Wurtsboro in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nathaniel Sackett
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022
1. Nathaniel Sackett Marker
Dispatched by General. George Washington
in 1777 to gather intelligence
on British and Loyalist
activities. Lived near here.
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 823.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 41° 34.73′ N, 74° 29.16′ W. Memorial is in Wurtsboro, New York, in Sullivan County. It is at the intersection of Kingston Avenue (U.S. 209) and Wilsey Valley Road, on the left when traveling north on Kingston Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wurtsboro NY 12790, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Yaugh House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wurtsboro Veterans Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Canal Office (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wurtsboro (approx. 0.4 miles away); Original Snubbing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Canal Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Wurtsboro (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mamakating (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wurtsboro.
Also see . . . Nathaniel Sackett (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 17, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022
2. Nathaniel Sackett Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
