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Star Mills

 
 
Star Mills Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
1. Star Mills Marker
Inscription.
Built by Abram Brinckerhoff.
Burned 1777. Rebuilt by
order of Gen. Washington
while his soldiers encamped
at Fishkill. Later demolished.

 
Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
 
Location. 41° 32.661′ N, 73° 52.321′ W. Marker is in Fishkill, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on New York State Route 52 west of Route 82, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fishkill NY 12524, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow
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flies: Fishkill Tea Party (a few steps from this marker); Maj. Genl. Marquis de Lafayette (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Nimham (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Academy (approx. 0.7 miles away); Samuel Loudon (approx. 1.4 miles away); Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Trinity Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Dutch Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fishkill.
 
Star Mills Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
2. Star Mills Marker
Markers in Fishkill image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011
3. Markers in Fishkill
Two markers are found at this location. The Star Mills marker can be seen here on the left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Sep. 21, 2026