Guilderland near Altamont in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Van Auken Brothers

Photographed by William Kidd, August 1, 2025

1. Van Auken Brothers Marker

Inscription. Rev. War Veterans Pvt. Henry and Lt. Levi Van Auken established farm here by 1787. Both served in the Albany Co. Militia Third Regiment.

Erected 2025 by Guilderland Historical Society, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1157.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 42° 42.894′ N, 74° 2.775′ W. Marker is near Altamont, New York, in Albany County. It is in Guilderland. It is on Westfall Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located on the side of the parking area for the Bozenkill Preserve; not easily seen from Westfall Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6590 Westfall Road, Altamont NY 12009, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Groot (approx. 0.9 miles away); Schilling Park/Dietz Bottling Company / Parque Schilling/Embotelladora Dietz (approx. one mile away); Altamont Reformed Church / Iglesia Reformada Altamont (approx. one mile away); St. John’s Lutheran Church / Iglesia Luterna St. John

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(approx. one mile away); Lincoln Avenue School / Escuela Lincoln Avenue (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Carriage Works / Fábrica de Transportes (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Great Fire / El Gran Incendio (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altamont.

Also see . . . William G. Pomeroy Foundation. Marker Number 1157 Van Auken Brothers. (Submitted on August 5, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York.)

Photographed by William Kidd, August 1, 2025

2. Van Auken Brothers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.