Glenmont in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Van Wie Point
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, May 8, 2024
1. Van Wie Point Marker
Hendrick Gerritse van Wie Dutch colonist in Fort Orange 1664, built house here in 1679
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1679.
Location. 42° 34.759′ N, 73° 45.344′ W. Marker is in Glenmont, New York, in Albany County. It is on Van Wies Point Road south of Wheeler Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glenmont NY 12077, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Van Wies Dock (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bethlehem's Historic Waterfront (approx. 1.1 miles away); This is the Capital District (approx. 1.8 miles away); Cedar Hill School (approx. 2 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 2.2 miles away); Edmonia Lewis (approx. 2.9 miles away); Citizen Genet (approx. 2.9 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glenmont.
Also see . . . Hendrick Gerritse Van Wie. From a site that explores the ancestors of the Miner family in great detail back to their arrival in the US.
Hendrick lived(Submitted on September 7, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)near Beverwyck (Albany) for the rest of his life. He married Eytie ARIAANSZ about 1675. He made his will in 1690, wherein he spoke of a wife and eldest son Gerrit. He was one of the members of the expedition against Fort La Prairie in the French and Indian War; was wounded while attacking the fort and died as a result. Hendrick died about 1691 in Albany NY.
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Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, May 8, 2024
2. Van Wie Point Marker
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