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Stockade District in Kingston in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

On This Site Stood

 
 
On This Site Stood Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2026
1. On This Site Stood Marker
Inscription.
On this site stood Di Dwyer. The profits from her lifelong cigarette addiction went to tobacco companies, the costs for her medical treatment went to the taxpayers.
 
Erected by Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsIndustry & CommerceScience & MedicineWomen.
 
Location. 41° 56.055′ N, 74° 1.182′ W. Marker is in Kingston, New York, in Ulster County. It is in the Stockade District. It is on Wall Street north of John Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 Wall St, Kingston NY 12401, 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: A different marker also named On This Site Stood (here, next to this marker); The Stockade Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pike Plan (within shouting distance of this marker); The Story of Historic Kingston (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Story of Historic Kingston (within shouting distance of this marker); The Loughran House (within
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shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Story of Historic Kingston (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Stockade 1658 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Loughran House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
On This Site Stood Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2026
2. On This Site Stood Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 26, 2026