Woodbury in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tomas Estrada-Palma
Photographed by Herman Galberd, November 18, 2010
1. Tomas Estrada Palma Marker
First President of Cuba, lived here 1879-1902, while he headed a junta which financed the Cuban Revolution. Was Cuban President 1902-1906.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Hispanic Americans • War, Spanish-American.
Location. 41° 19.767′ N, 74° 7.314′ W. Marker is in Woodbury, New York, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 32 and Dorothy Court, on the left when traveling north on New York State Route 32. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Central Valley NY 10917, 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 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 flies: Ethan I. Dodds Sr. (approx. Ό mile away); Camp Site (approx. 0.6 miles away); September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); F.F. Proctor (approx. 1.1 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); German Machine Gun (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rushmore Library (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Train Order Transmitted by Telegraph (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodbury.
Also see . . . Tomas Estrada Palma - Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 6, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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Photographed by Unknown [Courtesy Wikipedia Commons], 1908
3. Tomαs Estrada Palma (18321908)
First President of Cuba and Orange County resident
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2011, by Herman Galberd of Central Valley, United States. This page has been viewed 1,820 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 3, 2011, by Herman Galberd of Central Valley, United States. 2. submitted on June 21, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 5, 2013. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
