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Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Sept. 23, 1661

 
 
Sept. 23, 1661 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010
1. Sept. 23, 1661 Marker
Inscription. Nearby on a large flat rock next to Mamaroneck River, John Richbell purchased Mamaroneck from the Siwanoy Indian Chief Wappaquewam.
 
Erected by Mamaroneck Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 40° 56.923′ N, 73° 43.964′ W. Marker is in Mamaroneck, New York, in Westchester County. It is at the intersection of E Boston Post Road (U.S. 1) and Mamaraneck Avenue, on the right when traveling east on E Boston Post Road. Marker is located near the entrance to Harbor Island Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mamaroneck NY 10543, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skirmish of Heathcote Hill (approx. Ό mile away); Boston Post Road Historic District (approx. 1½ miles away); Boston Post Road (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War I Monument 1917-1919 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Milton Commercial District (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rye Meeting House (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Bird Homestead and Rye Meeting House (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Purdy Burying Ground (approx. 2.7 miles away).
 
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sectionhead>Other markers no longer nearby.
Rye Meeting House (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); This is one of some 230 markers erected on the Boston Post Road in 1763 (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Mamaroneck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010
2. Mamaroneck Marker
Marker on E Boston Post Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2010
3. Marker on E Boston Post Road
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,376 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 11, 2026