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Historical Markers before 2000 County Town/City Line1 Line2 Line3 Line4 Line5 Line6 Line7 TimePeriod Location ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF [ARROW] 1 1/2 MILES SCHUYLER MANSION HOME OF GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER. RESIDENCE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN 1781 1750-1799 EAGLE AND PINE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF ALBANY CITY HALL CITY CHARTERED JULY 22, 1686 THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1882 TOWER CONTAINS MUNICIPAL CARILLON OF 60 BELLS 1850-1899 EAGLE ST. BETWEEN MAIDEN LA. AND PINE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN UNION NEAR THIS SITE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRESENTED THE 1ST FORMAL PLAN OF NATIONAL UNION; CONGRESS OF 1754 1750-1799 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY HERE DISCOVERING MAGNETIC INDUCTION, JOSEPH HENRY PIONEERED THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, 1829-31 1800-1849 WASHINGTON AVE., NEAR EAGLE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF CALLED FORT NASSAU 1614, FORT ORANGE 1624, BEVERWYCK 1652, ALBANY 1664; CHARTERED 1686 1600-1649 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF CLERMONT NEAR THE FOOT OF MADISON AVENUE ROBERT FULTON IN AUG. 1807, COMPLETED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL STEAMBOAT VOYAGE 1800-1849 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COLONIAL HOSPITAL NEAR THIS SITE STOOD THE MILITARY HOSPITAL WHERE THE WOUNDED FROM TICONDEROGA, 1758 AND SARATOGA, 1777 WERE ATTENDED. 1750-1799 LODGE AND PINE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COLONIAL WARPATH RENDEVOUS OF TROOPS IN FIVE WARS. HERE ARMIES UNDER ABERCROMBIE, LOUDOUN AND AMHERST MOVED TO THE CONQUEST OF CANADA 1756-60 1750-1799 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COURT OF APPEALS HIGHEST TRIBUNAL IN NEW YORK STATE THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1842 1800-1849 EAGLE AND PINE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COURT OF APPEALS HIGHEST TRIBUNAL IN NEW YORK STATE THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1842 1800-1849 EAGLE AND PINE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF EXECUTIVE MANSION RESIDENCE OF THE GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK STATE EAGLE AND ELM STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FIRST CHURCH IN ALBANY REFORMED ORGANIZED 1642 PRESENT BUILDING DESIGNED BY PHILIP HOOKER ERECTED 1798 1750-1799 SW CORNER N. PEARL AND ORANGE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FORT ORANGE SITE OF WEST INDIA COMPANY COLONY 1624. HERE WAS BORN SARAH RAPELJE, FIRST WHITE CHILD IN N. Y. STATE, 1625 FORT STOOD S. E. BY THE RIVER 1600-1649 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FORT VAN NASSAU BUILT 1614 BY THE DUTCH EXPLORERS CHRISTIAENSEN AND BLOCK. FIRST TRADING CENTER ESTABLISHED IN NEW YORK STATE 1600-1649 PORT RD., NR. ADMINISTRATION BLDG. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FROM THE GROUND GLENN CURTISS BEGAN THE FIRST LONG DISTANCE AIRPLANE FLIGHT ALBANY TO NEW YORK MAY 29, 1910 1900-1949 PORT RD., NR. ADMINISTRATION BLDG. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF GENERAL BURGOYNE OVER THIS ROAD ENTERED ALBANY WITH HIS STAFF AFTER THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA GOING TO SCHUYLER MANSION AS PRISONERS OF WAR - 1777 1750-1799 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF GENERAL WASHINGTON TRAVELED THIS ROAD ON HIS TOURS OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY 1782 AND 1783 1750-1799 WASHINGTON AVE. NR. SWAN ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF HENRY HUDSON EXPLORER, HERE ENDED THE VOYAGE OF THE HALF MOON IN QUEST OF THE INDIES SEPTEMBER, 1609 1600-1649 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF HERMAN MELVILLE AUTHOR OF"MOBY DICK", STUDIED AND WORKED DURING FORMATIVE YEARS IN ALBANY, 1830-1838, FAMILY HOME AT 3 CLINTON SQUARE, 1834-1838 1800-1849 CLINTON SQ., N. PEARL AND ORANGE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS STREET TO THE EAST STOOD FORT FREDERICK GOAL OF BURGOYNE'S DRIVE TO SPLIT THE COLONIES - 1777 1750-1799 CAPITOL PARK, EAGLE AND STATE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF IROQUOIS TREATY AUGUST 1684 BASIC PEACH BY GOV. DONGAN GOV. HOWARD OF VA. AND FIVE NATIONS AT COURT HOUSE WHICH STOOD 100 FEET WEST 1650-1699 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF JOHN TUNNICLIFF, JR. 1751-1814 CLOCKMAKER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN CLOCKS 1750-1799 MAIDEN LANE BETWEEN EAGLE ST. AND LODGE ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF NEAR HERE MOHAWK AND HUDSON FIRST RAILRAOD CHARTERED IN THIS COUNTRY 1826, BEGAN ITS RUN ALBANY TO SCHENECTADY 1800-1849 WESTERN AVE., NR. NORTH ALLEN ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF NEW YORK STATE OFFICE BUILDING CORNERSTONE LAID BY GOV. ALFRED E. SMITH, 1928 1900-1949 S. SWAN ST. AND WASHINGTON AVE. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF PATROON STREET FORMER NAME OF CLINTON AVE. THIS WAS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBANY AND THE MANOR OF RENSSELAERWYCK CLINTON AVE. AT N. PEARL ST. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF PIONEER ROUTE AT THIS POINT THE PIONEERS GOING WEST IN OX CARTS AND HORSE DRAWN CARAVANS ASSEMBLED, THIS STREET FORMERLY CALLED THE BOWERY 1750-1799 CENTRAL AVE., NR. NORTHERN BLVD. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF SCHENECTADY GATE NEAR THIS POINT THE PATH TO SCHENECTADY USED BY INDIANS AND FUR TRADERS LED THROUGH THE PALISADES WHICH ENCLOSED THE CITY 1700-1749 MAIDEN LA. BETWEEN EAGLE AND LODGE STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF STATE EDUCATION BUILDING DEDICATED 1912. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICES; STATE LIBRARY; STATE MUSEUM; EXHIBITS; OPEN TO PUBLIC 1900-1949 WASHINGTON AVE. BETWEEN HAWK AND SWAN STS. ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF THE CAPITOL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SECOND CAPITOL BUILDING ERECTED BY THE STATE CORNERSTONE LAID 1871 25 YEARS IN CONSTRUCTION 1850-1899 CAPITOL PARK, EAGLE ST. NR. WASHINGTON AVE. ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF 5 MILES S - E SITE OF DIETZ MASSACRE WHERE JOHANNES DIETZ AND HIS FAMILY WERE KILLED BY TORIES AND INDIANS SEPTEMBER 1781 1750-1799 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF AX FACTORY ESTABLISHED BY DANIEL SIMMONS IN 1825. SAID TO BE THE FIRST FACTORY IN THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE AXES FROM CAST STEEL. 1800-1849 NYS 156, AT BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF BEAVER DAM LATER CALLED BERNVILLE FORTIFIED DURING THE REVOLUTION. JOHN DIETZ'. FAMILY MASSACRED BY INDIANS 1750-1799 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF CHEESE FACTORY FIRST IN TOWN OF BERNE BUILT IN 1878 AND MADE 495 POUNDS IN A SINGLE DAY 1850-1899 NYS 156, AT BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF CORPORATION INN OPENED 1817 BY HENRY ENGLE 1800-1849 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF DWELLING BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY WILLIAM SHULTES 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT W. BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF EARLY SETTLER JACOB WEIDMAN, A SWISS, LOCATED ON FOXENKILL ON SITE OF BERNE VILLAGE ABOUT 1750. BUILT FIRST SAWMILL AND GRISTMILL 1750-1799 NW CORNER NYS 43 AND NYS 156 AT BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF FIRST MILL BUILT 1750 BY JACOB WEIDMAN STOOD NEAR HERE 1750-1799 NYS 156, AT BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF FIRST STORE STOOD ON THIS SITE OWNED BY JOHN FISHER NYS 156, AT BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF INDIAN STOCKADE BUILT ON SITE OF BERNE VILLAGE Prehistoric NYS 43, 1/4 MI. EAST OF BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF JUSTICE OF PEACE JACOB HOCHSTRASSER WAS FIRST SUPERVISOR AND JUSTICE OF PEACE OF TOWN OF BERNE NYS 43, AT E. BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF M. E. CHURCH ORGANIZED AT REIDSVILLE 1830 BY REVEREND ROSMAN KELLY CHURCH REPLACED IN 1841 1800-1849 TOWN RD., AT REIDSVILLE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF MILL SITE FOR CARDING AND FULLING MILL BUILT AT AN EARLY DATE BY MALACHI SHIPPLE WILLIAM H. BALL AND LYMAN DWIGHT 1750-1799 NYS 156, AT BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF PIONEER COL. JESSE WOOD OF LONG ISLAND SETTLED HERE ABOUT 1800. SERVED IN WAR OF 1812. DIED JULY 23, 1853 AT AGE OF 83 YEARS 1800-1849 NYS 156, .5 MI. N. OF BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH ORGANIZED 1763 BY REV. JOHANNES SCHUYLER OF SCHOHARIE LOG CHURCH 1765. FRAME 1786 WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN 1830 1750-1799 NYS 43, AT W. BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH ORGANIZED 1763, FIRST PASTOR JOHANNES SCHUYLER 1767. OLDEST CHURCH IN COUNTY OUTSIDE OF ALBANY 1750-1799 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF SCHOOLS IN 1812 THERE WERE 21 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TOWN OF BERNE AND 30 THE NEXT YEAR. IN 1816 THERE WERE 1710 PUPILS IN SCHOOL 1800-1849 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF SOUTH BERNE PREVIOUS TO 1828 CALLED CENTERVILLE BECAUSE IT WAS EQUI-DISTANT FROM THREE OF THE OTHER VILLAGES. 1800-1849 CO. RD., AT S. BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF TOWN OF BERNE FORMED MARCH 17, 1795, FROM RENSSELAERVILLE. TOWN OF KNOX TAKEN OFF IN 1822. JACOB WEIDMAN, FIRST SETTLER ABOUT 1750 1750-1799 NYS 43 AND NYS 85, AT MALLORY CORNERS ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF WEIDMAN HOME THE LARGEST HOUSE IN BERNE WITH TEN FIRPLACES BUILT BY PETER WEIDMAN IN 1800, STOOD ON THIS SITE 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF WEST BERNE CALLED MECHANICSVILLE 1830-34 BECAUSE SO MANY MECHANICS LIVED THERE. 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT W. BERNE ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF WILLIS' STORE ESTABLISHED IN 1800 BY MAJOR STEPHEN WILLIS STOOD HERE. HE ALSO HAD A POTASH FACTORY, TANNERY, WHISKEY STILL, AND SHOE FACTORY. 1800-1849 NYS 157, .5 MI. NE OF E. BERNE ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF AGRICULTURAL FAIR FIRST ANNUAL FAIR OF ALBANY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY HELD AT BETHLEHEM CENTER OCT. 4-6, 1853 1850-1899 NYS 32, 100 YDS. W OF US 9W ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF BAKER FARM SETTLED BY JOAB BAKER OF CONNECTICUT IN 1791 1750-1799 NYS 144, .5 MI. N. OF SELKIRK ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF BECKER HOMESTEAD AT BECKER'S CORNERS SETTLED BY ALBERTUS BECKER WHO MARRIED HELEN VAN DERZEE NYS 396, N. OF RR BRIDGE ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF BETHLEHEM CENTER KNOWN AS BABCOCK CORNERS ON THE ALBANY AND BETHLEHEM TURNPIKE W CORNER, US 9W AND NYS 32 ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF DELMAR EARLIER ADAMSVILLE AND ADAMS STATION NATHANIEL ADAMS LOCATED HERE IN 1836 AND BUILT A HOTEL IN 1838. 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT DELMAR ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF TANNERY BUILT ABOUT 1825 ON FARM OF ISAAC AND JOHN COFFIN. OPERATED FOR MANY YEARS BY ROBERT CARHART. BURNED 1883 1800-1849 WILLOWBROOK AVE., IN S. BETHLEHEM ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF TURNPIKE ALBANY AND DELAWARE CHARTERED MARCH 2, 1805. 6000 SHARES AT $25. EXTENSIVELY TRAVELLED ALBANY TO OTEGO. ABANDONED 1868 1800-1849 NYS 43, W. OF ALBANY CITY LINE ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF VAN WIE'S DOCK SITE OF DOCK OWNED BY PETER G. AND HENRY VAN WIE AND LEASED FEB. 23, 1835 TO HUDSON RIVER STEAMBOAT CO. FOR ALBANY TERMINAL 1800-1849 TOWN RD., AT VAN WIE'S POINT ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF VAN WIE'S HOUSE BUILT BY HENDRICK VAN WIE IN 1732. THE HOME OF SIX GENERATIONS OF THIS DUTCH COLONIAL FAMILY, SETTLERS AT FORT ORANGE, IN 1664 1700-1749 TOWN RD., NR. WM. GIBSON'S RD. AT VAN WIE'S POINT ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF VAN WIE'S POINT HENDRICK GERRITSE VAN WIE DUTCH COLONIST IN FORT ORANGE 1664, BUILT HOUSE HERE IN 1679 1650-1699 TOWN RD., AT VAN WIE'S POINT ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF WINNE FARM SETTLED BY FRANCIS WINNE CO. RD., W. OF ALBANY FILTRATION PLANT ALBANY COEYMANS, TOWN OF COEYMANS TOWN FORMED MARCH 18, 1791 FROM WATERVLIET. A PART WENT TO FORM WESTERLO IN 1815. NAMED FROMTHE PATENTEE BARENT PIETERSON COEYMANS 1750-1799 CHURCH AND WESTERLO STS., COEYMANS ALBANY COEYMANS, TOWN OF COEYMANS GAZETTE STARTED 1863 BY THOMAS MCKEE AS EDITOR. SUCCEEDED BY COEYMANS HERALD 1850-1899 NYS 144, AT COEYMANS ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF CAMP VAN SCHAIK CONTINENTAL ARMY, NORTHERN DEPARTMENT UNDER COMMAND GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER GENERAL HORATIO GATES AUG. 15 - SEPT. 8, 1777 1750-1799 SE CORNER MYRTLE AND PARK ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF CONTINENTAL AVE. ALGONQUIN AND MOHAWK INDIAN TRAIL COLONIAL MILITARY ROUTE 1700-1749 SW CORNER ONTARIO AND CONTINENTAL ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF EGBERTS AND BAILEY MILL FIRST BUILDING ERECTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF KNIT GOODS BY POWER IN AMERICA, 1836. FIRST POWER KNITTING MACHINERY APPLIED IN COHOES, 1832 1800-1849 ONTARIO, W. OF REMSEN ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS MOHAWK RIVER OPENED 1795. 900 FT. LONG 24 FT. WIDE, 15 FT. ABOVE BED OF RIVER ON 13 STONE PIERS. COST $12,000 DOLLARS 1750-1799 MOHAWK AND REMSEN STS. ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF HOME OF JAMES "BUTTERMILK" LANSING BUILT BY DOUW FONDA BEFORE 1767. ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF BOGHT SETTLEMENT, CHOES, N.Y. 1750-1799 W. COLUMBIA ST., BETWEEN SUNSET AND ELAINE CTS. ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF INDIAN SPRING ALGONQUIN AND MOHAWK INDIANS COLONIAL MILITARY SPRING 1690 1782, FIRST SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY FOR THE SETTLERS OF COHOES 1650-1699 CONTINENTAL AVE., E. OF SCHOOL ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF JUNCTA JUNCTION OF THE ORIGINAL ERIE AND CHAMPLAIN CANALS FIRST SETTLEMENT AND NAME COHOES. SITE OF THE FIRST POST OFFICE 1800-1849 NW CORNER SPRING AND SARATOGA STS. ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF MANOR AVENUE THE OLD BOGHT ROAD NORTHERN BOUNDARY LINE OF THE MANOR OF RENSSELAERWYCK 1630 1600-1649 N. BAKER AND MANOR AVE. ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF MILITARY ROAD FROM 1690 THROUGH THE REVOLUTION. USED BY GENERAL EBENEZER LEARNED ON HIS WAY TO RELIEVE FOR STANWIX - AUG. 14, 1777 1700-1749 CONTINENTAL AVE., S. OF SCHOOL ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF SITE OF COHOES MASTODON FOUND SEPTEMBER 1866 NOW IN N. Y. STATE MUSEUM 1850-1899 MOHAWK AND VLIET STS. ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF SITE OF REFORMED CHURCH OF THE BOGHT ONE OF THE FIRST CHURCHES NORTH OF ALBANY, BUILT ABOUT 1783 1750-1799 SW CORNER BAKER AVE., AND VLIET BLVD. ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF VAN SCHAIK BURIAL PLOT FIRST SETTLERS OF COHOES AND OWNERS OF HALF MOON PATENT BURIED HERE DELAWARE AVE. BETWEEN ONTARIO AND VAN SCHAICK ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF [ARROW] SHAKERS WEST FAMILY AT FIRST KNOWN AS THE SECOND FAMILY OCCUPIED BY SHAKERS 1810-1915 NYS 155, W. OF AIRPORT ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1/2 MILE SHAKERS NORTH FAMILY OCCUPIED BY SHAKERS - 1919 PRINCIPAL BUILDING YET STANDING RECONSTRUCTED SHAKER RD., NR. CO. JAIL ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF 1/4 MILE [ARROW] SHAKERS SOUTH FAMILY ONLY SURVIVING FAMILY OF WATERVLIET COMMUNITY FIRST BUILDING ERECTED 1800 AND STILL STANDING NYS 155, W. OF AIRPORT ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF BOGHT CHURCH SITE OF THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF THE BOGHT 1ST CHURCH NORTH OF ALBANY ORGANIZED BY THE CLASSIS OF ALBANY, FEB. 22, 1784 1750-1799 BOGHT RD., E. OF US 9 ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF LOUDEN'S FORD BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL ARMY FORD PROTECTED AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1777 BY HENERALS ENOCH POOR AND BENEDICT ARNOLD 1750-1799 FONDA RD. AT POWER STATION ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF OLD LOUDON ROAD NAMED AFTER EARL LOUDON IN 1756. ROUTE OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN ARMIES TO MONTREAL 1750-1799 FONDA RD. AT POWER STATION ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF SHAKER CEMENTERY FIRST BURIAL 1797 AND EARLIER BURIALS REMOVED HERE LATER 1750-1799 NYS 155, W. OF AIRPORT ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF SHAKERS ANN LEE AND COMPANY CAME TO AMERICA 1774 AND FOUNDED HERE IN THE VALLEY OF THE WILDERNESS THE FIRST SHAKER COMMUNITY 1776 1750-1799 NYS 155, NR. ALBANY AIRPORT ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF THE BOGHT SETTLED 1718-1750 BY FAMILIES FROM HOLLAND, AMONG THEM FONDA, LANSING, LIEVERSE, ROFF, STAATS, VAN DENBERGH, VISSCHER, ETC. 1700-1749 US 9, AT BOGHT CORNERS ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF 100 FT. W. SITE OF FIRST REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH IN GUILDERLAND BEFORE 1767. FIRST PASTOR REV. HARMANUS VAN HUYSEN 1750-1799 NYS 146, W. OF NYS 158 ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ABOUT 1750 FREDERICK CROUNSE SON OF POLISH NOBLEMAN SETTLED HERE FARM OWNED BY CROUNSE FAMILY TO PRESENT 1934 1750-1799 NYS 156, S. OF ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ABRAHAM WEMPLE COL. SCHENECTADY MILITIA DURING AMERICAN REVOLUTION OWNED FARM HERE 1765 TO DEATH IN 1799. BURIED ON HIGH KNOLL ABOVE RESERVOIR 1750-1799 US 20, W. OF RR BRIDGE ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ALTAMONT INCORPORATED AS A VILLAGE 1890 OFFICERS: PRESIDENT HIRAM GRIGGS. TRUSTEES - SMITH PHILLEY, JESSE CROUNSE HENRY A. WILBUR 1850-1899 WESTERN AVE., AT FIRE HOUSE IN ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF BATTLE OF NORMANSKILL FOUGHT NORTH OF THE CREEK SCHENECTADY MILITIA WITH 40 RHODE ISLAND TROOPS DISPERSED LARGE GROUP OF TORIES ON AUGUST 11, 1777 1750-1799 NYS 146, 2 MIS. W. OF GUILDERLAND ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF CASE HOMESTEAD BUILT AS TAVERN BY RUSSELL CASE AT THE OPENING OF GREAT WESTERN TURNPIKE, 1799 1750-1799 US 20, E. OF GUILDERLAND ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF DR. F. CROUNSE BUILT THIS HOUSE 1833 FIRST PHYSICIAN AT WEST GUILDERLAND (ALTAMONT) PRACTISED HERE SIXTY YEARS 1800-1849 CORNER GUN CLUB RD. AND NYS 146N ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM AND BURIAL PLACE JOHN GROOT OFFICER 3D REGIMENT ALBANY COUNTY MILITIA WAR OF REVOLUTION 1750-1799 NYS 397, N. OF ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM OF FREDERICK CROUNSE OFFICER 3D ALBANY CO. MILITIA IN REVOLUTION. CARRIED FOOD TO ARMY BATTLE OF SARATOGA BURIED HERE 1750-1799 NYS 156, 1 MI. S. OF ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM OF EVERT BANCKER THIRD MAYOR OF ALBANY, 1695 INDIAN COMMISSIONER, 1669 MASTER CHANCERY, 1705 DIED HERE, 1734 1650-1699 NYS 146, .5 MI FROM US 20 ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM OF WALTER VORMAN CAPT. SCHENECTADY MILITIA DURING AMERICAN REVOLUTION CAPTURED BY TORY FORCE SOUTH OF ONEIDA LAKE; HELD PRISONER IN CANADA 1780-82 1750-1799 NYS 158, S. OF US 20 ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FIRST MEETING OF TOWN OF GUILDERLAND HELD APRIL 5, 1803 IN THIS HOUSE, AT THE TIME A TAVERN CONDUCTED BY HENDRICK APPLE 1800-1849 NYS 146, 1 MI. W. OF GUILDERLAND CENTER ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FREEMAN HOUSE SAID TO HAVE BEEN ERECTED 1734. LATER THE HOME OF BARENT MYNDERSE, LIEUT. IN WAR OF REV. 1700-1749 NYS 146, AT GUILDERLAND CENTER ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FRENCH'S MILLS SITE OF EARLY SAWMILL; CLOTHES WORKS OF PETER K. BROEK 1795; FACTORY OF ABEL FRENCH 1800; TAVERN OF JACOB AKER 1800 1750-1799 NYS 146, AT GUILDERLAND CENTER ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF GLASS WORKS, 1785-1815 MADE BOTTLE AND WINDOW GLASS. STARTED HERE BY LEONARD DE NEUFVILLE. LATER CALLED ALBANY GLASS HOUSE, THEN HAMILTON GLASS WORKS 1750-1799 US 20, AT GUILDERLAND ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF HOME OF GEORGE WAGNER LIEUTENANT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 NYS 397, S OF DUNNSVILLE ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF HOME OF HENRY ROWE SCHOOLCRAFT B. 1793-D. 1864 GLASS MAKER, EXPLORER, AUTHOR, POET, AUTHORITY ON AMERICAN INDIANS 1800-1849 WILLOW ST., IN GUILDERLAND ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF HOUSE BUILT 1802 BY NICHOLAS V. MYNDERSE SOLD TO MICHAEL FREDERICK WHO RAN IT AS A TAVERN FOR MANY YEARS 1800-1849 NYS 146, AT GUILDERLAND CENTER ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF INN OF GEORGE SEVERSON OLD SCHOHARIE ROAD BUILT AT CLOSE OF REVOLUTION FIRST POST OFFICE OF WEST GUILDERLAND AS THIS PLACE WAS THEN CALLED 1750-1799 ALTAMONT BLVD. AND HELDERBERG AVE., IN ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF INN OF JACOB CROUNSE BUILT 1833. MIDWAY TAVERN WHERE HORSES WERE CHANGED ON SCHOHARIE-ALBANY STAGE COACH ROUTE 1800-1849 NYS 146, E. OF ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF JACOB VAN AERNAM (1723-1813) CAPT. 3RD ALBANY REGIMENT LEADER OF PATRIOT FORCES IN THE HELDERBERGH REGION DURING AMERICAN REVOLUTION LIVED ON FARM HERE 1750-1799 NYS 156 BETWEEN ALTAMONT AND VORHEESVILLE ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF KNOWER HOUSE EST. AS HAT FACTORY ABOUT 1800 BY BENJAMIN KNOWER GOV. WILLIAM L. MARCY MARRIED CORNELIA KNOWER IN THIS HOUSE 1800-1849 NYS 146, E. OF ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF OLD HELLEBERGH LAND OF BITTER CONFLICT BETWEEN PATRIOT AND TORY KNOWN LATER AS WEST GUILDERLAND, KNOWERSVILLE, AND ALTAMONT 1750-1799 MAIN ST. AND MAPLE AVE., ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF OLD PLANK ROAD SCHOHARIE TO ALBANY FOLLOWED THIS ROUTE CHARTERED 1849 ABANDONED 1867 1850-1899 MAIN ST. AND BRANDLE RD., ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ON THIS SPOT STOOD THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN TOWN OF GUILDERLAND 1787 REV. HEINRICH MOELLER FIRST REGULAR PASTOR 1750-1799 NYS 146, 2 MIS. E. OF ALTAMONT ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF RED MEN'S HALL FORMERLY USED AS BAPTIST CHURCH, 1850-66; CATHOLIC CHURCH; TEMPERANCE HALL 1850-1899 US 20, E. OF GUILDERLAND

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Page 1: Working to promote the heritage and history of New York State - … · 2017-09-07 · albany albany, city of fort van nassau built 1614 by the dutch explorers christiaensen and block

Historical Markers before 2000

County Town/City Line1 Line2 Line3 Line4 Line5 Line6 Line7 TimePeriod Location

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF [ARROW] 1 1/2 MILES SCHUYLER MANSION HOME OF GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER. RESIDENCE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN 1781 1750-1799 EAGLE AND PINE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF ALBANY CITY HALL CITY CHARTERED JULY 22, 1686 THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1882 TOWER CONTAINS MUNICIPAL CARILLON OF 60 BELLS 1850-1899 EAGLE ST. BETWEEN MAIDEN LA. AND PINE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN UNION NEAR THIS SITE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRESENTED THE 1ST FORMAL PLAN OF NATIONAL UNION; CONGRESS OF 1754 1750-1799 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY HERE DISCOVERING MAGNETIC INDUCTION, JOSEPH HENRY PIONEERED THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, 1829-31 1800-1849 WASHINGTON AVE., NEAR EAGLE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF CALLED FORT NASSAU 1614, FORT ORANGE 1624, BEVERWYCK 1652, ALBANY 1664; CHARTERED 1686 1600-1649 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF CLERMONT NEAR THE FOOT OF MADISON AVENUE ROBERT FULTON IN AUG. 1807, COMPLETED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL STEAMBOAT VOYAGE 1800-1849 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COLONIAL HOSPITAL NEAR THIS SITE STOOD THE MILITARY HOSPITAL WHERE THE WOUNDED FROM TICONDEROGA, 1758 AND SARATOGA, 1777 WERE ATTENDED. 1750-1799 LODGE AND PINE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COLONIAL WARPATH RENDEVOUS OF TROOPS IN FIVE WARS. HERE ARMIES UNDER ABERCROMBIE, LOUDOUN AND AMHERST MOVED TO THE CONQUEST OF CANADA 1756-60 1750-1799 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COURT OF APPEALS HIGHEST TRIBUNAL IN NEW YORK STATE THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1842 1800-1849 EAGLE AND PINE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF COURT OF APPEALS HIGHEST TRIBUNAL IN NEW YORK STATE THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1842 1800-1849 EAGLE AND PINE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF EXECUTIVE MANSION RESIDENCE OF THE GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK STATE EAGLE AND ELM STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FIRST CHURCH IN ALBANY REFORMED ORGANIZED 1642 PRESENT BUILDING DESIGNED BY PHILIP HOOKER ERECTED 1798 1750-1799 SW CORNER N. PEARL AND ORANGE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FORT ORANGE SITE OF WEST INDIA COMPANY COLONY 1624. HERE WAS BORN SARAH RAPELJE, FIRST WHITE CHILD IN N. Y. STATE, 1625 FORT STOOD S. E. BY THE RIVER 1600-1649 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FORT VAN NASSAU BUILT 1614 BY THE DUTCH EXPLORERS CHRISTIAENSEN AND BLOCK. FIRST TRADING CENTER ESTABLISHED IN NEW YORK STATE 1600-1649 PORT RD., NR. ADMINISTRATION BLDG.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF FROM THE GROUND GLENN CURTISS BEGAN THE FIRST LONG DISTANCE AIRPLANE FLIGHT ALBANY TO NEW YORK MAY 29, 1910 1900-1949 PORT RD., NR. ADMINISTRATION BLDG.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF GENERAL BURGOYNE OVER THIS ROAD ENTERED ALBANY WITH HIS STAFF AFTER THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA GOING TO SCHUYLER MANSION AS PRISONERS OF WAR - 1777 1750-1799 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF GENERAL WASHINGTON TRAVELED THIS ROAD ON HIS TOURS OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY 1782 AND 1783 1750-1799 WASHINGTON AVE. NR. SWAN ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF HENRY HUDSON EXPLORER, HERE ENDED THE VOYAGE OF THE HALF MOON IN QUEST OF THE INDIES SEPTEMBER, 1609 1600-1649 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF HERMAN MELVILLE AUTHOR OF"MOBY DICK", STUDIED AND WORKED DURING FORMATIVE YEARS IN ALBANY, 1830-1838, FAMILY HOME AT 3 CLINTON SQUARE, 1834-1838 1800-1849 CLINTON SQ., N. PEARL AND ORANGE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS STREET TO THE EAST STOOD FORT FREDERICK GOAL OF BURGOYNE'S DRIVE TO SPLIT THE COLONIES - 1777 1750-1799 CAPITOL PARK, EAGLE AND STATE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF IROQUOIS TREATY AUGUST 1684 BASIC PEACH BY GOV. DONGAN GOV. HOWARD OF VA. AND FIVE NATIONS AT COURT HOUSE WHICH STOOD 100 FEET WEST 1650-1699 PLAZA, BROADWAY AT FOOT OF STATE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF JOHN TUNNICLIFF, JR. 1751-1814 CLOCKMAKER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN CLOCKS 1750-1799 MAIDEN LANE BETWEEN EAGLE ST. AND LODGE ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF NEAR HERE MOHAWK AND HUDSON FIRST RAILRAOD CHARTERED IN THIS COUNTRY 1826, BEGAN ITS RUN ALBANY TO SCHENECTADY 1800-1849 WESTERN AVE., NR. NORTH ALLEN ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF NEW YORK STATE OFFICE BUILDING CORNERSTONE LAID BY GOV. ALFRED E. SMITH, 1928 1900-1949 S. SWAN ST. AND WASHINGTON AVE.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF PATROON STREET FORMER NAME OF CLINTON AVE. THIS WAS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBANY AND THE MANOR OF RENSSELAERWYCK CLINTON AVE. AT N. PEARL ST.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF PIONEER ROUTE AT THIS POINT THE PIONEERS GOING WEST IN OX CARTS AND HORSE DRAWN CARAVANS ASSEMBLED, THIS STREET FORMERLY CALLED THE BOWERY 1750-1799 CENTRAL AVE., NR. NORTHERN BLVD.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF SCHENECTADY GATE NEAR THIS POINT THE PATH TO SCHENECTADY USED BY INDIANS AND FUR TRADERS LED THROUGH THE PALISADES WHICH ENCLOSED THE CITY 1700-1749 MAIDEN LA. BETWEEN EAGLE AND LODGE STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF STATE EDUCATION BUILDING DEDICATED 1912. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICES; STATE LIBRARY; STATE MUSEUM; EXHIBITS; OPEN TO PUBLIC 1900-1949 WASHINGTON AVE. BETWEEN HAWK AND SWAN STS.

