Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Andre The Spy

Photographed by Joe Harness, August 14, 2010

1. Andre The Spy Marker

Inscription. Andre the spy landed here Sept. 21, 1780

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 21, 1780.

Location. 41° 10.667′ N, 73° 56.582′ W. Marker is in Haverstraw, New York, in Rockland County. It can be reached from Conger Ave. (U.S. 9W). This carved rock is on the shore below the Treason Site marker. It can only be accessed by climbing down a wooded hillside or by boat. The paths follow natural gullies and ravines down and are very steep and very primitive. Be careful. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Haverstraw NY 10927, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Treason Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Snedekers Landing (approx. ¼ mile away); King's Highway and the Long Clove (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brick Industry (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hudson River (approx. 1.4 miles away); Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library (approx. 1.6 miles away); Snedeker Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away); Haverstraw Landslide Disaster (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haverstraw.

Andre The Spy Marker Rock on shore of Hudson River. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Harness, August 14, 2010

2. Andre The Spy Marker Rock on shore of Hudson River.

Dense terrain in this area partially conceals abandoned park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Harness, August 14, 2010

3. Dense terrain in this area partially conceals abandoned park.

Ruins of picnic area on trails downhill. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Harness, August 14, 2010

4. Ruins of picnic area on trails downhill.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2012, by Joe Harness of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,645 times since then and 109 times this year. Last updated on January 21, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 11, 2012, by Joe Harness of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.