Greenville in Greene County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Log Cabin of Eleazer Knowles
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2024
1. Site of Log Cabin of Eleazer Knowles Marker
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
Location. 42° 23.816′ N, 74° 1.721′ W. Marker is in Greenville, New York, in Greene County. It is on New York State Route 32 1.3 miles south of Route 81, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville NY 12083, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Sawmill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grist Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Aaron Burr (approx. 1.3 miles away); Greenville (approx. 1.3 miles away); Edwin L. Drake (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Greenville Free Academy (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1635 English Lawyer (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rev. Beriah Hotchkin A.M. (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
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Also see . . . About Eleazer Knowles. Excerpt:
Benjamin Spees, Edward Lake and Eleazer Knowles were among the first settlers(Submitted on June 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)in the vicinity of Greenville Village (in Greene Co., New York). In the summer of 1781, these three men left their homes in Woodbury, New Haven County, Connecticut on horseback, crossed the river at Hudson, and made their perilous way through the forest to where the village of Greenville now stands. Locating their lands, they returned to their homes in Woodbury. The following winter, they bade adieu to their loved ones, and came with their families and the few others who were induced to join them, and began preparations for homes in Greenville region, which at time was the far West. Eleazer Knowles built his cabin on the east brow of Budd's Hill, where he purchased 600 acres of land.
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2024
2. Site of Log Cabin of Eleazer Knowles Marker
Looking south along New York State Route 32.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2024
3. Site of Log Cabin of Eleazer Knowles Marker
Looking north along New York State Route 32.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
