Peekskill in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Teachers Park
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2009
1. Teachers Park Marker
Peekskill and dedicated to
the teachers in the public,
private and church schools
by Chester A. Smith
and Edith M. Smith
in appreciation of their
father, Louis H. Smith for
thirty-five years a teacher
in the public schools of
Westchester and Putnam
Counties and of their mother
Abbie E. Smith, for thirty-
five years a teacher in the
church school of the First
Methodist Church of Peekskill.
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Erected 1941 by Chester and Edith Smith.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 41° 17.338′ N, 73° 55.293′ W. Marker is in Peekskill, New York, in Westchester County. It can be reached from Union Avenue near 1st Street. Located behind the Peekskill Museum / Herrick House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 Union Avenue, Peekskill NY 10566, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Americas Most Famous Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); The Path to Victory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brothers in Arms Meet Again (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jan Peeck (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cortlandt Civil War Monument
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Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2009
2. Teachers Park Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2009
3. Friendly Town Memorial Park Marker
Presented to the
people of Peekskill
by
Chester A. Smith
and Edith M. Smith
in memory of their
father and mother
Louis h. Smith – and
Abbie E. Smith
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Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2009
4. Friendly Town Memorial Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,106 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
