Monticello in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Monticello Depot
Photographed by Tom Rue, November 16, 2009
1. Monticello Depot Marker
Erected 2006 by O&W Railway Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1863.
Location. 41° 38.967′ N, 74° 41.232′ W. Marker is in Monticello, New York, in Sullivan County. It is at the intersection of St. John Street (County Route 102) and Clinton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on St. John Street. The depot is currently (2009) owned by VanEtten Oil Co. which uses the building as a shop and warehouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 80 St John Street, Monticello NY 12701, 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, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: St John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of First House in Monticello (approx. 0.4 miles away); Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Borscht Belt - Monticello (approx. 0.4 miles away); World Wide Daffodil Project (approx. Ύ mile away); Site of Toll House (approx. one mile away); Camp Holley (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.
Also see . . .
this page online
circa 1900
2. Monticello O&W Railroad Depot
circa 1910
3. Monticello O&W Railroad Depot
Photographed by Jeremiah Knapp, March 30, 1953
4. Plat map of former O&W depot
Property map made when the premises were sold to VanEtten Oil Co. in 1953 (courtesy of Jan VanEtten).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2009, by Tom Rue of Monticello, New York. This page has been viewed 1,867 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2009, by Tom Rue of Monticello, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 20, 2009, by Tom Rue of Monticello, New York. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
