Near Fort Plain in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sand Hill
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 11, 2014
1. Sand Hill Marker
Dutch Reformed Church
First Built 1750
Burned in 1780 Raid
Rebuilt 1785 - Torn Down 1840
Erected 1928 by New York State Historical Marker.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.
Location. 42° 56.651′ N, 74° 37.914′ W. Marker is near Fort Plain, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on Canal Street (New York State Route 5S) east of River Road (County Route 65), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Plain NY 13339, 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: Sand Hill School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Rensselaer (approx. Ό mile away); Clinton March (approx. Ό mile away); Fort Plain (approx. Ό mile away); Gen Washington (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Fort Plain (approx. Ό mile away); Revolution in the Mohawk Valley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Plain War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Plain.
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 11, 2014
2. Sand Hill Marker
View of the historical marker on the north side of the roadway, on the graded slope roadway of Sand Hill.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 11, 2014
3. Sand Hill Marker
Distant view of the historical marker, situated just left of the roadway, partially hidden by the green foliage.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 939 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
