Hoags Corners in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Big Thunder
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 9, 2020
1. Big Thunder! Marker
Bouchton and his Calico
Indians exhorted tenants
against the Patroons. Their
cry; "Down with the rent!"
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1844.
Location. 42° 33.48′ N, 73° 30.884′ W. Marker is in Hoags Corners, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on Central Nassau Road (County Route 16) 0.2 miles west of New York State Route 66, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 874 Central Nassau Road, East Nassau NY 12062, 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hoags Corners (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Big Thunder (approx. 2.6 miles away); Methodist Farm (approx. 3½ miles away); Burden Lake (approx. 4.1 miles away); Brainard Rural (approx. 4.3 miles away); Log Meeting House Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Empire State Trail (approx. 5 miles away); Mohican Homelands (approx. 5 miles away).
Regarding Big Thunder. Start of the Anti-Rent Wars
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other "Big Thunder" Markers
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Trial of Big Thunder. (Submitted on February 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Anti-Rent War (Wikipedia). (Submitted on February 10, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. “Big Thunder” Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 972 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
