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Near Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Westward on the Right

 
 
Westward on the right Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 22, 2019
1. Westward on the right Marker
Inscription. Grasmere-birthplace-W. A. Duer once president of Columbia Col. On the right beyond-Ellerslie, home of Levi P. Morton, Gov. of NY & Vice Pres. of U.S.
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
 
Location. 41° 55.193′ N, 73° 54.568′ W. Marker is near Rhinebeck, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on U.S. 9 when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rhinebeck NY 12572, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Landsman’s Kill (approx.
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Ό mile away); Bogardus Land (approx. half a mile away); White Corner (approx. half a mile away); Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Violet Capital (approx. 1.8 miles away); On This Site Stood (approx. 2.2 miles away); Wilderstein (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wilderstein's Boathouse (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rhinebeck.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 31 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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