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Glass Works

 
 
Glass Works Marker - now refurbished image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 13, 2023
1. Glass Works Marker - now refurbished
Inscription.
Begun 1785 by Leonard De
Neuville. Known as Albany
Glass House, later Hamilton
Glass Wks. Made bottles &
window glass. Closed 1815

 
Erected 1985 by Town of Guilderland.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
 
Location. 42° 42′ N, 73° 54.732′ W. Marker is in Guilderland, New York, in Albany County. It is on Foundry Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6236 Foundry Road, Guilderland NY 12084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany 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: Schoolcraft House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Hamilton Union Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Red Men’s Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rose Hill 1842 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hamilton Glass House (approx. half a mile away); Case Homestead (approx. half a mile away); Farm of Evert Bancker (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guilderland.
 
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Glass Works Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 17, 2011
2. Glass Works Marker
Glass Works Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 17, 2011
3. Glass Works Marker
Glass Works Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 17, 2011
4. Glass Works Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,781 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 13, 2023, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   2, 3, 4. submitted on December 17, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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