Greenwood Forest Farms in Warwick in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gladys Taylor’s Inn

Town of Warwick

Photographed by Clifton Patrick, March 21, 2010

1. Gladys Taylor’s Inn Marker

Inscription.
Notable Inn, 1942 - 1968, of the Greenwood Lake Forest Farms Colony.
Vacation residence of African-American cultural leaders including Langston Hughes.

Erected by Greenwood Forest Farms Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 41° 14.666′ N, 74° 15.883′ W. Marker is in Warwick, New York, in Orange County. It is in Greenwood Forest Farms. It is on Nelson Road 1.2 miles Lakes Rd (County Route 5), on the right. Post office is Monroe, but physically located within the Town of Warwick (see Orange County Real Property Database). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 Nelson Rd, Monroe NY 10950, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "The Colony" (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clark Murder (approx. half a mile away); Bellvale Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of Iron Forge (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bellvale (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hoop Snake Hill (approx. 3 miles away); Sterling Furnace (approx. 3.2 miles away); Wisner Tract (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warwick.

Also see . . . Langston Hughes. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 24, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States.)

Former Gladys Taylor’s Inn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Clifton Patrick, March 21, 2010

2. Former Gladys Taylor’s Inn

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 1,736 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2021, by Sue Gardner of Warwick, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.