Vails Gate in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Vails Gate, N.Y.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2009
1. Vails Gate, N.Y. Marker
postmaster & toll gate keeper
for the Blooming Grove Turnpike
Company, was formerly known as
Mortonville and Tookers Gate
prior to 1850.
Erected by New Windsor Town Historian.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 41° 27.334′ N, 74° 3.215′ W. Marker is in Vails Gate, New York, in Orange County. It is on Blooming Grove Turnpike (New York State Route 94), on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of the Vails Gate United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 845 Blooming Grove Turnpike, Vails Gate NY 12584, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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: The Kings Highway (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Ellison Gristmill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Knox Headquarters (approx. Ό mile away); Edmonston House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Forge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brewster Forge Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Freedom Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vails Gate.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 7, 2009
2. Vails Gate Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,431 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
