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Wynantskill in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Twiss House

 
 
Twiss House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 8, 2019
1. Twiss House Marker
Inscription. Home of Maj. Thomas Twiss, 1826 West Point graduate, government Indian agent. Later home of Supervisor Sheriff Philette Craver.
 
Erected by Town of North Greenbush.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
 
Location. 42° 41.668′ N, 73° 38.162′ W. Marker is in Wynantskill, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on Main Avenue (New York State Route 66), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wynantskill NY 12198, 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 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: First Reformed Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town of North Greenbush War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kinney Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henderson Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Emma Willard (approx. 1.9 miles away); Snyder’s Lake (approx. 2 miles away); Michael Burke (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wynantskill.
 
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Twiss House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 8, 2019
2. Twiss House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 22, 2026