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

Yellow Meeting House

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 16, 2019

1. Yellow Meetinghouse Marker

Inscription. Built 1764 at Stillwater. Later removed to this spot. First congregational church in northern New York.

Erected 1927 by N.Y. State Historical Marker.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 42° 56.357′ N, 73° 41.837′ W. Marker is in Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of Saratoga Road (County Route 75) and Van Ness Road, on the right when traveling north on Saratoga Road. On northwest corner of intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicville NY 12118, 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

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harmanus Schuyler Mansion (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of Schuyler Mansion (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stillwater World War I Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cannon Park (approx. 2 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2 miles away); Stillwater Blockhouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Diane “Dani” Moore Parsons (approx. 2.1 miles away); Stillwater Mills and Manufacturing (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stillwater.

Field Next To Yellow Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 16, 2019

2. Field Next To Yellow Meeting House Marker

The Yellow Meeting House graveyard is in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.