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Early Tavern

 
 
Early Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano
1. Early Tavern Marker
Inscription.
Opened ca. 1829. Became
Harvey Hotel 1870-1915.
Columbia Inn 1921-1951.
Featured dance pavilion,
also served as polling place.

 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 459.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
 
Location. 42° 18.693′ N, 73° 28.392′ W. Marker is in Austerlitz, New York, in Columbia County. It is on New York State Route 22 south of Route 203, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11619 Route 22, Austerlitz NY 12017, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Edna St. Vincent Millay (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Austerlitz Historic District (about 600 feet away); Charles Kinne (approx. half a mile away); Oscar Beckwith (approx. 2.2 miles away); Peter Wheeler (approx. 2.9 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 3.4 miles away); Spencertown Furnace (approx. 3.6 miles away); Spencertown Academy (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austerlitz.
 
Also see . . .  Early Tavern - William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Submitted on August 5, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.)
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Early Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 4, 2025
2. Early Tavern Marker
Early Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 4, 2025
3. Early Tavern Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 5, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.   2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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