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

Union Library of Pine Plains

 
 
Union Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 15, 2020
1. Union Library Marker
Inscription. Organized 1798. Ebenezer Baldwin first librarian. First public library in Town of North East
 
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
 
Location. 41° 58.671′ N, 73° 39.371′ W. Marker is in Pine Plains, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on S Main Street (New York State Route 82) 0.1 miles south of W Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of Pine Plains Free Library. 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Roll of Honor (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. H.C. Wilber (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Roll of Honor (about 500 feet away); Old Tavern (about 600 feet away); Brush House (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seymour Smith Academy (approx. Ό mile away); Old Pine Trees (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pine Plains.
 
Also see . . .  Pine Plains Free Library. (Submitted on January 17, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
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Union Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 15, 2020
2. Union Library Marker
The Pine Plains Library image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 15, 2020
3. The Pine Plains Library
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 17, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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