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Montgomery in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Montgomery House

 
 
Montgomery House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, October 8, 2009
1. Montgomery House Marker
Inscription. Built by Palantine settler Hans Smith 1771. Enlarged by Johannes Miller 1791 a promoter of Cochecton Pike, Montgomery Academy & County Agricultural Society
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureColonial EraEducationRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1771.
 
Location. 41° 30.742′ N, 74° 15.133′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, New York, in Orange County. It is on Union St (New York State Route 211) 0 miles north of Route 416, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 272 Union St, Montgomery NY 12549, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: German Town (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); “Colored Cemetery" (approx. half a mile away); Site of Pleasure Ground (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bodine's Tavern (approx. one mile away); Ward’s Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mastadon Dig 1800 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Smith Homestead (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hamptonburgh World War I Memorial (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.
 
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Montgomery House in background behind marker and obscured by vegetation. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, October 8, 2009
2. Montgomery House in background behind marker and obscured by vegetation.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2009, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 1,395 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2009, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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