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Grist Mill Defiance

 
 
Grist Mill Defiance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 21, 2024
1. Grist Mill Defiance Marker
Inscription. Built 1775 by Livingston family. Sold to Vandeusen 1849. Later owned by Knickerbocker and Card families. Mill operated until 1944.
 
Erected 1979 by Town of Ancram.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. 42° 1.932′ N, 73° 34.669′ W. Marker is near Ancramdale, New York, in Columbia County. It is on County Route 3 0.3 miles north of Over Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ancramdale NY 12503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ancramdale Hamlet (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lead Mines (approx. 1.3 miles away); Iron Works (approx. 3.2 miles away); Border Marker (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Men of Ancram Who Served In The World War (approx. 3.3 miles away); Town of Ancram (approx. 3.3 miles away); Ancram's Civil War Veterans (approx. 3.3 miles away); Famous Prize Fight (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ancramdale.
 
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Grist Mill Defiance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 21, 2024
2. Grist Mill Defiance Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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