Near Germantown in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robert R. Livingston
Born 1746 - Died 1813
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2020
1. Robert R. Livingston Marker
Recorder of New York 1773-1775. Member of Continental Congress 1775-77, 1779-81, 1784-85. On Committee of Five which drafted Declaration of Independence. Member of Provincial Congress, 1775-77. Chancellor of New York 1777-1801. Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1781-83. Minister to France 1801-04. Negotiator of Louisiana Purchase. Administered Oath To George Washington as first President of United States, 1789. Shared with Robert Fulton invention of steamboat and its navigation. Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New York State, 1784-1801
Erected 1931 by Masonic Lodge of 2nd Columbia - Dutchess District, State of New York.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1746.
Location. 42° 5.073′ N, 73° 55.126′ W. Marker is near Germantown, New York, in Columbia County. It can be reached from Clermont Avenue 0.3 miles west of Woods Road (County Route 35). Located at Clermont State Historic Site, at the top of the Lilac Walk to the manor. Touch for map. Marker
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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 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 walking distance of this marker: Welcome to Clermont State Historic Site (a few steps from this marker); The Lilac Walk (within shouting distance of this marker); The Carriage Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); A River Highway (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Locust Avenue (about 300 feet away); A Vast Estate on the Hudson (about 400 feet away); The South Spring Garden (about 400 feet away); Burned by the British (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.
Also see . . .
1. Robert R. Livingston (chancellor) (Wikipedia). (Submitted on May 18, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Clermont State Historic Site - New York State Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Robert R. Livingston Marker
3. Clermont - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on January 17, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Christies
3. Robert R. Livingston
"The Chancellor"
"The Chancellor"
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on September 10, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
