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Philips Smith Farm

 
 
Philips Smith Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2009
1. Philips Smith Farm Marker
Inscription. 288 acres, first rented in 1775, then purchased in 1816 through forfeiture land sales for his service in the Revolutionary War; sold by Arthur Smith in 1918.
 
Erected 2002 by Town of Carmel, Allan Warnecke, Historian.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. 41° 26.023′ N, 73° 42.853′ W. Marker is in Kent, New York, in Putnam County. It is on Carmel-Kent Cliffs half a mile north of Hickory Nut Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carmel NY 10512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of House of Solomon Hopkins (approx. 0.3 miles away); Putnam County's First Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Putnam County Veterans Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Honor of All Native American Veterans (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cobra AH-1G/S/F Helicopter (approx. 0.7 miles away); M-60A3 Main Battle Tank (approx. 0.7 miles away); Carver Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Baptist (approx. 1.8 miles away).
 
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Philips Smith Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2009
2. Philips Smith Farm Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,477 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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