Dutchess-Columbia County Line

Historical marker location:

159 Mt. Ross Hill Road, Pine Plains, New York

( Marker is on Mt. Ross Hill Road (County Route 50) 0.8 miles west of New York State Route 199, on the right when traveling west.)

The first American museum was founded in New York City in 1792. It was called the American Museum, and it was located in what is now City Hall Park.