Tomkins Cove in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Buckberg Mountain Road

Photographed by Raymond Siwek, October 9, 2022

1. Buckberg Mountain Road Marker

Inscription. In 1776-1783. This was an important military route over the Dunderberg to Doodletown. Forts Clinton and Montgomery and West Point.

Erected by 1932 State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 41° 14.869′ N, 73° 59.287′ W. Marker is in Tomkins Cove, New York, in Rockland County. It is at the intersection of North Liberty Drive (New York State Route 9W) and Buckberg Mountain Rd., on the left when traveling north on North Liberty Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 243 N Liberty Dr, Tomkins Cove NY 10986, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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 New

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: King’s Ferry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Intrigue at King’s Ferry (approx. ¾ mile away); The Path to Victory (approx. ¾ mile away); A Crucial Crossing (approx. ¾ mile away); Stony Point State Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Tomkins Cove Library (approx. ¾ mile away); Stony Point Battlefield (approx. ¾ mile away); Fraser’s Highlanders (approx. ¾ mile away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. King’s Ferry (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2022, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 45 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 11, 2022, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.