Hartford in Washington County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Clinton Gift
Photographed by John Arsenault, February 22, 2013
1. Clinton Gift Marker
Gov. Clinton gave this land to Baptist Society, 1798.
Log Meeting House, 1788, stood 50 feet to the south, church erected here, 1805.
Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
Location. 43° 21.851′ N, 73° 23.586′ W. Marker is in Hartford, New York, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of County Road 23 and East Street, on the right when traveling north on County Road 23. Located at the left side of the Hartford Post Office parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartford NY 12838, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Mound and Urn (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Enlistment Center (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church / Elder Amasa Brown (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Old Mills (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brown's Tavern (approx. 1.6 miles away); Adamsville (approx. 5 miles away);
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Also see . . . Hartford Baptist Church. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 24, 2013, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont.)
Photographed by John Arsenault
2. Clinton Gift Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2013, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2013, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
