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

Site of Joel Smith's Home

1815

 
 
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Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 21, 2021
1. Site of Marker
Inscription. Built from logs and bricks later house used as a common school.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
 
Location. 44° 58.596′ N, 73° 21.817′ W. Marker is in Rouses Point, New York, in Clinton County. It is on Lake Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 326 Lake St, Rouses Point NY 12979, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ezra Thurber’s Home (approx. Ό mile away); Site of First School House (approx. 0.4 miles away); David Mayo's Sail Ferry (approx. 0.4
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miles away); Working The Lake (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Delaware and Hudson Railroad Station (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Montgomery (approx. 1.6 miles away); The "White House" (approx. 2.2 miles away); Point au Fer Historic Site (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rouses Point.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 629 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 15, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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