Dunes in Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rapp Road Community

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, September 11, 2024

1. Rapp Road Community Marker

Inscription.
Rapp Road Community Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 by the United States Department of the Interior.

Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 118.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 2002.

Location. 42° 41.77′ N, 73° 51.115′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Dunes. It is at the intersection of Rapp Road and Stringsteen Road, on the left when traveling east on Rapp Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Rapp Rd, Albany NY 12203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Capital District.

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 3 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: William McKown (approx. 1.1 miles away); McKownville-Country Club Highlands Historic District (approx. 1.4 miles away); Early Turnpike (approx. 1½ miles away); National Natural Landmark (approx. 1.7 miles away); Route of The King’s Highway (approx. 2.2 miles away); The King’s Highway (approx. 2½ miles away); Hamilton Glass House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Van Bael Patent (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Also see . . .
1. Rapp Road Community Historic District. (Submitted on July 16, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Rapp Road Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation. (Submitted on December 12, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

3. North to New York. WMHT documentary on Tapp Toad Community. YouTube video (Submitted on June 20, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 15, 2020

2. Rapp Road Community Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

3. Rapp Road Community Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 14, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.