Saugerties in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lutheran Church
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, February 2, 2019
1. Lutheran Church Marker
Inscription.
Lutheran Church. . Organized in 1710 by the Palatines. First pastor Rev. Joshua Kocherthal. First church site near present church.
Organized in 1710 by the Palatines. First pastor Rev. Joshua Kocherthal. First church site near present church.
Erected 1936 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1710.
Location. 42° 7.436′ N, 73° 55.93′ W. Marker is in Saugerties, New York, in Ulster County. Marker is on U.S. 9W, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saugerties NY 12477, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Know O Traveller, within sight of this hill on October 6, 1710, led by the Rev. Joshua Kocherthal and the Rev. Fredrick Hager, there arrived on the east and west shores of Hudson's River nearly three hundred families of refugees of the Palatine region in Europe, who suffered many sorrows in the ravages of war, sickness, poverty, and destitution, yet survived to settle these shores, sustained by their faith in the Lord and the sympathy of Queen Anne of England, whom they came to serve in the reduction of the pine forest for naval stores for Her Majesty's fleet. Do you wish to know more. Seek out their names on this tablet, on the pages of history their deeds.
Dedicated to the Memory of these Settlers
Saugerties Historical Society
June 13, 1998
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.