Near Newburgh in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Orange Mills

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024

1. Orange Mills Marker

Inscription. From 1815 to 1901 black gun powder was produced at this complex. Some of the older houses surrounding the site were homes for mill workers.

Erected by Town of Newburgh Historian's Office.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 41° 31.371′ N, 74° 3.657′ W. Marker is near Newburgh, New York, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Powder Mill Road and Algonquin Drive, on the right when traveling east on Powder Mill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newburgh NY 12550, 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

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Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gidney Grist Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Thomas Machin’s Mint (approx. 2.3 miles away); Colored Burial Ground (approx. 2½ miles away); The Balmville Tree (approx. 2.6 miles away); Orange County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); We Will Never Forget (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hostages Return From Iran (approx. 2.7 miles away); Thomas Archibald Stewart (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newburgh.

Also see . . .
1. Orange Mills at Algonquin Park (PDF). Visitor brochure for the park, which is on the site of historic Orange Mills, the remains of an early gunpowder factory on Bushfield Creek, a tributary of Quassaick Creek, where high-quality “black powder” was made between 1815 and 1901. (Milestone Heritage Consulting) (Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Algonquin Park Historic Photos. Named in recognition of its historic Native American connections by Colonel Frederic Delano in 1934 when he

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024

2. Orange Mills Marker

gifted the property to the City of Newburgh, the site operated in various forms producing black powder from 1815 to 1901. (Historical Society of Newburgh Bay & The Highlands) (Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Orange Mill Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which was listed in 1997. (Prepared by Les P. Cornell, Newburgh Town Historian; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.