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

Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line

 
 
Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2018
1. Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line Marker
Inscription.

Taghkanic organized 1803
as Granger, included Copake.
Hillsdale formed from
Claverack as District 1782.
Organized as town 1788.

 
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
 
Location. 42° 10.933′ N, 73° 36.431′ W. Marker is in Craryville, New York, in Columbia County. It is on New York State Route 23 west of Lockwood Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is along Lockwood Road but visible from NY Route 23. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Craryville NY 12521, 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hillsdale Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Veterans Memorial Garden of Hillsdale (approx. 4.3 miles away); American Revolution Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Krum Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Krum Church Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Philip Smith (approx. 4.4 miles away); Taghkanic Hamlet (approx. 4½ miles away); Copake-Hillsdale Line (approx. 4½ miles away).
 
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Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2018
2. Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line Marker
Looking SE along Lockwood Road toward it's intersection with NY Rt 23.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 25, 2026