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

Rowland's Hollow

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, September 3, 2026

1. Rowland's Hollow Marker

Inscription. Early 1800's H.R. Rowland established saw & grist mill. Area later included limestone quarry, Kiln, stone & plaster mills, farms, homes, and district school

Erected 1998 by Town of Milton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 43° 4.054′ N, 73° 50.961′ W. Marker is near Saratoga Springs, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Rowland Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saratoga Springs NY 12866, 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.

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

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North Milton (approx. 1½ miles away); Lester Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Abandoned Lime Kiln (approx. 1.7 miles away); Saratoga State Seal Waters (approx. 2.4 miles away); Saving The Springs (approx. 2½ miles away); Hall of Springs (approx. 2½ miles away); Milton Centre (approx. 2.7 miles away); Whitney Field (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saratoga Springs.

Also see . . . Rowland's Hollow: A Lost Crossroads in Saratoga County. An essay on the New York Almanack site presented by the Saratoga County History Roundtable and the Saratoga County History Center.

From the essay: "Rowland’s Hollow, also known as Rowland’s Mills, was...a center of economic activity in its heyday. In 1878, Nathaniel Sylvester’s History of Saratoga County described it as follows:

“This hamlet is on the eastern line of Milton, and not far from the village of Saratoga Springs. The place is named for H.R. Rowland, the proprietor of the saw-and grist-mills that are situated upon one of the branches of the Kayderosseras....

The few photos we have today from the last quarter of the 19th century show a small bustling
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 29, 2019

2. Rowland's Hollow Marker
complex of mills, homes and bridges, many constructed using the Hollow’s limestone. These images represent the second generation of Rowland’s Hollow, the first having given way as wood gives away to stone.'

(Submitted on September 3, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 29, 2019

3. Rowland's Hollow Marker

Rowland's Hollow Marker Looking South image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, September 3, 2026

4. Rowland's Hollow Marker Looking South

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 798 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 3, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 4. submitted on September 3, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.