Clarksville in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Clark House

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 10, 2019

1. Clark House Marker

Inscription. Built c. 1828 for Adam A. Clark and wife Betsy. Clarksville named in his honor Apr. 16, 1833. First Clarksville postmaster 1826-1841. Local innkeeper.

Erected by Clarksville Historical Society, New Scotland Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1833.

Location. 42° 34.548′ N, 73° 57.701′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, New York, in Albany County. It is on Delaware Turnpike (New York State Route 443), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2038 Delaware Turnpike, Clarksville NY 12041, 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 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

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Meed House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harmanus Bogardus House / Blacksmith Shop (approx. ¼ mile away); Bennett Hill House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of the Battle of Clarksville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Houghtaling House (approx. one mile away); DeLong-Vanderbilt Home - June 5,1807 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Onesquethaw Reformed Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); David Allen House (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

Also see . . . A Small Treasure in the Hamlet of Clarksville — The Spotlight, 1990. Because the article is still under copyright, what is listed here as an excerpt is instead an abbreviated summary of several paragraphs. The full article provides a much more in-depth look at Clarksville and its history.

Clarksville is described as a quiet country hamlet, except for the traffic along Route 443 heading toward Rensselaerville and Berne.

The article explains that Clarksville had once been much busier. Its location on the Albany and Delaware Turnpike, running southwest from
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 10, 2019

2. Clark House
Albany toward Otego, helped make it the largest and busiest village in New Scotland by the middle of the nineteenth century.

The village was only beginning to develop when Adam Clark arrived from Rhode Island in the early 1800s.

(Submitted on September 5, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.