Maspeth in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Maspeth

Photographed by Jordan Romano, October 6, 2023

1. Maspeth Marker

Inscription. Founded 1642 by Puritan Rev. Francis Doughty. Named for Mespachtes Native American tribe. Oldest European settlement on L.I.

Erected 2020 by Newton Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1642.

Location. 40° 43.551′ N, 73° 53.77′ W. Marker is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Maspeth. It is on Borden Avenue, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 68-17 Borden Avenue, Maspeth NY 11378, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City

and on Long Island.

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.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dewitt Clinton Home 1790-1828 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Middle Village (approx. one mile away); General Slocum Disaster Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Woodside Memorial Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); John Vincent Daniels, Jr. (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2023, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 54 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 7, 2023, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.