Forestburgh in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Town Hall Site

Photographed by Tara Buckstad-Russo, July 20, 2012

1. Town Hall Site Marker

Inscription. On May 7, 1895 Ezra and Sarah Gray Reed deeded 1/4 acre to the town for the town hall site. The original town hall was erected at a cost of $400.00 and was destroyed by fire sparked by "firing up" a steam roller kept in a nearby shed. The replacement was built at a cost of $1350.00 in 1929, and served the town until August 1980.

Erected by Town of Forestburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1814.

Location. 41° 32.458′ N, 74° 43.461′ W. Marker is in Forestburgh, New York, in Sullivan County. It is on County Route 48 just east of Carpenter Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forestburgh NY 12777, 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,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Log Cabin (approx. 1.3 miles away); Here Stood one of the Stage Coach Stations (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Agnes DeMille (approx. 1.6 miles away); Handy Family (approx. 2 miles away); Stephen Crane’s Pond (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hartwood (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forestburgh.

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Photographed by Tara Buckstad-Russo

2. Town Hall Site Marker

The plaque dedicated May 7, 2012 on the 175th anniversary of the Town of Forestburgh, placing the Old Town Hall on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photographed by Tara Buckstad-Russo

3. Town Hall Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2012, by Tara Buckstad-Russo of Forestburgh, New York. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on October 12, 2021, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2012, by Tara Buckstad-Russo of Forestburgh, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.