Near Claverack-Red Mills in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Lower Manor
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 25, 2020
1. The Lower Manor Marker
Location of manor of Lower Manor of Van Rensselaer patroonship. House built by Hendrick van Rensselaer in 1685. Tenants paid rents here.
Erected 1959.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1685.
Location. 42° 13.471′ N, 73° 43.541′ W. Marker is near Claverack-Red Mills, New York, in Columbia County. It is on New York State Route 23 half a mile east of Route 9H, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 NY-23, Claverack NY 12513, 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: Washington Seminary (approx. half a mile away); Claverack War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack (approx. half a mile away); Shaw Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Court House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gen. Samuel B. Webb (approx. 1.2 miles away); Spook Rock (approx. 1.6 miles away); Claverack - Greenport Line (approx. 1.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Van Rensselaer Lower Manor House - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on January 16, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 25, 2020
2. The Lower Manor Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 25, 2020
3. Site of the Lower Manor
Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
