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

Nassau Village

 
 
Nassau Village Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2019
1. Nassau Village Marker
Inscription. First inhabited by native Mahicans, settled by Europeans 1740-50. Incorporated 1819. Early Commercial and transit hub.
 
Erected by Nassau Historian.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesIndustry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.
 
Location. 42° 30.961′ N, 73° 36.589′ W. Marker is in Nassau, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is at the intersection of Church Street (U.S. 20) and Chatham Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Street. Marker is located in a small plaza at the southeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 Church Street, Nassau NY 12123, 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: Passenger and Freight Depots (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Empire State Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nassau Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Nassau Fair (approx. Ό mile away); The Valatie Kill (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Empire State Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mohican Homelands
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(approx. 1.3 miles away); North Chatham Depot (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nassau.
 
Nassau Village Marker<br>(<i>wide view looking northeast • US Highway 20 in background</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2019
2. Nassau Village Marker
(wide view looking northeast • US Highway 20 in background)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Jun. 13, 2026