Sherman Free Library
Sherman Free Library is an historic free association library, located in the hamlet of Port Henry, in the town of Moriah, in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1887 and has two rooms, and is a 1+1⁄2-story brick building topped by slate-covered, steeply pitched gable roofs, on a limestone foundation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Port Henry, New York, United States
- Address: 4 Church Street, Port Henry, NY 12974
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Henry station and Fort Saint-Frédéric.
Port Henry station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Henry station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Port Henry, New York served by the Adirondack. The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the track. Port Henry station is situated 1,900 feet south of Sherman Free Library.
Fort Saint-Frédéric
Fort
Photo: Petersent, Public domain.
Fort Saint-Frédéric was a French fort built on Lake Champlain to secure the region against British colonization and control the lake. It was located in modern New York State across the lake from modern Vermont at the town of Crown Point, New York. Fort Saint-Frédéric is situated 2 miles southeast of Sherman Free Library.
Crown Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crown Point Light on Lake Champlain is a former lighthouse at Crown Point, New York, that now exists as a memorial to the exploration of the lake by Samuel de Champlain. Crown Point Light is situated 2½ miles southeast of Sherman Free Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Henry and Chimney Point.
Port Henry
Village
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Henry is a hamlet in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. Port Henry lies on the eastern side of the town of Moriah and is approximately one hour's drive south of Plattsburgh.
Chimney Point
Hamlet
Photo: Zeph77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chimney Point is a peninsula in the town of Addison, Vermont, which juts into Lake Champlain forming a narrows. It is one of the earliest settled and most strategic sites in the Champlain Valley. Chimney Point is situated 2 miles east of Sherman Free Library.
Moriah
Village
Photo: Enesse Bhé, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moriah is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. Lying within the Adirondack Park, it is situated in the eastern part of the county, 47 miles by road south-southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 55 miles south of Plattsburgh, 115 miles north of Albany, and 116 miles south of Montreal, Quebec. Moriah is situated 2 miles west of Sherman Free Library.
Sherman Free Library
- Categories: library building, main library, public library, building, and education
- Location: Town of Moriah, Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.04749° or 44° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
-73.4601° or 73° 27′ 36″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
87P82GWQ+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 814655534OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
8084559Wikidata ID
Q7495172
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