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S. Maretta Thrall

 
 
S. Maretta Thrall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, April 9, 2010
1. S. Maretta Thrall Marker
Inscription. 1830-1897. With father's tannery business estate she donated Thrall Library, 1901 Thrall Hospital, 1892-1929, Thrall Park developed 1884
 
Erected by Friends of Thrall, Library Centennial Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCharity & Public WorkEducationNotable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
 
Location. 41° 26.79′ N, 74° 25.135′ W. Marker is in Middletown, New York, in Orange County. It is on Orchard Street just east of North Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22-24 Orchard Street, Middletown NY 10940, 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: Grace Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); "Fireman Joe" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Congregational Church (about 400 feet away); Erie RR Station (about 400 feet away); Moses Dunning Stivers (1828-1895) (about 500 feet away); Hotel Site (about 700 feet away); Edwin Welling VanDuzer Memorial Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); First School Site (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.
 
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Marker is laying against the side of the building on the handicap access ramp.
 
Also see . . .  Thrall Library. (Submitted on April 15, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States.)
 
The former Thrall Library Building. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, April 9, 2010
2. The former Thrall Library Building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 1,466 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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