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Godeffroy in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Peenpack School

 
 
Peenpack School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022
1. Peenpack School Marker
Inscription.
Site of Peenpack School
Built about 1765. First
schoolmaster, Thomas Kyte,
member Committee
of Safety, 1776

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
 
Location. 41° 26.573′ N, 74° 36.92′ W. Marker is in Godeffroy, New York, in Orange County. It is on Route 209 0.2 miles north of Old US Hwy 209, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cuddebackville NY 12729, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cuddeback (a few steps from this marker); Fort Gumaer (about 700 feet away,
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measured in a direct line); N.J. Claim Line (approx. Ύ mile away); Valley Junction (approx. one mile away); Fort Dewitt (approx. 1.1 miles away); D. and H. Canal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Neversink Aqueduct (approx. 1.3 miles away); D & H Canal Park (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Godeffroy.
 
Also see . . .  Town of Deerpark History. (Submitted on March 17, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Peenpack School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022
2. Peenpack School Marker
Peenpack School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 15, 2022
3. Peenpack School 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 367 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 17, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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