Forestburgh in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saint Josephs

Photographed by Tara Buckstad-Russo, July 20, 2012

1. Saint Josephs Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1886 by the Sisters of St. Dominic. Saint Josephs was established on property purchased from the estate of millionaire Thomas Hunt Talmadge. Through vision and sacrifice, the Sisters developed a community that included a convent, chapel, school, guest house, sanitarium, boys and girls camps, post office and a working farm. For forty years the estate house served as the summer home of Cardinal Hayes.

Erected by Town of Forestburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 41° 35.402′ N, 74° 42.813′ W. Marker is in Forestburgh, New York, in Sullivan County. It is on Lake Joseph Drive 0.7 miles New York State Route 42. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 162 St Joseph's Road, Forestburgh NY 12777, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Moore's Turning Mill and Saw Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ruddick Pond (approx. 2.1 miles away); Here Stood Gillman's Depot (approx. 2.2 miles away); Here Stood one of the Stage Coach Stations (approx. 3.4 miles away); Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); Agnes DeMille (approx. 3.4 miles away); Site of Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Town Hall Site (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forestburgh.

Regarding Saint Josephs. Cardinal Hayes summer home is now the Inn at Lake Joseph, a privately owned bed and breakfast nestled in the quiet of Forestburh.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2012, by Tara Buckstad-Russo of Forestburgh, New York. This page has been viewed 2,274 times since then and 89 times this year. Last updated on November 4, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photo 1. submitted on July 24, 2012, by Tara Buckstad-Russo of Forestburgh, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.