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

The Mill House

 
 
The Mill House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 24, 2009
1. The Mill House Marker
Inscription.
Along the Old Upper Road
The Mill House
The Mill House built in 1749
by Robert Livingston, leased
to Bartholomew Noxon in 1753
to Isaac Dennis in 1781,
later owned by FDR Jr.

 
Erected 2007 by Town of Beekman.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1749.
 
Location. 41° 36.675′ N, 73° 42.021′ W. Marker is in Beekman, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on Beekman Poughquag Road (County Road 7) 0.1 miles Fordington Drive, on the left when traveling west. Located next to The Mill House, a Dutchess County Tourist Information Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 138 Beekman Poughquag Road, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old Upper Road (approx. one mile away); 1754 Homesite (approx. 1.2 miles away); Burying Ground (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Beekman Furnace (approx. 1.7 miles away); Town Line (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pawling Beekman Turnpike (approx.
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3 miles away); The West Mountain Mission (approx. 3 miles away); Potters Corners Burying Ground (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beekman.
 
Also see . . .  Office of the Town Historian. Town website entry (Submitted on September 17, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
The Mill House and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 24, 2009
2. The Mill House and Marker
The Mill House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 24, 2009
3. The Mill House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,027 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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