New Salem in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Meeting House

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 25, 2024

1. Meeting House Marker

Inscription.
Meeting House
on this site
1847-1859
built by the Religious
Society of Friends
also known as the Quakers

Erected 2024 by New Scotland Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 42° 37.399′ N, 73° 57.946′ W. Marker is in New Salem, New York, in Albany County. It is on New York State Route 85 0.1 miles west of Mountain View Estates Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2676 Rt 85, Voorheesville NY 12186, 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Punkintown (approx. 0.2 miles away); New Salem School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen Home (approx. one mile away); Tory Robbery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Matthew Bullock (approx. 2.1 miles away); New Scotland War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Indian Ladder Farms (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Indian Ladder Farms (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Salem.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 25, 2024

2. Meeting House Marker

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 25, 2024

3. Meeting House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 25, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.