Forestburgh in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Log Cabin

Historical Monument

Photographed by Tara Buckstad-Russo, July 20, 2012

1. Log Cabin Marker

Inscription. Circa 1834. Discovered when a section of a farmhouse was demolished. It was purchased by the Town & moved to this location in 1987. Before the Town was created, a primitive school was functioning in the cabin.

Erected by Town of Forestburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 41° 32.471′ N, 74° 44.972′ W. Marker is in Forestburgh, New York, in Sullivan County. It is on King Road 0.4 miles State Route 42 (State Route 42). Log Cabin and Marker sit in the park at the Town of Forestburgh Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 332 King Road, Forestburgh NY 12777, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Here Stood one of the Stage Coach Stations (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Agnes DeMille (approx. 0.7 miles away); Town Hall Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ruddick Pond (approx. 3 miles away); Handy Family (approx. 3 miles away); Stephen Crane’s Pond (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forestburgh.

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Photographed by Tara Buckstad-Russo

2. Log Cabin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2012, by Tara Buckstad-Russo of Forestburgh, New York. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2012, by Tara Buckstad-Russo of Forestburgh, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.