Near North Elba in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 21, 2020
1. Mt. Van Hoevenberg Marker
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 by the United States Department of the Interior
Erected 2014 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 2010.
Location. 44° 13.563′ N, 73° 54.5′ W. Marker is near North Elba, New York, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Cascade Road (New York State Route 73) and Bobsled Run Lane, on the left when traveling north on Cascade Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Brown (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ronald M. MacKenzie (approx. 3½ miles away); Here Lies Buried John Brown (approx. 3.6 miles away); The XIII Winter Olympic Games (approx. 3.8 miles away); Henry Van Hoevenberg (approx. 4.2 miles away); Charles Jewtraw (approx. 5.2 miles away); Service Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); Everlasting Memory Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Elba.
Also see . . .
1. Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 23, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Lake Placid Legacy Sites. Website homepage (Submitted on October 8, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 21, 2020
2. Mt. Van Hoevenberg Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 21, 2020
3. Entrance to the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bobsled Site
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