ALBANY ALBANY, CITY OF THE CAPITOL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SECOND CAPITOL BUILDING ERECTED BY THE STATE CORNERSTONE LAID 1871 25 YEARS IN CONSTRUCTION 1850-1899 CAPITOL PARK, EAGLE ST. NR. WASHINGTON AVE.

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF 5 MILES S - E SITE OF DIETZ MASSACRE WHERE JOHANNES DIETZ AND HIS FAMILY WERE KILLED BY TORIES AND INDIANS SEPTEMBER 1781 1750-1799 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF AX FACTORY ESTABLISHED BY DANIEL SIMMONS IN 1825. SAID TO BE THE FIRST FACTORY IN THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE AXES FROM CAST STEEL. 1800-1849 NYS 156, AT BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF BEAVER DAM LATER CALLED BERNVILLE FORTIFIED DURING THE REVOLUTION. JOHN DIETZ'. FAMILY MASSACRED BY INDIANS 1750-1799 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF CHEESE FACTORY FIRST IN TOWN OF BERNE BUILT IN 1878 AND MADE 495 POUNDS IN A SINGLE DAY 1850-1899 NYS 156, AT BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF CORPORATION INN OPENED 1817 BY HENRY ENGLE 1800-1849 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF DWELLING BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY WILLIAM SHULTES 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT W. BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF EARLY SETTLER JACOB WEIDMAN, A SWISS, LOCATED ON FOXENKILL ON SITE OF BERNE VILLAGE ABOUT 1750. BUILT FIRST SAWMILL AND GRISTMILL 1750-1799 NW CORNER NYS 43 AND NYS 156 AT BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF FIRST MILL BUILT 1750 BY JACOB WEIDMAN STOOD NEAR HERE 1750-1799 NYS 156, AT BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF FIRST STORE STOOD ON THIS SITE OWNED BY JOHN FISHER NYS 156, AT BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF INDIAN STOCKADE BUILT ON SITE OF BERNE VILLAGE Prehistoric NYS 43, 1/4 MI. EAST OF BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF JUSTICE OF PEACE JACOB HOCHSTRASSER WAS FIRST SUPERVISOR AND JUSTICE OF PEACE OF TOWN OF BERNE NYS 43, AT E. BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF M. E. CHURCH ORGANIZED AT REIDSVILLE 1830 BY REVEREND ROSMAN KELLY CHURCH REPLACED IN 1841 1800-1849 TOWN RD., AT REIDSVILLE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF MILL SITE FOR CARDING AND FULLING MILL BUILT AT AN EARLY DATE BY MALACHI SHIPPLE WILLIAM H. BALL AND LYMAN DWIGHT 1750-1799 NYS 156, AT BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF PIONEER COL. JESSE WOOD OF LONG ISLAND SETTLED HERE ABOUT 1800. SERVED IN WAR OF 1812. DIED JULY 23, 1853 AT AGE OF 83 YEARS 1800-1849 NYS 156, .5 MI. N. OF BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH ORGANIZED 1763 BY REV. JOHANNES SCHUYLER OF SCHOHARIE LOG CHURCH 1765. FRAME 1786 WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN 1830 1750-1799 NYS 43, AT W. BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH ORGANIZED 1763, FIRST PASTOR JOHANNES SCHUYLER 1767. OLDEST CHURCH IN COUNTY OUTSIDE OF ALBANY 1750-1799 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF SCHOOLS IN 1812 THERE WERE 21 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TOWN OF BERNE AND 30 THE NEXT YEAR. IN 1816 THERE WERE 1710 PUPILS IN SCHOOL 1800-1849 NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF SOUTH BERNE PREVIOUS TO 1828 CALLED CENTERVILLE BECAUSE IT WAS EQUI-DISTANT FROM THREE OF THE OTHER VILLAGES. 1800-1849 CO. RD., AT S. BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF TOWN OF BERNE FORMED MARCH 17, 1795, FROM RENSSELAERVILLE. TOWN OF KNOX TAKEN OFF IN 1822. JACOB WEIDMAN, FIRST SETTLER ABOUT 1750 1750-1799 NYS 43 AND NYS 85, AT MALLORY CORNERS

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF WEIDMAN HOME THE LARGEST HOUSE IN BERNE WITH TEN FIRPLACES BUILT BY PETER WEIDMAN IN 1800, STOOD ON THIS SITE 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF WEST BERNE CALLED MECHANICSVILLE 1830-34 BECAUSE SO MANY MECHANICS LIVED THERE. 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT W. BERNE

ALBANY BERNE, TOWN OF WILLIS' STORE ESTABLISHED IN 1800 BY MAJOR STEPHEN WILLIS STOOD HERE. HE ALSO HAD A POTASH FACTORY, TANNERY, WHISKEY STILL, AND SHOE FACTORY. 1800-1849 NYS 157, .5 MI. NE OF E. BERNE

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF AGRICULTURAL FAIR FIRST ANNUAL FAIR OF ALBANY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY HELD AT BETHLEHEM CENTER OCT. 4-6, 1853 1850-1899 NYS 32, 100 YDS. W OF US 9W

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF BAKER FARM SETTLED BY JOAB BAKER OF CONNECTICUT IN 1791 1750-1799 NYS 144, .5 MI. N. OF SELKIRK

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF BECKER HOMESTEAD AT BECKER'S CORNERS SETTLED BY ALBERTUS BECKER WHO MARRIED HELEN VAN DERZEE NYS 396, N. OF RR BRIDGE

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF BETHLEHEM CENTER KNOWN AS BABCOCK CORNERS ON THE ALBANY AND BETHLEHEM TURNPIKE W CORNER, US 9W AND NYS 32

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF DELMAR EARLIER ADAMSVILLE AND ADAMS STATION NATHANIEL ADAMS LOCATED HERE IN 1836 AND BUILT A HOTEL IN 1838. 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT DELMAR

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF TANNERY BUILT ABOUT 1825 ON FARM OF ISAAC AND JOHN COFFIN. OPERATED FOR MANY YEARS BY ROBERT CARHART. BURNED 1883 1800-1849 WILLOWBROOK AVE., IN S. BETHLEHEM

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF TURNPIKE ALBANY AND DELAWARE CHARTERED MARCH 2, 1805. 6000 SHARES AT $25. EXTENSIVELY TRAVELLED ALBANY TO OTEGO. ABANDONED 1868 1800-1849 NYS 43, W. OF ALBANY CITY LINE

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF VAN WIE'S DOCK SITE OF DOCK OWNED BY PETER G. AND HENRY VAN WIE AND LEASED FEB. 23, 1835 TO HUDSON RIVER STEAMBOAT CO. FOR ALBANY TERMINAL 1800-1849 TOWN RD., AT VAN WIE'S POINT

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF VAN WIE'S HOUSE BUILT BY HENDRICK VAN WIE IN 1732. THE HOME OF SIX GENERATIONS OF THIS DUTCH COLONIAL FAMILY, SETTLERS AT FORT ORANGE, IN 1664 1700-1749 TOWN RD., NR. WM. GIBSON'S RD. AT VAN WIE'S POINT

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF VAN WIE'S POINT HENDRICK GERRITSE VAN WIE DUTCH COLONIST IN FORT ORANGE 1664, BUILT HOUSE HERE IN 1679 1650-1699 TOWN RD., AT VAN WIE'S POINT

ALBANY BETHLEHEM, TOWN OF WINNE FARM SETTLED BY FRANCIS WINNE CO. RD., W. OF ALBANY FILTRATION PLANT

ALBANY COEYMANS, TOWN OF COEYMANS TOWN FORMED MARCH 18, 1791 FROM WATERVLIET. A PART WENT TO FORM WESTERLO IN 1815. NAMED FROMTHE PATENTEE BARENT PIETERSON COEYMANS 1750-1799 CHURCH AND WESTERLO STS., COEYMANS

ALBANY COEYMANS, TOWN OF COEYMANS GAZETTE STARTED 1863 BY THOMAS MCKEE AS EDITOR. SUCCEEDED BY COEYMANS HERALD 1850-1899 NYS 144, AT COEYMANS

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF CAMP VAN SCHAIK CONTINENTAL ARMY, NORTHERN DEPARTMENT UNDER COMMAND GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER GENERAL HORATIO GATES AUG. 15 - SEPT. 8, 1777 1750-1799 SE CORNER MYRTLE AND PARK

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF CONTINENTAL AVE. ALGONQUIN AND MOHAWK INDIAN TRAIL COLONIAL MILITARY ROUTE 1700-1749 SW CORNER ONTARIO AND CONTINENTAL

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF EGBERTS AND BAILEY MILL FIRST BUILDING ERECTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF KNIT GOODS BY POWER IN AMERICA, 1836. FIRST POWER KNITTING MACHINERY APPLIED IN COHOES, 1832 1800-1849 ONTARIO, W. OF REMSEN

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS MOHAWK RIVER OPENED 1795. 900 FT. LONG 24 FT. WIDE, 15 FT. ABOVE BED OF RIVER ON 13 STONE PIERS. COST $12,000 DOLLARS 1750-1799 MOHAWK AND REMSEN STS.

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF HOME OF JAMES "BUTTERMILK" LANSING BUILT BY DOUW FONDA BEFORE 1767. ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF BOGHT SETTLEMENT, CHOES, N.Y. 1750-1799 W. COLUMBIA ST., BETWEEN SUNSET AND ELAINE CTS.

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF INDIAN SPRING ALGONQUIN AND MOHAWK INDIANS COLONIAL MILITARY SPRING 1690 1782, FIRST SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY FOR THE SETTLERS OF COHOES 1650-1699 CONTINENTAL AVE., E. OF SCHOOL

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF JUNCTA JUNCTION OF THE ORIGINAL ERIE AND CHAMPLAIN CANALS FIRST SETTLEMENT AND NAME COHOES. SITE OF THE FIRST POST OFFICE 1800-1849 NW CORNER SPRING AND SARATOGA STS.

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF MANOR AVENUE THE OLD BOGHT ROAD NORTHERN BOUNDARY LINE OF THE MANOR OF RENSSELAERWYCK 1630 1600-1649 N. BAKER AND MANOR AVE.

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF MILITARY ROAD FROM 1690 THROUGH THE REVOLUTION. USED BY GENERAL EBENEZER LEARNED ON HIS WAY TO RELIEVE FOR STANWIX - AUG. 14, 1777 1700-1749 CONTINENTAL AVE., S. OF SCHOOL

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF SITE OF COHOES MASTODON FOUND SEPTEMBER 1866 NOW IN N. Y. STATE MUSEUM 1850-1899 MOHAWK AND VLIET STS.

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF SITE OF REFORMED CHURCH OF THE BOGHT ONE OF THE FIRST CHURCHES NORTH OF ALBANY, BUILT ABOUT 1783 1750-1799 SW CORNER BAKER AVE., AND VLIET BLVD.

ALBANY COHOES, CITY OF VAN SCHAIK BURIAL PLOT FIRST SETTLERS OF COHOES AND OWNERS OF HALF MOON PATENT BURIED HERE DELAWARE AVE. BETWEEN ONTARIO AND VAN SCHAICK

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF [ARROW] SHAKERS WEST FAMILY AT FIRST KNOWN AS THE SECOND FAMILY OCCUPIED BY SHAKERS 1810-1915 NYS 155, W. OF AIRPORT

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1/2 MILE SHAKERS NORTH FAMILY OCCUPIED BY SHAKERS - 1919 PRINCIPAL BUILDING YET STANDING RECONSTRUCTED SHAKER RD., NR. CO. JAIL

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF 1/4 MILE [ARROW] SHAKERS SOUTH FAMILY ONLY SURVIVING FAMILY OF WATERVLIET COMMUNITY FIRST BUILDING ERECTED 1800 AND STILL STANDING NYS 155, W. OF AIRPORT

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF BOGHT CHURCH SITE OF THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF THE BOGHT 1ST CHURCH NORTH OF ALBANY ORGANIZED BY THE CLASSIS OF ALBANY, FEB. 22, 1784 1750-1799 BOGHT RD., E. OF US 9

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF LOUDEN'S FORD BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL ARMY FORD PROTECTED AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1777 BY HENERALS ENOCH POOR AND BENEDICT ARNOLD 1750-1799 FONDA RD. AT POWER STATION

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF OLD LOUDON ROAD NAMED AFTER EARL LOUDON IN 1756. ROUTE OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN ARMIES TO MONTREAL 1750-1799 FONDA RD. AT POWER STATION

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF SHAKER CEMENTERY FIRST BURIAL 1797 AND EARLIER BURIALS REMOVED HERE LATER 1750-1799 NYS 155, W. OF AIRPORT

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF SHAKERS ANN LEE AND COMPANY CAME TO AMERICA 1774 AND FOUNDED HERE IN THE VALLEY OF THE WILDERNESS THE FIRST SHAKER COMMUNITY 1776 1750-1799 NYS 155, NR. ALBANY AIRPORT

ALBANY COLONIE, TOWN OF THE BOGHT SETTLED 1718-1750 BY FAMILIES FROM HOLLAND, AMONG THEM FONDA, LANSING, LIEVERSE, ROFF, STAATS, VAN DENBERGH, VISSCHER, ETC. 1700-1749 US 9, AT BOGHT CORNERS

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF 100 FT. W. SITE OF FIRST REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH IN GUILDERLAND BEFORE 1767. FIRST PASTOR REV. HARMANUS VAN HUYSEN 1750-1799 NYS 146, W. OF NYS 158

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ABOUT 1750 FREDERICK CROUNSE SON OF POLISH NOBLEMAN SETTLED HERE FARM OWNED BY CROUNSE FAMILY TO PRESENT 1934 1750-1799 NYS 156, S. OF ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ABRAHAM WEMPLE COL. SCHENECTADY MILITIA DURING AMERICAN REVOLUTION OWNED FARM HERE 1765 TO DEATH IN 1799. BURIED ON HIGH KNOLL ABOVE RESERVOIR 1750-1799 US 20, W. OF RR BRIDGE

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ALTAMONT INCORPORATED AS A VILLAGE 1890 OFFICERS: PRESIDENT HIRAM GRIGGS. TRUSTEES - SMITH PHILLEY, JESSE CROUNSE HENRY A. WILBUR 1850-1899 WESTERN AVE., AT FIRE HOUSE IN ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF BATTLE OF NORMANSKILL FOUGHT NORTH OF THE CREEK SCHENECTADY MILITIA WITH 40 RHODE ISLAND TROOPS DISPERSED LARGE GROUP OF TORIES ON AUGUST 11, 1777 1750-1799 NYS 146, 2 MIS. W. OF GUILDERLAND

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF CASE HOMESTEAD BUILT AS TAVERN BY RUSSELL CASE AT THE OPENING OF GREAT WESTERN TURNPIKE, 1799 1750-1799 US 20, E. OF GUILDERLAND

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF DR. F. CROUNSE BUILT THIS HOUSE 1833 FIRST PHYSICIAN AT WEST GUILDERLAND (ALTAMONT) PRACTISED HERE SIXTY YEARS 1800-1849 CORNER GUN CLUB RD. AND NYS 146N

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM AND BURIAL PLACE JOHN GROOT OFFICER 3D REGIMENT ALBANY COUNTY MILITIA WAR OF REVOLUTION 1750-1799 NYS 397, N. OF ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM OF FREDERICK CROUNSE OFFICER 3D ALBANY CO. MILITIA IN REVOLUTION. CARRIED FOOD TO ARMY BATTLE OF SARATOGA BURIED HERE 1750-1799 NYS 156, 1 MI. S. OF ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM OF EVERT BANCKER THIRD MAYOR OF ALBANY, 1695 INDIAN COMMISSIONER, 1669 MASTER CHANCERY, 1705 DIED HERE, 1734 1650-1699 NYS 146, .5 MI FROM US 20

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FARM OF WALTER VORMAN CAPT. SCHENECTADY MILITIA DURING AMERICAN REVOLUTION CAPTURED BY TORY FORCE SOUTH OF ONEIDA LAKE; HELD PRISONER IN CANADA 1780-82 1750-1799 NYS 158, S. OF US 20

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FIRST MEETING OF TOWN OF GUILDERLAND HELD APRIL 5, 1803 IN THIS HOUSE, AT THE TIME A TAVERN CONDUCTED BY HENDRICK APPLE 1800-1849 NYS 146, 1 MI. W. OF GUILDERLAND CENTER

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FREEMAN HOUSE SAID TO HAVE BEEN ERECTED 1734. LATER THE HOME OF BARENT MYNDERSE, LIEUT. IN WAR OF REV. 1700-1749 NYS 146, AT GUILDERLAND CENTER

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF FRENCH'S MILLS SITE OF EARLY SAWMILL; CLOTHES WORKS OF PETER K. BROEK 1795; FACTORY OF ABEL FRENCH 1800; TAVERN OF JACOB AKER 1800 1750-1799 NYS 146, AT GUILDERLAND CENTER

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF GLASS WORKS, 1785-1815 MADE BOTTLE AND WINDOW GLASS. STARTED HERE BY LEONARD DE NEUFVILLE. LATER CALLED ALBANY GLASS HOUSE, THEN HAMILTON GLASS WORKS 1750-1799 US 20, AT GUILDERLAND

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF HOME OF GEORGE WAGNER LIEUTENANT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 NYS 397, S OF DUNNSVILLE

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF HOME OF HENRY ROWE SCHOOLCRAFT B. 1793-D. 1864 GLASS MAKER, EXPLORER, AUTHOR, POET, AUTHORITY ON AMERICAN INDIANS 1800-1849 WILLOW ST., IN GUILDERLAND

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF HOUSE BUILT 1802 BY NICHOLAS V. MYNDERSE SOLD TO MICHAEL FREDERICK WHO RAN IT AS A TAVERN FOR MANY YEARS 1800-1849 NYS 146, AT GUILDERLAND CENTER

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF INN OF GEORGE SEVERSON OLD SCHOHARIE ROAD BUILT AT CLOSE OF REVOLUTION FIRST POST OFFICE OF WEST GUILDERLAND AS THIS PLACE WAS THEN CALLED 1750-1799 ALTAMONT BLVD. AND HELDERBERG AVE., IN ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF INN OF JACOB CROUNSE BUILT 1833. MIDWAY TAVERN WHERE HORSES WERE CHANGED ON SCHOHARIE-ALBANY STAGE COACH ROUTE 1800-1849 NYS 146, E. OF ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF JACOB VAN AERNAM (1723-1813) CAPT. 3RD ALBANY REGIMENT LEADER OF PATRIOT FORCES IN THE HELDERBERGH REGION DURING AMERICAN REVOLUTION LIVED ON FARM HERE 1750-1799 NYS 156 BETWEEN ALTAMONT AND VORHEESVILLE

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF KNOWER HOUSE EST. AS HAT FACTORY ABOUT 1800 BY BENJAMIN KNOWER GOV. WILLIAM L. MARCY MARRIED CORNELIA KNOWER IN THIS HOUSE 1800-1849 NYS 146, E. OF ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF OLD HELLEBERGH LAND OF BITTER CONFLICT BETWEEN PATRIOT AND TORY KNOWN LATER AS WEST GUILDERLAND, KNOWERSVILLE, AND ALTAMONT 1750-1799 MAIN ST. AND MAPLE AVE., ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF OLD PLANK ROAD SCHOHARIE TO ALBANY FOLLOWED THIS ROUTE CHARTERED 1849 ABANDONED 1867 1850-1899 MAIN ST. AND BRANDLE RD., ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF ON THIS SPOT STOOD THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN TOWN OF GUILDERLAND 1787 REV. HEINRICH MOELLER FIRST REGULAR PASTOR 1750-1799 NYS 146, 2 MIS. E. OF ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF RED MEN'S HALL FORMERLY USED AS BAPTIST CHURCH, 1850-66; CATHOLIC CHURCH; TEMPERANCE HALL 1850-1899 US 20, E. OF GUILDERLAND

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ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF SEVERSON HOUSE BUILT BY EARLY SETTLER JURRIAN SEVERSON LOCATED ON MAP OF WEST MANOR RENSSELAERWYCK, 1767 1750-1799 NYS 146 AT ALTAMONT

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE NEIGHBORING STREAM CALLED WILDEHAUSE KILL OR INDIAN HOUSE CREEK Prehistoric N. OF US 20 AT DUNNSVILLE

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST INN AND STORE KEPT IN DUNNSVILLE BY JOHN E. WINNE 1800-1830 1800-1849 US 20 AT DUNNSVILLE

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF TOLL GATE NUMBER TWO ON WESTERN TURNPIKE. ROAD PLANKED IN 1849. THIS GATE MAINTAINED UNTIL 1906 1800-1849 US 20, 2 MIS. E. OF GUILDERLAND

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF HAMILTON UNION CHURCH OCTAGONAL BUILDING USED ALSO AS A SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT BY HAMILTON MFG. SOCIETY ABOUT 1797 1750-1799 US 20, AT GUILDERLAND

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF HOUSE OF DR. JONATHAN JOHNSON FIRST PHYSICIAN IN DUNNSVILLE WHO CAME HERE ON HORSEBACK IN 1808 SURGEON IN WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 US 20 AT DUNNSVILLE

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF THE VALE OF TAWASENTHA NYS 146, 3/4 MI. W. OF GUILDERLAND

ALBANY GUILDERLAND, TOWN OF TOWN OF GUILDERLAND ESTABLISHED APRIL 4, 1803 FROM PART OF WATERVLIET FIRST OFFICERS, SUPERVISOR, NICHOLAS V. MYNDERSE, TOWN CLERK, PETER G. VEEDER 1800-1849 NYS 146, AND NYS 158 AT OSBORN'S CORNERS

ALBANY KNOX, TOWN OF ALBANY COUNTY DERIVED ITS NAME FROM THE SCOTCH TITLE OF THE DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY AFTERWARDS KING JAMES II OF ENGLAND NYS 43, W. OF W. BERNE AT ALBANY SCHOHARIE CO. LINE

ALBANY KNOX, TOWN OF ANTI-RENT RIOTS MORE LEASED LAND IN BERNE THAN ANY OTHER TOWN IN ALBANY COUNTY LED TO SERIOUS OUTBREAKS AFTER 1840 1800-1849 NYS 157 A, 3 MIS. N. OF EAST BERNE

ALBANY KNOX, TOWN OF KNOXVILLE ACADEMY INCORPORATED 1837 CHARTERED REGENTS 1842-1869 FACED MILITARY TRAINING GROUND 1776 1800-1849 NYS 156, AT KNOX

ALBANY KNOX, TOWN OF SAND FARM SETTLED BY CHRISTIAN ZANDT IN 1787 1750-1799 NYS 156, 1 MI. W. OF KNOX

ALBANY KNOX, TOWN OF WHIPPLE FARM SETTLED BY MALACHI WHIPPLE OF CONN. ABOUT 1793. IN 1820 FARM WON PREMIUM AS MODEL FARM IN ALBANY COUNTY 1750-1799 NYS 156, W. OF ALTAMONT

ALBANY NEW SCOTLAND, TOWN OF CLARKSVILLE A HALFWAY STATION LOCATED ON ALBANY AND DELAWARE TURNPIKE NAMED FROM ADAM A. CLARK WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1822 1800-1849 NYS 43, AT CLARKSVILLE

ALBANY NEW SCOTLAND, TOWN OF EARLY MISSION FOUNDED 1787 BY SUFFOLK PRESBYTERY INCORPORATED 1789 FIRST CHURCH 1791 ORIGINAL FRAME STANDING 1750-1799 NYS 85, AT NEW SCOTLAND

ALBANY NEW SCOTLAND, TOWN OF HELDERBERGS THE NAME MEANS CLEAR MOUNTAINS. THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED "THE KEY TO THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA" Prehistoric NYS 157, AT J.B. THATCHER PARK

ALBANY NEW SCOTLAND, TOWN OF METHODISM HERE BUILT ITS FIRST CHURCH IN THIS ENTIRE AREA KNOWN AS BETHLEHEM, NORTH OF BLACK CREEK CHURCH, 1823 1800-1849 NYS 156, W. OF VORHEESVILLE

ALBANY NEW SCOTLAND, TOWN OF NEW SCOTLAND TOWNFORMED APRIL 25, 1832 FROM BETHLEHEM. SCOTCH NAMES APPEAR AMONG EARLY SETTLERS. FIRST TOWN MEETING APRIL 9, 1833 1800-1849 NYS 85, AT NEW SCOTLAND

ALBANY NEW SCOTLAND, TOWN OF SLINGERLAND HOUSE 1762 BUILT BY TUNIS CORNELISE SLINGERLAND, DUTCH EMIGRANT 1650, ON LAND PURCHASED FROM INDIANS 1750-1799 NYS 32, 3 MIS. S. OF FEURA BUSH

ALBANY NEW SCOTLAND, TOWN OF TORY CAVE 1777 JACOB SALSBURY, A SPY DURING BURGOYNE INVASION, FOUND REFUGE FROM SETTLERS IN A CAVE AGAINST THE CLIFFS NEARBY 1750-1799 N. OF NYS 157, AT TRAIL, IN J.B. THATCHER PARK

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF ALBANY COUNTY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK CREATED BY LAW NOVEMBER 1, 1683. MOTHER OF MANY COUNTIES 1650-1699 NYS 145 S. OF COOKSBURG AT ALBANY-GREENE CO. LINE

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF ALBANY COUNTY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK CREATED BY LAW NOVEMBER 1, 1683. MOTHER OF MANY COUNTIES 1650-1699 NYS 145, NW OF PRESTON HOLLOW AT ALBANY-SCHOHARIE CO. LINE

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF ALBANY COUNTY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK CREATED BY LAW NOVEMBER 1, 1683. MOTHER OF MANY COUNTIES 1650-1699 NYS 145, NW OF PRESTON HOLLOW AT ALBANY

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF DISTRICTS MANOR OF RENSSELAERSWYCK CREATED A DISTRICT IN 1772 AND SUBDIVIDED INTO EAST AND WEST DISTRICTS IN 1779 1750-1799 NYS 85, 1.5 MIS. NE OF RENSSELAERVILLE

