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

Goshen Half-Shire Town

1727

 
 
Goshen half-shire town Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, January 28, 2010
1. Goshen half-shire town Marker
Inscription.
Goshen became the half-shire town of Orange County. Site of 1st courthouse. built 1737. Orange Inn erected 1790. Oldest active hotel.

Plaque
Goshen Restoration Unlimited Preservation Award Presented to Il Limoncello at the Orange Inn
Luigi Kapiti, Owner Victor Kapiti, owners
2009
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraNotable BuildingsNotable PlacesPolitical Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1727.
 
Location. 41° 24.191′ N, 74° 19.245′ W. Marker is in Goshen, New York, in Orange County. It is on Main Street (Route 207) 0.2 miles north of Church Street, on the left. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159-167 Main Street, Goshen NY 10924, 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 walking distance of this marker: Lawyer's Row (within shouting distance of this marker); 124th Regiment New York Infantry Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); President Ulysses S. Grant (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Orange County Community College (about 300 feet away); Ulysses S. Grant (about 300 feet away); 1841 Courthouse (about 300 feet away);
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Historic Track (about 300 feet away); Claudius Smith (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goshen.
 
More about this marker. Marker mounted on building.
 
Also see . . .  Goshen, New York. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 17, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Il Limoncello at the Orange Inn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, January 28, 2010
2. Il Limoncello at the Orange Inn
Marker can be seen under porch roof, to right of entrance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 1,590 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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