Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bleecker Park

By Yugoboy, April 6, 2013

1. Bleecker Park Marker

Inscription. In 1835 the City appropriated $1,000 and citizens raised a fund to enclose it within an iron fence. A fountain, the first in the city, dedicated in 1863.

Albany 300
- 1686-1986 -
Still making History

Erected 1986 by Albany Tricentennial Committee.

Location. 42° 38.85′ N, 73° 45.549′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. Marker is at the intersection of Eagle Street and Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Eagle Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albany NY 12202, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Four Immortal Chaplains (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Albany Medical College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic State Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Frederick (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Frederick (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Albany Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); An English Neighborhood (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln in Albany (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Categories. • Charity & Public Work • Environment • Man-Made Features •

Bleecker Park Marker in situ image. Click for full size.

By Yugoboy, April 6, 2013

2. Bleecker Park Marker in situ

Bleecker Park Marker as seen facing west on Eagle image. Click for full size.

By Yugoboy, April 6, 2013

3. Bleecker Park Marker as seen facing west on Eagle

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2018. This page originally submitted on May 2, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.