Near Ghent in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Meeting House
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 28, 2024
1. Meeting House Marker
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 686.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
Location. 42° 18.745′ N, 73° 37.673′ W. Marker is near Ghent, New York, in Columbia County. It is at the intersection of Cemetery Road and Ghent-Mellenville Road (County Route 9), on the left when traveling east on Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 87 Cemetery Road, Ghent NY 12075, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hay Press (approx. one mile away); Ghent Honor Roll (approx. one mile away); Ghent RR Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); County Home Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Buckleyville (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2½ miles away); The Mohicans (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ghent.
Also see . . .
1. William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Submitted on April 28, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Columbia County Historical Society. Sheriff Cornelius Hogeboom, killed in an ambush at the start of the Anti-Rent Wars in 1791, is buried at this location. (Submitted on April 28, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 28, 2024
2. Meeting House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
