Saugerties in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sawyer's Mill

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2010

1. Sawyer's Mill Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Stood on this site 1663.
Saugerties derived its
name from the Dutch
word “De Zaagertjes”.

State Education
Departement 1936

Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1663.

Location. 42° 5.054′ N, 73° 56.593′ W. Marker is in Saugerties, New York, in Ulster County. Marker is at the intersection of Malden Avenue (U.S. 9W) and Sawyer Kill, on the right when traveling north on Malden Avenue. Marker is located beside the bridge, on the east side of the highway, at the north end of the village of Saugerties, New York. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Malden Avenue, Saugerties NY 12477, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Schoonmaker Homestead (approx. ¼ mile away); Kiersted House (approx. half a mile away); In Honor (approx. half a mile away); Post Tavern Site (approx.

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0.7 miles away); Brick Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); 1869 Lighthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); A River Highway (approx. 1.2 miles away); Burned by the British (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saugerties.

More about this marker. The Sawyer Kill stream enters the Hudson River about 1/2 mile west of this marker.

Also see . . . Sawyer Kill. Sawyer's Kill is a 7.0-mile-long tributary stream of the Hudson River. The stream enters the Hudson River at Seamon Park, just north of the village of Saugerties. Saugerties takes its name from the Dutch, “De Zaagertjes”, "Saugerje's Kill" or "Little Sawyer's creek". (Submitted on December 28, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Sawyer's Mill Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2010

2. Sawyer's Mill Marker (wide view)

Sawyer's Mill (<i>gate leading to old mill pond site; view from near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2010

3. Sawyer's Mill (gate leading to old mill pond site; view from near marker)

Sawyer's Mill Artifact: Iron Sprocket Wheel & Mill Stones image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2010

4. Sawyer's Mill Artifact: Iron Sprocket Wheel & Mill Stones

Sawyer's Mill Artifact: Iron Sprocket Wheel with Wooden Teeth image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2010

5. Sawyer's Mill Artifact: Iron Sprocket Wheel with Wooden Teeth

Seamon Park (<i>located just south of marker; contains Sawyer's Mill artifacts</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2010

6. Seamon Park (located just south of marker; contains Sawyer's Mill artifacts)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 28, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.