Near North Elba in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John Brown

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 21, 2020

1. John Brown Marker

Inscription.
John Brown occupied house on this site in 1848-50 while clearing the land. Now known as John Brown's farm.

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Agriculture.

Location. 44° 14.501′ N, 73° 56.889′ W. Marker is near North Elba, New York, in Essex County. It is on Cascade Road (New York State Route 73) 0.1 miles south of Meadow Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5068 Cascade Road, Lake Placid NY 12946, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ronald M. MacKenzie (approx. 1.3 miles away); Here Lies Buried John Brown (approx. 1.3 miles away); The XIII Winter Olympic Games (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run (approx. 2.2 miles away); Charles Jewtraw (approx. 3 miles away); Service Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Everlasting Memory Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Gerald F. Cassidy Memorial Toboggan Slide Park (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Elba.

Also see . . . John Brown (abolitionist) (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 23, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 21, 2020

2. John Brown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.