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF DR. SAMUEL PRESTON SETTLED HERE IN 1789 AND GAVE HIS NAME TO PRESTON HOLLOW. HE BUILT THE FIRST SAWMILL AND GRISTMILL. 1750-1799 NYS 145, AT PRESTON HOLLOW

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF INDIAN TRAIL RAN FROM CATSKILL TO SCHOHARIE VALLEY ALONG THIS STEAM THROUGH PRESTON HOLLOW AND LIVINGSTONVILLE Prehistoric NYS 81 AT COOKSBURG

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF PIONEER JOSEPH BURCHARD SETTLED HERE IN 1789. PRESIDENT R.B. HAYES WAS RELATED TO THIS FAMILY 1750-1799 NYS 145, 1.5 MIS. NW OF PRESTON HOLLOW

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF TURNPIKE SCHOHARIE TO ATHENS CHARTERED IN 1802 AND MUCH USED IN EARLY DAYS 1800-1849 NYS 81 AND 145, AT COOKSBURG

ALBANY RENSSELAERVILLE, TOWN OF WHIPPING POST FOR TOWN LOCATED ON FARM OF LAWRENCE FAULK WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1790, AND DIED IN 1838 1750-1799 NYS 145, NW OF PRESTON HOLLOW

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF ACADEMY THIS HOUSE WAS THE CHESTERVILLE ACADEMY BUILT ABOUT 1800 GABRIEL PINNEY HEAD MASTER 1800-1849 NYS 143, N. OF WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF ALBANY COUNTY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK CREATED BY LAW NOVEMBER 1, 1683. MOTHER OF MANY COUNTIES 1650-1699 NYS 32 AT ALBANY-GREENE CO. LINE

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF ALLEN HOUSE BUILT 1795, HERE AND ON THIS ROAD LIVED EBENEAZER ALLEN AND HIS SONS JUSTICE, HOWARD AND STEPHEN. ALL SOLDIERS IN REVOLUTION. 1750-1799 CO. RD.,1 MI. W. OF BASIC CREEK RESERVOIR

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF ANTI-RENT WAR EVENTS IN THE QUARREL OF TENANTS WITH LORD OF THE VAN RENSSELAER MANOR OCCURRED IN THIS REGION IN 1840 AND LATER 1800-1849 NYS 85, AT SNYDER'S CORNERS

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED AT CHESTERVILLE 1800. ROSWELL BECKWITH WAS THE FIRST PASTOR 1800-1849 NYS 143, AT WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF BEARDSLEY HOUSE HOME OF WILLIAM BEARDSLEY HERE WAS HELD FIRST TOWN MEETING OF WESTERLO APRIL 4, 1815 1800-1849 CO. RD., W. OF WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF DORMANSVILLE NAMED IN HONOR OF DANIEL DORMAN, AN INN AND STORE KEEPER, AND FIRST POST- MASTER IN 1832 1800-1849 NYS 32 AND NYS 143 AT DORMANSVILLE

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF EARLY DOCTOR DR. JONATHAN PROSSER OF DUTCHESS COUNTY SETTLED ON THIS FARM IN 1788 1750-1799 NYS 32, 1.MI.S.,DORMANSVILLE

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF GRANT AND EADIE EARLY STOREKEEPERS MADE POTASH AT CHESTERVILLE, 1798 1750-1799 NYS 143, AT WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF INDIAN TRAIL OLD INDIAN TRAIL LED THROUGH THIS VALLEY TO THE SWITZKILL, INDIAN CAMP GROUND NEAR HERE Prehistoric CO. RD., W. OF WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF MANOR OF VAN RENSSELAER 1630 KILIAEN VAN RENSSELAER GRANTED PATENT FOR 1152 SQUARE MILES INCLUDING ALL OF ALBANY AND RENSSELAER COUNTIES 1600-1649 NYS 143, AT WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF MYERS FARM PHILIP MYERS OF GERMANY IN 1763 BUILT A LOG HOUSE AT CHESTERVILLE, MARRIED A DAUGHTER OF NICHOLAS STODDARD AND DIED 1813 1750-1799 CO. RD., S. OF NYS 143, AT WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF NEAR HERE ANDREW HANNAY RAISED A COMPANY OF VOLUNTEERS OCTOBER 1777 TO OPPOSE INVASION OF BURGOYNE, WHO SURRENDERED BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL 1750-1799 NYS 32 AND NYS 143 AT DORMANSVILLE

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF QUAKER CHURCH SITE OF A QUAKER CHURCH AND SCHOOL. ERECTED 1803 CEMETERY IN REAR 1800-1849 CO. RD., NR. SMITH'S CORNERS

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF REFORMED CHURCH FIRST CHURCH IN TOWN. ORGANIZED 1793. ORIGINAL SITE FIVE MILES SOUTH OF HERE 1750-1799 NYS 143, E. OF WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF SNYDER CEMETERY CONTAINS THE UNMARKED GRAVES OF SEVERAL SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION 1750-1799 CO. RD., 1.5 MIS. S. OF SNYDER'S CORNERS

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF SOUTH WESTERLO NAME CHANGED IN 1827 FROM SMITH'S MILLS NAMED AFTER DAVID SMITH WHO ALSO OWNED A TANNERY AND ASHERY 1800-1849 CO. RD., AT S. WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF TEMPERANCE SOCIETY ORGANIZED IN SCHOOL HOUSE NEAR CHESTERVILLE IN 1828 DEACON HOLMES PRESIDED 1800-1849 NYS 143, AT WESTERLO

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF VAN LEUVAN'S CORNERS NAMED AFTER ISAAC VAN LEUVAN. EARLIER KNOWN AS SACKETT'S CORNERS AND THEN PRESTON'S CORNERS CO. RD.,.5 MIS. S. OF SNYDER'S CORNERS

ALBANY WESTERLO, TOWN OF WESTERLO TOWN FORMED MARCH 16, 1815 FROM COEYMANS AND RENSSELAERVILLE. NAMED FOR REV. EILARDUS WESTERLO OF ALBANY 1800-1849 NYS 143, AT WESTERLO

ALLEGANY ALMA, TOWN OF TRIANGLE NO. 1 FIRST OIL WELL DRILLED IN ALLEGANY COUNTY DRILLED BY O.P. TAYLOR 1879 1850-1899 ON TOWN ROAD ABOUT 1/4 MI. SOUTHWEST OF PETROLIA

ALLEGANY BURNS, TOWN OF FIRST HOUSE IN CANASERAGA BUILT ON THIS SITE BY SAMUEL BOYLAN IN 1806 1800-1849 ON MILL STREET IN CANASERAGA

ALLEGANY BURNS, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE IN TOWN OF BURNS ERECTED 1810 DAVID CROOK, FIRST TEACHER 1800-1849 ON NYS 70 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF CANASERAGA

ALLEGANY CUBA, TOWN OF CUBA LAKE SUMMIT LEVEL FEEDER FOR OLD GENESEE VALLEY CANAL, FORMED, 1856, BY BUILDING A 60 FOOT DAM ACROSS THE STREAM CALLED OIL CREEK 1850-1899 ON NYS 305 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF VILLAGE OF CUBA

BRONX NONE BRONX RIVER DURING THE REVOLUTION, THE BRITISH FLEET WAS ORDERED TO "PROCEED UP THE BRONX AND ATTACK THE YANKEES IN HIDING ABOVE." 1750-1799 BRONX RIVER, AT BOSTON RD. BRIDGE, IN BRONX PARK

BRONX NONE CITY ISLAND "PEARL OF THE SOUND", WAS SO CALLED, BECAUSE IT WAS PLANNED TO OUTSTRIP NEW YORK CITY. OYSTER CULTURE FIRST STARTED HERE. CITY ISLAND PARK

BRONX NONE DRAKE PARK CONTAINS GRAVE OF JOSPEH RODMAN DRAKE, POET, AUTHOR OF "THE CULPRIT FAY", "ODE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG", AND "BRONX". JOSEPH RODMAN DAKE PARK, HUNT'S POINT AVE.

BRONX NONE FEATHERBED LANE SO CALLED FROM STORY THAT FARMERS' WIVES, IN 1776, AIDED AMERICANS TO ESCAPE BRITISH BY SPREADING FEATHERBEDS ON THE LANE 1750-1799 PARK TRIANGLE AT FEATHERBED LANE

BRONX NONE FORDING PLACE EARLY CROSSING OF BRONX RIVER, NEARBY WAS BEAR SWAMP, HAUNT OF BEARS. SITE OF SEWANOE INDIAN VILLAGE UP TO 1689. 1650-1699 WEST SIDE OF LAKE IN BRONX RIVER, OPPOSITE ZOOLOGICAL SEC., 1/3 MI. NORTH

BRONX NONE FORT INDEPENDENCE ONE OF FORTS BUILT IN 1776 BY AMERICANS TO COMMAND THE VALLEY BELOW. GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY HAD A FARM NEARBY, IN 1772. 1750-1799 CLAFLIN TER. ON WALK EAST OF RESERVOIR OPPOSITE FORT INDEPENDENCE AVE.

BRONX NONE FORT NUMBER FOUR ONE OF THE CHAIN OF FORTS BUILT BY THE AMERICANS IN 1776, TO COMMAND THE VALLEY OF THE HARLEM RIVER; LATER OCCUPIED BY THE BRITISH 1750-1799 CLAFLIN TER. EAST OF DEDGWICK AVE., WEST OF JEROME PARK RESERVOIR

BRONX NONE GLOVER'S ROCK IN BATTLE OF PELL'S POINT, COL. GLOVER AND 550 MEN, HELD BRITISH LONG ENOUGH FOR WASHINGTON'S ARMY TO ESCAPE TO WHITE PLAINS 1750-1799 ON ROAD TO CITY ISLAND NEAR TABLET OFF ROAD

BRONX NONE HUNTER'S ISLAND CONTAINS THE HUNTER-ISELIN MANSION; OGDEN MANSION ON TWIN ISLAND; INDIAN NAME "LAAPAWACHKING", - "PLACE OF STRINGING BEADS". HUNTER'S ISLAND AT ENTRANCE FORM HIGHWAY

BRONX NONE JONAS BRONCK FIRST SETTLER IN THE BRONX, 1639, BUILT HOUSE EAST OF THIS PARK, WHERE WAS SIGNED TREATY BETWEEN DUTCH AND WECKQUAESKEEK INDIANS, 1642. 1600-1649 PULASKI PARK

BRONX NONE LYDIG'S MILL BUILT IN 18TH CENTURY, STOOD HERE. NORTH WAS JOHNSON'S TAVERN, WHERE STAGE COACHES, NEW YORK TO BOSTON, STOPPED TO CHANGE HORSES. BRONX RIVER, ABOUT OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

BRONX NONE MACOMB'S DAM BRIDGE IS ON SITE OF OLD DAM WHICHMADE POND OF HARLEM RIVER. DAM BECAME NUISANCE AND WAS TORN DOWN BY CITIZENS IN 1840. 1800-1849 MACOMB'S DAM PARK

BRONX NONE OLD INDIAN PATH LATER KNOWN AS THE SPLIT ROCK ROADTE MANY OF ERECTED BY THE PARK DEPT. CITY OF NEW YORK OCTOBER 18, 1938 Prehistoric BET. PELHAM BAY PARK ON SPLIT ROCK ROAD, AND BET. PELHAM MANOR AND PELHAM R

BRONX NONE PARADE GROUND HERE WAS THE BOUWERIE OR FARM OF ADRIAN VAN DER DONCK, SECRUED BY PURCHASE FROM INDIANS AND GRANT BY GOVERNOR KIEFT, 1650. 1650-1699 ON BRAODWAY, WEST SIDE OF PARADE GROUND VAN CORTLAND PARK

BRONX NONE PELL ESTATE THOMAS PELL OF FAIRFIELD, CONN., UNDER TREE KNOWN AS TRATY OADK, BOUGHT PELHAM MANOR FROM THE SACHEMS ANNHOOCK AND MAMINEPOE PELHAM BAY PARK

BRONX NONE POE COTTAGE EDGAR ALLAN POE LIVED HERE 1846-49 AND WROTE MANY OF HIS POEMS "ANNABEL LEE", "ULALUME, AND OTHERS. HIS WIFE, VIRGINIA, DIED HERE. 1800-1849 ON GRAND CONCOURSE BRONX

BRONX NONE SCREVEN'S POINT SEWANOE INDIANS HAD CASTLE HERE, SEEN BY ADRIAN BLOCK ON HIS VOYAGE, 1614. LOYALIST CLERGYMEN, INCLUDING SAMUEL SEABURY, HID IN FARMHOUSE. 1600-1649 SMALL PARK AT END OF CASTLE HILL AVE.

BRONX NONE SITE OF WEST CHESTER TOWN PRESCOTT BRYANT REPULSED BRITISH AT CAUSEWAY OVER WEST CHESTER CREEK WESTCHESTER "LEXINGTON" 1750-1799 TARRYTOWN

BRONX NONE SPLIT ROCK NEAR HERE WAS HOME OF ANNE HUTCHINSON, WHO SETTLED IN 1642. SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE KILLED IN THE INDIAN UPRISING, 1662 1600-1649 AT SPLIT ROCK, PELHAM BAY PARK

BRONX NONE ST. ANN'S SHRINE HERE RESTS LEWIS MORRIS, "SIGNER" DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, "PENMAN" CONSTITUTION OF U.S.A.; JUDGE R.H. MORRIS, MAYOR OF NEW YORK NEW YORK CITY

BRONX NONE THROGG'S NECK NAMED FOR THROCKMORTON, WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1642. ONE OF HIS COMPANIONS WAS ROGER WILLIAMS, FOUNDER OF RHODE ISLAND. 1600-1649 THROGG'S POINT PARK

BRONX NONE VAN CORTLANDT MANSION BUILT IN 1748 BY FREDERICK VAN CORTLANDT. HESSIAN HEADQUARTERS IN REVOLUTION. WASHINGTON AND ROCHAMBEAU WERE HERE. 1700-1749 IN FRONT OF VAN CORTLAND MANSION

BRONX NONE VAN CORTLANDT MILL SITE OF GRIST AND SAW MILL OF VAN CORTLANDT FAMILY. USED OVER 200 YEARS, BURNED IN 1901. ONE OF THE MILLSTONES IS WEST OF THE MANSION ON BROOK, NEAR DAM, EAST OF VAN CORTLANDT MANSION

BRONX NONE VAN DER DONCK ADRIAN VAN DER DONCK, FIRST SETTLER HERE, 1650 BUILT HOUSE, LATER BURNED BY INDIANS. ORIGINAL SITE OF VAN CORTLANDT HOUSE. 1650-1699 EAST OF VAN CORTLANDT MANSION, BETWEEN IT AND DAM.

BRONX NONE VAULT HILL BURIAL VAULT OF THE VAN CORTLANDT FAMILY, WHERE AUGUSTUS VAN CORTLANDT, CITY CLERK, HID NEW YORK RECORDS DURING REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON EAST HILL OF PARADE GROUND, NORTH OF RAILROAD UNDERPASS, IN VAN CORTLAND

BROOME CHENANGO, TOWN OF INDIAN CASTLE LOCATED NEAR JUNCTION OF CASTLE CREEK WITH CHENANGO RIVER. CALLED OTSININGO. DESTROYED AUG. 18, 1779 DURING SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN. 1750-1799 ON US 11 AND NYS 12 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF BINGHAMTON

BROOME DICKINSON, TOWN OF FIRST COURT IN THIS SECTION WAS HELD HERE IN 1791 UNDER ELM TREE 1750-1799 ON US 11 ANDNYS 12 ABOUT 1/2 MILES NORTH OF BINGHAMTON

BROOME WINDSOR, TOWN OF SAGE CREEK NAMED FOR SETH SAGE, 1748-1822, CAPTAIN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF WINDSOR

CATTARAUGUS ELLICOTTVILLE, TOWN OF FIRST FRAME HOUSE IN ELLICOTTVILLE, 1817 EARLY COURTS OF COUNTY AND MEETINGS OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD HERE. 1800-1849 IN ELLICOTTVILLE SO. SIDE WASHINGTON ST., BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND MADISON STS

CATTARAUGUS HINSDALE, TOWN OF SENECA OIL SPRING 1627 FIRST PETROLEUM DISCOVRED IN AMERICA 1 MI. NORTH 1000 YDS EAST 1600-1649 ON NYS 408 AT CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY COUNTY LINE

CATTARAUGUS YORKSHIRE, TOWN OF FIRST FRAME HOUSE IN TOWN OF YOURSHIRE BUILT IN 1820 BY ISAAC WILLIAMS OPENED AS TAVERN 1822 1800-1849 ON NYS 39 AT YORKSHIRE IN YARD OF ELKHORN INN

CATTARAUGUS YORKSHIRE, TOWN OF SAW MILL AND GRIST MILL FIRST IN TOWN OF YORKSHIRE. BUILT 1814 BY ISAAC WILLIAMS 1800-1849 ON NYS 16 AT YORKSHIRE NEW OLEAN ROAD

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF [ARROW] 500 FEET FORT HILL PREHISTORIC INDIAN FORT TRADITIONAL BIRTHPLACE OF CHIEF LOGAN NOW A CEMETERY Prehistoric S.W. CORNER FORT AND GENESEE STS.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF AUBURN PRISON ERECTION COMMENCED 1816 FIRST PRISONERS 1817 ASSISTED IN CONSTRUCTION FIRST ELECTROCUTION IN THE WORLD 1890 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF PRISON WEST SIDE OF STATE ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF AUBURN PRISON CONVICTS MADE SEWING SILK 1841-1846 HERE WAS PRINCIPAL CASH MARKET IN U.S. FOR COCOONS AND RAW SILK 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF PRISON WEST SIDE OF STATE ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF CALVARY PRES. CHURCH OLDEST CHURCH EDIFICE IN AUBURN. ERECTED 1815-17 AT FRANKLIN AND NORTH STS. AS FIRST PRES. CHURCH MOVED HERE 1869 1800-1849 COR. CAPITOL AND FRANKLIN STS. IN FRONT OF CHURCH

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF CAYUGA COUNTY COURT HOUSE FRAME BUILDING ERECTED ON REAR OF THIS LOT 1809 PRESENT BUILDING ERECTED 1836 RECONSTRUCTED 1922-24 1800-1849 ON COURT HOUSE GREEN, GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF CENTER HOUSE EARLY TAVERN ERECTED 1805 AT GENESEE AND MARKET STS. MOVED HERE 1829 1800-1849 NOW ON 2ND STORY FACE SO. SIDE BLOCK GENESEE AND MARKET STS.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF CENTER HOUSE TAVERN 1805. LAW OFFICE OF GOV. ENOS THROOP 1ST PRES. CHURCH ORG. 1810 1ST WHITE S.S. 1819 REMOVED TO FULTON ST. 1829 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION GENESEE AND MARKET STS.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF DURING THE WAR OF 1812 BARRACKS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THIS LOCALITY TROOPS PASSING TO AND FROM NIAGARA CAMPED HERE 1800-1849 NORTH SIDE W. GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF FIRST FREIGHT DEPOT AUBURN AND SYRACUSE R.R. BUILT BY C. W. POMEROY, 1836 BUILDING USED LATER AS GENESEE OPERA HOUSE 1800-1849 ON 2ND STORY FACE SCHRECK BROS. STORE, 16 E. GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF FIRST SCHOOL IN VICINITY OF AUBURN ERECTED BEFORE 1796 ORIGINALLY ON GENESEE ST. AND DUNNING AVE. MOVED HERE 1818 1800-1849 WEST SIDE OF DUNNING AVE.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF FIRST TAVERN AND STORE OPENED IN A LOG CABIN BUILT BY SAMUEL BRISTOL 1796 1750-1799 ON FACE AUBURN TRUST CO. GENESEE ST. SIDE

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF FORT HILL OF MOUNDBUILDER ORIGIN LATER CAYUGA COUNCIL SEAT AND VILLAGE FORT WASCO TRADITIONAL BIRTHPLACE OF CHIEF LOGAN Prehistoric AT ENTRANCE FT. HILL CEMETERY SO. SIDE FORT ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF FRANCIS HUNTER ERECTED TAVERN HERE 1808 UNDER NEARBY ELM COUNCILS WERE HELD BETWEEN WHITE SETTLERS AND INDIANS 1800-1849 NO. SIDE E. GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF HOME OF HARRIET TUBMAN "THE MOSES OF HER RACE" UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STATION IN SLAVERY DAYS 1850-1899 EAST SIDE SOUTH ST. AT CITY LINE

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF HOUSE BUILT 1802 BY JEHIEL CLARK WHO HERE FOUNDED CLARKSVILLE 1795 HIS GRIST, SAW AND CARDING MILLS WERE NEARBY ALONG OWASCO RIVER 1800-1849 W. SIDE COR. AURELIUS AVE. AND CLARK ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF JOHN HUGGINS HERE MADE FIRST SETTLEMENT ON GENESEE TURNPIKE BETWEEN ELBRIDGE AND CAYUGA FERRY IN 1791. HIS SON ZENAS BUILT THIS TAVERN 1804 1750-1799 N. SIDE W. GENESEE ST. BETWEEN CRANE BROOK AND CITY LIMITS

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF MILITARY DEPOT CAMP DURING CIVIL WAR 1850-1899 AT COR. CAMP ST. AND LAKE AVE.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF NORTH STREET CEMENTERY MOST OF THE SETTLERS OF HARBENBERGH'S CORNERS AND EARLY INHAVITANTS OF AUBURN AND BURIED HERE MAIN CEMETERY UNTIL 1852 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF CEMETERY NORTH ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF ON THIS SITE THE BANK OF AUBURN FIRST BANK IN AUBURN AND PREDECESSOR OF NAT. BANK OF AUBURN WAS OPENED 1817 IN DEMAREE'S TAVERN 1800-1849 ON WALL OF NATIONAL HOTEL NEAR ENTRANCE

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF OSBORNE WORKS DAVID M. OSBORNE, CYRUS C. DENNIS AND CHAS. WOOD MAKERS OF KIRBY REAPER AND OTHER FARM MACHINERY ORIGINAL FACTORY 1858 1850-1899 ON 2ND STORY FACE OLD OSBORNE OFFICES N. SIDE COR. GENESEE AND OSBORNE STS.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF PIONEER ROADS OLD GENESEE ROAD 1791 NEW GENESEE ROAD 1797 OLD CHENANGO ROAD 1791 LATER KNOWN AS CAYUGA AND SENECA TURNPIKE 1802 1750-1799 MARKER FASTENED TO E.FACE OF STORE N.W. CORNER GENESEE AND NORTH STS., 2ND

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF SITE OF BOSTWICK'S TAVERN 1803-1868 REBUILT 1824, RENAMED WESTERN EXCHANGE HOTEL LAFAYETTE A GUEST 1825 1800-1849 ON E. FACE PEARSON BLOCK COR. GENESEE AND EXCHANGE STS.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF SITE OF WILLARD TAVERN 1810 REBUILT 1828-1830 AS AMERICAN HOTEL BURIED 1879 1800-1849 ON 2ND STORY FACE METCALF BLDG., 141 GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF SITE OF FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE ESTABLISHED IN AUBURN 1796 BENJAMIN PHELPS SCHOOLMASTER 1750-1799 ON W. SIDE NORTH ST. IN FRONT OF HOLY TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF SITE OF FIRST LOG DAM AND MILL ON OWASCO RIVER BUILT BY JOHN L HARDENBERGH 1793 ENLARGED 1802 PRESENT STONE MILL 1824 1750-1799 ON FACE OF GAS STATION S. SIDE GENESEE AT JUNC. MARKET. SITE, STONE MILL RE

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF SITE OF LOG CABIN 1793 OF JOHN L. HARDENBERGH FIRST SETTLER OF AUBURN FIRST AURELIUS TOWN MEETING HELD HERE 1794 1750-1799 ON MARKET ST. IN FRONT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT

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CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF WASCO "THE CROSSING PLACE" SITE OF A CAYUGA VILLAGE OCCUPIED BY INDIANS BEFORE AND AFTER SETTLEMENT OF HARDENBERGH CORNERS 1793 STATE ST.-GRASS PLOT BETWEEN PRISON WALL AND RIVER

CAYUGA AUBURN, CITY OF WM. G. FARGO MAY 20, 1818-AUG. 3, 1881 ORGANIZER OF WELLS-FARGO EXPRESS COMPANY SERVED HERE AS FIRST FREIGHT AGENT 1850-1899 ON 2ND STORY FACE SCHRECK BROS. STORE, 16 E. GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AURELIUS, TOWN OF COL. JOHN HARRIS FIRST WHITE SETTLER IN CAYUGA COUNTY BUILT LOG CABIN HERE 1788 ESTABLISHED HARRIS FERRY ACROSS CAYUGA LAKE 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. 1/2 MIL S. VILG. CAYUGA NEAR ENTRANCE COWAN'S PT. COTTAGE SETTLE

CAYUGA AURELIUS, TOWN OF FIRST CAYUGA COUNTY COURT HELD HERE 1799 REMOVED TO AURORA 1804 AND TO AUBURN 1809 1750-1799 IN CAYUGA VLGE. ON RTE 90 EAST SIDE, SOUTH OF GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AURELIUS, TOWN OF OLD GENESEE ROAD FROM HARDENBERGH CORNERS TO HARRIS FERRY CROSSED HERE 1800-1849 ON STATE RD. 326, 1 MILE NORTH OF OAKWOOD

CAYUGA AURELIUS, TOWN OF PIONEER ROADS INDIAN TRAIL AND EARLIEST ROAD S.W. TO HARRIS FERRY GENESEE TURNPIKE TO CAYUGA BRIDGE BUILT 1800 1750-1799 ON W. GENESEE ST. STATE RD. AT INTERSECTION CO. RD. AND LVRR

CAYUGA AURELIUS, TOWN OF SITE OF TREATY FOR PURCHASE CAYUGA RESERVATION FROM THE INDIANS RED JACKET AND FISH CARRIER SPOKESMAN FOR CAYUGAS ON CO. RD. 1/2 MIL S. VILG. CAYUGA NEAR ENTRANCE COWAN'S PT. COTTAGE SETTLE

CAYUGA AURELIUS, TOWN OF SITE OF CAYUGA LONG BRIDGE ONE MILE LONG, 1800-1857 CARRIED GREAT STEAM OF WESTERN MIGRATION EARLY COUNTY JAIL WAS UNDER THIS END OF BRIDGE 1800-1849 N CAYUGA VILLAGE ON GREEN AT END OF GENESEE ST.

CAYUGA AURELIUS, TOWN OF SULLIVAN'S CAMPAIGN ONE MILE WEST CO.. BUTLER CROSSED CAYUGA LAKE AND DESTROYED CAYUGA VILLAGE OF TICHERO 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AND 20, 1 1/2 MILE E. OF BRIDGE

CAYUGA BRUTUS, TOWN OF CAYUGA COUNTY EARLY IROQUOIS COUNTRY 1768. PART OF MONTGOMERY CO. 1784. PART OF HERKIMER CO. 1791. PART OF ONONDAGA CO. 1794. CAYUGA CO. SET OFF 1799. 1750-1799 RTE. 5 AT ONONDAGA CO. LINE

CAYUGA BRUTUS, TOWN OF CENTERPORT SETTLED BY BENJ. HAIKES 1805-6. WAS IMPORTANT VILLAGE ON OLD ERIE CANAL IN 1825 1800-1849 CENTERPORT

CAYUGA BRUTUS, TOWN OF TOWN OF BRUTUS FORMED FROM AURELIUS 1802 FIRST SETTLEMENT IN TOWN MADE BY ARRON FROST 1795; HE BUILT THE FIRST GRIST MILL 1800-1849 WEEDSPORT

CAYUGA BRUTUS, TOWN OF WEEDS' BASIN NAMED AFTER ELIHU AND EDWARD WEED WHO CONSTRUCTED A BASIN ON OLD ERIE CANAL 1821. P.O. ESTABLISHED 1822 WEEDSPORT INC. VILLAGE 1831 1800-1849 JUST NO. OF HOTEL, RTE. 34

CAYUGA CATO, TOWN OF 1800 FIRST SETTLEMENT IN THE TOWN OF CATO MADE BY SAMSON LAWRENCE 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION L MI. N. OF SENECA RIVER

CAYUGA CATO, TOWN OF ABRAMS FERRY FROM 1805 FOR MANY YEARS ABRAMS WHO SETTLED IN THAT YEAR MAINTAINED A FERRY UNTIL THE TOLL BRIDGE WAS BUILT 1800-1849 NEAR BRIDGE OVER SENECA RIVER

CAYUGA CATO, TOWN OF CATO FOUR CORNERS GEO. LOVELESS AND ABEL PASKO FIRST SETTLERS IN 1804 JESSE ELWELL AND ABNER HOLLISTER SETTLED IN 1805. CALLED MERIDIAN SINCE 1849 1800-1849 MERIDIAN

CAYUGA CATO, TOWN OF CERMONIAL FIRE SITE OF PERMANENT VILLAGE AND PERPETUAL COUNCIL FIRE OF CAYUGA BRANCH OF THE IROQUOIS. LAMOKAS, SENECAS TRAIL TO ONONDAGA FOR SALT Prehistoric 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF MERIDIAN, ON WEEDSPORT COUNTY HIGHWAY

CAYUGA CATO, TOWN OF JAKWAY'S CORNERS VILLAGE FORMERLY SO CALLED FROM DR. JOHN JAKWAY SETTLING 1809, ASSOCIATE OF ETHAN ALLEN. PLATT TITUS FIRST SETTLER 1805. 1800-1849 CENTER OF CATO VILLAGE

CAYUGA CATO, TOWN OF METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ORGANIZED 1820. BRICK EDIFICE BUILT 1828 REMODELED ABOUT 1870 1800-1849 ON BRICK CHURCH ROAD

CAYUGA CATO, TOWN OF OLD MILL FIRST GRIST MILL IN IRA. BUILT IN 1818 BY JOHN HOOKER, ASSOCIATE OF ETHAN ALLEN. MILL WAS OLD PART OF PRESENT BUILDING 1800-1849 WEST OF CENTER OF CATO VILLAGE EAST SIDE OF R.R.

