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Near Stuyvesant in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Chittendens Falls

 
 
Chittendens Falls Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2024
1. Chittendens Falls Marker
Inscription. On the west side of falls George Chittenden built the second paper mill in the county. Later called Rossmans
 
Erected 1938 by State Educators Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 42° 19.945′ N, 73° 44.758′ W. Marker is near Stuyvesant, New York, in Columbia County. It is on Rossman Road 0.1 miles west of Hudson Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stuyvesant NY 12173, 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: Chittenden Hollow (about 700 feet away,
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measured in a direct line); The Charles Flood Wildlife Management Area (approx. 0.7 miles away); Stockport Creek (approx. one mile away); Stockport-Stuyvesant Line (approx. 1.7 miles away); Stuyvesant Falls (approx. 1.8 miles away); Kinderhook Creek (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stuyvesant Falls Overlook Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Empire State Trail (approx. 1.9 miles away).
 
Chittendens Falls Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2024
2. Chittendens Falls Marker
Chittendens Falls Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2024
3. Chittendens Falls Marker
Chittendens Falls image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2024
4. Chittendens Falls
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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