Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dutch Church
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Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
1. Dutch Church Marker
Reformed Church of Fishkill, organized 1716, built 1725
Occupied 1776 by New York Provincial Congress, also prison during Revolution.
Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1716.
Location. 41° 32.143′ N, 73° 54.005′ W. Marker is in Fishkill, New York, in Dutchess County. Marker is on Main Street (New York State Route 52), on the right when traveling west. Marker is on Main Street, between Route 9 and Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fishkill NY 12524, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Enoch Crosby (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Academy (approx. 0.9 miles away); Washington’s Sword (approx. one mile away); American Revolution Bicentennial Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Path to Victory
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
2. Dutch Church Marker
this page online
Also see . . . Historic American Buildings Survey Record for the Reformed Dutch Church in Fishkill. Includes photo, schematics, and several pages of history on the church. (Submitted on January 18, 2015.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
3. Marker in Fishkill
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
4. Dutch Reformed Church of Fishkill
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
5. Mounting Platform
This mounting platform is still located at Dutch Church. It can be seen behind the marker in photo 2.
Photographed By E.P. MacFarland, April 23, 1934
6. VIEW FROM SOUTH. - First Dutch Reformed Church, Main Street, Fishkill, Dutchess County…
Photo courtesy Historic American Buildings Survey.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on January 18, 2015. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