CAYUGA CONQUEST TOWN OF "THE PEPPER MILL" SO CALLED FROM THE FIRST GRIST MILL IN TOWN BUILT 1810 BY THEOPHILUS EMERSON WHO WITH HIS BROTHER CLEMENT SETTLED HERE 1802 1800-1849 IN EMERSON

CAYUGA CONQUEST TOWN OF CONQUEST CENTER SETTLED 1802 BY JAMES PERKINS AND SONS, IRA GILBERT, JEREMIAH, AND JOHN. JOHN WAS A CAPTIAN IN THE WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 CONQUEST VLGE. ON RTE. 3F

CAYUGA CONQUEST TOWN OF PINEVILLE FORMERLY SO CALLED FROM THE PINE FORESTS WHICH COVERED THIS LOCALITY, NAME CHANGED IN 1874 TO SPRING LAKE 1800-1849 AT SPRING LAKE

CAYUGA CONQUEST TOWN OF TOWN OF CONQUEST SET OFF FROM CATO 1821. FIRST SETTLERS 1800 FIRE GEO. SNYDER, A SOLIDER OF THE REVOLUTION AND ISRAEL WOLVERTON 1800-1849 CONQUEST VLGE. ON RTE. 38

CAYUGA FLEMING, TOWN OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN AURELIUS WAS ERECTED HERE 1796 PASTOR DAVID IRISH FIRST CHURCH IN FLEMING SECOND IN CAYUGA COUNTY 1750-1799 ON BLUEFIELD RD. N.W. OF FLEMING

CAYUGA FLEMING, TOWN OF GEORGE FLEMING CAPTAIN IN REVOLUTION BREV. BRIG. GEN. 1816 BUILT THIS HOME ON HIS MILITARY BOUNTY LAND TOWN NAMED AFTER HIM 1823 1800-1849 ON RTE. 34B 1/2 MILE S. MAPLETON

CAYUGA FLEMING, TOWN OF GREAT IROQUOIS TRAIL FROM CAYUGA TO OWASCO LAKES. PART OF THE GREAT TRAIL FROM NIAGARA TO ALBANY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Prehistoric ON 34, 1/4 MILE SO. LVRR AT BRICK SCHOOL

CAYUGA FLEMING, TOWN OF HOME OF HENRY WYCKOFF BUILT 1835. JACOB BYERS SETTLED HERE 1790. PLANK ROAD FROM HERE TO MORAVIA BUILT IN 1852 1800-1849 ON AUBURN MORAVIS STATE RD. AT WYCKOFF'S. W. SIDE OF RTE 38.

CAYUGA FLEMING, TOWN OF JOSIAH CHATFIELD FIRST SETTLED OF FLEMING VILLAGE 1798 ERECTED HIS HOME ON THIS SITE 1750-1799 N.W. CORNER, CENTER VILLAGE OF FLEMING

CAYUGA FLEMING, TOWN OF SAND BEACH CH. REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH AT THE OWASCO OUTLET ORGANIZED 1807 FIRST BUILDING 1810 PRESENT CHURCH 1855 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF BRICK CHURCH ON W. OWASCO L. ROAD. SO. TRAFFIC CIRCLE

CAYUGA GENOA, TOWN OF FIRST STORE IN THE TOWN OF GENOA WAS OPENED HERE BY ELIHU TALLADAY PRIOR TO 1800 1750-1799 EAST GENOA ON RTE. 34

CAYUGA GENOA, TOWN OF FORKS OF THE CREEK PINE LUMBER WAS SAWED HERE FROM CONSTRUCTION ON EARLY FARM HOIUSES IN THIS VICINITY EAST OF FIVE CORNERS AT THE FORKS

CAYUGA GENOA, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FIRST IN GENOA ORGANIZED AUG. 13, 1798 BY EARLIEST SETTLERS IN REGION, THEN KNOWN AS THE MILITARY TRACT 1750-1799 IN FRONT OF CHURCH IN KINGS FERRY

CAYUGA GENOA, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG METTING HOUSE BUILT 1802, BY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MILTON. ORGANIZED IN 1798. SECOND OLDEST CHURCH IN CAYUGA COUNTY 1800-1849 CORRECTION OF ABOVE MARKER, SAME LOCATION

CAYUGA GENOA, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD CHURCH FIRST CONGREGATIONAL IN TOWN ON MILTON. ORGANIZED 1798. FIRST LOG MEETING HOUSE BUILT HERE IN 1802 1750-1799 1 MILE EAST AND 1 MILE SOUTH OF KINGS FERRY

CAYUGA GENOA, TOWN OF TOWN OF GENOA ORGANIZED AS MILTON 1789. NAME CHANGED TO GENOA 1808. JOHN CLARK WAS THE FIRST SETTLER 1791 1750-1799 IN GENOA VILLAGE SOUTH SIDE RTE. 90 IN FRONT OF CHURCH

CAYUGA IRA, TOWN OF BURIAL PLACE OF THE PIONEERS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING SEVERAL REVOLUTIONARY VETERANS 1809-1860 1800-1849 JUST WEST OF CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL

CAYUGA IRA, TOWN OF FOX'S KLIN ANCIENT LIMESTONE QUARRIES OPENED UP PRIOR TO 1835 1800-1849 3/4 MILE WEST OF IRA

CAYUGA IRA, TOWN OF IRA CORNERS SETTLED IN 1805 BY THOMAS BARNES, LUTHER SAMUEL AND ISRAEL PHELPS. TWO LATTER OPENED 1ST STORE 1813. PHELPS BUILT HOTEL 1820, WHERE FIRST TOWN MEETING WAS HELD, 1821.1800-1849 STANDS ON TOWN LINE NEAR LVRR

CAYUGA IRA, TOWN OF TOWN OF IRA SET OFF FROM CATO 1821. FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN TOWN, 1800, BY DAVID AND ELEAZER STOCKWELL, WILLIAM PATTERSON AND HENRY CONRAD 1800-1849 IN CENTER OF VILLAGE

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF ALGONKIAN INDIAN VILLAGE SITE PRIOR TO IROQUOIS DURING STONE AGE OCCUPATION ABOUT 1000 A.D. EXCAVATIONS 1932-34 SHOW HEARTHS AND BURIALS Prehistoric 1 MI. EAST OF LEVANNA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF THEODORE LEDYARD CUYLER BORN JAN. 10, 1822 DIED FEB. 26, 1909 PRESBYTERIAN CLERGYMAN AND WRITER 1800-1849 VLG. AURORA, OPP. RR. STA.

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF BOUNDARY OF RESERVATON SOUTHEAST CORNER OF EAST CAYUGA RESERVATION. CAYUGAS RESERVED IT 1789. CEDED TO N.Y. STATE BY TREATY 1794 1750-1799 AURORA-SHERWOOD RD. W. OF SHERWOOD

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF BUILT 1804 HERE IN 1846 WAS BORN ELIZA MOSHER EMINENT WOMAN PHYSICIAN 1875-1928 1800-1849 1 MI. WEST RIDGEWAY CEMETERY

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF CAYUGA LAKE ACADEMY CHARTERED BY REGENTS 1801 FIRST BUILDING 1803 PRESENT STRUCTURE 1835 WELL KNOWN SCHOOL 1800-1849 IN FRONT OLD BRICK SCHOOL OPPOSITE PRES. CH., AURORA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF FIRST HOME BUILT BY A WHITE MAN CAPT. ROSEWLL FRANKLIN IN CAYUGA COUNTY 1789 HE WAS AN OFFICER IN SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN 1750-1799 IN AURORA IN FRONT OF MISS EDITH MORGAN'S BARN, W. SIDE STATE ROAD

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF FIRST NEWSPAPER IN CAYUGA COUNTY PUBLISHED IN 1798 BY R. DELANO. CALLED LEVANNA GAZETTE OR ONONDAGA ADVERTISER 1750-1799 AT LEVANNA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF GLEN PARK 1852 HOME OF HENRY WELLS FOUNDER OF AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., 1850 WELLS FARGO EXPRESS CO., 1852 WELLS COLLEGE, 1868 1850-1899 FRONT WELLS COLLEGE, W. SIDE STREET

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF GRAVE OF CAPT. ROSWELL FRANKLIN FIRST SETTLER 1789 DIED 1792 1750-1799 SO. SIDE PAINES CREEK GULLY, 1000 FT. E. BRIDGE, SO. END AURORA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF HOME OF JETHRO WOOD INVENTOR OF CAST IRON PLOUGH 1/2 MI. W. POPLAR RIDGE

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF ISAAC MEKEEL HERE DEVELOPED MANUFACTURE OF AMBER CANE SYRUP 1860-1904 1850-1899 1 MI. WEST RIDGEWAY CEMETERY

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF LEDYARD NAMED FROM BENJ. LEDYARD. CALLED CHAPINS CRS. FROM P. CHAPIN, SETTLED 1800 AND TALCOTTS CRS. FROM R. TALCOTT, SETTLED 1812 1800-1849 RTE. 34B VLGE. LEDYARD

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF OLD ELM TREE REMAINING FROM THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Prehistoric AURORA-OPLAR RIDGE RD. 1/2 MILE. WEST RR

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF PAINES SCREEK GULLY "MOONSHINE FALLS" ONE MILE UPSTREAM SITE OF EARLY SAW, GRIST AND WOOLEN MILLS SO. END BRIDGE, RET. 90 SO. OF AURORA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF PATRICK TAVERN ERECTED 1793 EARLY COURT HELD HERE CAYUGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED HERE 1806 1750-1799 SO. E. OR. DUBLIN HILL & MAIN ST. AURORA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF PIONEER HOUSE BUILT ABOUT 1799 BY BENJAMIN HOWLAND HERE SAME YEAR WAS HELD FIRST MEETING IN COUNTY OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 1750-1799 CHAPEL COR., PAINES CREEK RD. TO POPLAR RIDGE

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF RESIDENCE OF MAJOR BENJAMIN LEDYARD FIRST CLERK OF ONONDAGA AND CAYUGA COUNTY TOWN NAMED IN HIS HONOR NEAR HOUSE BACK FROM MAIN ST., SO OLD ACADEMY IN AURORA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF SCIPIO LODGE MASONIC CHARTER 1797 BUILDING ERECTED 1806 USED BY THE CRAFT UNTIL 1819 1800-1849 MAIN ST. 2ND HOUSE N. SCHOOL

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF SEQUOIA CALIFORNIA REDWOOD PLANTED IN 1826 1800-1849 RTE. 90, NORTH END AURORA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST STEAM FLOURING MILL WEST OF HUDSON RIVER BUILT BY ROSWELL TOWSLEY 1817 1800-1849 S.E. COR. OLD STONE WAREHOUSE LYON PROPERTY, AURORA

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF SITE OF UPPER CAYUGA VILLAGE DESTROYED BY COL. BUTLER'S DETACHMENT OF SULLIVAN'S ARMY, SEPT. 22-23, 1779 1750-1799 SIDE RD. YOUNG FARM & MONUMENT NOW OWNED BY CAYUGA MUSEUM

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF SITE OF CHONODOTE "PEACH TOWN" CAYUGA VILLAGE DESTROYED WITH ORCHARD OF 1500 TREES DURING SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN SEPT. 1779 1750-1799 NORTH END VILLAGE ON RTE. 90

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF TO MOONSHINE FALLS [ARROW] PROSPECT CRS. 1 MIL. E. RTE. 60

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF TO MOONSHINE FALLS [ARROW] RTE. 90 OPP. PAINES CREEK RD. TO POPLAR RIDGE

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF UPPER CAYUGA MARKING THE PROBABLE FORTIFICATION FOR NEARBY INDIAN VILLAGES DESTROYED BY CO. BUTLER'S SOLDIERS SEPT 22-23, 1779 1750-1799 ON GREAT GULLY FORT SITE. ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO HIKERS

CAYUGA LEDYARD, TOWN OF WELLS COLLEGE FOUNDED BY HENRY WELLS 1868 ORGANIZER OF AMERICAN AND WELLS FARGO EXPRESS COMPANIES 1850-1899 FRONT WELLS COLLEGE, E. SIDE STREET

CAYUGA LOCKE, TOWN OF INDIAN FORT SITE THIS VICINITY IS SITE OF AN INDIAN VILLAGE PROBABLY FORTIFIED AND INDIAN BURIAL GROUND Prehistoric WEST OF LOCKE

CAYUGA LOCKE, TOWN OF TOWN OF LOCKE SET OFF FROM MILTON NOW GENOA IN 1802. LOCKE VILLAGE FORMERLY CALLED MILAN FIRST SETTLED 1790 1800-1849 IN LOCKE ON RTES. 90 & 38

CAYUGA MENTZ, TOWN OF BRIGHAM YOUNG THE MORMON PROPHET LIVED IN THE HOUSE 100 YARDS EAST HERE IN 1831. HE WAS BAPTIED IN MORMON IN 1832 AT MENDON, N.Y. 1800-1849 PORT BYRON FRONT OF HOTEL

CAYUGA MENTZ, TOWN OF HENRY WELLS FOUNDER OF WELLS FARGO EXPRESS COMPANY WAS A SHOEMAKER BY TRADE AND LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FROM 1827 TO ABOUT 1830 1800-1849 RTE. 31, 38,IN PORT BYRON

CAYUGA MENTZ, TOWN OF PORT BYRON NAMED 1832. INC. 1837. FORMERLY CALLED BUCKSVILLE FROM AHOLIAB BUCK, SETTLER IN 1798, ALSO KING'S SETTLEMENT FROM P. KING 1797 1800-1849 IN FRONT PORT BYRON HOTEL

CAYUGA MONTEZUMA, TOWN OF COL. COMFORT TYLER 1764-1827 REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, COL. IN WAR OF 1812, SURVEYOR, ENGINEER SALT MAKER. SETTLED HERE IN 1811 1800-1849 ON COR. NORTH RTE. 31

CAYUGA MONTEZUMA, TOWN OF MONTEZUMA NAMED FROM THE AZTEC EMPERORS. TOWN FORMED FROM MENTZ IN 1859. VILLAGE INCORPORATED IN 1866 1850-1899 IN MONTEZUMA BY HOTEL

CAYUGA MONTEZUMA, TOWN OF OLD ERIE CANAL COMPLETED FROM UTICA TO HERE 1819. THE "MONTEZUMA" BUILT HERE WAS THE FIRST BOAT ON THE CANAL. TOOK PASSENGERS TO SYRACUSE 1820 1800-1849 ON OLD CANAL BY RTE. 90

CAYUGA MONTEZUMA, TOWN OF SALT SPRINGS CHIEF SUPPLY FOR INDIANS. LATER EXTENSIVELY DEVELOPED BY EARLY SETTLERS PRIVATELY AND WITH STATE AID Prehistoric ON OLD CANAL BY RTE. 90

CAYUGA MONTEZUMA, TOWN OF SQUAGONNA ABORIGINAL NAME FOR "PARADISE OF MUSQUITOES" THE RIVER WAS TIOHERO "RIVER OF RUSHES" Prehistoric NEAR BRIDGE OVER SENECA RIVER

CAYUGA MORAVIA, TOWN OF CADY TAVERN IN 1801 ZADOC CADY BUILT A LOG TAVERN HERE. A FEW YEARS LATER HE BUILT THE PRESENT BUILDING 1800-1849 SO. MAIN ST. IN VILLAGE

CAYUGA MORAVIA, TOWN OF JOHN STOYELL FIRST SETTLER IN MORAVIA 1790. BUILT FIRST HOUSE AT REAR OF THIS LOT. WAS 1ST JUSTICE AND SUPERVISOR OF SEMPRONIUS IN 1798 1750-1799 CORNER MAIN & CAYUGA STS.

CAYUGA MORAVIA, TOWN OF OLDEST HOUSE IN MORAVIA THE KITCHEN OF THIS HOUSE IS THE ORIGINAL CABIN BUILT BY GERSHOM MORSE IN 1794 1750-1799 SO. MAIN ST. IN VILLAGE

CAYUGA MORAVIA, TOWN OF OWASCO FLATS SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE LAND CULTIVATED PRIOR TO WHITE SETTLEMENTS. NEIGHBORING SETTLERS CAME TO HARVEST HAY 1789-90 Prehistoric RTE. 38 WEST OF VILLAGE

CAYUGA MORAVIA, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD ARSENAL NEW YORK STATE ARSENAL NUMBER 68. BUILT IN 1800. STOOD FOR OVER 100 YEARS 1800-1849 VLG. MORAVIA ON SIDE STREET

CAYUGA MORAVIA, TOWN OF THE FIRST CAST IRON PLOW IN THE WORLD WAS MADE BY JETHRO WOODS AT FOOT OF FALLS 1819 1800-1849 RTE. 38A BY BRIDGE, MONTVILLE

CAYUGA MORAVIA, TOWN OF TOWN OF MORAVIA FROMED FROM SEMPRONIUS IN 1833. VILLAGE OR MORAVIA INCORPORATED IN 1837 REINCORPORATED IN 1859. 1800-1849 BACK OF SERVICE STA. E. CAYUGA ST.

CAYUGA NILES, TOWN OF KELLOGGSVILLE NAMED AFTER JUDGE CHARLES KELLOGG, WHO OPENED THE FIRST STORE HERE IN 1804 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF STORE

CAYUGA NILES, TOWN OF OLD MILL PARTLY BUILT BY CHARLES KELLOGG IN 1823. SOLD TO HORACE ROUNDS IN 1851, TO HIS SON EUGENE ROUNDS 1865, TO W. E. ROUNDS & A. RYAN, 1919 1800-1849 IN NEW HOPE

CAYUGA NILES, TOWN OF OLD SALT ROAD OVER THIS ROAD SALT WAS FORMERLY TRANSPORTED OVERLAND FROM SYRACUSE TO PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK KELLOGGSVILLE

CAYUGA NILES, TOWN OF TOWN OF NILES SET OFF FROM SEMPRONIUS IN 1833. FIRST SETTLED 1792. NAMED FROM ELDER ROBT. NILES, A PASTOR OF THE 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SEMPRONIUS 1750-1799 AT DUTCH HOLLOW

CAYUGA OWASCO, TOWN OF ALGONKIAN VILLAGE SITE OF THIRD PERIOD CULTURE ONE OF LARGEST INDIAN POTTERY JARS IN STATE FOUND HERE Prehistoric IN ENNA JETTICK PARK OPP. SESQUI. MONUMENT

CAYUGA OWASCO, TOWN OF FORD ACROSS WASCO OUTLET ON GREAT IROQUOIS TRAIL USED BY COL. PETER GANSEVOORT WHO ENCAMPED HERE SEPT. 21, 1779 1750-1799 SO. SIDE PAVILION, EMERSON PARK

CAYUGA OWASCO, TOWN OF HERE WAS BUILT IN 1798 FIRST CHURCH IN CAYUGA COUNTY REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF OWASCO 1750-1799 ON E. LAKE RD., BEYOND DUTCH HOLLOW-BURTIS POINT

CAYUGA OWASCO, TOWN OF TOWN OF OWASCO FORMED FROM AURELIUS 1802. FIRST SETTLEMENTS 1792 REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF OWASCO ORGANIZED 1798. CHURCH BUILT 1815 1800-1849 IN OWASCO

CAYUGA OWASCO, TOWN OF WILLOW BROOK HOME OF ENOS. T. THROOP 1784-1874 CONGRESSMAN 1815 CIRCUIT JUDGE 1823 GOVERNOR OF N.Y. 1829-32 1800-1849 ON E. LAKE RD. SO.OF FOOT OF LAKE

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF #1 - THE SQUARE SO NAMED BECAUSE OF BEING ON LOT ONE OF THE TOWN OF SCIPIO. THIS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1825 1800-1849 AT #1 INTRSCTN. RTE. 34B & OLD RIDGE RD. AT PRES. CH.

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF CAYUGA CASTLE STOOD TWO MILES WEST RAZED COL. BUTLER IN SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 22-23, 1779 1750-1799 ON RTE. 34B 1/2 MI. SO. RTE. 1

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF EARLY NEWSPAPER THE WESTERN LUMINARY, SECOND IN THE COUNTY WAS PUBLISHED IN THIS HOUSE MARCH 24, 1801 1800-1849 SCIPIOVILLE, RTE. 34B

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF EMILY HOWLAND 1827-1929 NOTED EDUCATOR AND PHILANTHROPIST, FOUNDED THE SHERWOOD SELECT SCHOOL 1872, LIVED HERE 1800-1849 SHERWOOD, RTE. 34B

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF INDIAN SITE REMAINS OF LARGE VILLAGES FOUND ON FARMS ON EITHER SIDE OF THIS ROAD CAYUGAS DRIVEN OUT BY COL. BUTLER IN 1779 1750-1799 ON RTE. 34B SO. OF SCRIPIONVILLE

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF PIONEER SITE SETTLED 1794-95 BY JUDGE SETH SHERWOOD ERECTED HOUSE WHEREIN COURT WAS HELD 1804 WHEN VILLAGE WAS COUNTY SEAT 1750-1799 IN SHERWOOD E. SIDE FRONT OF STORE

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF TOWN OF SCIPIO ONE OF ORIGINAL TOWNS OF THE MILITARY TRACT FORMED IN 1794. NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GENERAL 1750-1799 AT SCIPIO CENTER

CAYUGA SCIPIO, TOWN OF WARING PLACE BUILT AS A TAVERN 1806 MASONIC LODGE QUARTERS 1811-14, 1922-42 LOWER STORY USED AS SCHOOL 1800-1849 WARINGS CRS. RTE. 34 SO. SCRIPIO CNTR.

CAYUGA SEMPRONIUS, TOWN OF OLD SALT ROAD OVER THIS ROAD SALT WAS FORMERLY TRANSPORTED OVERLAND FROM SYRACUSE TO PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK AT DRESSERVILLE ON CO. RD. 1/2 MI. E. OF RTE. 41A

CAYUGA SEMPRONIUS, TOWN OF SAYLES CORNERS FIRST SETTLEMENT IN SEMPRONIUS 1793 BY EZEKIEL SALES, SURVEYOR AND FIRST TOWN CLERK. HIS LOG HOUSE STOOD ABOUT HERE 1750-1799 AT SALES CRS. ON CO RD. BETWEEN RTES. 38A & 41A

CAYUGA SEMPRONIUS, TOWN OF SITE OF GLEN HAVEN HOUSE WHICH IN 1845 WAS CONVERTED INTO GLEN HAVEN SANITARIUM DESTROYED TO PROTECT SYRACUSE WATER SUPPLY 1800-1849 ON W. LAKE RD. NEAR HEAD SKANEATELES LAKE

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED 1779 FIRST STONE CHURCH BUILT ON THIS SITE 1808 PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1825 1750-1799 NO. SIDE ST. E. OF CENTER SENNETT

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF BLACKSMITH SHOP BUILT ABOUT 1837. FIRST TRIP HAMMER IN CAYUGA COUNTY AND FIRST ONE USED IN AUBURN PRISON MADE HERE 1800-1849 FRANKLIN ST. RD. E. SOULE CEMTRY

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF BLACKSMITH SHOP BUILT PRIOR TO 1825 LOCAL METHODIST SOCIETY HERE ORGANIZED AND PLANNED ERECTION OF THEIR CHURCH 1800-1849 SO. SIDE ROAD E. OF SENNETT

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF EARLY HOME BUILT ABOUT 1795 BY DANIEL SENNETT SIDE JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT TOWN NAMED IN HIS HONOR 1750-1799 ON RTE. 5 N. SIDE-E. OF SENNETT

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF FIRST STORE IN VILLAGE OF SENNETT OPENED 1795 BY RUFUS SHELDON AND CHAUNCEY LATHROP FIRST POST OFFICE 1806 1750-1799 NORTH EAST CORNER IN SENNETT

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF FIRST TAVERN IN VILLAGE OF SENNETT BUILT 1795 1750-1799 NORTHWEST CORNER OF SENNETT

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF GREAT GENESEE ROAD FROM OLD FORT SCHUYLER TO THE GENESEE RIVER VIA HARDENBERGH CORNERS AND CAYUGA BRIDGE. BUILT 1794 1750-1799 AT OWLS NEST ON FRANKLIN ST. RD. 1 MI. EAST OF SOULE CEMETERY

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF OLDEST CHURCH IN SENNETT. BUILT 1820 ORGANIZED 1809 AS FIRST CONGREGATIONAL REMODELED 1847 BECAME PRESBYTERIAN 1870 1800-1849 SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SENNETT

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Historical Markers before 2000

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CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF SENECA TURNPIKE 1800 FROM UTICA TO CANANDAIGUA VIA SKANEATELES CREEK AT END OF CHERRY VALLEY TURNPIKE. MIRGRATION ROUTE TO THE WEST 1800-1849 ON RTE. 20 1 MI. E. OF AUBURN

CAYUGA SENNETT, TOWN OF THIS HOUSE ERECTED 1823 DR. SYLVESTER WILLARD 1800-1849 CENTER OF SENNETT, SO. SIDE FORMER RTE. 5

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF [ARROW] WEST FRONTENAC ISLAND SITE OF ALGONKIAN VILLAGE DEEDED TO UNION SPRINGS BY THE STATE FOR USE AS A PARK 1856 Prehistoric COR. RTE. 90 & SEMINARY ST. UNION SPRINGS

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF CAYUGA CASTLE "GOI-O-GOUEN" SITE OF PRINCIPAL CAYUGA VILLAGE DESTROYED SEPT. 23, 1779 SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN 1750-1799 ON SESQUI MONUMENT LOT NR. GREAT GULLY RTE. 90

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF CAYUGA CASTLE SITE TWO MILES EAST CAYUGA VILLAGE DESTROYED IN SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 1779 1750-1799 JUNCTION RTE. 90 & GREAT GULLY ROAD

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF CAYUGA MINE RESERVATION NORTHWEST COR.OF SQ. MILE RESERVED TO CAYUGAS BY TREATIES 1789 SOLD TO THE STATE 1799 1750-1799 ON AUBURN RD. 326, 2 MIS. E. RTE. 90

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF EAST CAYUGA-OLD TOWN INDIAN VILLAGE OF 13 HOUSES DESTROYED SEPT. 22, 1779 BY COL. WILLIAM BUTLER'S DETACHMENT OF SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN 1750-1799 ON GULLY RD. 1/2 MI. WEST OF RTE. 34B IN TN. SPRINGPORT

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE IN TOWN OF SPRINGPORT ERECTED ON THIS SITE ABOUT 1800 1800-1849 AT JUNCTION RTE. 90 & AUBURN RD.

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH ERECTED IN SPRINGPORT 1816 STOOD ON THIS SITE USED UNTIL 1840 1800-1849 AT CROSS ROADS

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF FRONTENAC ISLAND ANCIENT ALGONKIAN VILLAGE SITE. INDIAN BURIAL PLACE GIVEN TO UNION SPRINGS BY THE STATE 1856 Prehistoric UNION SPRINGS-ON ISLAND OFF UNION SPRINGS

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF GE-WAUGA A SMALL CAYUGA VILLAGE WHER COL. BUTLER CAMPED SEPT. 21, 1779 1750-1799 IN FRONT OF OLD HIGH SCH. MAIN ST., UNION SPRINGS

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF HOME OF JOHN J. THOMAS 1810-95 PROMINENT AGRICULTURIST AN EDITOR OF "THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN" AND PROMOTER OF CAYUGA LAKE R.R. 1800-1849 UNION SPRINGS S. SIDE HOMER ST.

