Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Sagaponack in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Poxabogue Windmill

 
 
Poxabogue Windmill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017
1. Poxabogue Windmill Marker
Inscription.
Site of a spider legged mill.
Subject of a famous lawsuit
which decided the rights of
landowners to adjacent highway
New York State law, 1842.

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
 
Location. 40° 56.364′ N, 72° 16.747′ W. Marker is in Sagaponack, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Sagg Main Street 0.1 miles south of Montauk Highway, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 72 Sagg Main Street, Sagaponack NY 11962, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spider Legged Mill (approx. Ύ mile away); Carl Yastrzemski (approx. 0.8 miles away); Town of East Hampton (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wick's Tavern (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bridgehampton Founders Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Triangular Commons (approx. 1.2 miles away); Auto Races (approx. 1.3 miles away); Indian Landmark Buc-Usk-Kil (approx. 3.3 miles away).
 
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
Poxabogue Windmill Marker - Wide View, Looking North on Sagg Main Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017
2. Poxabogue Windmill Marker - Wide View, Looking North on Sagg Main Street
Poxabogue Windmill Marker - Wide View, Looking South on Sagg Main Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017
3. Poxabogue Windmill Marker - Wide View, Looking South on Sagg Main Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
m=111012

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 6, 2026