Cold Spring in Putnam County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gouverneur Kemble
1786 ┼ 1875
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
1. Gouverneur Kemble Marker
Founder of West Point Foundry
Twice member of Congress
First Senior Warden of this church
Honored and beloved by the community
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 41° 25.141′ N, 73° 57.21′ W. Marker is in Cold Spring, New York, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street (New York State Route 9D) and Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Chestnut Street. Marker is in front of St. Marys Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cold Spring NY 10516, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically 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: World War II Veterans of St. Marys (here, next to this marker); Honor Roll (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Philipstown Honor Roll (about 500 feet away); Thomas Davenport (about 700 feet away); Joseph A. Percacciolo, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); New York American Patriot Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away); The West Point Foundry School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jewel of the Hudson (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cold Spring.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
2. Gouverneur Kemble Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
3. Gouverneur Kemble Marker
St. Mary's Church, where Kemble was Warden, can be seen in the background.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
4. Marker in Cold Spring
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
5. St. Marys Episcopal Church
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6. Gouverneur Kemble
From Appleton's Cyclopζdia of American Biography, 1888, Vol 3, page 511.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on December 13, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
