Halfmoon in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Van Den Bergh
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 8, 2019
1. Van Den Bergh Marker
Property shown on 1767 survey
Continued ownership mid 1800s
Farmhouse c. 1834
Family established ferry
across the Mohawk in 1707
Erected 2017 by Halfmoon Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.
Location. 42° 47.841′ N, 73° 46.15′ W. Marker is in Halfmoon, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Riverview Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clifton Park NY 12065, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany 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 Great North Woods, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clutes Dry Dock (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vandenburgh Dunsbach Ferry (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Clutes Dry Dock (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort's Ferry (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cast Iron Whipple Truss Bridge, 1869 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve (approx. 1.4 miles away); Whipple Iron Truss Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Erie Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 8, 2019
2. Van Den Bergh Site
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