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF INDIAN MOUND JUST EAST OF HERE KNOWN TO BE THE SITE OF AN EARLY JESUIT MISSION Prehistoric ON SESQUI MON. PLOT, RTE. 90 1 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF UNION SPRINGS

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF IROQUOIS TRAIL FROM CAYUGA TO OWASCO LAKES, PART OF THE GREAT TRAIL FROM NIAGARA TO ALBANY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Prehistoric ON 326 NORTH OF OAKWOOD

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF RESERVATION OF CAYUGAS SOLD TO THE STATE 1799 A BODY OF TUSCARORAS WERE THE LAST OF THE IROQUOIS TO OCCUPY THIS POINT 1750-1799 ON FARLEYS POINT

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF SPRING MILLS ERECTED 1839-40 BY GEORGE HOWLAND STONE MILL THIRD BUILT ON SAME SITE SECOND WAS WOOLEN MILL 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF POND W. SIDE RTE. 90, UNION SPRINGS

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF UPPER CAYUGA SITE OF VILLAGE AND FORT ON OPPOSITE BANK OF GREAT GULLY DESTROYED BY COL. BUTLER IN SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN 1750-1799 ON SO. SIDE GREAT GULLY RD. 2 MILES EAST OF RTE. 90

CAYUGA SPRINGPORT, TOWN OF YAWGER TAVERN BUILT BY PETER YAWGER, 1810 ON THE JUNCTION OF THE INDIAN TRAILS WASCO TO GEWAUGA AND CHUHARO TO GOIOGOVEN 1800-1849 INTRSCTN. RTE. 326 & CO. RD. 1 MI. E. OF RTE. 90

CAYUGA STERLING, TOWN OF FAIR HAVEN LITTLE SODUS SETTLED PRIOR TO 1811 FIRST HOTEL, ABIJAH HUNT, 1825. FIRST STORE, G. TAYLOR, 1825 1800-1849 AT FAIR HAVEN ON RTE. 104A

CAYUGA STERLING, TOWN OF MARTVILLE CHAUNCEY HICKOCK AND TIMOTHY AUSTIN SETTLED 1823, BUILT FIRST MILLS, ROBT. LAY BUILT FIRST STORE 1825 1800-1849 MARTVILLE ON RTE. 104A

CAYUGA STERLING, TOWN OF TOWN OF STERLING STERLING VALLEY FIRST SETTLEMENT MADE HERE 1805 BY PETER DUMUS, A SOLDIER WITH LAYFAYETTE. EARLIER CALLED COOPERS MILLS AFTER JOHN COOPER 1819 1800-1849 AT STERLING VALLEY. ON RTE. 104A

CAYUGA STERLING, TOWN OF TOWN OF STERLING NAMED AFTER A REVOLUTIONARY OFFICER, LORD WM. ALEXANDER STERING. SET OFF FROM CATO 1812. FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL BUILT HERE IN 1813 1800-1849 AT STERLING CTR. ON RTE. 104A

CAYUGA SUMMERHILL, TOWN OF MILLARD FILLMORE 13TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WAS BORN IN A LOG CABIN IN THE ADJACENT FIELD JAN 7, 1800 1800-1849 COUNTRY RD. 1/2 MI. N.W. RTE. 135

CAYUGA SUMMERHILL, TOWN OF OLD SALT ROAD OVER THIS ROAD SALT WAS FORMERLY TRANSPORTED OVERLAND FROM SYRACUSE TO PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK IN SUMMERHILL, RTE. 90

CAYUGA SUMMERHILL, TOWN OF OLD SALT ROAD OVER THIS ROAD SALT WAS FORMERLY TRANSPORTED OVERLAND FROM SYRACUSE TO PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK W. SIDE RD. AT HEAD SHERMAN GULF

CAYUGA SUMMERHILL, TOWN OF SUMMERHILL FORMED FROM LOCKE AS PLATO 1831. NAME CHANGED 1832 FIRST SETTLEMENT MADE BY HEZEKIAH MIX IN 1797 ONE MILE WEST OF HERE 1800-1849 IN SUMMERHILL ON RTE. 90

CAYUGA THROOP, TOWN OF HOME OF GEN. JOHN S. CLARK BORN 1823. DIED 1912. CIVIL ENGINEER, HISTORIAN, CIVIL WAR OFFICER AND FIRST SUPERVISOR OF THROOP 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. #1148 1 1/2 MIS. N.W. OF THROOPVILLE

CAYUGA THROOP, TOWN OF THROOPSVILLE FIRST SETTLED BY CHRISTOPHER JEFFERIES, HOTEL KEEPER, IN 1799. REV. JOHN JEFFRIES FIRST BAPTIST PASTOR. MENTZ ORGANIZED 1803. 1750-1799 THROOPSVILLE

CAYUGA THROOP, TOWN OF TOWN OF THROOP FORMED 1859 FROM PORTIONS OF AURELIUS, MENTZ, AND SENNETT. NAMED AFTER FORMER GOVERNOR ENOS T. THROOPN OF AUBURN 1850-1899 THROOPSVILLE

CAYUGA THROOP, TOWN OF WARDS SETTLEMENT NAMED FROM JONAS WARD AND SON, CALEB, WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1796. FIRST SETTLEMENT IN THROOP MADE NEAR HERE IN 1790 BY EZEKIAL CRANE 1750-1799 NEAR TN.LINE ON RAOD FROM THROOPSVILLE TO MONTEZUMA

CAYUGA VENICE, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH FOUNDED JUNE 9, 1795 BY ELDER DAVID IRISH PRESENT CHURCH ERECTED 1812-14 1750-1799 STEWARTS CORNERS

CAYUGA VENICE, TOWN OF HOME OF DANIEL HOLLEY SETTLED HERE 1797. THE FRAME HOUSE BUILT SOON AFTER IS PART OF BARN 1750-1799 1 MI.S. & 1/2 MI. E. OF STEWARTS CNRS.

CAYUGA VENICE, TOWN OF INDIAN FIELDS FARMS OF THE CAYUGAS BEFORE REVOLUTION HERE WHITE SETTLERS FOUND CLEARED AND CULTIVATED FIELDS, VILLAGES AND FORTS Prehistoric INDIAN FIELDS ON RTE. 34 SO. OF VENICE CENTER

CAYUGA VENICE, TOWN OF INDIAN FIELDS FARMS OF THE CAYUGAS BEFORE REVOLUTION HERE WHITE SETTLERS FOUND CLEARED AND CULTIVATED FIELDS, VILLAGES AND FORTS Prehistoric ON RTE. 34 NO. OF TOWN LINE

CAYUGA VENICE, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST STORE BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY JETHRO WOOD, INVENTOR PRESENT STORE BUILT FROM SOME OF ORIGINAL TIMBERS 1800-1849 POPLAR RIDGE

CAYUGA VENICE, TOWN OF TOWN OF VENICE SET OFF FROM SCIPIO 1823. SETTLED AS EARLY AS 1790. JOSHUA MURDOCK CAME HERE IN 1800 AND BUILT A HOMESTEAD IN 1816 1800-1849 VENICE CENTER

CAYUGA VICTORY, TOWN OF NORTH VICTORY FIRST SETTLEMENT BY CONRAD PHROZINE IN 1812. HERE IS THE SITE OF THE MILL HE BUILT 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION RTES. 104 & 38

CAYUGA VICTORY, TOWN OF TOWN OF VICTORY SET OFF FROM CATO 1821. FIRST SETTLEMENTS 1800 BY JOHN MCNEAL AND JOHN MARTIN. VILLAGE SETTLED BY JAMES GREGORY IN 1806 1800-1849 IN VICTORY

CAYUGA VICTORY, TOWN OF WESTBURY FIRST SETTLED IN 1806 BY WILLIAM AND JACOB BURGHDUFF. M.E. CHURCH ORGANIZED 1816, BUILT 1838 1800-1849 1 1/2 MILES N.W. OF VICTORY

CHAUTAUQUA ARKWRIGHT, TOWN OF FIRST OIL WELL IN ARKWRIGHT WAS ERECTED ON THIS SITE ABOUT 1840 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. S. OF FORESTVILLE

CHAUTAUQUA ARKWRIGHT, TOWN OF FIRST CHEESE FACTORY IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY ERECTED HERE IN 1861 BY ASAHEL BURNHAM 1850-1899 ON CO. RD. AT GRISWOLD

CHAUTAUQUA CARROLL, TOWN OF FREW HOUSE FIRST HOUSE ERECTED IN FEWSBURG. BUILT 1807 BY HUGH AND MARY R. FREW. 1800-1849 ON NYS 60 AT KIANTONE-CARROLL TOWN LINE

CHAUTAUQUA CARROLL, TOWN OF HOME OF JAMES AND MARY W. FREW BUILT 1821 1800-1849 ON NYS 60 IN FREWSBURG

CHAUTAUQUA CARROLL, TOWN OF HOME OF JAMES AND MARY W. FREW BUILT 1821 1800-1849 ON NYS 60 IN FREWSBURG

CHAUTAUQUA CHAUTAUQUA, TOWN OF DONALD MACKENZIE BORN IN SCOTLAND 1783 DIED IN MAYVILLE 1851 AT ONE TIME PARTNER OF JOHN JACOB ASTOR IN PACIFIC FUR CO. 1850-1899 ON NYS 430 IN VLGE. OF MAYVILLE

CHAUTAUQUA CHAUTAUQUA, TOWN OF FIRST SETTLER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE WAS DR. ALEXANDER MCINTYRE WHO ERECTED HERE HIS LOG CABIN AND STOCKADE ON NYS 17J IN VLGE. OF MAYVILLE

CHAUTAUQUA CHAUTAUQUA, TOWN OF LAND OFFICE HERE IN 1810 WILLAIM PEACOCK, LOCAL AGENT OF HOLLAND LAND CO. BUILT HIS CABIN AND OFFICE OF LOGS. HE SERVED 26 YEARS 1800-1849 ON NYS 17 IN VLGE. OF MAYVILLE

CHAUTAUQUA CHAUTAUQUA, TOWN OF MACKENZIE HOME HERE IN 1833 DONALD MACKENZIE, FAMOUS IN "NORTH WEST" FUR TRADE BUILT HIS DWELLING 1800-1849 ON NYS 17, VLGE. OF MAYVILLE

CHAUTAUQUA CHAUTAUQUA, TOWN OF PIONEER HOME JUNE, 1806 WILLIAM AND JUNE, 1806 WILLIAM AND AND FAMILY SETTLED IN A LOG HOUSE. SONS NOTABLE IN COUNTY HISTORY 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 2 MIS. S. CHAUTAUQUA

CHAUTAUQUA CHAUTAUQUA, TOWN OF SITE OF SCOTT TAVERN FIRST BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MET HERE. SEVERAL OF THE EARLY COURTS WERE HELD HERE ON NYS 17J, VLGE. OF MAYVILLE

CHAUTAUQUA ELLICOTT, TOWN OF NATHAN BROWN IN 1850'S BUILT FLAT BOATS LOADED WITH JAMESTOWN "YANKEE NOTIONS:, SET OUT FOR SOUTH. FOR YEARS BOATS TOOK LADING HERE. 1850-1899 ON NYS 17 AT LEVANT

CHAUTAUQUA HANOVER, TOWN OF 1796 AMOS SOTTLE 1000 FT. N.W. OF THIS POINT AMOS SOTTLE, FIRST SETTLER IN EASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY ERECTED HIS LOG CABIN 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF IRVING

CHAUTAUQUA HANOVER, TOWN OF LA GRANGE 1796 IRVING WAS FIRST CALLED LA GRANGE AND ITS FIRST SETTLER WAS AMOS SOTTLE WHO BUILT HIS CABIN 3/4 MILES SOUTH OF THIS POINT 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT IRVING

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF 1ST TEXTILE MILL HERE IN 1816 FIRST WOOLEN MILL WAS BUILT BY DANIEL HAZELTINE. HERE WAS DYED AND FINISHED CLOTH WOVEN ON HAND- LOOMS BY WOMEN IN EARLY HOMES. 1800-1849 ON EAST 1 ST STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF FIRST SASH FACTORY BUILT HERE 1826, IN 1845 DOORS AND BLINDS WERE ALSO MANU- FACTURED. FROM 1829 THESER WARES WERE SHIPPED SOUTH ON FLAT BOATS MANY YEARS. 1800-1849 ON WINDSOR STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF FIRST TRAIN ARRIVED IN JAMESTOWN AUGUST 25, 1861 OVER THE NEWLY LAID RAILS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD. 1850-1899 ON MAIN STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF HERE IN 1811 JAMES PRENDERGAST BUILT A LOG HOUSE, SAW- MILL AND DAM, BEGINNING OF JAMESTOWN INDUSTRY BUILDING BURNED 1812 1800-1849 ON WEST 2ND STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF HERE STOOD A STATION OF UNDERGROUND R.R IN WHICH CATHERINE HARRIS DID HEROIC SERVICE FOR FUGITIVE SLAVES 1850-1899 ON 7TH STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF HOME OF REUBEN E. FENTON "THE SOLDIERS' FRIEND" GOVERNOR 1865-1869 U.S. SENATOR 1869-1875 1850-1899 ON SOUTH MAIN STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF LOG CABIN 1810 HERE JOHN BLOWERS BUILT FIRST HOME IN JAMESTOWN AND MARY BLOWERS, FIRST WHITE CHILD WAS BORN THAT WINTER 1800-1849 ON FAIRMONT AVENUE

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF METHHODIST CHURCH FIRST EDIFICE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN JAMESTOWN WAS ERECTED IN 1830. A PLAIN HOUSE 40 BY 50 FEET 1800-1849 ON 2ND STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF THE FOOTE HOME BUILT IN 1823 BY ELIAL TODD FOOTE, PHYSICIAN, LEGISLATOR, JURIST, HISTORIAN, WHO SETTLED IN JAMESTOWN IN 1815. 1800-1849 ON EAST 2ND STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF PAIL FACTORY FIRST FACTORY FOR MAKING WOODEN PAILS AND TUBS BUILT IN 1829, LARGE INDUSTRY FOR YEARS. FIRST FLAT BOAT STOCKS BUILT HERE 1835. 1800-1849 ON WINDSOR ST.

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF JAMESTOWN FEMALE SEMINARY 1849-1859, CLAIRISSA D. WHEELER FOUNDER AND HEAD 1850-1899 ON NORTH MAIN STREET

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF QUAKER SCHOOL SO NAMED BECAUSE MARY E. OSBORNE, A QUAKERESS CONDUCTED IT. 1833-1843 1800-1849 ON FOOTE AVENUE

CHAUTAUQUA JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF WHITE FRANCH AND INDIANS PASSED DOWN THE CHADAKOIN TO THE ALLEGANY IN 1749 CLAIMING THE TERRITORY, FOR FRANCE 1700-1749 ON FAIRMONT AVENUE

CHAUTAUQUA RIPLEY, TOWN OF SITE OF SITE OF 1804, FIRST SETTLER IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY 1800-1849 ON US 20 ABOUT 2 MIS. NE PENNA.-N.Y. STATE LINE

CHAUTAUQUA RIPLEY, TOWN OF SITE OF FARM OF WILLIAM CROSSGROVE, 1807 ONE OF ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY 1800-1849 ON US 20 ABOUT 12 MI. NE OF PENNA.-N.Y. STATE LINE

CHEMUNG ASHLAND, TOWN OF LINE OCCUPIED RIFLE CORPS UNDER GENERAL HAND AT OPENING OF BATTLE AUGUST 29, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT LOWMAN

CHEMUNG ASHLAND, TOWN OF LINE OF RUDE BREASTWORKS WHERE BRITISH AND INDIANS DISPUTED ADVANCE OF SULLIVAN'S ARMY AUGUST 29, 1779 1750-1799 AT INTRSECTN. NYS 17 & 367

CHEMUNG ASHLAND, TOWN OF NEWTOWN SO NAMED BY GENERAL SULLIVAN OCCUPIED BY BRITISH AND INDIANS DESTROYED BY GENERAL SULLIVAN, AUGUST 30, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 1 MI. W. OF LOWMAN

CHEMUNG ASHLAND, TOWN OF THE RIDGE FORTIFIED BY THE BRITISH FORMED THE SOUTH LINE OF DEFENCE AUGUST 29, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 367 SOUTH OF LOWMAN

CHEMUNG BIG FLATS, TOWN OF FIRST SETTLER CHRISTIAN MYNEER BUILT FIRST LOG CABIN 1787 AND FIRST FRAME HOUSE AND PLANTED FIRST ORCHARD IN TOWN OF BIG FLATS 1750-1799 ON 17 E 1 1/2 MI. W. ELMIRA

CHEMUNG BIG FLATS, TOWN OF RUNONVEA INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED BY GEN. SULLIVAN AUGUST 13, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT BIG FLATS

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF [ARROW] SULLIVAN ROAD OVER NARROWS MOUNTAIN BUILT FOR USE OF SULLIVAN'S ARMY EXPEDITION AGAINST INDIANS 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 1/2 MI. W. OF CHEMUNG

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF CAMP OF GEN. MAXWELL'S BRIGADE SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN AUGUST 28, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 2 MIS. W. OF CHEMUNG

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF CAMP OF GEN. CLINTON'S BRIGADE SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN AUGUST 28, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 2 MIS. W. OF CHEMUNG

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF CHEMUNG RIVER DERIVED ITS NAME FROM "BIG HORN" ON TUSK OF MAMMOTH FOUND IN RIVER BEFORE 1757 Prehistoric ON NYS 17 3 MIS. W. OF CHEMUNG

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 NR. CHEMUNG-TIOGA CO. LINE

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT CHEMUNG

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF OLD CHEMUNG INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED BY GEN. SULLIVAN AUGUST 13, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT CHEMUNG

CHEMUNG CHEMUNG, TOWN OF SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN ARMY CAMP ON RIVER FLATS TO SOUTH AUGUST 27, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 1/2 MI. W. OF CHEMUNG

CHEMUNG ELMIRA, CITY OF DEWITTSBURGH NEWTOWN POINT BOUNDARY ABOUT 1790 VILLAGE NAMED AFTER MOSES DEWITT 1750-1799 ON E. WATER ST. IN ELMIRA

CHEMUNG ELMIRA, CITY OF ENCAMPMENT SULLIVAN'S ARMY ON RETURN FROM EXPEDITION AGAINST THE INDIANS SEPT. 24-29, 1779 1750-1799 ON E. WATER ST. IN ELMIRA

CHEMUNG ELMIRA, CITY OF MARK TWAIN STUDY BUILT ON EAST HILL 1874 GIVEN TO ELMIRA COLLEGE IN 1952. HE WROTE "TOM SAWYER", OTHER NOVELS IN THE STUDY WHEN SUMMERING IN ELMIRA. 1850-1899 AT EDGE OF PARK PL. IN ELMIRA

CHEMUNG ELMIRA, CITY OF OLD FERRY OPERATED FROM ABOUT 1800 TO 1824 PRECEDED FIRST BRIDGE 1800-1849 IN BRAND PARK IN ELMIRA

CHEMUNG ELMIRA, CITY OF OLD SECOND STREET CEMETERY 1838-1919, HERE ARE BURIED PIONEERS, AND SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, WAR OF 1812 AND THE UNION ARMY 1850-1899 N.W. CNR., COLLEGE AVE. & W 2ND ST. IN ELMIRA

CHEMUNG ELMIRA, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON IS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 13 & NYS 17 IN ELMIRA HEIGHTS

CHEMUNG ELMIRA, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON IS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT ENTRANCE TO NEWTOWN BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK

CHEMUNG HORSEHEADS, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON IS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 14 1 MI. N. OF HORSEHEADS

CHEMUNG SOUTHPORT, TOWN OF FITZSIMMONS CEMETERY CONTAINS REMAINS OF MANY PIONEERS AND MEMBERS OF SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN 1750-1799 ON NYS 427 SO. OF ELMIRA

CHEMUNG VETERAN, TOWN OF GREEN BENTLY 1741-1821 SERVED IN SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN AND WAS A PIONEER IN MILLPORT. DEDICATED BY BOY SCOUTS OF MILLPORT 1750-1799 ON NYS 14 AT MILLPORT

CHEMUNG VETERAN, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 14 AT MILLPORT

CHENANGO AFTON, TOWN OF MORMON HOUSE JOSEPH SMITH, FOUNDER OF THE MORMON CHURCH WAS MARRIED IN THIS HOUSE JANUARY 18, 1827 TO EMILY HALE ON NYS 14 AT AFTON

CHENANGO AUGUSTA V. OF ORISKANY FALLS CHENANGO CANAL AUTHORIZED 1833, UTICA TO BINGHAMTON, COMPLETE 1836 72 LOCKS IN 30 MILES ABANDONED 1876 STATE EDUCATION OFF OF STATE ROUTE #12B, ON S. MAIN STREET

CHENANGO BAINBRIDGE, TOWN OF FIRST TOLL GATE ON THE SUSQUEHANNA-BATH TURNPIKE WAS NEAR THIS POINT ON NYS 206 3 MIS. N. W. OF BAINBRIDGE

CHENANGO COLUMBUS, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1/4 MILE TO HISTORIC CARR FARM MEETING PLACE OF BRANTS INDIANS AND TORIES 1770-1778 ON NYS 8 6 MIS. NORTH OF NEW BERLIN

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN FIRST HOTEL IN GREENE ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN 1803 BY THOMAS WATTLES ON NYS 41 AT GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN CHENANGO COUNTY ORGANIZED ON THIS SITE BY ELDER NATHANIEL KELLOGG IN 1795 ON NYS 12 4 MIS. N.E. GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS THE CHENANGO RIVER WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE IN 1807, SUSQUEHANNA AND BATH TURNPIKE CROSSED HERE ON NYS 41 GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN VILLAGE OF GREENE THIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH THE FIRST PASTOR WAS REV. JOHN B. HOYT ON NYS 12 AT GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF GO-WON-GO MOHAWK AN INDIAN PRINCESS LIVED IN THIS HOUSE ON NYS 12 AT GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF GREENE VILLAGE LAID OUT IN 1806 BY ELISHA SMITH. WAS FIRST CALLED HORNBY. LATER NAMED FOR GEN. NATHANIEL GREENE. INCORPORATED 1842 ON NYS 41 AT GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF GREENE SETTLED IN 1792 BY STEPHEN KETCHUM: ALSO BY FRENCH REFUGEES TALLEYRAND VISITED HIS COMPATRIOTS HERE IN 1795. ON NYS 12 AT GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF NEAR THIS SITE STEPHEN KETCHUM THE FIRST SETLER IN TOWN OF GREENE, BUILT HIS LOG CABIN IN 1792 ON NYS 12 AT GREENE

CHENANGO GREENE, TOWN OF WILCOX HOMESTEAD FIRST TAVERN IN THE TOWN OF GREENE ERECTED ON THIS SITE BY CONRAD SHARP, 1794 FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD HERE IN 1798 ON NYS 12 2 MIS. N. OF GREENE

CHENANGO LINCKLAEN, TOWN OF JOHN B. FINCH GREAT TEMPERANCE ORATOR, BORN HERE MARCH 17, 1852 RIGHT WORTHY GRAND TEMPLAR OF THE WORLD-WIDE ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS, 1884, 1887 ON CO. RD. 1 1/2 MIS. N. LINCKLAEN

CHENANGO MC DONOUGH, TOWN OF DEACON TOWNE CAME WITH PIONEERS FROM NEW ENGLAND AND HELD FIRST RELIGIOUS SERVICES HERE IN LOG CABINS BURIED ON FORMER MICHAEL AND DANIEL PIKE FARM, SOUTH OF FENCE. ON TOWN RD. 2 MIS. N.E. MC DONOUGH

CHENANGO MC DONOUGH, TOWN OF SETTLERS OF MC DONOUGH FIRST PERMANENT SETTLERS: SYLVANUS MOORE, NEH. DUNBAR BENJ. KENYON HENRY LUDLOW, EPH. FISH ON CO. RD. AT MC DONOUGH

CHENANGO MC DONOUGH, TOWN OF TOWN OF MC DONOUGH SET OFF FROM TOWN OF PRESTON APRIL 17, 1816. NAMED FOR COMMODORE THOMAS MAC DONOUGH. 1783-1825 ON NYS 220 AT MC DONOUGH

CHENANGO NEW BERLIN, TOWN OF JOHN P. USHER SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR UNDER ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRACTICE LAW IN THIS SITE IN COMPANY WITH JOHN HYDE 1837-1839 ON NYS 8 AT NEW BERLIN

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Historical Markers before 2000

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CHENANGO NEW BERLIN, TOWN OF NEW BERLIN FIRST SETTLED ABOUNT 1790 ANSON BURLINGAME BORN HERE NOVEMBER 14, 1820 U.S. MINISTER TO CHINA UNDER PRESIDENT LINCOLN ON NYS 8 AT NEW BERLIN

CHENANGO NEW BERLIN, TOWN OF SITE OF DANIEL SCHRIBNER'S HOME BUILT 1790, FIRST HOUSE IN 16TH TOWNSHIP, LARGE LOG BUILDING USED AS RADING POST AND FOR TOWN MEETINGS ON NYS 8 2 MIS S. NEW BERLIN

CHENANGO NEW BERLIN, TOWN OF UNADILLA RIVER LANDS WEST OF RIVER CEDED TO N.Y. STATE INDIANS IN A TREATY MADE BY GOV. GEORGE CLINTON AT FORT SCHUYLER. SEPTEMBER 22, 1788 ON YS 8 2 MIS N. NEW BERLIN

CHENANGO NORTH NORWICH, TOWN OF ON THIS SITE IN 1798 STOOD THE HOME OF OBADIAH GERMAN, MILITIA GENERAL, LAND AGENT, STATE ASSEMBLYMAN, UNITED STATES SENATOR 1809-1858 ON NYS 8 2 MIS N. NEW BERLIN

CHENANGO NORWICH, TOWN OF 1/14 MILE WEST "THE CASTLE" ONEIDA INDIAN FORT COUNCILS HELD HERE UP TO 1790 ON CO. RD. 1/4 MI. S. POLKVILLE

CHENANGO NORWICH, TOWN OF 1789 CAPT. JOHN HARRIS, SEAMAN AND PIONEER, BOUGHLAND FROM BROAD STREET TO RIVER FIRST NORWICH TOWN MEETING HELD IN HIS HOME ON NYS 12 AT NORWICH

CHENANGO NORWICH, TOWN OF AVERY POWER FIRST SETTLER IN TOWN OF NORWICH 1788, OWNED ADJOINING RIVER FLAT. LUCY POWER, FIRST WHITE NATIVE OF CHENANGO VALLEY ON NYS 12 1/2 MI. SO. NORWICH

CHENANGO NORWICH, TOWN OF FIRST LOG CABIN IN NORWICH WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE ABOUT 1790 BY COLONEL WILLIAM MONROE "DRUMMER BOY OF THE REVOLUTIONAY WAR" ON GROUNDS OF CO. COURTHOUSE AT NORWICH

CHENANGO NORWICH, TOWN OF WHITE STORE CHURCH BUILT 1820 BY BAPTISTS, METHODISTS, AND UNIVERSALIST, CHURCH IN ORIGINAL FORM EXCEPT PULPIT LOWERED 1863 ON NYS 8 AT WHITE STORE

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF BLACKMAN FARM SETTLED BY ELIJAH BLACKMAN 1788: THE FIRST SETTLER N THE TOWN OF OXFORD ON NYS 12 1 MI. N.E. OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF CONGREATIONAL CHURCH OLDES CHURCH EDIFICE STANDING IN THE VILLAGE OF OXFORD DEDICATED JULY 31, 1823 ON NYS 220 AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF FIRST SITE OF OXFORD ACADEMY CHARTER GRANTED, 1794 URI TRACY, FIRST PRINCIPAL ONE OF THE FIRST FOUR CHARTERS GRANTED WEST OF HUDSON RIVER ON NYS 220 AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF FORT HILL MILL BUILT IN 1794 BY THEODORE BURR AND HONTHAN BALDWIN ON NYS 12 AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF HOUSE BUILT BY JONATHAN BALDWIN IN 1794 BUILDER OF MANY OF THE FIRST HOUSES, FIRST SCHOOL HOUSES AND SECOND RIVER BRIDGE IN OXFORD ON STATE STREET AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF JUNCTION OF ITHACA-CATSKILL TURNPIKE AND THE UTICA-BINGHAMTON LINE OF POST COACHES STAGE ROUTE AND MAIL LINE FORMED IN 1822 ON WASHINGTON AVE. AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF LAKE WARN ACCORDING TO TRADITION BURIAL PLACE TO THICK NECK, GIANT CHIEF OF THE ANTONES, A TRIBE OF THE TUSCARORAS, KILLED BY THE ONEIDAS. ON NYS 12 4 MIS. S. W. OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF OXFORD FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD IN APRIL 1794 INCORPORATED AT VILLAGE APRIL 6, 1806 ON FORMER NYS 12 AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF OXFORD NAMED BY BENJAMIN HOVEY AFTER HIS NATIVE TOWN. OXFORD, MASSACHUSETTS ON NYS 220 AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG HOUSE BUILT BY BENJAMIN HOVEY, 1790 WHO SERVED IN THE REVOLUTION AND WAS KNOWN AS "FATHER OF THE SETTLEMENT" IN PART IN FRONT OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF SITE OF ST. PAUL'S ESPISCOPOAL CHURCH ERECTED IN 1816 FIRST CHURCH EDIFICE IN THE IN PARK IN FRONT OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL AT OXFORD

CHENANGO OXFORD, TOWN OF SITE OF ANCIENT INDIAN FORT IN 1791 EARLY SETTLERS FOUND EVIDENCE OF THIS FORT HAVING BEEN IN USE FOR MANY YEARS IN PART IN FRONT OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL AT OXFORD

CHENANGO SHERBURNE, TOWN OF "WESTERN ORACLE" FIRST NEWSPAPER IN CHENANGO CO. WAS PUBLISHED ON THIS SITE IN 1803 BY ABRAHAM AND NICHOLAS REMEYN ON COR. RD. AT SHERBURNE FOUR CNRS.

