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

First Presbyterian Church

ca. 1839

— Historic Yorktown —

First Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 16, 2010

1. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription.
Originally built in 1739 the church and parsonage was used as a meeting/store house by local patriots during the revolution. Because of this, the British burnt them down in 1779. The adjoining cemetery contains the remains of many prominent founding families as well as soldiers whom died in the revolution.

Designated a Local Historical
Landmark
March 2, 1976

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1865.

Location. 41° 17.649′ N, 73° 48.543′ W. Marker is in Yorktown Heights, New York, in Westchester County. It is at the intersection of Crompound Road (U.S. 202) and Old Yorktown Road (New York State Route 132), on the right when traveling west on Crompound Road. Located in front of the First Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2880 Crompound Road US-202, Yorktown Heights NY 10598, 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: Burial Place (a few steps from this marker); Yorktown Church (a few steps from this marker); Black Soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment (a few steps from this marker); French Hill

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Yorktown Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); Yorktown World War I Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); Yorktown World War II Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mohegan Lake School World War I Memorial (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown Heights.

Also see . . . The First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown. Church website homepage (Submitted on October 19, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

First Presbyterian Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 16, 2010

2. First Presbyterian Church and Marker

First Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 16, 2010

3. First Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 9, 2022

4. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,020 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 4. submitted on April 10, 2022, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.