Saugerties in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kaatsbaan
(Dutch for tennis court)
Photographed by Amy Cobb-mills, March 18, 2025
1. Kaatsbaan Marker
Site of Indian football field in bend of river. Home of William Tietsoort 1690-1713
Erected 1936 by State Department of Education.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1690.
Location. 42° 7.368′ N, 73° 57.635′ W. Marker is in Saugerties, New York, in Ulster County. It is on Old Kings Road north of Lauren Tice Road, on the right when traveling south. Near Total Tennis and Lazy Swan Golf Course. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1811 Old 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Katsbaan Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Persen Store Site (approx. one mile away); Indian Cave (approx. one mile away); Hudson Valley (approx. 1.1 miles away); Victory in 1777 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lutheran Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Hamlet of Cementon (approx. 2.3 miles away); Kings Road (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saugerties.
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Photographed by Amy Cobb-mills, March 18, 2025
2. Kaatsbaan Marker
Photographed by Amy Cobb-mills, March 18, 2025
3. Kaatsbaan Marker
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