Near Fort Plain in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Loucks Tavern

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

1. Loucks Tavern Marker

Inscription. Site of first meeting place Palatine District Committee of Safety August 27, 1774

Erected 1928 by N.Y. State Historical marker.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical date for this entry is August 27, 1774.

Location. 42° 57.217′ N, 74° 33.486′ W. Marker is near Fort Plain, New York, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 10 and Stone Arabia Road, on the left when traveling south on New York State Route 10. Just before Stone Arabia. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Plain NY 13339, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Fort Paris (approx. ¼ mile away); Former Dutch Reformed Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Battle of Stone Arabia (approx. ¾ mile away); Stone Arabia (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brower Farm (approx. one mile away); Frederick Getman (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wagner Home (approx. 3 miles away); John Frey (approx. 3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stone Arabia Battlefield (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . An account of the meeting. (Submitted on March 26, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

2. Loucks Tavern Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

3. Loucks Tavern Marker

Looking south towards the Mohawk River.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 23, 2019

4. Loucks Tavern Marker

Looking along NY 10S towards Stone Arabia from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,434 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 26, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.