Colonie in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Boght

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 18, 2009

1. The Boght Marker - Colonie, New York

Inscription. The Boght
Settled On and After
1704 By The
Vischer Weaver Witbeck
Lansing Powell Runkle
Dunsbach Lieverse Staats
Roff Godfrey Van O Linde
Groesbeck Van Vranken Fero
Van De Mark Van Denburgh
Johnson Pollock Storms
Fonda and Clute Families
The Boght was part of the
Van O Linde Grant of Land
Given by the Mohawk Indinans
1667 to Hilletje Van Olinde
Interpertress
Of the Province

The Highway In Front Is The
Old Manor Road Northern
Boundary Line of The Manor
Of Rensselaerswyck
Erected by The State of New York And
The Cohoes Historical Society 1929

Erected 1929 by The State of New York and The Cohoes Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1704.

Location. 42° 47.022′ N, 73° 44.407′ W. Marker is in Colonie, New York, in Albany County. It is on Boght Road (New York State Route 9R), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 583 Boght Road, Cohoes NY 12047, 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

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boght Church (a few steps from this marker); Reformed Church of the Boght (approx. half a mile away); James “Buttermilk” Lansing (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Vandenburgh Dunsbach Ferry (approx. 1.4 miles away); How a Lock Works (approx. 1½ miles away); Canals, Water Power and Industry (approx. 1½ miles away); Cohoes Falls / Lifeblood of Cohoes / Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colonie.

Additional keywords. Church of the Boght, Hilletje Van Olinda

The Boght Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 18, 2009

2. The Boght Marker

The Boght Marker and the Boght Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 18, 2009

3. The Boght Marker and the Boght Church

The Boght Marker is beside the roadway in front of the Boght Church on route 9R in the town of Colonie hamlet of Boght Corners.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2009, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,905 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2009, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.