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

Settlers Captured

 
 
Settlers Captured Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 20, 2020
1. Settlers Captured Marker
Inscription. June 18, 1780, near this spot, Peter Short and Peter Miller were captured by Tories disguised as Indians and taken to Canada.
 
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 18, 1780.
 
Location. 42° 2.538′ N, 74° 4.725′ W. Marker is near Saugerties, New York, in Ulster County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 212 and Baumgarten Road, on the right when traveling east on New York State Route 212. Marker is at the easternmost intersection of Baumgarten Road with NY212. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1785 Saugerties-Woodstock Rd, 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: Old Zena Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Glasco Turnpike (approx. Ύ mile away); National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center (approx. 0.8 miles away); Zena - Waghkonk (approx. 1.8 miles away); Maverick Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); Newkirk House (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Glasco Turnpike (approx. 2.1 miles away); Tannery Brook (approx. 2.1 miles away).
 
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Settlers Captured Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, April 14, 2025
2. Settlers Captured Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 929 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on April 15, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. Photos:   1. submitted on January 20, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   2. submitted on April 15, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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