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Home of John Whitman

 
 
Home of John Whitman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2019
1. Home of John Whitman Marker
Inscription. Home of John Whitman, built in 1692, now a barn. "New" house, built in 1810, home of Jesse Whitman, grandfather of Walt Whitman.
 
Erected 1992 by Town of Huntington.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.
 
Location. 40° 49.156′ N, 73° 25.137′ W. Marker is in South Huntington, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Chichester Road east of West Hills Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 69 Chichester Road, Huntington NY 11743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of Stone Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nathaniel Whitman (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peace and Plenty Inn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mountain Mist Spring (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walt Whitman (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Hills School (approx. half a mile away); Site of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 1934-1938 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Col. George Washington Brush (approx. 0.9 miles away).
 
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Home of John Whitman Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2019
2. Home of John Whitman Marker - wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 895 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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