Rouses Point in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of First School House

1816

Photographed by Kevin Craft, April 11, 2014

1. Site of First School House Marker

Inscription. Built of stone from Fort Blunder was house of worship for Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterians

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 44° 58.974′ N, 73° 21.91′ W. Marker is in Rouses Point, New York, in Clinton County. It is on Champlain Street (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles west of Lake Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rouses Point NY 12979, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Adirondacks & North Country,

and in the Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: David Mayo's Sail Ferry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ezra Thurber’s Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Joel Smith's Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Working The Lake (approx. ¾ mile away); Site of Delaware and Hudson Railroad Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort Montgomery (approx. 1.2 miles away); The "White House" (approx. 2.7 miles away); Point au Fer Historic Site (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rouses Point.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, April 11, 2014

2. Site of First School House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.