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Stuyvesant in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2010
1. Powell Patent Marker
Inscription.
This marks the northwest
point of this early grant.

 
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 42° 23.937′ N, 73° 46.727′ W. Marker is in Stuyvesant, New York, in Columbia County. It is on 9J, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stuyvesant NY 12173, 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 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: Henry Hudson (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Van Schaack (approx. half a mile away); Stuyvesant Landing (approx. 0.7 miles
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away); Benjamin F. Butler (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sharptown (approx. one mile away); Catskill Mountains (approx. 2.4 miles away); Stockport Flats: The Nutten Hook Unique Area (approx. 2.9 miles away); Natural Ice's Rise and Fall (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stuyvesant.
 
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2010
2. Marker in Stuyvesant, NY
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2010
3. Powell Patent Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,116 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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