Near Warwick in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wisner Tract
Photographed by Christopher Voexum, July 12, 2016
1. Wisner Tract Marker
Colonial Wars & Revolution
Purchased 2064 acres in 1766
House built by great-grandson
Henry B. Wisner, 1840
Erected 1938 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.
Location. 41° 16.855′ N, 74° 18.42′ W. Marker is near Warwick, New York, in Orange County. It is on State School Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warwick NY 10990, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hoop Snake Hill (approx. half a mile away); Bellvale Methodist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of Iron Forge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bellvale (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hambletonian (approx. 2.2 miles away); Conrad Sly Homestead (approx. 2.4 miles away); Burgoynes Army (approx. 2½ miles away); Sayerville (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warwick.
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Photographed by Clifton Patrick, May 17, 2017
2. Wisner Tract Marker in the foreground.
In the background is a former Mid-Orange Correctional Facility building, which closed in 2011.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2016, by Christopher Voexum of Stony Point, New York. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 12, 2016. 2. submitted on May 18, 2017, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