CHENANGO SHERBURNE, TOWN OF ALBANY-ITHACA TURNPIKE A STAKE DRIVEN HERE MARKED 100 MILES WEST FROM ALBANY ON THE ALBANY-ITHACA TURNPIKE BUILT 1805 ON NYS 80 1 MI. E. SHERBURNE

CHENANGO SHRBURNE, TOWN OF WEST HILL - 1802 COLONEL WILLIAM S. SMITH, AIDE TO WASHINGTON, OWNED 150,000 ACRES HEREABOUT IN 1791; MARRIED ABIGAIL ADAMS. BURIED AT REAR, DUE NORTH ON NYS 80 2 MIS. N.W. SHERBURNE

CHENANGO SMYRNA, TOWN OF ALBANY-ITHACA TURNPIKE A STAKE DRIVEN HERE MARKED 101 MILES WEST FROM ALBANY ON THE ALBANY-ITHACA TURNPIKE BUILT 1805 ON NYS 80 AT SHERBURNE

CLINTON AUSABLE, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKS, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N AT CLINTONVILLE

CLINTON AUSABLE, TOWN OF UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STATION WHERE NEGRO SLAVES WERE AIDED TO ESCAPE TO CANADA 1850-1899 IN FRONT OF GREEN APPLE INN ON RTE. 9 AT KEESEVILLE

CLINTON BLACK BROOK, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKE, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE, ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N AT CLINTONVILLE

CLINTON BLACK BROOK, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKE, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE, ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT BLACK BROOK

CLINTON CHAMPLAIN, TOWN OF CAMP GROUND OF THE BRITISH ARMY, 1814. OPPOSITE IS THE FARM OF PLINY MOORE, BUILT IN 1808, AND USED BY THE COMMISSARY 1800-1849 ON PROSPECT ST., CHAMPLAIN

CLINTON CHAMPLAIN, TOWN OF EAST BATTERY ON THIS HILL WAS ENCAMPED THE ARTILLERY OF THE AMERICAN ARMY UNDER GEN. GEORGE IZARD 1814 1800-1849 ON PINE ST. AT CHAMPLAIN

CLINTON CHAMPLAIN, TOWN OF IN THE FIRST SCHOOL WHICH STOOD NEAR THIS SITE DR. WILLIAM BEAUMONT SURGEON AND PHYSIOLOGIST WAS SCHOOLMASTER, 1807-10 1800-1849 ON OAK ST. AT CHAMPLAIN

CLINTON CHAMPLAIN, TOWN OF NEAR THIS SITE THE FIRST SAW MILL WAS ERECTED IN 1788 BY PLINY MOORE AND ELNATHAN ROGERS 1750-1799 ON US 11 AT WESTERN EDGE OF VILLAGE OF CHAMPLAIN

CLINTON CHAMPLAIN, TOWN OF SITE OF BURYING YARD IN WHICH WAS INTERRED LT. COL. BENJAMIN FORSYTH KILLED AT ODELLTOWN, L.C. JUNE 28, 1814 1800-1849 ON OAK ST. AT. CHAMPLAIN

CLINTON CHAMPLAIN, TOWN OF SITE OF THE BIRTHPLACE JEHUDI ASHMUN APRIL 21, 1794 FIRST COLONIZATION AGENT AT LIBERIA, AFRICA 1822-1828 1750-1799 ON OAK ST. AT CHAMPLAIN

CLINTON MOOERS, TOWN OF FIRST BRIDGE BUILT ON THIS SITE WAS FOR THE PLATTSBURG-MONTREAL R.R. HELPING TO BRING PEACE FROM BUSINESS STRIFE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. ON NYS 22 AT MOOERS

CLINTON MOOERS, TOWN OF FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD IN HOME OF JOHN SHEDDEN APRIL 3, 1804. HIS GRANDSON, LUCIEN LOVE SHEDDEN WAS REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1905-1912 1800-1849 ON NYS 22 AT MOOERS

CLINTON MOOERS, TOWN OF MOOERS JUNCTION ABOUT 1850 EATING HOUSE WAS EAST OF THIS SITE WHERE PLATTSBURG-MONTREAL AND OGDENSBURG-LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAILROADS CROSSED 1850-1899 ON NYS 22 AT MOOERS

CLINTON MOOERS, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME BUILT BEFORE 1804 BY JOHN SHEDDEN WHOSE BARN SHELTERED THE FIRST QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1800-1849 ON US 11 AT MOOERS

CLINTON MOOERS, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME LINCOLN WIGWAM BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND R.R. BRIDGE ON WEST SIDE. FIRST TAVERN, FIRST STORE IN TOWN AND VILLAGE OF MOOERS. ON NYS 22 AT MOOERS

CLINTON MOOERS, TOWN OF TOWN OF MOOERS FORMED BY STATE ACT FROM CHAMPLAIN MARCH 20, 1804. FIRST LOG HUT TEN RODS EAST, ALSO FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILLS 1800-1849 ON NYS 22 AT MOOERS

CLINTON PERU, TOWN, OF [ARROW] TO SITE OF PERU BLOCKHOUSE ONE OF FIVE ERECTED IN NORTHERN NEW YORK IN 1794 AS A REFUGE FOR SETTLERS FROM INDIAN ATTACKS 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF PERU

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, CITY OF A BLOCKHOUSE USED BY AMERICAN ARMY DURING BATTLE ON PLATTSBURGH STOOD HERE IN 1814 1800-1849 ON HAMILTON ST.

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, CITY OF BRITISH HOSPITAL THE BRITISH ARMY USED THE BASEMENT OF THIS HOUSE FOR A HOSPITAL DURING BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG SEPTEMBER, 1814 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF OAK & COURT STS.

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, CITY OF FIRST BUILDING ERECTED IN THIS SETTLEMENT STOOD HERE IN 1767. IT WAS THE HOME OF COUNT CHARLES DE FREDENBURGH 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF BRIDGE AND CHARLOTTE STS.

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, CITY OF HEADQUARTERS BRITISH OFFICERS DURING BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG, SEPTEMBER, 1814 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION, CORNELIA ST. AND CUMBERLAND AVE.

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, CITY OF OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE PLATTSBURG TO HOPKINTON VIA ELLENBURG, CHATEAUGAY MALONE. BEGUN BY ILITARY LABOR 1817. COMPLETED 1826 1800-1849 ON CORNELIA ST. AT CITY LINE

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, CITY OF SITE OF HOME ZETHANIAH PLATT 1735-1807 FOUNDER OF PLATTSBURG BUILT IN 1799 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF HAMILTON AND JAY STS.

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, TOWN OF BAKER BURYING GROUND HERE LIE SOX REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS AND MANY PIONEERS OF CLINTON COUNTY 1750-1799 ON NYS 3 ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF WEST PLATTSBURGH

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, TOWN OF HOME OF GENERAL BENJAMIN MOOERS 1758-1838 VETERAN OF REVOLUTION AND WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. CUMBERLAND HEAD

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, TOWN OF HOME OF JOHN ADDAMS BUILT 1790 MAJOR AND SURVEYOR DURING ENTIRE PERIOD OF REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. CUMBERLAND HEAD

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, TOWN OF MACDONOUGH FARM PRESENTED TO COMMODORE THOMAS MACDONOUGH BY THE STATE OF VERMONT FOR HIS VICTORY BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG, 1814 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ON CUMBERLAND HEAD

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, TOWN OF OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE FORMERLY AN INDIAN TRAIL IN 1817 MADE A MILITARY TURNPIKE BY PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE 1800-1849 ON OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE ABOUT 4 MILES N.W. OF PLATTSBURGH

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, TOWN OF OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE PLATTSBURH TO HOPKINTON VIA ELLENBURG, CHATEAYGAY MALONE. BEGUN BY MILITARY LABOR 1817. COMPLETED 1826 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 3 AND OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF PL

CLINTON PLATTSBURGH, TOWN OF WOOLSEY MANSION BUILT EFORE 1800 MELANCTON LLOYD WOOLSEY 1758-1819 FIRST COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS FIRST COUNTY CLERK 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ON CUMBERLAND HEAD

COLUMBIA ANCRAM, TOWN OF ANCRAM COPAKE LINE ANCRAM FORMED AS GALLATIN 1803. NAME CHANGED 1814 DIVIDED 1830. COPAKE FORMED FROM TAGHKANIC 1824 1800-1849 COUNTY RD., W. COPAKE TO ANCRAM

COLUMBIA ANCRAM, TOWN OF SITE OF IRON WORKS FIRST IN COLONY OF NEW YORK, HAD 4 FORGES. FOUNDED BY ROBERT LIVINGSTON 1748. DEMOLISHED 1854 1700-1749 NYS 82 IN ANCRAM

COLUMBIA ANCRAM, TOWN OF SITE OF LEAD MINES ORE DISCOVERED BY MR. KEEFER. LIVINGSTON BOUGHT LEASE 1827 OPERATED TO 1837. OTHERS OPERATED TO 1866 1800-1849 NYS 82 IN ANCRAMDALE

COLUMBIA ANCRAM, TOWN OF TOWN AND COUNTY LINE PINE PLAINS, DUTCHES COUNTY, ORG'D 1823; PART OF NORTHEAST 1788, PART LITTLE NINE PARTNERS 1706. ANCRAM, COLUMBIA COUNTY FORMED 1814. 1800-1849 NYS 82 AT CO. LINE BETWEEN ANCRAMDALE & PULVERS CORNERS

COLUMBIA ANCRAM, TOWN OF TOWN OF ANCRAM NAMED IN HONOR OF THE ANCESTRAL HOME OF THE LIVINGSTONS AT TEVIOTDALE ROXBURGHSHIRE, SCOTLAND 1800-1849 NYS 82 IN ANCRAM

COLUMBIA AUSTERLITZ, TOWN OF SPENCERTOWN ACADEMY 1847 TIMOTHY WOODBRIDGE D.D., FIRST PRESIDENT USED CONTINUOUSLY AS SCHOOL HOUSE SINCE ERECTION 1800-1849 NYS 203 IN SPENCERTOWN

COLUMBIA CANAAN, TOWN OF DOUGLAS HOUSE HOME OF ASA DOUGLAS. NOTED RESORT OF WHIGS DURING THE REVOLUTION. GARRET USED TO CONFINE TORY NEIGHBORS. 1750-1799 CO. RD., N. OF CANAAN CORNERS

COLUMBIA CANAAN, TOWN OF JASON WARNER HOUSE MANY OF SCENES IN "WIDE WIDE WORLD" AND "QUEECHY" WERE LAID IN AND AROUND THIS HOUSE WHERE SUSAN AND ANNA WARNER, NOTED AMERICAN AUTHORS, SPENT SEVERAL SUMMERS 1750-1799 ON PAPER MILL HILL RD., S. OF QUEECHY

COLUMBIA CANAAN, TOWN OF RED ROCK SETTLED IN 1750 FORMERLY KNOWN AS PILFERSHIRE 1750-1799 CO. RD. AT RED ROCK

COLUMBIA CANAAN, TOWN OF SITE OF GRIST MILL BUILT BY COL. WILLIAM B. WHITING. BURNED DURING THE REVOLUTION BY TORIES, WHEN FILLED WITH GOVERMENT GRAIN. REBUILT LATER. 1750-1799 NYS 295 NEAR QUEECHY LAKE

COLUMBIA CHATHAM, TOWN OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE BUILT IN 1777 AT RAYVILLE FIRST IN COLUMBIA COUNTY 1750-1799 CO. RD. AT RAYVILLE

COLUMBIA CHATHAM, TOWN OF GROAT'S TAVERN FIRST BUILDING ERECTED IN CHATHAM - BUILT BY WILLIAM THOMAS IN 1811 - CHATHAM WAS FIRST CALLED GROAT'S CORNERS 1800-1849 NYS 66 IN CHATHAM

COLUMBIA CHATHAM, TOWN OF HOME OF ABRAHAM VAN NESS OFFICER IN REVOLUTION WHO WAS SHOT ON BRIDGE BY TORIES IN AUGUST, 1777 1750-1799 NYS 66 S. OF MALDEN BRIDGE

COLUMBIA CHATHAM, TOWN OF VAN ALSTYNE HOUSE REPUTED TO HAVE BEEN USED AS A FORT DURING REVOLUTION 1750-1799 CO. RD. E. OF CHATHAM CTR.

COLUMBIA CLAVERACK, TOWN OF BRICK HOUSE BUILT 1804 BY DR. THOMAS BRODHEAD THE BRICKS WERE MADE HERE BY CLAY KNEADED BY CATTLE BEING DRIVEN OVER IT. 1800-1849 US 9, NORTH OF CLERMONT

COLUMBIA CLAVERACK, TOWN OF CLAVERACK-GHENT LINE CLAVERACK A DISTRICT 1772, TOWN 1788. HILLSDALE TAKEN OFF 1782, HUDSON 1785. GHENT FORMED FROM PARTS OF CHATHAM, CLAVERACK, KINDERHOOK 1818. 1750-1799 NYS 66, WEST OF NYS 9H

COLUMBIA CLAVERACK, TOWN OF CLERMONT POST-OFFICE ESTABLISHED IN 1791. ONE OF THE FIRST HUNDRED POST OFFICES IN THE U.S. 1750-1799 US 9, IN CLERMONT

COLUMBIA CLAVERACK, TOWN OF NEW YORK'S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED AT CLERMONT IN 1791 1750-1799 US 9, IN CLERMONT

COLUMBIA CLAVERACK, TOWN OF POST ROAD - 1772 ALBANY TO NEW YORK. WEEKLY MAIL SERVICE ESTABLISHED ON HORSEBACK. PASSENGER SERVICE BY COVERED WAGONS AND FOUR HORSES IN 1786. 1750-1799 NYS 9H N.E. OF JUNCT. WITH NYS 66

COLUMBIA CLAVERACK, TOWN OF SITE OF TOLLGATE OF THE HIGHLAND TURNPIKE COMPANY 1800-1849 US 9, SOUTH OF CLERMONT

COLUMBIA CLAVERACK, TOWN OF THE ACADEMY BUILT IN 1834 AS A SEMINARY OF LEARNING THE LAND WAS GIVEN BY EDWARD P. LIVINGSTON 1800-1849 US 9, IN CLERMONT

COLUMBIA CLERMONT, TOWN OF CLERMONT BUILT 1730, ON LIVINGSTON MANOR. HOME OF CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON, ONE OF THE FIVE DRAFTERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 1700-1749 NYS 9G, NORTH OF TIVOLI

COLUMBIA CLERMONT, TOWN OF CLERMONT BUILT 1730, ON LIVINGSTON MANOR. HOME OF CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON, ONE OF THE FIVE DRAFTERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 1700-1749 CO. RD., WEST OF NYS 9G

COLUMBIA CLERMONT, TOWN OF CLERMONT BUILT 1730, ON LIVINGSTON MANOR. HOME OF CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON, ONE OF THE FIVE DRAFTERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 1700-1749 WEST OF CO. RD., N. OF TIVOLI

COLUMBIA COPAKE, TOWN OF COPAKE-HILLSDALE LINE COPAKE PART OF GRANGER 1803, FORMED FROM TAGHKANIC 1824. HILLSDALE FORMED FROM CLAVERACK AS DISTRICT 1782, TOWN 1786. 1800-1849 NYS 22, S. OF HILLSDALE

COLUMBIA COPAKE, TOWN OF FARM OF HANS CHRYSLER FOR WHOM CHRYSLER POND WAS NAMED. HOME OF AMY MARIAH CHRYSLER, BORN 1770 1750-1799 CO. RD., N. OF CHRYSLER POND

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF CHURCH CEMETERY CONNECTED WITH REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH KNOWN AS STISSICK, GALLATIN, ANCRAM, GREENBUSH AND VEDDER 1700-1749 CO. RD., S. OF SPAULDING FURNACE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF DINGS CEMETERY OLDEST CEMETERY IN GALLATIN PRIVATE FOR DINGS FAMILY BEFORE 1748 1700-1749 AT SILVERNAILS

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF GALLATIN-ANCRAM TOWN LINE GALLATIN AND ANCRAM ORGANIZED AS GALLATIN 1803; NAME CHANGED TO ANCRAM 1814 SEPARATED 1830 1800-1849 NYS 82 WEST OF ANCRAM

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF GALLATIN-LIVINGSTON TOWN LINE GALLATIN ORGANIZED FROM LIVINGSTON 1803. LIVINGSTON A MANOR 1686; A DISTRICT 1772; A TOWN 1788, INCLUDING GALLATIN, ANCRAM, TAGHKANIC AND COPAKE1800-1849 CO. RD., N. OF ELIZAVILLE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF GALLATIN-MILAN TOWN LINE DIVIDING GALLATIN, COLUMBIA COUNTY, ORGANIZED 1803, FROM MILAN, DUTCHESS COUNTY ORGANIZED 1818 1800-1849 CO. RD., E. OF ELIZAVILLE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF GALLATIN-TAGHKANIC TOWN LINE GALLATIN ORGANIZED 1803 AND INCLUDED ANCRAM. TAGHKANIC ORGANIZED 1803 AS GRANGER AND INCLUDED COPAKE. BOTH TAKEN FROM LIVINGSTON 1800-1849 NYS 82 AT ENTRANCE TO LAKE TAGHKANIC STATE PARK

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF GALLATINVILLE NAMED FOR HONORABLE ABRAHAM A. A. GALLATIN. B. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 1761 D. NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., 1849 SECRETARY OF TREASURY 1801-1813 1800-1849 AT GALLATINVILLE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF HISTORIC FARM REV. HERMAN VEDDER IN FAMILY SINCE MAY 1, 1804, LIFE LEASE FROM JOHN LIVINGSTON. "SHALL MINISTER & PREACH GOSPEL IN GREENBUSH CHURCH" 1800-1849 CO. RD., N. OF MT. ROSE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF LASHER HOUSE OLDEST PART BUILT ABOUT 1770 IN POSSESSION OF LASHER FAMILY UNTIL 1910 1750-1799 CO. RD., ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. S. OF SUYDAM

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF OLD TURNPIKE THE OLD ROAD FROM THE HUDSON RIVER THROUGH ANCARAM TO SALISBURY CONNECTICUT 1700-1749 NYS 82 AT SUYDAM

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF OLD TURNPIKE ROAD TO NOBLETOWN, ANCRAM AND BARRINGTON. 1750-1799 CO. RD. AT SPAULDING FURANCE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF SIGNAL ROCK USED BY INDIANS FOR FIRES. FIRES BUILT ON THIS ROCK COULD BE SEEN FOR MANY MILES. CALLED GREEN HILL INDIAN SIGNAL ROCK. Prehistoric 2 1/2 MIS. W. OF CO. RD., SUYDAM TO SPAULDING FURNACE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF SITE OF DINGS HOUSE HOME OF HANS DINGS, ONE OF FIRST SETTLERS OF GALLATIN, N.Y. BEFORE 1748. LEASED FROM LIVINGSTON 1700-1749 AT SILVERNAILS

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF SITE OF MANNESSAH HOME PRINCE QUACK MANNESSAH OF THE MOHICAN SHACOMECO CLAN WAS THE LAST KNOWN INDIAN RESIDENT OF GALLATIN SILVERNAILS-PINE PLAINS RD.

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF SITE OF PLOW FURNACE ESTABLISHED 1840 BY MOSES SPAULDING ON SPAULDING CREEK. ABANDONED 1910. 1800-1849 CO. RD. AT SPAULDING FURANCE

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST SUYDAM SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED OCT. 1918. LAND DONATED BY JACOB SUYDAM ABOUT 1800 1800-1849 NYS 82 AT SUYDAM

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF STAGE INN J. SUYDAM'S HOTEL, 1798-1822; DR. C. DUYDAM'S OFFICE 1798-1822; J. SUYDAM JR'S HOTEL, 1822-49; SUYDAM POST OFFICE UNTIL 1906 1750-1799 NYS 82, WEST OF SUYDAM

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF TOWN AND COUNTY LINE GALLATIN, COLUMBIA COUNTY PINE PLAINS, DUTCHESS COUNTY GALLATIN ORGANIZED 1803 PINE PLAINS ORGANIZED 1823 1800-1849 CO. RD., W. OF JACKSON'S CRNRS.

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF TOWN AND COUNTY LINE GALLATIN, COLUMBIA COUNTY PINE PLAINS, DUTCHESS COUNTY GALLATIN ORGANIZED 1803 PINE PLAINS ORGANIZED 1823 1800-1849 SILVERNAILS-PINE PLAINS RD.

COLUMBIA GALLATIN, TOWN OF TRAINING GROUND FOR NEW YORK STATE MILITIA OF THE GALLATIN DISTRICT. JEREMIAH CRONK, FIFER, 1812 1800-1849 W. OF BRIDGE AT SILVERNAILS

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE IN GERMANTOWN. BUILT BY PALATINES IN 1711. LOCATED JUST WEST OF THIS POINT 1700-1749 CO. RD. S. OF GERMANTOWN

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF THE PROTESTANT DUTCH IN GERMANTOWN. ERECTED IN 1728 AND WAS LOCATED 500 FT. WEST OF THIS POINT. 1700-1749 NYS 9G, S. OF N. GERMANTOWN

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF ROCKEFELLER HOME HOME OF SIMEON, SON OF DIELL ROCKEFELLER WHO LANDED AT EAST CAMP, 1733 1700-1749 CO. RD., E. OF GERMANTOWN

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF SHARPS LANDING ACTIVE IN TRADING IN 1684 1650-1699 NYS 9G, S. OF N. GERMANTOWN

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN GERMANTOWN. ERECTED IN 1710 1700-1749 NYS 9G, S. OF N. GERMANTOWN

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF GRIST AND SAW MILL ERECTED BY DIELL ROCKEFELLER IN 1751 1750-1799 CO. RD. FROM GERMANTOWN, WEST OF NYS 9G

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF THE SECOND REFORMED CHURCH OF GERMANTOWN. BUILT HERE IN 1814 1800-1849 CO. RD., E. OF GERMANTOWN

COLUMBIA GERMANTOWN, TOWN OF THIRD LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GERMANTOWN BUILT HERE IN 1812 1800-1849 CO. RD., N. OF VIEWMONTE

COLUMBIA GHENT, TOWN OF LOUIS FRISBEE PAYN U.S. MARSHALL, SUPT. OF INSURANCE AND FOR 68 YEARS LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN COLUMBIA CO. WAS BORN HERE JAN. 27, 1835 1800-1849 NYS 66, 3 MIS. S. OF GHENT

COLUMBIA GREENPORT, TOWN OF COLUMBIA COUNTY SEPARATED FROM ALBANY CO. APRIL 4, 1786. NAME FROM COLUMBUS, DISCOVERED OF AMERICA 1750-1799 NYS 9G AT S. APPROACH TO RIP VAN WINKLE BRIDGE

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COLUMBIA HUDSON, CITY OF "PARADE HILL" GRANTED TO COMMON COUNCIL ON MARCH 9, 1795 FOR A PUBLIC WALK OR MALL GRANTED BY "PROPRIETORS, SETTLERS OF HUDSON 1750-1799 PARK AT FOOT OF WARREN ST.

COLUMBIA HUDSON, CITY OF GEN. WORTH HOUSE HERE ON MARCH 1, 1794, WM. J. WORTH, A MAJOR-GENERAL IN THE MEXICAN WAR, WAS BORN. DIED AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 1849 1750-1799 AT 211 UNION ST.

COLUMBIA HUDSON, CITY OF SITE OF TWO DWELLINGS FIRST IN LHUDSON. ERECTED IN 1783. PROPRIETORS HELD FIRST MEETING IN JENKINS HOME HERE. BURNED 1838 1750-1799 IN CITY PARK, FRONT ST.

COLUMBIA HUDSON, CITY OF SITE OF CITY HALL FIRST IN HUDSON. BEGUN 1786; COMPLETED 1804. USED AS A COURT HOUSE IN 1805. FIRST COURT HELD JAN. 1806. SOLD TO THIS CHURCH IN 1835 1750-1799 WARREN & SOUTH 4TH STS.

COLUMBIA HUDSON, CITY OF THIS BUILDING BUILT FOR A JAIL IN 1805. CHANGED TO A CITY HALL IN 1835. IN 1855, BECAME "DAVIS HALL" A THEATER. SINCE 1862 IT HAS BEEN A PRINTING SHOP. 1800-1849 WARREN & NORTH 4TH STS.

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF APPROACHING LINDENWALD HOME OF PRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN. 1841-62 1800-1849 W. OF NYS 9H, N. OF LINDENWALD

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF APPROACHING LINDENWALD HOME OF PRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN. 1841-62 1800-1849 W. OF NYS 9H, S. OF LINDENWALD

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF COLUMBIA COUNTY SEPARATED FROM ALBANY CO. APRIL 4, 1786. NAME FROM COLUMBUS, DISCOVERER OF AMERICA 1750-1799 US 9 AT COLUMBIA-RENSSELAER

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF GEN. JOHN BURGOYNE AS PRISONER OF WAR WAS ENTERTAINED IN THIS HOUSE ON NIGHT OF OCTOBER 22, 1777 WHILE BEING TAKEN FROM BATTLE OF SARATOGA TO BOSTON 1750-1799 BROAD NEAR CHURCH ST., KINDERHOOK

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF LINDENWALD HOME OF PRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN, 1841-62 BUILT IN 1797 BY PETER VAN NESS 1800-1849 W. OF NYS 9H, 1 1/2 MIS. S. OF ROAD TO KINDERHOOK

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF OLD CLUMBIA ACADEMY EARLY DUTCH SCHOOL INCORPORATED MARCH 13, 1797 BECAME KINDERHOOK ACADEMY APRIL 3, 1824 1750-1799 ON ALBANY ST., KINDERHOOK

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF POST ROAD - 1772 ALBANY TO NEW YORK. WEEKLY MAIL SERVICE ESTABLISHED ON HORSEBACK. PASSENGER SERVICE TO COVERED WAGONS AND FOUR HORSES IN 1786 1750-1799 NYS 9H, E. OF KINDERHOOK

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF QUACKENBOSS TAVERN HERE IN 1753 FOR TWO MONTHS SAT COMMISSIONERS TO DIVIDE GREAT KINDERHOOK PATENT OF 1686. MARTIN VAN BUREN LATER TRIED A LAW CASE HERE. 1750-1799 AT JUNCTION, US 9 & NYS 9H

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH ORGANIZED IN 1712 SIXTH CHURCH BETWEEN NEW YORK AND ALBANY 1700-1749 BROAD & CHURCH STS., KINDERHOOK

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF SITE OF ICHABOD CRANE SCHOOLHOUSE WASHINGTON IRVING VISITED HERE WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS TAUGHT BY JESSE MERWIN 1800-1849 NYS 9H, 1 1/4 S. OF ROAD TO KINDERHOOK

COLUMBIA KINDERHOOK, TOWN OF VAN ALEN HOMESTEAD ERECTED IN 1736 KATRINA VAN TASSEL RESIDED IN THIS HOUSE ACCORDING TO TRADITION 1700-1749 NYS 9H, 7 MIS. S. OF ROAD TO KINDERHOOK

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF "THE HILL" BUILT IN 1801 BY HENRY WALTER LIVINGSTON, WHO DIED HERE IN 1810 1800-1849 CO. RD., EAST OF NYS 82

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF "WAGGON PATH YT LEADETH FROM YE MANOR HOUSE" 1700-1749 E. OF NYS 9G ON CO. RD., LINLITHGO TO BLUE STORES

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF 1714 "THE KINGS HIE WAY YT LEADETH FROM THE MANOR HOUSE TO TAHKANICK" 1700-1749 "THE KINGS HIE WAY

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF BINGHAM'S MILLS NAMED FOR CHARLES BINGHAM. FORMERLY BAKER'S MILLS. 20 DWELLINGS, M.E. CHAPEL, 2 MILLS, BLACKSMITH SHOP AND WOOLEN FACTORY 1850-1899 NAMED FOR CHARLES BINGHAM.

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF BURDEN HUDSON RIVER ORE IRON CO. 1875-1898 IRON MINES EMPLOYED 550 MEN; 1200 TONS ORE MINED DAILY. 1000 ACRES LAND OWNED. STORE, MACHINE SHOP, 60 HOUSES. 1850-1899 HUDSON RIVER ORE IRON CO.

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF CALENDAR HOUSE BUILT BY SAMUEL TEN BROEK IN 1773. LATER PURCHASED BY GEN. HARRY LIVINGSTON WHOSE DESCENDANTS HELD IT UNTIL 1861 1750-1799 BUILT BY SAMUEL TEN BROEK

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF GLENCO MILLS WAS ESTABLISHED AS POST OFFICE IN 1856 HENRY P. HEERMANCE, POSTMASTER 1850-1899 OLD NYS 82 AT GLENCOE MILLS

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF HIGHLAND TURNPIKE INCORPORATED IN 1804. AN EARLY ROAD. 1800-1849 INCORPORATED IN 1804.

