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Trinity Square - 1803

 
 
Trinity Square - 1803 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 18, 2018
1. Trinity Square - 1803 Marker
Inscription.

This former swamp became
horse stalls before the War
of 1812. Hay-weighing scales
were located on the east end.

Cet ancien marecage devint
une ecurie avant la guerre
de 1812. Les balances de foin
etaient situees a l'extremite est.


 
Erected 2017 by Plattco Corporation and Clinton County.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
 
Location. 44° 41.925′ N, 73° 27.116′ W. Marker is in Plattsburgh, New York, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of City Hall Place and Trinity Place, on the right when traveling south on City Hall Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plattsburgh NY 12901, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Ark (a few steps from this marker); City Hall - 1917 (within shouting distance of this marker); Macdonough Monument - 1926 (within shouting distance of this marker); Loyal L. Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); City Fire Department Horicon Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Macdonough Memorial Monument (within shouting distance
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of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); MacDonough Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plattsburgh.
 
Trinity Square - 1803 and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 18, 2018
2. Trinity Square - 1803 and Marker
Looking west across a snow-covered Trinity Square
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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