Garrison in Putnam County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Schoolhouse

Photographed by Clifton Patrick, April 21, 2012

1. Old Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. One-room Continental Village School was built circa 1840 on land donated by William Briggs. Merged into Van Courtlandtville School 1935.

Erected 2006 by Van Courtland Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 41° 20.508′ N, 73° 54.251′ W. Marker is in Garrison, New York, in Putnam County. It is on Old Albany Post Rd 0 miles Sprout Brook Rd, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Old Albany Post Rd, Garrison NY 10524, 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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Twin Redoubts (approx. 0.4 miles away); Putnam County (approx. 1½ miles away); Oregon Corners (approx. 1.6 miles away); Seth Pomeroy & Jeremiah Drake (approx. 1.9 miles away); Saint Peter’s Churchyard & Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Heroes of the American Revolution (approx. 1.9 miles away); French Soldiers of the Revolutionary War (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Old Albany Post Road, looking west towards Old Schoolhouse Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Clifton Patrick, April 21, 2012

2. Old Albany Post Road, looking west towards Old Schoolhouse Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2012, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on May 14, 2012, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2012, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.