Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Oregon Corners

Photographed by Dave Browne, June 24, 2018

1. Oregon Corners Marker

Inscription. Was a manufacturing center. Two creeks powered a grist mill in the 18th century; wire, fulling, and paper mills in the 19th century.

Erected by Town of Putnam Valley.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 19.982′ N, 73° 52.498′ W. Marker is in Putnam Valley, New York, in Putnam County. It is on Oscawana Lake Road (New York State Route 20) 0.1 miles south of Peekskill Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Putnam Valley NY 10579, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in the Hudson Valley,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mohegan Lake School World War I Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Schoolhouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Seth Pomeroy & Jeremiah Drake (approx. 1.9 miles away); Saint Peter’s Churchyard & Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of St. Peter’s Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); 160th Anniversary of St. Peter’s (approx. 1.9 miles away); French Soldiers of the Revolutionary War (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Photographed by Dave Browne, June 24, 2018

2. Oregon Corners Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,543 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.