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Sand Lake Baptist Church

 
 
Sand Lake Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 23, 2017
1. Sand Lake Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Built 1805
First Union Meeting House
Est. For Protestant Worship
The Town's Oldest Public Building
Part Of The Underground R. R.

 
Erected 2004 by Sand Lake Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
 
Location. 42° 38.097′ N, 73° 32.928′ W. Marker is in Averill Park, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on New York State Route 43, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2960 State Route 43 , Averill Park NY 12018, 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 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
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as the crow flies: Former Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jim Cotton's Ice-Cream Parlor (approx. half a mile away); Sand Lake Union (approx. half a mile away); Glass Lake (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sand Lake Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Methodist Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Burden Lake (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Averill Park.
 
Also see . . .  Sand Lake Baptist Church. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Sand Lake Baptist Church & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 6, 2020
2. Sand Lake Baptist Church & Marker
Sand Lake Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 23, 2017
3. Sand Lake Baptist Church
Sand Lake Baptist Church & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 6, 2020
4. Sand Lake Baptist Church & Marker
Sand Lake Baptist Church Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 23, 2017
5. Sand Lake Baptist Church Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 13, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   2. submitted on May 6, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   3. submitted on March 13, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   4. submitted on May 6, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   5. submitted on March 13, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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