is on New York State Route 9 0.4 miles south of Lapham Mills Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3633 State Route 9, Peru NY 12972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Adirondacks & North Country, and in the Champlain Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jonas Platt Home (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Port Jackson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Valcour (approx. 0.4 miles away); Peru Landing (approx. one mile away); Lakes to Locks Passage (approx. 1.3 miles away); Peru’s First Settler (approx. 1.4 miles away); Valcour Bay (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Valcour (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Town of Peru.
 
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Robert Platt Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ellen Adams, September 24, 2017
2. Robert Platt Home Marker
Robert Platt Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 9, 2018
3. Robert Platt Home Marker
Robert Platt Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ellen Adams, September 24, 2017
4. Robert Platt Home
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2017, by Ellen Adams of Plattsburgh, New York. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 9, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   2. submitted on September 26, 2017, by Ellen Adams of Plattsburgh, New York.   3. submitted on November 9, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on September 26, 2017, by Ellen Adams of Plattsburgh, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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