Westerlo in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gibbons Store
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 28, 2025
1. Gibbons Store Marker
Family Run for 51 years.
Hotel, Tavern, Dance Hall,
Meeting Place, Voting Site.
First Dormansville P.O.
Destroyed by Fire Feb 1965.
Erected 2024 by Westerlo Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1965.
Location. 42° 29.978′ N, 73° 59.678′ W. Marker is in Westerlo, New York, in Albany County. It is on County Road 312 just north of State Route 143 (Route 143), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 County Road 312, Westerlo NY 12193, 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 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: Dormansville (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Hannay (within shouting distance of this marker); Dormansville War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Reformed Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Early Doctor (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Public Garage" (approx. 2.6 miles away); Westerlo (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Reformed Church (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westerlo.
Also see . . . Westerlo Historical Society marks the site of a community hub (Altamont Enterprise, Nov. 21, 2024)
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Photographed by Gayle Hannay, July 10, 2025
2. GIBBONS STORE Marker
Photographed by Gayle Hannay, July 10, 2025
3. GIBBONS STORE Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 28, 2025
4. Gibbons Store Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2025, by Gayle Hannay of Westerlo, New York. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 28, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2025, by Gayle Hannay of Westerlo, New York. 4. submitted on September 28, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
