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Near Hudson in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

West Gate Tollhouse

 
 
West Gate Tollhouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 23, 2020
1. West Gate Tollhouse Marker
Inscription.
West Gate Tollhouse
Turnpike 1799-1907
located on this site
linked Columbia County
farming and industry
to Hudson river ports.

 
Erected 2014 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
 
Location. 42° 14.362′ N, 73° 45.569′ W. Marker is near Hudson, New York, in Columbia County. It is on Columbia Street (New York State Route 23B) 0.1 miles north of Spook Rock Road (County Route 29), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hudson NY 12534, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Claverack - Greenport Line
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); 128th New York State Volunteer Infantry (approx. one mile away); Gen. Samuel B. Webb (approx. one mile away); Spook Rock (approx. 1.1 miles away); Warren Inn (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Kiwanis Bicentennial Inspiration Fountain (approx. 1.3 miles away); Safety Follows Wisdom (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hudson.
 
West Gate Tollhouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 23, 2020
2. West Gate Tollhouse Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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