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Elisha Cole

 
 
Elisha Cole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 17, 2011
1. Elisha Cole Marker
Inscription.
Elisha Cole
Came from Eastham, Mass. to Carmel in 1746, became the first pastor of the Baptist Church and served, along with 4 sons and a grandson in the Revolutionary War.
Allan Warnecke, Historian Town of Carmel 2001
 
Erected 2001.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1746.
 
Location. 41° 25.713′ N, 73° 40.763′ W. Marker is in Carmel, New York, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of Gleneida Avenue (New York State Route 52) and Fowler Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Gleneida Avenue. Located at the south east corner of the Old Baptist Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carmel NY 10512, 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: Old Baptist (within shouting distance of this marker); County Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Enoch Crosby (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. Ό mile away); Marne Post 370 Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Sibyl Ludington (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sybil Ludington (approx. 0.4 miles away); County Fairgrounds (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carmel.
 
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Elisha Cole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 17, 2011
2. Elisha Cole Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,666 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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