Parishville in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Log Cabin of Luke Brown
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
1. Site of Log Cabin of Luke Brown Marker
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
Location. 44° 37.743′ N, 74° 54.135′ W. Marker is in Parishville, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is on Route 72 2½ miles east of West Parishville Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 831 State Route 72, Potsdam NY 13676, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); This was the First Road in the Town of Parishville (approx. 2½ miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 3½ miles away); Cox's Mill (approx. 3.8 miles away); Jerry Welsh Gymnasium (approx. 3.9 miles away); Hosmer Hall (approx. 4.2 miles away); Timerman Hall (approx. 4.2 miles away); Thatcher Hall (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parishville.
Also see . . . Brown, Luke, House - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 17, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
2. Eastward on NY 72
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
3. Eastward on NY 72 - Marker at Left
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
4. Westward on NY 72
The marker is between the House and the Cabin.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
5. Sandstone House
Potsdam Sandstone
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
6. "Luke Brown Cabin Built 1810"
This is a replica.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,007 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 20, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
