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Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Tory Tree Site

 
 
Tory Tree Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 10, 2010
1. Tory Tree Site Marker
Inscription. During the Revolution a Tory stuck his poplar walking stick in hasty escape from capture by a Continental surprise
 
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable EventsWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 42° 47.983′ N, 74° 14.741′ W. Marker is in Duanesburg, New York, in Schenectady County. It is on Eaton Corners Road (County Route 147), on the right when traveling north. This marker is near the hamlet of Eaton Corners, in the Schenectady County Town of Duanesburg. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delanson NY 12053, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eatons Corners Post Office & Store (approx. 0.4 miles away); Amos Clayton (approx. 0.7 miles away); Grist Mill (approx. Ύ mile away); Mill Stones (approx. Ύ mile away); Burtonville (approx. 0.8 miles away); Burton House (approx. 0.8 miles away); County Line Meeting House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duanesburg.
 
More about this marker. Marker is near the horse farm on Eaton Corners Road.
 
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Tory Tree Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 15, 2006
2. Tory Tree Site
Tory Tree Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 15, 2006
3. Tory Tree Site
Tory Tree Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 10, 2010
4. Tory Tree Site Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 2,108 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. Photos:   1. submitted on April 13, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   4. submitted on April 13, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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