Gansevoort in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gansevoort Mansion

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 30, 2020

1. Gansevoort Mansion Marker

Inscription. General Peter Gansevoort
a hero of the Revolution
received title in 1783
to this tract confiscated
from Hugh Munro, Tory.

Erected 1942 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1783.

Location. 43° 11.781′ N, 73° 39.152′ W. Marker is in Gansevoort, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of Wilton Gansevoort Road (County Route 32) and Catherine Street, on the left when traveling north on Wilton Gansevoort Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gansevoort NY 12831, 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 Great North Woods,

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

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Northumberland Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Youth Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mawney Tavern (approx. 2.2 miles away); John McCrea (approx. 3.4 miles away); Five Porch Farm (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gen. Schuyler's Intrenchments (approx. 3.6 miles away); Col. Sidney Berry (approx. 3.7 miles away); Emerson’s Tavern (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gansevoort.

Also see . . .
1. Peter Gansevoort (Wikipedia). (Submitted on January 31, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Peter Gansevoort Biography. (Submitted on January 31, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 30, 2020

2. Gansevoort Mansion

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 30, 2020

3. Gansevoort Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 868 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.