Hudson Falls in Washington County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Moss Street
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2024
1. Moss Street Marker
This area is named for John Moss, the first settler of the neighborhood, in the late 1760's. His home stood two lots south of the cemetery, until 1997. At one time there were a Post Office, school and several stores here. The area grew when the Great Northern Turnpike, from Sandy Hill to Whitehall opened.
Erected 1999 by Town of Kingsbury, with New York State funds.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 43° 19.327′ N, 73° 34.29′ W. Marker is in Hudson Falls, New York, in Washington County. It is on Moss Street (U.S. 4) just north of Devine Drive, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located near the front (east) entrance to Moss Street Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3097 Moss Street, Hudson Falls NY 12839, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Capital District. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, New Netherland, and 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: Moss Street School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Little Canada (approx. 0.8 miles away); Martindale Boat Basin (approx. 1.2 miles away); Four Mile Post (approx. 1.2 miles away); Military Road (approx. 1.4 miles away); Coal Silos
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1. Hudson Falls, New York (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Hudson Falls (formerly Sandy Hill) is a village located in the southwest corner of the town of Kingsbury, on U.S. Route 4. In 1764, Albert Baker built Kingsbury's first sawmill near what is known today as Baker's Falls. As early as 1792, the area of Kingsbury near Baker's Falls was referred to as Sandy Hill.(Submitted on June 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Proprietors and Settlers of Kingsbury (nygenweb.net). Excerpt:
The third settler in Kingsbury and the first at Sandy Hill was Albert Baker, who, in the year 1768, came here from New York City, locating near those noble falls of the Hudson which have since borne his name, and upon which he then constructed a short wing dam and built a saw-mill, this being the first wheel turned by waterpower in the town of Kingsbury. Other settlers who followed very soon included John Moss who settled at Moss street, and(Submitted on June 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)gave the name to the locality.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 20242. Moss Street MarkerLooking west from Moss Street (U.S. 4); Moss Street Cemetery is in the background.
3. Moss Street Cemetery (National Park Service). Excerpt:
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, The Moss Street Cemetery in Hudson Falls, New York, is a noteworthy historic resource which contains the remains of many prominent Kingsbury residents, some of whom were among the first wave of settlement in the eighteenth century, and among them several veterans who served the Patriot cause during the American Revolution. The Moss Street Cemetery is one of the oldest dedicated burial grounds in the Town of Kingsbury. The cemetery contains the final resting places of countless prominent early town residents, among them veterans of the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.(Submitted on June 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2024
3. Moss Street Cemetery Gate
Located a few yards north of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