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF JOHNSTON NAMED FOR JOHN LIVINGSTON,RO SETTLER. LIVINGSTON POST OFFICE 1805. HAD A REVOLUTIONARY STAGE INN AND LINLITHGO REFORMED CHURCH. 1800-1849 MAIN ST., IN LIVINGSTON

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LAND MARKER DIVIDING INHERITANCES OF ROBERT C. AND HENRY LIVINGSTON FROM 3ED PRO- PRIETOR OF THE MANOR 1792. TWIN MARKER AT LIVINGSTON. 1750-1799 DIVIDING INHERITANCES OF

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LAND MARKER DIVIDING INHERITANCES OF ROBERT C. AND HENRY LIVINGSTON FROM 3RD PRO- PRIETOR OF THE MANOR 1792. TWIN MARKER AT BLUE STORES 1750-1799 E. OF MAIN ST., LIVINGSTON

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LINE HOUSE TAVERN AND STAGE INN BEFORE 1790. JOHN MANNY FIRST PROPRIETOR 1750-1799 TAVERN AND STAGE INN

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON THE PRESENT VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON WAS FORMERLY CALLED JOHNSTOWN AFTER JOHN LIVINGSTON 1800-1849 MAIN ST., IN LIVINGSTON

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON-CLAVERACK LINE BOTH DISTRICTS 1772, TOWNS 1788. LIVINGSTON INCLUDED CLERMONT, GALLATIN, GRANGER. CLAVERACK INCLUDED HUDSON, HILLSDALE, PART OF GHENT. 1750-1799 CO. RD., EAST OF BELL'S POND

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON-CLAVERACK LINE BOTH DISTRICTS 1772, TOWNS 1788. LIVINGSTON INCLUDED CLERMONT, GALLATIN, GRANGER. CLAVERACK INCLUDED HUDSON, HILLSDALE, PART OF GHENT. 1750-1799 CO. RD., WEST OF CHURCHTOWN

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON-CLAVERACK LINE BOTH DISTRICTS 1772, TOWNS 1788. LIVINGSTON INCLUDED CLERMONT, GALLATIN, GRANGER. CLAVERACK INCLUDED HUDSON, HILLSDALE, PART OF GHENT. 1750-1799 CO. RD., WEST OF CHURCHTOWN

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON-CLERMONT LINE LIVINGSTON A MANOR 1686, DISTRICT 1772; INCLUDED ANCRAM, CLERMONT, COPKAE GALLATIN, GERMANTOWN, TAGHKANIC. TOWN 1788. 1650-1699 LIVINGSTON A MANOR 1686,

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON-CLERMONT LINE LIVINGSTON A MANOR 1686, DISTRICT 1772, INCLUDED ANCRAM, CLERMONT, COPKAE, GALLATIN, GERMANTOWN, TAGHKANIC. TOWN 1788. 1650-1699 LIVINGSTON A MANOR 1686,

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON-GERMANTOWN LINE BOTH TOWNS 1788. LIVINGSTON A MANOR 1686, DISTRICT 1772, INCLUDED CLERMONT, GALLATIN, GRANGER. GERMANTOWN A DIST. 1775; PART OF CLERMONT ADDED IN 1858 1750-1799 NYS 9G, N. OF BRIDGE

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF LIVINGSTON-GREENPORT LINE LIVINGSTON A MANOR 1686, A DIST. 1772, INCLUDED ANCRAM, TAGHKANIC, GALLATIN, COPAKE, CLERMONT. TOWN 1788. IN 1837 GREENPORT FORMED FROM HUDSON 1650-1699 US 9 AT RACE PLACE

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF MEMORIAL CHAPEL BUILT IN 1780 ON SITE OF EARLIER CHURCH. COVERS OLD CRYPT WHICH IS THE BURIAL PLACE OF GENERATIONS OF LIVINGSTONS. 1750-1799 CO. RD., E. AT LINLITHGO

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF OAK HILL BUILT IN 1793 BY JOHN LIVINGSTON, SON OF THE 3RD PROPRIETOR, AND HOME OF SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS OF THE FAMILY. 1750-1799 W. OF NYS 9G, RD. TO GREENDALE

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF OLD ROAD HOUSE BUILT IN 1803. THE STAGE-COACH STOPPED HERE ON TRIPS OVER THE HIGHLAND TURNPIKE 1800-1849 BUILT IN 1803.

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF POST ROAD - 1772 ALBANY TO NEW YORK. WEEKLY MAIL SERVICE ESTABLISHED ON HORSEBACK. PASSENGER SERVICE BY COVERED WAGONS AND FOUR HORSES IN 1786 1750-1799 ALBANY TO NEW YORK. WEEKLY

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF SITE OF GOOD HOPE MILLS GRIST MILLS ERECTED BY THE LIVINGSTONS PRIOR TO 1780. MACHINERY REMOVED 1896. C.E. BINGHAM LAST OPERATOR 1750-1799 GOOD HOPE MILLS

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF SITE OF "LINLITHGO MILLS" GRIST MILLS BUILT 1780 BY ROBERT LIVINGSTON. NAMED BY S. FOX OF FOX'S HOSIERY FACTORY AND GRIST MILLS. 1750-1799 CO. RD., BELL'S POND

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF TEVIOTDALE BUILT ABOUT 1773 LIVINGSTON- FULTON HOUSE HOME ON HON. WALTER LIVINGSTON AND OF SON-IN-LAW ROBERT FULTON 1750-1799 BUILT ABOUT 1773 LIVINGSTON-

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF THE HERMITAGE BEGUN BY PETER R. LIVINGSTON DURING THE REVOLUTION AND NEVER FINISHED. LOCATED ABOUT A MILE DOWN THIS LANE ON ROELOFF JANSEN'S KILL 1750-1799 BEGUN BY PETER R. LIVINGSTON

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF LIVINGSTON - 1788 CONTAINED BAKERS MILLS, BLUE STORES, BURDEN, ELIZAVILLE, GLENCO MILLS, LINLITHGO, AND WALKER'S MILLS. 1750-1799 LIVINGSTON - 1788

COLUMBIA LIVINGSTON, TOWN OF UNION CORNERS IN TOWNS OF GALLATIN AND LIVINGSTON. SETTLED BEFORE 1790. POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED 1840. NAMED FROM UNION CORNERS HOUSE, A TAVERN. 1750-1799 IN TOWNS OF GALLATIN

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF BOOGE-TORREY HOUSE BUILT BY ABNER SHUMWAY 1786 HOME OF ARRON JORDON BOOGE 1801-26 PREPARED YOUNG MEN FOR YALE AND SERVED AS CHAPLAIN IN WAR OF 1812 HERE FOR A CENTURY LIVED JESSE TORREY'S FAMILY 1750-1799 CO. RD., N. OF NEW LEBANON

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF COLUMBIA COUNTY SEPARATED FROM ALBANY CO. APRIL 4, 1786. NAME FROM COLUMBUS, DISCOVERER OF AMERICA 1750-1799 NYS 22, COLUMBIA-RENSSELAER LINE

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF COLUMBIA COUNTY SEPARATED FROM ALBANY CO. APRIL 4, 1786. NAME FROM COLUMBUS, DISCOVERER OF AMERICA 1750-1799 US 20 AT COLUMBIA-RENSSELAER LINE

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF GILBERT HOUSE BUILT IN 1780 BY MAJOR ELISHA GILBERT 1749-1823 CONTAINS UNIQUE EXAMPLE DECORATED MASONIC MEETING ROOM 1750-1799 US 20, W. OF NEW LEBANON CENTER

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF HOUSE BUILT 1800 BY COL. JOHNATHAN MURDOCK 1758-1832. REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER THE ORIGINAL MURDOCK HOUSE STOOD ABOVE THE ROAD TO THE SOUTHWEST 1800-1849 CO. RD., N. OF NEW LEBANON

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF KENDALL SHOP FIRST THERMOMETERS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES PRODUCED ON THIS SITE 1800-1849 US 20 & NYS 22, NEW LEBANON

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF NEW YORK STATE EXPLORED BY DUTCH, 1624; UNDER ENGLISH RULE AFTER 1664. NAMED FRO DUKE OF YORK, LATER KING JAMES II 1600-1649 US 20, W. OF N.Y.-MASS. LINE

COLUMBIA NEW LEBANON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY ESTABLISHED MARCH 12, 1804, BY DR. JESSE TORREY, FATHER OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY MOVEMENT OF AMERICA 1800-1849 NYS 22, IN NEW LEBANON

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF CHITTENDEN HOLLOW ON WEST SIDE OF FALLS. HERE GEORGE CHITTENDEN BUILT 2ND COTTONMILL IN THE COUNTY LATER CALLED ROSSMAN MILLS 1800-1849 CO. RD.,SE OF BRIDGE AT CHITTENDEN FALLS

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF CHITTENDEN FALLS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FALLS GEORGE CHITTENDEN BUILT THE SECOND PAPER MILL IN THE COUNTY LATER CALLED ROSSMANS 1800-1849 NYS 9H, NW OF BRIDGE AT ROSSMANS

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF COLUMBIAVILLE FALLS IN 1800 SLOOPS CAME AS FAR AS THESE FALLS FROM THE HUDSON RIVER 1800-1849 US 9, S. OF BRIDGE

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF COLUMBIAVILLE INCORPORATED 1812; ACT REPEALED 1833. IN 1813 HAD COTTON FACTORY, SAW MILLS, PAPER MILLS, AND GRIST MILLS. 1800-1849 US 9, N. OF BRIDGE

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF COLUMBIAVILLE BRIDGE IN 1870 THE IRON BRIDGE 245 FT. LONG, BUILT HERE, WAS THE LONGEST SINGLE SPAN ROAD BRIDGE IN N.Y. STATE 1850-1899 US 9, S. OF BRIDGE

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF STAATS HOUSE BUILT BY COL. ABRAM STATS BETWEEN 1654-1664 HENRY HUDSON LANDED HERE SEPTEMBER 17, 1609 IN SAILING UP HUDSON RIVER 1550-1599 CO. RD., 1 1/2 MI. W. OF US 9

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF STOCKPORT CREEK FOR GENERATIONS KNOWN AS ABRAM'S CREEK. FORMED AT STOCKPORT BY UNION OF KINDERHOOK AND CLAVERACK CREEKS 1650-1699 CO. RD., N. OF BRIGE AT STOCKPORT

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF STOCKPORT-GREENPORT LINE STOCKPORT FORMED FROM PARTS OF HUDSON, GHENT AND STUYVESANT IN 1833. GREENPORT FORMED FROM HUDSON CITY IN 1837 1800-1849 US 9 AT TOWN LINE

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF STOCKPORT-STUYVESANT LINE STOCKPORT FORMED FROM PARTS OF HUDSON, GHENT, STUYVESANT, 1833. STUYVESANT FORMED FROM KINDERHOOK 1823. 1800-1849 US 9 AT TOWN LINE

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF STOCKPORT-STUYVESANT LINE STOCKPORT FORMED FROM PARTS OF HUDSON, GHENT, STUYVESANT, 1833. STUYVESANT FORMED FROM KINDERHOOK 1823. 1800-1849 NYS 9J AT TOWN LINE

COLUMBIA STOCKPORT, TOWN OF TOWN OF STOCKPORT NAMED FROM STOCKPORT, ENG., FORMER HOME OF JAMES WILD, PORPRIETOR OF MILLS AT COLUMBIAVILLE IN 1812 1800-1849 CO. RD.,W. OF US 9 AT COLUMBIAVILLE

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF BENJAMIN F. BUTLER BORN HERE 1795 - DIED 1858 A REVISER OF STATE LAWS; REGENT 1829-32; ATTORNEY GENERAL U.S. 1833-38; ACTING SEC. OF WAR 1836-37 1750-1799 NYS 9J, S. OF STUYVESANT

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF CLOTH MILL BUILT BY WILLIAM VAN HOESEN IN 1800. LOCATED WHERE POWER HOUSE STANDS 1800-1849 CO. RD., E. OF BRIDGE AT STUYVESANT FALLS

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF COLUMBIA COUNTY SEPARATED FROM ALBANY CO. APRIL 4, 1786. NAME FROM COLUMBUS, DISCOVERER OF AMERICA 1750-1799 NYS 9J, NEAR SCHODACK LANDING

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF HENRY VAN SCHAACK DIED HERE IN 1823. BUILT THESE TWO HOUSES. WAS ON FIRST BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WILLIAMS COLLEGE. 1800-1849 NYS 9J, AT STUYVESANT

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF HENRY HUDSON LANDED HERE SEPT. 19. 1609 AND WAS ENTERTAINED BY INDIANS WHO ENCAMPED HERE CALLED KINDERHOOK. 1600-1649 NYS 9J, N. OF STUYVESANT

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF LANDING SET OFF FROM TOWN OFD 1858 KINDERHOOK 1823. NOW PART OF THE TOWN OF STUYVESANT. 1800-1849 NYS 9J & NYS 398 AT STUYVESANT

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF NUTTEN HOOKE GRANTED TO ARENT VAN DEN BERGH 1666. SOLD TO HANS HENDRICKSEN IN 1667. OLD "FISH PLACE" 1 1/2 MI. SOUTH 1650-1699 NYS 9J, AT NEWTON HOOK

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF POWELL PATENT 1664 THIS MARKS THE NORTHWEST POINT OF THIS EARLY GRANT 1650-1699 NYS 9J, N. OF STUYVESANT

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF POWELL PATENT 1664 THE SOUTHWEST POINT OF THE GRANT IS NORTH OF "SWARTE HOOCK" 1650-1699 NYS 9J, S. OF STUYVESANT

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF POWELL PATENT 1664 DIRECTLY EAST TO CREEK MARKS SOUTHEAST POINT OF GRANT 1650-1699 EAST OF US 9, TO SUNNYSIDE

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF PRIOR TO 1667 KNOWN AS "MAJOR ABRAM'S (STAATS) KILL" AND "THIRD FALLS." IN 1823 CALLED "STUYVESANT FALLS" AND AFTER 1845 "KINDERHOOK CREEK" 1650-1699 CO. RD., W. OF BRIDGE AT STUYVESANT FALLS

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF SITE OF BIRTHPLACE REAR ADMIRAL JOHN WOODWARD PHILIP U.S.N., 1840-1900, GRADUATE OF NAVAL ACADEMY WHO COMMANDED THE "TEXAS" IN BATTLE OF SANTIAGO, 1898 1800-1849 NW OF KINDERHOOK, NEAR EICKYBUSH

COLUMBIA STUYVESANT, TOWN OF UPPER FALLS 1ST PAPER MILL IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. BUILT BY PITKINS AND EDMUNDS ON THE SITE OF AN OLD GRIST MILL. BUILT IN 1800 1800-1849 CO. RD., W. OF BRIDGE AT STUYVESANT FALLS

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF SITE OF PLOW FURNACE ESTABLISHED 1830 BY JOHN C. WHEELER ON CHRYSLER POND OUTLET. 6 STYLES OF PLOWS MADE. ABANDONED 1905 1800-1849 CO. RD. W. OF CHRYSLER POND

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF SITE OF MILLER'S TAVERN BUILT BEFORE 1770 BY WM. ROCKEFELLER, JONAS I. MILLER PROPRIETOR FOR MANY YEARS FIRST TOWN MEETING HERE 1803 1750-1799 NYS 82. AT W. TAGHKANIC

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF SITE OF MARYBURGH FORGES ESTABLISHED BEFORE 1700 BY THE LIVINGSTONS. ABANDONED BEFORE 1798 1650-1699 ON TOWN RD., 1/8 MI. N. OF NYS 82 AND SUYDAM

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF SITE OF NEW FORGE IRON WORKS 1770-1790 GRIST, FEED AND PLASTER MILLS, BLACKSMITH SHOP, STORE, DWELLINGS, 1800-1876 1750-1799 TN. RD., NORTH OF SUYDAM

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF SITE OF TAGHKANIC HAMLET INCLUDED TAVERN BUILT PRIOR TO 1770, POST OFFICE, STORE, LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SIX DWELLINGS 1750-1799 CO. RD., AT TAGHKANIC

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF TAGHKANIC-CLAVERACK LINE TAGHKANIC ORGANIZED 1803 AS GRANGER, INCLUDED COPAKE, CLAVERACK, A DISTRICT 1772. HILLSDALE REMOVED 1782. HUDSON 1785. ORGANIZED AS TOWN 1788 1800-1849 CO. RD., SOUTH OF CHURCHTOWN

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF TAGHKANIC-CLAVERACK LINE TAGHKANIC ORGANIZED 1803 AS GRANGER, INCLUDED COPAKE, CLAVERACK, A DISTRICT 1772. HILLSDALE REMOVED 1782. HUDSON 1785. ORGANIZED AS TOWN 1788 1800-1849 CO. RD., NEAR CHURCHTOWN

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF TAGHKANIC-HILLSDALE LINE TAGHKANIC ORGANIZED 1803 AS GRANGER, INCLUDED COPAKE. HILLSDALE FORMED FROM CLAVERACK AS DISTRICT 1782. ORGANIZED AS TOWN 1788 1800-1849 NYS 23, W. OF CRARYVILLE

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF TAGHKANIC-HILLSDALE LINE TAGHKANIC ORGANIZED 1803 AS GRANGER, INCLUDED COPAKE. BOTH TAKEN FROM LIVINGSTON. NAME CHANGED TO TAGHKANIC 1814. COPAKE TAKEN OFF 1824. 1800-1849 NYS 23, W. OF CRARYVILLE

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF TAGHKANIC-LIVINGSTON LINE TAHJKANIC ORG'D 1803 AS GRANGER, INCLUDED COPAKE. LIVINGSTON, A MANOR 1786; DIST. 1772; TOWN 1788; INCLUDED GALLATIN, ANCRAM, TAGHKANIC, COPAKE 1800-1849 NYS 82. NEAR GLENCOE MILLS

COLUMBIA TAGHKANIC, TOWN OF TOWN OF TAGHKANIC TAGHKANIC ORGANIZED 1803 AS GRANGER. NAME CHANGED TO TAGHKANIC 1814. COPAKE TAKEN OFF IN 1824. 1800-1849 NYS 82. AT W. TAGHKANIC

CORTLAND CORTLANDVILLE, TOWN OF HEADWATERS OF THE TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER SITE OF A LARGE INDIAN VILLAGE. A FAVORITE STOPPING PLACE OF EARLY PIONEERS Prehistoric ON CLINTON AVE. IN CORTLAND

CORTLAND CORTLANDVILLE, TOWN OF JOHN MILLER BUILT LOG CABIN HERE IN 1792. THIS HOUSE BUILT BY HIS SON GENERAL DANIEL MILLER 1750-1799 ON NYS 13 NEAR HOMER-CORTLANDVILLE TOWN LINE

CORTLAND CORTLANDVILLE, TOWN OF LAMONT MEMORIAL LIBRARY-BOYHOOD HOME OF DANIEL S. LAMONT PRIVATE SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT CLEVELAND 1885-89 - SECRETARY OF WAR 1893-97 1850-1899 MAIN ST. VLGE. MCGRAW NEAR CORNER OF CHURCH ST.

CORTLAND CORTLANDVILLE, TOWN OF PORT WATSON NAMED AFTER ELKANAH WATSON BUSY RIVER PORT 1800-1850 SITE SHIPYARDS, ROPE WALK, FACTORIES. "ARKS" CARRIED CARGOES TO PENNSYLVANIA 1800-1849 CITY OF CORTLAND N.W. BRIDGE TIOUGHNIOGA R. AT INTSCTN. PORT SATSON ST.

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF BROWN CABIN BENJAMIN BROWN FROM CONNECTICUT SETTLED HERE IN 1795. FIRST ASSESSOR AND SECOND TOWN CLERK IN FABIUS 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. 1/2 I S. OF KEENEY

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF CAMPFIRE SITE HERE DAVID MOSS AND JAMES LOCKWOOD MADE FIRST CAMPFIRE APRIL 1792 AND MADE FRIENDS WITH THE INDIANS 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. NEAR CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF FOX CABIN SAMUEL FOX SETTLED HERE IN 1795 FROM CONNECTICUT THIS HOUSE ERECTED ABOUT 1821 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. 1/4 MI. E. KEENEY

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF GATES CABIN ZEBIDIAH GATES SETTLED HERE IN 1807 CAME FROM MASSACHUSETTS 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 1 MI. S.E. CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF GRISWOLD CABIN ERECTED PRIOR TO 1825 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. 3 MIS. N.W. CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF KEENEY CABIN THOMAS KEENEY SETTLED HERE IN 1796 BUILT THIS HOUSE 1810 PROPERTY STILL IN FAMILY POSSESSION 1750-1799

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF LEE HOMESTEAD BENJAMIN LEE SETTLED HERE ABOUT 1796 BUILT THIS HOUSE 1810 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. 2 MIS. N. CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF PIONEER CHURCH FIRST CHURCH SERVICES HELD IN A BARN ON THIS SITE IN 1808 BY BENONI HARRIS 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. 2 1/2 MIS. N. CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF PIONEER HOME OF JAMES LOCKWOOD BUILT ON 100 ACRES OF LAND GIVEN HIM BY DAVID MOSS ON TN. RD. NEAR CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF SITE OF POTTER CABIN NATHANIEL POTTER SETTLED HERE IN 1792 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. L 1/2 MIS. S.W. CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF SITE OF CABIN PIONEER HOME OF WANTON COREY, WHOSE MARRIAGE TO DEBORAH MOSS IN 1806 WAS FIRST IN TOWN 1800-1849 ON LINCKLAEN ST., CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF SITE OF CABIN DAVID MOSS SETTLED HERE IN 1792 FROM NEW JERSEY ON LAND GRANTED FROM GOVERNMENT. STILL IN FAMILY POSSESSION 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. AT CUYLER

CORTLAND CUYLER, TOWN OF SITE OF CABIN JOB WHITMARSH FROM VERMONT SETTLED HERE IN 1796 PROPERTY STILL IN POSSESSION OF FAMILY 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. 3/4 MI. S. OF KEENEY

CORTLAND HOMER, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF FRANK B. CARPENTER, ARTIST PAINTED "LINCOLN AND CABINET" SON OF ASAPH CARPENTER WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1800 1800-1849 ON US 11 3 MIS. NORTH OF HOMER

CORTLAND HOMER, TOWN OF EARLY SETTLER THOMAS GOULD ALVORD, SR. BUILT HIS CABIN HERE IN 1794 ON LAND GRANTED FOR SERVICES IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1750-1799 AT INTRSCTN. NYS 41 & 41A

CORTLAND HOMER, TOWN OF ELI DE VOE BORN HERE IN LOG CABIN MEMBER OF U.S. SECRET SERVICE DETECTED AND FRUSTRATED A PLOT TO KILL LINCOLN AT INTRSCTN. NYS 41 & 41A

CORTLAND HOMER, TOWN OF JOHN ALBRIGHT REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1827 FOR HIS DAUGHTER, MRS. NANCY GRIFFITH 1800-1849 ON NYS 13 AT EAST HOMER

CORTLAND HOMER, TOWN OF SALISBURY-PRATT HOMESTEAD USED BEFORE CIVIL WAR AS AN "UNDERGROUND STATION" WHERE OREN CRAVATH SHELTERED & AIDED FUGITIVE SLAVES ON WAY TO CANADA 1850-1899 ON NYS 281 1/2 MI. S. LITTLE YORK

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CORTLAND HOMER, TOWN OF SITE OF THE FIRST LOG CABIN SCHOOLHOUSE OF DISTRICT NO. 8 1828-1838 1800-1849 ON NYS 41 2 MIS. N.W. HOMER

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF BALTIMORE TANNERY AND SHOE SHOP. 1810 POST OFFICE 1812-1832 HOTELS 1814-24; 1830-56 SCHOOL 1801 ON EAST HILL ROAD 1/4 MILE E. BRICK YARD 1812. STORE 1810 1800-1849 ON US 11 1 1/2 MIS. E. PREBLE

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN TOWN OF PREBLE STOOD HERE. BUILT 1804 REMOVED TO VILLAGE 1859 1800-1849 ON US. 11 2 MIS. N.E. PREBLE

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL BUILT IN PREBLE 1801 RUTH THORP TEACHER, HAD SCHOLARS FROM THE TOWNS OF TULLY AND HOMER 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 2 MIS. E. PREBLE

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF METHODIST ESPISCOPAL CHURCH ORGANIZED 1814 CHURCH ERECTED 1824 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT PREBLE

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORGANIZED AS CONGREGATIONAL 1804; REORGANIZED PRESBYTERIAN 1810; MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE 1859 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 1/2 MI. E. OF PREBLE

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD LOG CHURCH M.E. CHURCH ORGANIZED 1814 LOG CHURCH BUILT SAME YEAR ON GOSPEL AND SCHOOL ACRE AND USED UNTIL THE NEW CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1824 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. AT PREBLE

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF SLAB CITY SITE OF SAW MILL 1800 GRIST MILL 1806 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 ORGANIZED 1813 PRESENT SCHOOL BUILT 1843 1800-1849 ON US 11 2 1/2 MIS. S.E. PREBLE

CORTLAND PREBLE, TOWN OF WILLIAM VAN DENBURG ERECTED LOG CABIN 1802 FIRST FRAME HOUSE BUILT 1806 AND USED AS HOTEL 1800-1849 ON NYS 281 IN PREBLE

CORTLAND VIRGIL, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE IN TOWN OF VIRGIL WAS ERECTED ON THIS SITE 1799 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. 1 1/4 MIS. S.W. OF VIRGIL

CORTLAND VIRGIL, TOWN OF FIRST STATE ROAD IN TOWN OF VIRGIL BUILT 1793-94 BETWEEN OXFORD AND CAYUGA BY JOSEPH CHAPLIN 1750-1799 ON NYS 90 IN VIRGIL

CORTLAND VIRGIL, TOWN OF NATHAN BOUGHTON 1802 - 1876 WHO WROTE & PUBLISHED A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF VIRGIL WAS BORN ON THIS FARM 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 2 1/2 MIS. S.W. OF VIRGIL

DELAWARE ANDES, TOWN OF ANTI-RENT WAR ONE MILE TO SCENE OF TRAGEDY WHERE UNDER- SHERIFF OSMAN N. STEELE WAS SLAIN BY ANTI-RENTERS AUGUST 7, 1845 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. SOUGH OF ANDES

DELAWARE COLCHESTER, TOWN OF SET APART FROM ULSTER AND OTSEGO COS., 1797; NAMED FOR DELAWARE RIVER, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR LORD DELAWARE, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, 1609 ON NYS 17 AT DELAWARE-SULLIVAN COUNTY LINE

DELAWARE DAVENPORT, TOWN OF DELAWARE COUNTY SET APART FROM ULSTER AND OTSEGO COS., 1797; NAMED FOR DELAWARE RIVER, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR LORD DELAWARE, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, 1609 ON NYS 23 AT DELAWARE-OTSEGO COUNTY LINE

DELAWARE DELHI, TOWN OF FRISBEE HOUSE THIS HOUSE BUILT IN 1804 BY GIDEON FRISBEE, LATER JUDGE REPLACED THE LOG INN WHERE THE FIRST DELAWARE COUNTY COURTS CONVENED 1797-1799 1797-1799 ON NYS 10 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF DELHI

DELAWARE DEPOSIT, TOWN OF DELAWARE COUNTY SET APART FROM ULSTER AND OTSEGO COS., 1797; NAMED FOR DELAWARE RIVER, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR LORD DELAWARE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, 1609 ON NYS 17 AT THE DELAWARE-BROOME COUNTY LINE AT DEPOSIT

DELAWARE FRANKLIN, TOWN OF DELAWARE COUNTY SET APART FROM ULSTER AND OTSEGO COS., 1797 NAMED FOR DELAWARE RIVER, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR LORD DELAWARE, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, 1609 ON NYS 28 AT THE DELAWARE-OTSEGO COUNTY LINE

DELAWARE FRANKLIN, TOWN OF TURNER TAVERN FIRST FRAME HOUSE TO BE ERECTED IN THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN INHABITD BY ASA TURNER IN 1792 ON NYS 7B AT FRANKLIN

DELAWARE HAMDEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF HAMDEN FIRST SETTLEMENT 1779 BY DAVID HARROWER AND WIFE, THEIR SONS, DAVID AND DUGAL, THESE PIONEERS ARE BURIED NEAR HERE ON NYS 10 AT HAMEDEN

DELAWARE MIDDLETOWN, TOWN OF DELAWARE COUNTY SET APART FROM ULSTER AND OTSEGO COS., 1797; NAMED FOR DELAWARE RIVER, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR LORD DELAWARE, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, 1609 ON NYS 28 AT DELAWARE-ULSTER COUNTY LINE

DELAWARE MIDDLETOWN, TOWN OF SANFORD SITE ZIBZ SANFORD AND HANNAN ROBERTS SETTLED IN DUNRAVEN IN 1819, BY OX TEAM. LIVED IN ONE OF FIRST LOG CABINS IN MARGARETVILLE VICINITY. ON CO. RD., DUNRAVEN-NEW KINGSTON; 2 MIS. N. OF DUNRAVEN

DELAWARE MIDDLETOWN, TOWN OF STONE SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT IN 1820 REBUILT IN 1860 DISTRICT NO. 10 TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARGARETVILLE

DELAWARE ROXBURY, TOWN OF DELAWARE COUNTY SET APART FROM ULSTER AND OTSEGO COS., 1797; NAMED FOR DELAWARE RIVER, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR LORD DELAWARE, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, 1609 ON NYS 23 NEAR DELAWARE-GREENE COUNTY LINE

DELAWARE ROXBURY, TOWN OF HARDENBURG MANOR HOUSE BUILT IN 1780 ON A GRANT OF LAND ABOUT 2,000,000 ACRES TO JOHANNES HARDENBURG AND OTHERS, 1708, BY QUEEN ANNE ON NYS 23 NEAR DELAWARE-GREENE COUNTY LINE

DELAWARE STAMFORD, TOWN OF ERECTED 1801 OLD ST. PETER'S PROTESTANT EPIS.CHURCH OF THE TOWNS OF STAMPFORD. HARPERSFIELD AND KORTRIGHT PARISH ORGANIZED 1794 IN VILLAGE OF HOBART AT FOOT OF CHURCH ST.

