Near Grafton in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Grafton Inn
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Grafton Inn Marker
1795 Built by 1st settler Abel Owen
1830 Lemuel Steward moved house to this location by 16 yoke of oxen
1923 Moons Mountain Top House-Inn
1987 Grafton Inn Bed & Breakfast
Erected by Grafton Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
Location. 42° 46.356′ N, 73° 26.034′ W. Marker is near Grafton, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on New York State Route 2, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2242 NY 2, Grafton NY 12082, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Grafton War Memorials (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to Boehme Legacy Forest (approx. 4 miles away); Reynolds Farm (approx. 4½ miles away); Town of Petersburgh Honor Roll (approx. 4.9 miles away); Potter Hill (approx. 5.4 miles away); In Honor of Those (approx. 5.9 miles away); Van Veachton Rogers (approx. 6.3 miles away); Berlin, New York War Memorials (approx. 6.3 miles away).
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 21, 2019
2. Grafton Inn Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,083 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
