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

Fort Devens

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022

1. Fort Devens Marker

Inscription. 1757 – One of chain of forts
built under supervision of
James Clinton, later
General Clinton, during
French and Indian War

Erected 1936 by State Education Department.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1757.

Location. 41° 35.852′ N, 74° 27.865′ W. Memorial is in Wurtsboro, New York, in Sullivan County. It is on Barone Road north of Kingston Avenue (U.S. 209), on the right when traveling north. 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 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 2 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Michel Helm (approx. 0.6 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Mine Road ~ D. and H. Canal (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Yaugh House (approx. 1.6 miles away); O&W & Summitville Station (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Canal & the Railroad (approx. 1.7 miles away); Nathaniel Sackett (approx. 1.7 miles away); Reformed Dutch Church of Mamakating (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wurtsboro.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022

2. Fort Devens Marker

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022

3. Fort Devens 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 509 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 17, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.