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Saugerties in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Myer Homestead

 
 
Myer Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Amy Cobb-mills, March 1, 2025
1. Myer Homestead Marker
Inscription.
Land deeded 1724 to Christian Myer, prominent Palatine settler; eighteen descendants served in Revolutionary War
 
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1724.
 
Location. 42° 3.881′ N, 73° 58.644′ W. Marker is in Saugerties, New York, in Ulster County. It is on Kings Highway, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1076 Kings Highway, Saugerties NY 12477, 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, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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,
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measured as the crow flies: Catskill Mountains (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tavern Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Snyder’s Farm (approx. 1.2 miles away); Brick Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Barclay Heights (approx. 1½ miles away); “Saugerties” (approx. 1½ miles away); Post Tavern Site (approx. 1.6 miles away); Kings Road (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saugerties.
 
Myer Homestead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Amy Cobb-mills, March 1, 2025
2. Myer Homestead
Myer Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Amy Cobb-mills, March 1, 2025
3. Myer Homestead Marker
Myer Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Amy Cobb-mills, March 1, 2025
4. Myer Homestead Marker
This is part of the Myer homestead off of William Myer lane in Saugerties about a mile from the smaller home.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2025, by Amy Cobb-mills of Saugerties, New York. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 1, 2025, by Amy Cobb-mills of Saugerties, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 25, 2026