Piermont in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Mine Hole

Photographed by Clare Sheridan

1. The Mine Hole Marker

Inscription. The Mine Hole
Named after this mine hole,the area along the creek was settled primarily by Blacks who created and maintained a thriving community. They were homeowners, families and churchgoers.

It is said that this mine hole was a silent observer of a "colorful, fun loving, dignified, ambitious and surviving folk”.

The mine consisted of two shafts, one a freshwater spring, the other may have been mined for stone. "O'Traveller" has been above the entrance since the 1800's. Sponsored by the Piermont Historical Society
2024

Erected 2024.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans.

Location. 41° 2.049′ N, 73° 55.312′ W. Marker is in Piermont, New York, in Rockland County. It is on Piermont Avenue 0.4 miles south of Ferdon Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located opposite 175 Piermont Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Piermont Avenue, Piermont NY 10968, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan

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Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: John G. Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bridge Street Bridge Over The Sparkill Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Charles A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Tappan (approx. 0.4 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church of Piermont and Sparkill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Last Stop U.S.A. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sparkill World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Sparkill Viet-Nam War Monument (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piermont.

More about this marker.
(the poem inscribed above the entrance)
O Traveller
Stay thy Weary feet - Drink of
This fountain cool and sweet it
Flows for man and beast the same
Then go thy way remembering
Still the well

The Mine Hole and Marker image. Click for full size.

African American Historical Society of Rockland County, September 29, 2024

2. The Mine Hole and Marker

beneath the hill

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2026, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2026, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.