Cold Spring in Putnam County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
West Point Foundry Archaeological Site
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 16, 2014
1. West Point Foundry Archaeological Site Marker
Archaeological Site
1817 – 1911
including
West Point
Foundry Preserve
has been placed on the
National
Register
of Historic
Places
2010
by the United States
Department of
the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
Location. 41° 24.922′ N, 73° 56.845′ W. Marker is in Cold Spring, New York, in Putnam County. It can be reached from Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located near the 1865 Office Building in the West Point Foundry Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 68 Kemble Avenue, Cold Spring NY 10516, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in the Hudson Valley, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The 1865 Office Building (within shouting distance of this marker); From Forest to Factory to Forest (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The West Point Foundry (about 400 feet away); Boring Mill Overlook (about 500 feet away); Foundry Brook (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Boring Mill Overlook (about 500 feet away); Jewel of the Hudson (about 600 feet away); History of West Point Foundry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cold Spring.
Also see . . . West Point Foundry Preserve. Scenic Hudson website. (Submitted on January 17, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 16, 2014
2. West Point Foundry Supporter Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, West Point
3. West Point Foundry Archaeological Site Markers
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, West Point
4. Marker on the Yellow Trail at the West Point Foundry Preserve
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 16, 2014
5. West Point Foundry Archaeological Site Markers
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 16, 2014
6. West Point Foundry Archaeological Site Marker
The 1865 Office Building can be seen in the background.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 16, 2014
7. Ruins of the Carpentry Shop
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 16, 2014
8. Remains of West Point Foundry West Bank Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on January 17, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
