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Creeklocks

 
 
Creeklocks Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 1, 2020
1. Creeklocks Marker
Inscription.
Originally Wagendaal.
Renamed 1825 when Delaware
and Hudson Canal was built.
Canal entered creek here.

 
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
 
Location. 41° 52.086′ N, 74° 2.625′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, New York, in Ulster County. It is on Creek Locks Road (County Route 25) 0.1 miles north of Constable Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 955 Creeks Lock Road, Bloomington NY 12411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:
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Petrus Van Wagenen (approx. half a mile away); Reformed Protestant Dutch Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Newkirk Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Church (approx. one mile away); White’s Mill (approx. one mile away); De Witt Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sojourner Truth (approx. 1.3 miles away); De Witt House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.
 
The Lock Remnants image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. The Lock Remnants
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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