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Chazy in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Matthew Sax

 
 
Matthew Sax Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 21, 2021
1. Matthew Sax Marker
Inscription. Erected the first steamboat wharf between Whitehall NY and St. Johns Quebec 1808
 
Erected by Friends of the Library.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
 
Location. 44° 53.224′ N, 73° 22.682′ W. Marker is in Chazy, New York, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of Lake Shore Road (Route 22) and Miner Farm Road, on the left when traveling south on Lake Shore Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1708 Lake Shore Road, Chazy NY 12921, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sept. 11, 1814 (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen Burgoyne (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sweet's Ferry (approx. 1.2 miles away in Vermont); 1805 Log Home (approx. 1.2 miles away); Capt. de Chazy (approx. 1.2 miles away); Near This Spot (approx. 1.6 miles away); A Place Of Pilgrimage (approx. 1.7 miles away in Vermont); Site of French Fort Ste. Anne (approx. 1.7 miles away in Vermont). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chazy.
 
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Matthew Sax Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 21, 2021
2. Matthew Sax Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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