Northport in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Platt Homestead
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 670.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1704.
Location. 40° 54.327′ N, 73° 15.806′ W. Marker is in Northport, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Sunken Meadow Road 0.4 miles east of Fort Salonga Road (New York State Route 25A), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 Sunken Meadow Road, Northport NY 11768, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Johnland (approx. 1.1 miles away); Train Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Richard Smith (approx. 1.7 miles away); Suffrage Tour (approx. 1.7 miles away); Home of Obadiah Smith (approx. 2 miles away); Battle of Fort Slongo (approx. 2 miles away); Summer Home of Booker T. Washington (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Osterby House (approx. 2.6 miles away).
Also see . . . Platt Homestead | William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Submitted on June 25, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.)
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