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Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Overbrook

 
 
Overbrook Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 29, 2021
1. Overbrook Marker
Inscription. Built in 1902 by J. Wainwright as private retreat. Renamed Camp Laurent, became summer camp in 1929 and congregational camp in 1953
 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 721.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
 
Location. 44° 46.056′ N, 75° 22.246′ W. Marker is in Ogdensburg, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is on Loon Point Drive (New York State Route 37), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9943 Rt 37, Ogdensburg NY 13669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. 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 the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Canals, Rivers and Seaways - Cardinal's History Explored (approx. 1.6 miles away in Canada); The Founding of Cardinal (approx. 2.6 kilometers away in Canada); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 kilometers away in Canada); World Wars Memorial (approx. 2.6 kilometers away in Canada); Cardinal Centennial Public Library (approx. 2.6 kilometers away in Canada); St. Paul's Church (approx. 3.8 kilometers away in Canada); Honor Roll World War II (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Fort de Levis (approx. 6.6 kilometers away in Canada).
 
Overbrook image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 29, 2021
2. Overbrook
Overbrook image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 29, 2021
3. Overbrook
Overbrook Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 29, 2021
4. Overbrook Entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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