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

Site of Zion Pilgrim M.E. Church

November 16, 2015

1. Site of Zion Pilgrim M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. Served Baxtertown community 1848-1930s. Evidence suggests station on Underground Railroad

Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 263.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.

Location. 41° 32.841′ N, 73° 55.498′ W. Marker is in Fishkill, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on Baxtertown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 Baxtertown Road, Fishkill NY 12524, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington’s Sword (approx. 1½ miles away); Enoch Crosby (approx. 1½ miles away); Dutch Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Trinity Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hendrick Kip (approx. 1.6 miles away); Samuel Loudon (approx. 1.7 miles away); Carnwath Farms (approx. 2 miles away); Historic Carnwath Farms (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fishkill.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.