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Greenville in Greene County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Early Sawmill

 
 
Early Sawmill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, 10
1. Early Sawmill Marker
Inscription. Owned and operated by Eleazer Knowles stood on this site
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 42° 23.759′ N, 74° 1.71′ W. Marker is in Greenville, New York, in Greene County. It is on New York State Route 32, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville NY 12083, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Log Cabin of Eleazer Knowles (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grist Mill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Aaron Burr (approx. 1.3 miles away); Greenville (approx. 1.4 miles away); Edwin L. Drake (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1635 English Lawyer (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of Greenville Free Academy (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rev. Beriah Hotchkin A.M. (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
 
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Early Sawmill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2024
2. Early Sawmill Marker
Looking south along New York State Route 32.
Early Sawmill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 2, 2019
3. Early Sawmill Marker
Early Sawmill Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 2, 2019
4. Early Sawmill Site
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.   3, 4. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 27, 2026