Tahawus in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Coe Cottage
1899
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 28, 2020
1. Coe Cottage Marker
Original Owner: E. Holloway Coe
In 1916 Walter D. Edmonds, author of Drums Along the Mohawk, occupied this building. Later Club Era occupants were Thomas Williams, and Morris Douw Ferris.
Historical information is from "Documentation Report: Upper Works, Adirondack Iron and Steel Company, Newcomb, Essex County, New York,“ by Wesley Haynes.
This site has been occupied by structures serving different purposes since an iron mining operation started in the early 1800s. Most recently, the buildings housed workers from the titanium mine just to the south. The miners' residences were remodeled camps built by Tahawus Club members between the late 1890s and the 1930s, The buildings were abandoned in the early 1960s and have deteriorated or been removed since then. This artist's rendering shows what the buildings might have looked like when last occupied. 'Ghosted' images are the durable stone, concrete, and brick elements that remain following deterioration or demolition, shown as they were situated In the original building
Erected by Open Space Institute.
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Location. 44° 5.312′ N, 74° 3.359′ W. Marker is in Tahawus, New York, in Essex County. It is on Upper Works Road (County Route 25) 9.7 miles north of Blue Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newcomb NY 12879, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Adirondacks & North Country, and in the Champlain Valley. 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 the Viceroyalty of New France, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Making Iron (within shouting distance of this marker); The Money Men (within shouting distance of this marker); From Rock to Iron (within shouting distance of this marker); David Henderson
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 28, 2020
2. Coe Cottage Marker
The large central fireplace foundation was built with stones salvaged from Iron Era structures.
A cellar - currently buried by snow - appears to have been from an Iron Age structure.
Also see . . .
1. Drums Along the Mohawk (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 8, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Walter Edmonds (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 8, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
