Slingerlands in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
LaGrange Farm
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, April 6, 2024
1. LaGrange Farm Marker
1686 Omie de LaGrange settles
1716 owned 69,000 acres family farms here until 1954
Buried Christian & Jamima LaGrange and sons
Erected by LaGrange Family Descendants.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1686.
Location. 42° 38.657′ N, 73° 52.083′ W. Marker is in Slingerlands, New York, in Albany County. It is on Vista Boulevard west of New York State Route 85 when traveling west. Located in the traffic circle at the end of Vista Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 Vista Blvd, Slingerlands NY 12159, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Conning (approx. one mile away); Slingerland Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Slingerland Family Burial Vault Erected 1852 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Slingerlands Train Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); Albert Slingerland House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Slingerlands National Historic District (approx. 1.3 miles
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More about this marker. The family burial site is behind the marker in the fence-enclosed area in the center of the traffic circle.
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, April 16, 2024
2. LaGrange Farm Marker
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, April 16, 2024
3. LaGrange Family Gravestones
Burial plot of Christian and Jamima LaGrange and their sons
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 7, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
