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Toll Gate - 1852

 
 
Toll Gate - 1852 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Patricia L Lashomb, 2021
1. Toll Gate - 1852 Marker
Inscription.
Toll Gate - 1852
Clayton Theresa Plank Road
on creek six rods south
is site of Cole's Saw Mill
built 1835

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
 
Location. 44° 11.763′ N, 75° 59.257′ W. Marker is in Lafargeville, New York, in Jefferson County. It is on Clayton Street (County Route 181) east of Undrbluff Road (County Route 5), on the right when traveling east. Near intersection of county route 5 and county route 181. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Fargeville NY 13656, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McCarn Hill (approx. 4½ miles away); Penet Square (approx. 5.7 miles away); Weteringhra Guentere (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Muskie (approx. 5.9 miles away); Eagle Wing Group (approx. 5.9 miles away); Simon Johnston House (approx. 5.9 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Clayton Opera House (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Regarding Toll Gate - 1852. Clayton Theresa Plank
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Road was chartered on March 12 1849 and was approx. 16 miles long. The creek described as being 6 rods south is most likely the Chaumont River.
 
Additional keywords. Plank Road
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Patricia L Lashomb of Clayton, New York. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Patricia L Lashomb of Clayton, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
 
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Jun. 20, 2026