Palatine Bridge in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wagner Home
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 14, 2012
1. Wagner Home Marker
Palatine Bridge
Inventor of Sleeping Car 1858
Palace Car 1867
Erected 1962 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 42° 54.649′ N, 74° 34.171′ W. Marker is in Palatine Bridge, New York, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of East Grand Street (New York State Route 5) and Tilton Road, on the right when traveling west on East Grand Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palatine Bridge NY 13428, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Erie Canal in Canajoharie (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Winn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Routes of the Armies (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory Of (approx. 0.3 miles away); Canajoharie/Canalway Trail/Pathway Through Mountains (approx. 0.4 miles away); Northeastern Terminal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Johannes Reuff's Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Van Alstyne Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away).
Also see . . . Biography of Hon. Webster Wagner
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 14, 2012
2. Wagner Home & Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 14, 2012
3. Wagner Home
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 14, 2012
4. Wagner Home
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, August 29, 2014
5. "Site of" the former Wagner Home
Shamefully and regrettably, this previously wonderful home has been allowed to decay into ruin.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,298 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 7, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 5. submitted on September 1, 2014, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
