Beekman in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1754 Homesite

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 24, 2009

1. 1754 Homesite Marker

Inscription. 1754 homesite of Col. James Vanderburgh 5 th Regiment D. C. Militia. Friend and host of Gen. George Washington, visitor here during the Revolution.

Erected 1976 by Beekman Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.

Location. 41° 36.841′ N, 73° 40.679′ W. Marker is in Beekman, New York, in Dutchess County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Connecting Road, on the left when traveling north on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Poughquag NY 12570, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burying Ground (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old Upper Road (approx. ¼ mile away); The Mill House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Beekman Furnace (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pawling Beekman Turnpike (approx. 2.3 miles away); The West Mountain Mission (approx. 2.4 miles away); Town Line (approx. 3½ miles away); Potters Corners Burying Ground (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beekman.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 24, 2009

2. 1754 Homesite Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,102 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.