Altamont in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Hellebergh
Photographed by William Kidd, December 26, 2025
1. Old Hellebergh Marker (2025 replica of 1932 original)
Erected 2025 by Village of Altamont.
Location. 42° 42.056′ N, 74° 1.926′ W. Marker is in Altamont, New York, in Albany County. It is on Park Street 0 miles south of Main Street (New York State Route 146), on the right when traveling south. Location in the corner of Orsini Park, 250 feet from Main St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Park Street, 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 walking distance of this marker: First National Bank of Altamont / Primer Banco Nacional de Altamont (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated (a few steps from this marker); Delaware & Hudson (within shouting distance of this marker); Orsini Park / Parque Orsini (within shouting distance of this marker); Altamont Free Library / Biblioteca Libre de Altamonte (within shouting distance of this marker); Pangburn Building / Edificio Pangburn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Snyder Store / Tienda Joseph Snyder (about 300 feet away); Altamont (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altamont.
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Also see . . . Land of Bitter Conflict: Revival of a century-old marker.
...this marker reflected on the conflicts between neighbors, families, and friends during the conduct of the War of the Revolution.(Submitted on December 27, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York.)
As the War proceeded in the Hellebergh area, the Albany County Committee of Correspondence met nearly daily....Control and oversight of the Tories was often referenced as this account from May 2, 1777 shows: "This Committee having received information that a number of disaffected Persons skulk in and about the Hellebergh and by various indirect and insidious ways and Means induce many of the wellmeaning tho misguided Inhabitants to enter into Combinations against the Liberties and Independency of the United States....."
Photographed by William Kidd, December 26, 2025
2. Old Hellebergh Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York. This page has been viewed 41 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
