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Valatie in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Santa Claus Club

Welcome to Valatie

 
 
Santa Claus Club Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 8, 2022
1. Santa Claus Club Marker
Inscription.
Welcome to Valatie
Home of the Valatie
Santa Claus Club
Founded 1946
First in the Nation

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
 
Location. 42° 24.708′ N, 73° 39.967′ W. Marker is in Valatie, New York, in Columbia County. It is on Upper Main Street (County Route 28A) west of Harriman Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valatie NY 12184, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: John Rogers House (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Opera House (approx. Ό mile away); Valatie Cotton Mill (approx. 0.4
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miles away); John Vanderpoel Home   c.1825 (approx. half a mile away); James Purcell Fire House (approx. half a mile away); J. Snyder (approx. half a mile away); E. Haddy (approx. half a mile away); Peter Hess (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valatie.
 
Also see . . .  Valatie Santa Claus Club. Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. (Submitted on May 8, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.) 
 
Santa Claus Club Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 8, 2022
2. Santa Claus Club Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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