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Depuy - Dewitt House

 
 
Depuy - Dewitt House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2019
1. Depuy - Dewitt House Marker
Inscription. Attacked by Indians Aug. 12, 1781. Garret Van Wagenen, 16, shot the leader, and scared the others away.
 
Erected 1969 by McBride Family.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is August 12, 1781.
 
Location. 41° 45.866′ N, 74° 20.552′ W. Marker is in Wawarsing, New York, in Ulster County. It is on U.S. 209 just north of Deer Run Lane, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located just inside the fence on the east side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wawarsing NY 12489, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Long House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Home of Johannes G. Hardenbergh (approx. 1½ miles away); Napanoch Station (approx. 1.9 miles away); Abram Bevier (approx. 2 miles away); Delaware and Hudson Canal (approx. 2.1 miles away); Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); DeWitt House (approx. 2.6 miles away).
 
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Depuy - Dewitt House Marker • <i>wide view<br>("23 Miles to Kingston" milepost on right )</i> image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2019
2. Depuy - Dewitt House Marker • wide view
("23 Miles to Kingston" milepost on right )
"23 Miles to Kingston" Milepost<br>(<i>Depuy - Dewitt House marker in background</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2019
3. "23 Miles to Kingston" Milepost
(Depuy - Dewitt House marker in background)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,184 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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