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Setauket in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Former Synagogue

 
 
Former Synagogue Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano, April 6, 2022
1. Former Synagogue Marker
Inscription. Dedicated 1896 after Jewish Community of Setauket formed congregation Agudas Achim in 1893. Home of North Shore Jewish Center 1948-1971
 
Erected 2021 by William G Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 781.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Synagogues series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
 
Location. 40° 56.523′ N, 73° 6.404′ W. Marker is in Setauket, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles north of North Country Road (New York State Route 25A), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Main St, East Setauket NY 11733, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Setauket School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Woodhull (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benjamin Tallmadge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zachariah Hawkins (approx. 0.3 miles away); Abraham Woodhull (approx. 0.3 miles away); Setauket Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Setauket Village Green (approx. 0.4 miles away); Setauket World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Setauket.
 
More about this marker. Although the marker is dated 2020, it was erected in 2021.
 
Also see . . .  Building that was Long Island's first synagogue now holds historical marker. (Submitted on May 17, 2022.)
 
Former Synagogue & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano, April 6, 2022
2. Former Synagogue & Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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