West Hills in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mountain Mist Spring

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2019

1. Mountain Mist Spring Marker

Inscription. Water bottled and sent to Montauk as a cure for yellow fever for returning soldiers at the end of the Spanish American War 1898

Erected 1992 by Town of Huntington.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 40° 49.134′ N, 73° 25.583′ W. Marker is in West Hills, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Chichester Road and Sweet Hollow Road on Chichester Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peace and Plenty Inn (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); West Hills School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nathaniel Whitman (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Stone Fort (approx. ¼ mile away); Home of John Whitman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Col. George Washington Brush (approx. 0.7 miles away); Walt Whitman (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 1934-1938 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hills.

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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2019

2. Mountain Mist Spring Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,762 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.