Near Averill Park in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Methodist Farm
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024
1. Methodist Farm Marker
Erected 2019 by Sand Lake Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 42° 36.439′ N, 73° 31.703′ W. Marker is near Averill Park, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is at the intersection of Methodist Farm Road and Farm Way, on the right when traveling west on Methodist Farm Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 B Methodist Farm Rd, Averill Park NY 12018, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home of Big Thunder (approx. 1.3 miles away); Glass Lake (approx. 1.6 miles away); Burden Lake (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sand Lake Union (approx. 2 miles away); Sand Lake Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Former Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jim Cotton's Ice-Cream Parlor (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Averill Park.
Also see . . . Centennial: Methodist Farm. The Union purchased 52 acres on Crooked Lake in Averill Park. The Union was then incorporated in 1917 as the Methodist Sunday School Association and the deed to the 52 acres passed to the Association. There was an inaugural picnic attended by more than 1000 church members who travelled by trolley to Averill Park and by hack and wagon to the Farm. (Sand Lake Historical Society) (Submitted on November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024
2. Methodist Farm Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024
3. Methodist Farm building
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
