Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thatcher Hall
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 29, 2015
1. Thatcher Hall Marker
Thatcher Hall
Dr. Hervey Dexter Thatcher
1835-1925. Physician - Pharmacist
Inventor-Manufacturer
Owned first pasteurization plant.
Invented first glass milk bottle.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
Location. 44° 39.723′ N, 74° 58.483′ W. Marker is in Potsdam, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is on Barrington Drive 0.1 miles east of Pierrepont Avenue (New York State Route 56), on the right when traveling east. Marker is fixed to the building, north side. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 walking distance of this marker: Satterlee Hall (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Timerman Hall (about 600 feet away); In Honor of the Students and Alumni (about 600 feet away); In Loving Memory (about 600 feet away); Raymond Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kellas Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hosmer Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jerry Welsh Gymnasium (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Potsdam.
Also see . . . Thatcher Milk Bottle. Potsdam Public Museum website entry (Submitted on September 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
this page online
via Potsdam Public Museum, November 29, 2025
2. Dr. Hervey Dexter Thatcher
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 29, 2015
3. Thatcher Hall & Marker
On the campus of SUNY Potsdam.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on November 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on September 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
