Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The King’s Highway
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. The King’s Highway Marker
Looking along Albany Street towards the southeast
“We rode over a fine sandy cart road through a woods of nothing but beautiful evergreen or fir trees.”
Dankers and Sluyter 1680
Erected 1975 by Pine Bush Historic Preservation Project.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.
Location. 42° 48.016′ N, 73° 55.69′ W. Marker is in Schenectady, New York, in Schenectady County. It is at the intersection of Albany Street and Brandywine Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Albany Street. On northeast corner of intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schenectady NY 12304, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vale Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Vale Cemetery / Founders & Builders (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Vale Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Reformed Church Burial Ground (approx. half a mile away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); 12th Ward World War II Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Ignacy Jan Paderewski (approx. ¾ mile away); Pulaski (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schenectady.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 13, 2019
2. The King’s Highway Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 10, 2006
3. The King’s Highway Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 25, 2019
4. The King’s Highway Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on November 7, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4. submitted on October 26, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
