Near Hillsdale in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

East Gate Tollhouse

Columbia Turnpike 1799-1907

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2018

1. East Gate Tollhouse Marker

Inscription.

Located on this site
Linked Columbia County
farming and industry
to Hudson River ports

Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 446.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.

Location. 42° 11.06′ N, 73° 29.419′ W. Marker is near Hillsdale, New York, in Columbia County. It is on New York State Route 23 0.2 miles west of Oxbow Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsdale NY 12529, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Copake-Hillsdale Line (approx. 1.6 miles away); American Revolution Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Veterans Memorial Garden of Hillsdale (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hillsdale Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); General Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away in Massachusetts); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 4 miles away); Egremont Veterans Monument (approx. 4.3 miles away in Massachusetts); Welcome to Taconic State Park (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsdale.

Also see . . .
1. Friends of East Gate: Our Mission. (Submitted on June 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Columbia Turnpike-East Tollhouse. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on March 4, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

East Gate Tollhouse and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2018

2. East Gate Tollhouse and Marker

Looking WNW

East Gate Tollhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2018

3. East Gate Tollhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.