Pine Plains in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Grinding Works

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 15, 2020

1. Grinding Works Marker

Inscription. Site of
Grinding Works
Founded by Col. Silas
Harris about 1832.

Erected 1939 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 41° 56.802′ N, 73° 37.157′ W. Marker is in Pine Plains, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on Sn Fri Road (County Route 83) 1.1 miles east of Carpenter Hill Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pine Plains NY 12567, 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,

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 markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pine Plains Northeast Line (approx.

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0.3 miles away); Carman Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Isaac Huntting Homestead (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Moravian Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pine Plains-Stanford Line (approx. 2 miles away); Red Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Harris Scythe Works (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Turnpike (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pine Plains.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 15, 2020

2. Grinding Works Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.