West Nyack in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Hempstead

Erected Oct. 1925

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

1. Site of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Hempstead Marker

Inscription. Site of the
First Reformed
Protestant Dutch
Church
of New Hempstead
Organized             Jan. 12, 1750
First consistory Chosen Apr. 22 1750
First Stone Laid          Jun. 11 1751
Dedicated Sep. 8 1751
Rebuilt in    1826
Name changed to
First Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church
in Clarkstown    May 6 1840
Building destroyed by fire
Apr. 4 1904 “In this place will I give peace,
saith the Lord of hosts”

Erected 1925 by Historical Society of Rockland County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1775.

Location. 41° 6.56′ N, 73° 58.846′ W. Marker is in West Nyack, New York, in Rockland County. It is on Germonds Road (County Route 27), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the Historic Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Germonds Road, West Nyack NY 10994, 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 walking distance of this marker

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: Old Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Vanderbilt-Budke-Traphagen House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colonial Clarkstown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pye's Corner (approx. 0.6 miles away); Washington’s Encampment (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tallman-Budke House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Clarkstown Reformed Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); West Nyack World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Nyack.

Marker in Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

2. Marker in Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery

Marker on Germonds Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

3. Marker on Germonds Road

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

4. Site of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Hempstead Marker

Historic Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

5. Historic Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery

The Site of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Hempstead marker is located in this cemetery in West Nyack.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,113 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.