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De Harte Patent

 
 
De Harte Patent Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 18, 2010
1. De Harte Patent Marker
Inscription.
In 1666 Balthzar De Harte
obtained first land grant
in what is now
Rockland County.
U.S. Bicentennial

 
Erected 1976 by State of New York.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1666.
 
Location. 41° 11.824′ N, 73° 58.527′ W. Marker is in Haverstraw, New York, in Rockland County. It is at the intersection of Westside Avenue and U.S. 9W, on the right on Westside Avenue. Marker is near the entrance to Mt. Repose Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Haverstraw NY 10927, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Haverstraw World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya (within shouting distance of this marker); African Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library (approx. Ύ mile away); Hudson River (approx. 0.8 miles away); Haverstraw Landslide Disaster (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brick Industry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Calico Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haverstraw.
 
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Marker at Mt. Repose Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 18, 2010
2. Marker at Mt. Repose Cemetery
Marker on Westside Avenue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 18, 2010
3. Marker on Westside Avenue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,735 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 10, 2026