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

First School

 
 
First School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 31, 2019
1. First School Marker
Inscription. Cabin built of logs stood on this site. First teacher was a son of Rev. Beriah Hotchkin
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
 
Location. 42° 25.443′ N, 74° 1.05′ 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 walking distance of this marker: Benjamin Spees (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Talmage-Atwater (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. Beriah Hotchkin A.M. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Greenville Free Academy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Edwin L. Drake (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1635 English Lawyer (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greenville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Albany County (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
 
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First School Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 31, 2019
2. First School Site
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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