Cuddebackville in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Silent Movies
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023
1. Silent Movies Marker
Site of Caudebec Inn where Director D.W. Griffith's cast and crew lodged while filming movies highlighting local scenery 1909 - 1911
Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 399.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 41° 27.937′ N, 74° 35.728′ W. Marker is in Cuddebackville, New York, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Oakland Valley Road (County Route 7) and Gordon Road, on the left when traveling west on Oakland Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cuddebackville NY 12729, 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, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Benjamin Eaton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Benjamin Eaton (about 600 feet away); D. & H. Canal (about 700 feet away); Cuddebackville (about 700 feet away); Jacques Caudebec (about 800 feet away); Historic Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware and Hudson Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Delaware & Hudson Canal Park (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuddebackville.
Also see . . .
1. D.W. Griffiths Orange County Magic Hour Discovery (Conway, 2021). (Submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. A History of the Singer Summit House, Cuddebackville and the Surrounding Area... (Submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Early Movie Making in the Neversink River Valley (Goldman, 2007). (Submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023
2. Silent Movies Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,014 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
