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Beekman Meeting House And Friends' Cemetery
Beekman Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery is located on Emans Road in LaGrange, New York, LaGrangeville, New York, United States. The Friends meeting house, meeting house is a wooden building from the early 19th century that has been unused and vacant for decades. As a result, it is in an advanced state of decay, and mostly collapsed. The cemetery, better preserved, is located a short distance away. The meeting house was built in 1809 for a meeting that split off from another one in the nearby hamlet of Oswego. After the Religious Society of Friends#Hicksite–Orthodox split, Hicksite-Orthodox schism in 1828, it was one of only two meetings in the county to embrace Orthodox Quakerism. After that meeting dissolved in the early 20th century, it was for a time a The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Grange hall. It and its nearby cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Meetinghouse The house is located on Emans Road, which runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaGrange, New York
LaGrange ( ) is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 15,975 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the estate of the Marquis de Lafayette. History The town was originally established in 1821 as "Freedom" from parts of the towns of Beekman and Fishkill, but confusion with another location caused the name to be changed to "LaGrange" in 1828. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.17%, is water. The town of LaGrange is located within the Hudson Valley region of New York. The towns bordering LaGrange are Union Vale to the east, Beekman to the southeast, East Fishkill and Wappinger to the south, Poughkeepsie to the west, and Pleasant Valley to the north, with a small part of Washington also bordering LaGrange. Roads Three state highways bisect the town and connect it with other towns in Dutchess County and the surrounding area. The Taconic State Parkway is a nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
