Peru in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Quaker Union
Photographed by Jordan Romano
1. Quaker Union Marker
Site of Peru's Earliest Settlement Est. by Society of Friends C. 1790. Homes, taverns, stores, blacksmith shops and a meeting house comprised this hamlet.
Erected 2010 by Town of Peru.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 44° 32.827′ N, 73° 31.868′ W. Marker is in Peru, New York, in Clinton County. It is on Union Road (County Route 39) north of Brown Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Peru NY 12972, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Quaker Union (approx. 0.2 miles away); Keese Homestead (approx. half a mile away); Underground Railroad (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Underground Railroad (approx. 1.3 miles away); Nathan Lapham Home Underground RR Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); Goshen (approx. 2.1 miles away); Harkness Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peru.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2023, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 26, 2023, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
