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Malta in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Site of Smith-Caldwell Van Aernem Home

Circa 1830

 
 
Site of Smith-Caldwell Van Aernem Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 23, 2019
1. Site of Smith-Caldwell Van Aernem Home Marker
Inscription. Vernacular Federal style farm house contained hidden passageways characteristic of the Underground Railroad.
 
Erected 2012 by Town of Malta.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRArchitectureSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
 
Location. 42° 58.32′ N, 73° 48.389′ W. Marker is in Malta, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Medical Park Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is about halfway along the entrance road to Malta urgent care center and the Saratoga YMCA from NY 67. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ballston Spa NY 12020, 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 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dunning Farm Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dunning Street Rural Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marvin Homestead (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dunning Street Common (approx. 0.6 miles away); Col. Elmer Ellsworth (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Malta's First (approx. 0.7 miles away); Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth (approx. Ύ mile away); Parade Ground (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Malta.
 
Site of Smith-Caldwell Van Aernem Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 23, 2019
2. Site of Smith-Caldwell Van Aernem Home Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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