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

Henry Van Schaack

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2010

1. Henry Van Schaack Marker

Inscription. Died here in 1823. Built these two houses. Was on first Board of Trustees of Williams College.

Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 42° 23.509′ N, 73° 46.862′ W. Marker is in Stuyvesant, New York, in Columbia County. It is on New York State Route 9 J north of County Route 26A, 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: Stuyvesant Landing (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin F. Butler

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Henry Hudson (approx. half a mile away); Powell Patent (approx. half a mile away); Sharptown (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stockport Flats: The Nutten Hook Unique Area (approx. 2.4 miles away); Natural Ice's Rise and Fall (approx. 2.4 miles away); Harvesters of Winter Cold (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stuyvesant.

Stuyvesant Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2010

2. Stuyvesant Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2010

3. Henry Van Schaack Marker

Henry Van Schaack House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2010

4. Henry Van Schaack House

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 22, 2019

5. Henry Van Schaack House

Other Henry Van Schaack House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 22, 2019

6. Other Henry Van Schaack House

Hudson River visible behind the house

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,150 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on April 24, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.