Easton in Washington County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Friends Log Meeting House
Photographed by Virginia McGreevy, August 16, 2012
1. Friends Log Meeting House Marker
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 42° 59.417′ N, 73° 32.4′ W. Marker is in Easton, New York, in Washington County. It is on Meeting House Road just east of Hoag Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 Meeting House Road, Greenwich NY 12834, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Capital District. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, New Netherland, and 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: Whiteside Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Here (approx. 3.2 miles away); A Route Well Traveled (approx. 3½ miles away); Surviving Portion of Champlain Canal (approx. 3½ miles away); Warriors and Refugees (approx. 3½ miles away); Americans Flee, Hope and Suffer (approx. 3½ miles away); Town of Saratoga (approx. 3½ miles away); Men and Beasts, Hard at Work (approx. 3½ miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Gen. Henry Knox Trail (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Site of the Taylor Cabin
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Regarding Friends Log Meeting House. The property is still used as a Meeting House and there is a cemetery located next to the Meeting House. The Log Meeting House has been replaced by the one shown in the pictures.
Additional keywords. Burgoynes Campaign, 1777
Photographed by Virginia McGreevy, August 16, 2012
2. Current Friends Meeting House on the property.
Photographed by Virginia McGreevy, August 16, 2012
3. Friends Meeting House today
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2012, by Tom McGreevy of Averill Park, New York. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2012, by Tom McGreevy of Averill Park, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
