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

Goshen

Photographed by Michael Basedow, December 31, 2021

1. Goshen Marker

Inscription.
Site of one of Peru's earliest settlements. Little remains of the mills, shops, & homes that once made up this pioneer community

Erected 2010 by Town of Peru.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 44° 34.522′ N, 73° 32.859′ W. Marker is in Peru, New York, in Clinton County. It is on River Road west of Barney Downs Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Peru NY 12972, 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 4 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Nathan Lapham Home Underground RR Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Underground Railroad (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Underground Railroad (approx. 1.2 miles away); Quaker Union (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Quaker Union (approx. 2.3 miles away); Keese Homestead (approx. 2.6 miles away); Schuyler Falls (approx. 3.4 miles away); Harkness Church (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peru.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2022, by Michael Basedow of Peru, New York. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on January 5, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photo 1. submitted on January 1, 2022, by Michael Basedow of Peru, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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