Preston-Potter Hollow in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1787 Baptist Church
Photographed By Mira Earls, August 26, 2022
1. 1787 Baptist Church Marker
Baptist Church formed as "First Church of Rensselaerville." Proposed first Am. Baptist Missionary Society and Natl. Baptist Assembly, 1801. Church built, 1846.
Erected 1998 by Rensselaerville Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.
Location. 42° 26.585′ N, 74° 12.352′ W. Marker is in Preston-Potter Hollow, New York, in Albany County. Marker is on New York 145, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3034 NY-145, Rensselaerville NY 12147, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dr. Samuel Preston (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Whipping Post (approx. 0.3 miles away); Potter Hollow Schoolhouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Susquehanna Turnpike (approx. 3.4 miles away); Oak Hill Historic District (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Mrs. Osborn House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Oak Hill Malleable Iron Co. (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Preston-Potter Hollow.
Also see . . . Baptist Church of Preston Hollow (Altamont Enterprise).
Excerpt: The Baptist(Submitted on March 7, 2024.)Church of Preston Hollow was organized about 1793 but had an existence as early 1787 when the society composed of people living about Rensselaerville. It was initially called "The First Church at Rensselaerville", so named because it was the first one in the township. Churches at the time preceded villages, and like this one preceded the town, which was not separated from Watervliet until 1790. It was not until 1842 that church minutes list it under its present name of Preston Hollow.
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Photographed By Mira Earls, circa August 26, 2022
2. 1787 Baptist Church with Marker
Photographed By Mira Earls, August 26, 2022
3. 1787 Baptist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