DELAWARE STAMFORD, TOWN OF INDIAN TRAIL USED BY MOHAWK INDIANS ON HUNTING EXCURSIONS FROM SCHOHARIE CREEK TO COOK HOUSE - NOW KNOWN AS DEPOSIT ON NYS 23 AT STAMPFORD

DELAWARE WALTON, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIAM B. OGDEN 1805-1877 FIRST MAYOR OF CHICAGO ON NYS 10 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. EAST OF WALTON

DELAWARE WALTON, TOWN OF GABRIEL NORTH BUILT A LOG HOUSE HERE IN 1785 ON NYS 10 AT WALTON

DELAWARE WALTON, TOWN OF HOMESTEAD OF DR. PLATT TOWNSEND BUILT 1796, LEADER OF THE FOUNDERS OF WALTON ON NYS 10 AT WALTON

DELAWARE WALTON, TOWN OF HOMESTEAD OF THE PINE FAMILY JOSHUS PINE SETTLED HERE IN 1785 ON NYS 10 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF WALTON

DELAWARE WALTON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHURCH ERECTED IN WALTON 1791 ON WEST BROOK RD., WALTON

DELAWARE WALTON, TOWN OF TURNPIKE HISTORIC ROUTE FROM KINGSTON TO JERICHO (BAINBRIDGE) AT INTERSECTION OF PROSPECT AVE. & DELAWARE ST., WALTON

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF [ARROW] RED MEETING HOUSE "CARMEL IN NINE PARTNERS," FIRST CHURCH IN AMENIA, WAS FORMERLY NEAR CEMETERY. GEORGE WHITEFIELD, FAMOUS US 44, .7 MI. N. OF AMENIA

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF AMENIA UNION HOME OF DR. THOMAS YOUNG, WHO NAMED AMENIA, AND VERMONT; A REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT, AND FRIEND OF ETHAN ALLEN. CO. RD AT AMENIA UNION

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF DUTCHESS COUNTY CREATED IN 1638, AND NAMED FOR THE DUTCHESS OF YORK. THE "T" IN ORIGINAL NAME IS STILL USED 1600-1649 NYS 343, NE OF LEEDSVILLE, AT N.Y.-CONN. LINE

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF NAMED FROM THE LATIN "AMOENA," "PLEASANT TO THE EYE," BY DR. THOMAS YOUNG, EARLY SETTLER, WHO ALSO NAMED VERMONT. US 44, N. OF AMENIA

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF NEW YORK STATE EXPLORED BY DUTCH, 1609, SETTLED BY DUTCH, 1624;K. UNDER ENGLISH RULE AFTER 1664. NAMED FOR DUKE OF YORK, LATER KING JAMES II 1600-1649 NYS 343, NE OF LEEDSVILLE, AT N.Y.-CONN. LINE

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF RICHARD SACKETT FIST SETTLER OF AMENIA, ABOUT 1711, HAD FARM HERE AND IS BURIED ON HILL TO NORTH. HE WAS COMMISSIONER ON PALATINE SETTLEMENT. 1700-1749 NYS 22 AT S. AMENIA

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF SITE OF AMENIA SEMINARY BUILT IN 1835; IT WAS DIRECTED BY THE METHODIST CHURCH. IT HAD A HIGH REPUTATION AND MANY NOTED GRADUATES. 1800-1849 US 44, OF AMENIA

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF TROUTBECK FORMER HOME OF MYRON B. BENTON, POET-NATURALIST, FRIEND OF JOHN BURROUGHS, EMERSON AND THOREAU NYS 343, AT LEEDSVILLE

DUTCHESS AMENIA, TOWN OF ULDRICK WINEGAR AND HIS SON CAPT. GARRETT WINEGAR, WHO CAME FROM THE EAST CAMP OF THE PALATINES, GERMANTOWN, N.Y. SETTLED HERE IN 1724. 1700-1749 CO. RD .5 MI. NW OF AMEINA UNION

DUTCHESS BEACON, CITY OF [ARROW] MOUNT BEACON ON THE SUMMIT, 1640 FEET ABOVE HUDSON, WAS ONE OF SYSTEM OF BEACON IN THE HIGHLANDS PLANNED BY GENS. WASHINGTON AND CLINTON. Prehistoric NYS 9D, AT FT. OF MOUNT BEACON

DUTCHESS BEACON, CITY OF CITY OF BEACON INCORPORATED MAY 15, 1913 CONSOLIDATION OF MATTEWAN AND FISHKILL LANDING VILLAGES. 1900-1949 NYS 9D, S. OF BEACON

DUTCHESS BEACON, CITY OF CITY OF BEACON INCORPORATED MAY 15, 1913 CONSOLIDATION OF MATTEWAN AND FISHKILL LANDING VILLAGES 1900-1949 NYS 52, E. OF BEACON

DUTCHESS BEACON, CITY OF CITY OF BEACON INCORPORATED MAY 15, 1913 CONSOLIDATION OF MATTEWAN AND FISHKILL LANDING VILLAGES 1900-1949 NYS 9D, N. OF BEACON

DUTCHESS BEACON, CITY OF FISHKILL LANDING ONE OF OLDEST LANDINS ALONG HUDSON RIVER. DURING REV. SUPPLIES FOR TROOPS IN NEWBURGH & N.J. FROM NEW ENGLAND BROUGHT ACROSS RIVER 1750-1799 BEEKMAN AND RIVER STS.

DUTCHESS BEACON, CITY OF FISHKILL LANDING IN 1869 POP. 1100; CONTAINED 4 CHURCHES, NEWSPAPER OFFICE, STEAMBOAT LANDING, 2 MACHINE SHOPS, R.R. STATION. STEAM FERRY TO NEWBURGH. FERRY IN 1743. 1850-1899 WILLOW ST. & VERPLANCK AVE.

DUTCHESS BEACON, CITY OF MATTEWAN IN 1860 POP. 1476, CONTAINED 4 CHURCHES, MACHINE WORKS, CLOTHING AND FILE FACTORIES, AND RUBBER SHOP. FORMERLY HAD EXTENSIVE COTTON MILLS. 1850-1899 ON NYS 9D & NYS 52

DUTCHESS CLINTON, TOWN OF DEWITT HOUSE BUILT 1773 BY JOHN DEWITT CAPTAIN, REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, SHERIFF DUTCHESS CO. AND MEMBER CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. 1750-1799 CO. RD. AT FROST'S MILLS

DUTCHESS DOVER, TOWN OF CLOVE ROAD CAMP A MILE WEST IS PHILIP HOAG HOUSE, BUILT 1750, WHERE WASHINGTON AND TROOPS, EN ROUTE FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK, ENCAMPED IN 1776 1750-1799 NYS 22, N. OF NYS 55, AT WINGDALE

DUTCHESS DOVER, TOWN OF DOVER STONE CHURCH A CAVERN, WITH A WATERFALL, REFUGE OF SASSACUS, PEQUOT CHIEF, FLEEING FROM ROUT OF HIS TRIBE AT NEW LOUDON, CONN. AFTERWARD KILLED BY MOHAWKS. NYS 22, AT DOVER PLAINS

DUTCHESS DOVER, TOWN OF MOREHOUSE TAVERN SITE OF TAVERN, ON ROAD FROM HARTFORD, CONN., TO FISHKILL, N.Y. WHERE WASHINGTON, ROCHAMBEAU AND DE CHASTELLUX STAYED 1750-1799 NYS 22, N. OF NYS 55, AT WINGDALE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF HOUSE BUILT IN 1740 BY JUDGE THEODORUS VAN WYCK OCCUPIED 1776-1777 BY JOHN JAY WHO HERE PRESIDED AT PROVINCIAL COURT 1700-1749 NYS 52 W. OF WICOPEE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON RODE HORSEBACK OVER THIS ROAD THE NIGHT OF APRIL 26, 1777, TO CAL OUT COLONEL LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT TO REPEL BRITISH AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 NYS 52 & NYS 216, AT STORMVILLE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF STORMVILLE VILLAGE SETTLED 1730 BY GENET, GEORGE, AND ISAAC STORM AFTER WHOM VILLAGE WAS NAMED. PREVIOUS TO 1860 HAD 20 HOUSES. 1700-1749 NYS 52 AT STORMVILLE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF TOWN AND COUNTY LINE EAST FISHKILL, DUTCHESS CO. FORMED FROM FISHKILL 1849. KENT, PUTNAM CO. FORMED AS FREDERICKSTOWN 1788. CHANGED TO FREDERICK 1795, KENT 1817. 1800-1849 NYS 52, .5 MI. S. OF PECKSVILLE, AT DUTCHESS-PUTNAM CO. LINE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF TOWN AND COUNTY LINE EAST FISHKILL, DUTCHESS CO. FORMED FROM FISHKILL 1849. KENT, PUTNAM CO. FORMED AS FREDERICKSTOWN 1788. CHANGED TO FREDERICK 1795, KENT 1817. 1800-1849 CO. RD., 1 MI. W. OF PECKSVILLE, AT DUTCHESS-PUTNAM CO. LINE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF TOWN LINE EAST FISHKILL FORMED FROM FISHKILL 1849. FISHKILL FORMED 1788. PART OF LA GRANGE OFF 1821 AND EAST FISHKILL 1849. PART OF PHILIPSTOWN ANNEXED 1806. 1800-1849 NYS 52 OF WICOPEE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF TOWN LINE EAST FISHKILL FORMED FROM FISHKILL 1849. BEEKMAN FORMED AS TOWN 1788. PART OF LAGRANGE OFF IN 1821: AND PART OF UNION VALE IN 1827. 1800-1849 NYS 216, 1 MI. E. OF STORMVILLE

DUTCHESS EAST FISHKILL, TOWN OF TOWN LINE EAST FISHKILL FORMED FROM FISHKILL 1849. FISHKILL FORMED 1788. PART OF LA GRANGE OFF 1821 AND EAST FISHKILL 1849. PART OF PHILIPSTOWN ANNEXED 1806. 1800-1849 NYS 52 OF WICOPEE

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] DUTCH CHURCH REFORMED CHURCH OF FISHKILL ORGANIZED 1716, BUILT 1725, OCCUPIED 1776 BY NEW YORK PROVINCIAL CONGRESS, ALSO PRISON DURING REVOLUTION. 1700-1749 NYS 52, AT FISHKILL

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] TRINITY CHURCH ORGANIZED BY REV. SAMUEL SEABURY 1756, BUILT 1760. PROVINCIAL CONGRESS MET HERE SEPT. 1776. USED AS HOSPITAL DURING REVOLUTION. 1750-1799 NYS 52 AT FISHKILL

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF BATTERY ON THIS HILL, DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WAS A BATTERY FOR THE DEFENSE OF "THE GORGE OF THE MOUNTAINS," FISHKILL CLOVE 1750-1799 US 9, 1/8 MI. N. OF DUTCHESS-PUTNAM CO. LINE

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF BUILT 1738 BY COLONEL JOHN BRINCKERHOFF WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS WHILE ARMY WAS IN FISHKILL 1700-1749 NYS 82, E. OF BRINCKERHOFF

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF DUTCHESS COUNTY CREATED IN 1683 AND NAMED FOR THE DUTCHESS OF YORK. THE "T" IN ORIGINAL NAME IS STILL USED 1650-1699 US 9, AT DUTCHESS-PUTNAM CO. LINE

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF ENOCH CROSBY AMERICAN SPY, TAKEN WITH RECRUITS FOR BRITISH ARMY, CONFINED HERE AFTER MOCK TRIAL BY COMMITTEE OF SAFETY WAS ALLOWED TO ESCAPE 1750-1799 NYS 52, AT FISHKILL

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF HOME OF HENDRICK KIP BUILT 1753. FISHKILL HEADQUARTERS OF BARON VON STEUBEN ABOUT 1777. GEN. WASHINGTON AND COUNT PULASKI VISITED HERE 1750-1799 SW OF NYS 52, NR. GLENHAM

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF SITE OF FISHKILL TEA PARTY AUG. 26, 1776, 100 WOMEN FORCED ABRAM BRINCKERHOFF STOREKEEPER, TO SELL THEM TEA AT LAWFUL PRICE OF SIX SHILLINGS PER POUND 1750-1799 NYS 52, AT BRINCKERHOFF

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF STAR MILLS BUILT BY ABRAM BRINCKERHOFF. BURNED 1777. REBUILT BY ORDER OF GEN. WASHINGTON WHILE HIS SOLDIERS ENCAMPED AT FISHKILL. LATER DEMOLISHED 1750-1799 S. OF NYS 52, IN BRINCKERHOFF

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF VERPLANCK HOUSE BUILT 1740, BY GULIAN VERPLANCK, BURNED 1931. HEADQUARTERS BARON STEUBEN 1762. SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI ORGANIZED THERE IN 1783. 1700-1749 NYS 9D, .5 MI. N. OF BEACON

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF WARTON HOUSE MADE FAMOUS BY COOPER'S NOVEL, "THE SPY" HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. PUTNAM IN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 US 9, .5 MI. S. OF FISHKILL

DUTCHESS FISHKILL, TOWN OF WASHINGTON'S SWORD WAS FORGED OR REPAIRED NEAR HERE BY JOHN BAILEY. THE SWORD IS NOW IN SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM, WASHINGTON, D.C. 1750-1799 NYS 52, AT GLENHAM

DUTCHESS HYDE PARK, TOWN OF SITE OF JAMES K. PAULDING HOUSE, 1841-1860 PAULDING WAS A DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR, COLLABORATED WITH WASHINGTON IRVING. WAS SEC'Y OF NAVY UNDER VAN BUREN 1800-1849 US 9, 2 MIS. N. OF HYDE PARK

DUTCHESS HYDE PARK, TOWN OF ST. JAMES CHURCH ERECTED 1844. ATTENDED BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, 32D PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND HIS FAMILY 1800-1849 US 9, 1 MI. N. OF HYDE PARK

DUTCHESS LA GRANGE, TOWN OF [ARROW] OSWEGO OLD NAME OF COMMUNITY ONE MILE EAST, WITH MEETING HOUSE OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, 18TH CENTURY CENTER FOR A WIDE NEIGHBORHOOD 1750-1799 NYS 82, AT MOORE'S MILLS

DUTCHESS MILAN, TOWN OF BURIAL GROUND CHIEF CROW AND OTHER MOHICAN SHACOMECOS OF MORAVIAN FAITH BURIED HERE. LAST BURIAL ABOUT 1850 Prehistoric CO. RD., W. OF JACKSON CORNERS

DUTCHESS MILAN, TOWN OF COLONIAL INN BUILT ABOUT 1773 STAGE INN, DOCTOR'S OFFICE, HOTEL, STORE, POST OFFICE OF JACKSON CORNERS 1750-1799 AT JACKSON CORNERS

DUTCHESS MILAN, TOWN OF FULTON HOMESTEAD JOHN FULTON, FIRST OWNER. DEED RECORDED OCT. 12, 1795 HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN POSSESSION OF THE FULTON FAMILY. IN FULTON NAME UNTIL 1933. 1750-1799 CO. RD., BETWEEN UPPER RED HOOK & JACKSON CORNERS

DUTCHESS MILAN, TOWN OF NOBLETOWN ROAD RUNNING FROM POST ROAD IN LIVINGSTON, THROUGH GALLATIN, ANCRAM, STATE LINE, NOBLETOWN, TO BARRINGTON, N.H. IN USE BEFORE 1798 1750-1799 CO. RD., W. OF JACKSON CORNERS

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF BRYAN BURYING GROUND PRIVATE GRAVE YARD OLD STONE 1825 1800-1849 NYS 82, N. OF SHEKOMEKO

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF COLEMAN'S STATION BURYING GROUND PRIVATE GRAVE YARD OLD STONE 1749. 1700-1749 .5 MI. E. OF US 44, AT COLEMAN'S STATION

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF IRONDALE CEMETERY IRONDALE, MILLERTON. TOWN OF NORTH EAST OLD STONE 1818.HIP, LITCHFIELD NYS 22, AT MILLERTON

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF NORTH EAST CENTER BURYING GROUND EARLY STONE MARKED 1801 1800-1849 US 44, AT NORTH EAST CENTER

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF SPENCER'S CORNERS NORTH EAST POST OFFICE MAY 1, 1773, FIRST BAPTIST COVENANT MEETING IN NORTH EAST HELD AT HOME OF REV. SIMON DAKIN, NEAR HERE. 1750-1799 CO. RD., 1.5 MIS. E. OF IRONDALE

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF SPENCER'S CORNERS BURYING GROUND BELONGED TO BAPTIST CHURCH. LAND DONATED HERE FOR CHURCH & GRAVE YARD BY REV. SIMON DAKIN, 1776. OLDEST STONE 1701. 1750-1799 CO. RD., 1.5 MIS. E. OF NYS 22

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF TOWN, COUNTY, & STATE LINE NORTH EAST TOWNSHIP, DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YRK STATE; SALISBURY TOWNSHIP, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. NYS 361, AT N.Y.-CONN. LINE

DUTCHESS NORTH EAST, TOWN OF TOWN, COUNTY, & STATE LINE NORTH EAST TOWNSHIP, DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK STATE; SALISBURY TOWNSHIP, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. US 44, AT N.Y.-CONN. LINE

DUTCHESS PAWLING, TOWN OF DUTCHESS COUNTY CREATED IN 1683 AND NAMED FOR THE DUTCHESS OF YORK. THE "T" IN ORIGINAL NAME IS STILL USED. 1650-1699 NYS 22, 3 MIS. S. OF PAWLING

DUTCHESS PAWLING, TOWN OF JOHN L. WORDEN COMMANDER OF THE MONITOR, AGAINST THE CONFEDERATE RAM, MERRIMAC, HAMPTON ROADS, MAR.9, 1862; REAR ADMIRAL, U.S.N. IS BURIED HERE 1850-1899 NYS 22, 100 YDS. N. OF NYS 55

DUTCHESS PAWLING, TOWN OF KANE HOUSE OCCUPIED BY GEN. WASHINGTON, SEP.-NOV., 1778 AFTER THE BATTLE OF MONMOUTH, N.J. WHEN HE WAS PLANNING AN ADVANCE UPON NEW YORK CITY 1750-1799 NYS 22, AT PAWLING

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH WEST PINE PLAINS DEDICATED 1859 BY REV. ALI FAY OF YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO. NEW STOREHOUSE FOR FARM MACHINERY AND ALSO GARAGE. 1850-1899 NYS 199, 2 MIS. W. OF PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF HUBBELL SPRING NAMED FOR MR. HUBBELL WHO BUILT CABIN NEARBY ABOUT 1760. WATERING THROUGH HERE SINCE THAT DATE. 1750-1799 NYS 199, .5 MI. W. OF PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF MOUNT ROSS NAMED FOR CAPTAIN THOMAS ROSS, WHO WAS CALLED "BARON ROSS" DIED AUGUST, 1762 1750-1799 CO. RD., AT MOUNT ROSS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF OLD TURNPIKE RHINEBECK-SALISBURY TURNPIKE. LEGISLATIVE ACT PASSED APRIL 2, 1802. 1800-1849 NYS 199, .5 MI. E. OF PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF PINE PLAINS NORTHEAST LINE INE PLAINS ORGANIZED 1823. NORTHEAST FORMED 1788 AND INCLUDED MILAN AND PINE PLAINS. MILAN TAKEN OFF IN 1818. 1800-1849 NYS 82, 4 MIS. SE OF PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF PINE PLAINS NORTHEAST LINE PINE PLAINS ORGANIED 1823. NORTHEAST FORMED 1788 AND INCLUDED MILAN AND PINE PLAINS. MILAN TAKEN OFF IN 1818. 1800-1849 NYS 199, AT PINE PLAINS-NORTH EAST LINE

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF PINE PLAINS-STANFORD LINE PINE PLAINS ORGANIZED 1823. PART OF NORTHEAST 1788 AND LITTLE NINE PARTNERS 1706. STANFORD ORGANIZED 1793. PART OF WASHINGTON 1788 AND GREAT NINE PARTNERS 1697 1800-1849 NYS 82 A, 1 MI, N. OF ATTLEBURY, AT PINE PLAINS-STANFORD LINE

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF SCYTHE WORKS SITE STONE FROM HERE USED IN BASEMENT WALLS OF ADDITION TO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; ALSO FOR FOUNDATIONS IN EVERGREEN CEMETERY. NYS 199, .5 MI. W. OF HAMMERTON

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD TAVERN LOG HOUSE TAVERN INN 1798, DR. ASAHEL HASKINS, PROP. HOTEL BUILT 1804 BY F. & E. DIBBLEE, C. KETTERER OWNER ENLARGED HOTEL 1872 & 1882. 1750-1799 SE CORNER MAIN AND CHURCH STS. IN PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF SITE OF GRINDING WORKS FOUNDED BY COL. SILAS HARRIS ABOUT 1832. 1800-1849 NYS 82, 3 MIS. SE OF PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF SITE OF RED CHURCH BUILT BY GERMAN REFORMERS 1772 ON PULVER FARM; TORN DOWN 1826; KNOWN AS THE OLD RED CHURCH 1750-1799 NYS 199, 1 MI. W. OF NYS 82

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF SITE OF SEYMOUR SMITH ACADEMY OPENED 1879: LEASED 1896, AS UNION FREE SCHOOL. REV. A. MATTICE, A.M. ONLY PRINCIPAL. 1850-1899 ACADEMY AND SMITH STS., IN PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF SITE OF DIBBLE-BOOTH HOUSE BUILT ABOUT 1728. REPAIRED BEFORE 1775 AND TOP STORY ADDED. J. LEWIS, STOREKEEPER, 1ST OCCUPANT. INDIAN TRADING POST AND STORE. TORN DOWN 18781700-1749 NYS 199, W. OF PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS PINE PLAINS, TOWN OF UNION LIBRARY OF PINE PLAINS ORGANIZED 1798. EBENEZER BALDWIN FIRST LIBRARIAN. FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY IN TOWN OF NORTH EAST 1750-1799 SW CORNER MAIN AND CHURCH STS. IN PINE PLAINS

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF [ARROW] 1776 SHIPYARD ON SHORE LINE OF RIVER WAS A CONTINENTAL SHIPYARD WHERE FRIGATES CONGRESS AND MONTGOMERY WERE BUILT TO DEFEND THE HUDSON RIVER 1750-1799 NE CORNER LIVINGSTON AND PROSPECT STS.

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF MATTHEW VASSAR FOUNDER OF VASSAR COLLEGE, LIVED IN HOUSE ON THIS SITE FOR MANY YEARS. NOW SITE OF VASSAR BROS. HOME NE CORNER MAIN & VASSAR STS.

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF ON THIS SITE 1777-1807 STEPHEN HENDRICKSON'S INN; 1807-1876, THE FORBUS HOUSE; SINCE 1876, THE NELSON HOUSE 1750-1799 MARKET ST. AT NELSON HOUSE

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE FIRST SETTLERS IN 1687. NEW YORK STATE CAPITAL, 1778-1783. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES RATIFIED HERE BY NEW YORK, JULY 26, 1788 1750-1799 US 9, S. OF POUGHKEEPSIE

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE FIRST SETTLERS IN 1687. NEW YORK STATE CAPITAL, 1778-1783. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES RATIFIED HERE BY NEW YORK, JULY 26, 1788 1650-1699 US 9 G, N. OF POUGHKEEPSIE

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE FIRST SETTLERS IN 1687. NEW YORK STATE CAPITAL, 1778-1783. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES RATIFIED HERE BY NEW YORK, JULY 26, 1788 1650-1699 NYS 376, SE OF POUGHKEEPSIE

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DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF SITE OF SMITH THOMPSON COUNTRY HOME THOMPSON WAS SECRETARY OF NAVY, 1818-1822 AND JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF U.S., 1833-1843 1800-1849 US 9, 75 YDS. N. OF CITY LINE

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF THE GLEBE HOUSE BUILT IN 1767 BY MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN DUTCHESS COUNTY FOR THEIR MINISTER 1750-1799 635 MAIN ST.

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF VAL KILL DUTCH NAME FOR "STREAM OF FALLS" "PONDANICKRIEN" IS THE INDIAN NAME MEANING "CROOKED PLACE" Prehistoric MILL ST. AT BRIDGE

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, TOWN OF ENTRANCE TO ESTATE OWNED AND OCCUPIED 1804-1812 BY GEORGE CLINTON THEN VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1800-1849 SHAEFE RD., AT N.Y. TRAP ROCK CO.

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, TOWN OF SPECK ZYN KILL DUTCH FOR "SPECK, HIS STREAM". LATER CALLED SPECK'N KILL AND SPECKENKILL. SPECK, AN INDIAN, OWED THIS LAND US 9, AT SPECKENKILL RD.

DUTCHESS POUGHKEEPSIE, TOWN OF ZEPHANIAH PLATT COUNTY COURT JUDGE, COLONEL OF MILITIA, MEMBER COUNCIL OF SAFETY, CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, DELEGATE STATE SENATE LIVED HERE 1762-1798. 1750-1799 OVERLOOK RD., 1 MI. FROM NYS 55

DUTCHESS RED HOOK, TOWN OF DAVID VAN NESS BUILT BRICK HOUSE HERE BEFORE 1797. WAS CAPTAIN DURING REVOLUTION, GEN. OF STATE MILITIA, STATE SENATOR AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR 1812. 1750-1799 W. MARKET & PHILLIPS STS., IN RED HOOK

DUTCHESS RED HOOK, TOWN OF DUTCHESS COUNTY CREATED IN 1683 AND NAMED FOR THE DUTCHESS OF YORK. THE "T" IN ORIGINAL NAME IS STILL USED 1650-1699 US 9, .5 MI. N. OF KERLEYS CORNERS

DUTCHESS RED HOOK, TOWN OF MONTGOMERY PLACE HOME OF JANET LIVINGSTON, WIDOW OF GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY. KILLED IN QUEBEC 1775; AND OF HON. EDW. LIVINGSTON, 1764-1836. 1750-1799 CO. RD., .5 MI. SW OF ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON

DUTCHESS RED HOOK, TOWN OF OLD RED BRICK TAVERN KNOWN IN 1789 AS THE THOMAS HOUSE HEADQUARTERS IN 1777 OF GENERAL PUTNAM 1750-1799 E. OF US 9, IN UPPER RED HOOK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF BRIG. GEN. JOHN A. QUITMAN SEPT. 1, 1799-JULY 17,1858 HERO OF MEXICAN WAR SENATOR, CHANCELLOR, JUDGE GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI 1750-1799 US 9, 2 MIS. N. OF RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF BOGARDUS LAND TRAINING GROUND OF REVOLUTIONARY TROOPS. FORMERLY BELONGED TO WILLIAM TRAPHAGEN, FOUNDER OF VILLAGE OF RHINEBECK 1750-1799 US 9, AT RHINEBECK P.O.

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF HOUSE OCCUPIED BY GEN. RICHARD MONTGOMERY WHEN HE TOOK COMMAND OF THE NORTHERN FORCES 1775 1750-1799 LIVINGSTON ST., RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF JOHN BENNER HOUSE HELD THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH SRVICES IN THE TOWN. CONDUCTED BY THE REV. FREEBORN GARRETSON, 1791-1792 1750-1799 US 9, 2 MIS. S. OF RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF LANDSMAN'S KILL WHOSE WATERS OPERATED THE MILLS OF SCHUYLER, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN LEWIS LIVINGSTON AND MANY OTHER US 9, AT BR. IN RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF LONG DOCK LANDING FOR FERRY CHARTERED 1752, CONNECTING THE ULSTER AS SALISBURY PIKE ON THE EAST WITH THE ULSTER AND DELAWARE ON THE WEST 1750-1799 NYS 308, 1 MI. W. OF RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF OLD RHINEBECK ORIGINAL LOCATION OF THE VILLAGE OF RHINEBECK SITE OF OLDEST CHURCH IN NORTHERN PRECINCT OF DUTCHESS COUNTY US 9, 2 MIS. N. OF RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF PETER PULTZ' TAVERN BUILT ABOUT 1800 KNOWN ALSO AS "BOWERY HOUSE" WAS SOCIAL CENTER OF COMMUNITY; ITS COURTROOM, THEATER & BALLROOM WAS HDQTS. "YELLOW BIRD" STAGE LINE 1800-1849 NYS 308, E. OF MULBERRY ST., IN RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF RUINS OF THE KIP-BEEKMAN-HEERMANCE HOUSE BUILT 1700 BY HENDRICK KIP, PATENTEE. HOME OF COL. HENRY BEEKMAN, JR. LATER OF HIS GRANDSON COL. HENRY B. LIVINGSTON OF THE REV. ARMY 1700-1749 NYS 308, .5 MI. E. OF RHINECLIFF

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF WESTWARD ON THE LEFT (RIGHT) GASMERE-BIRTHPLACE-W.A. DUER ONCE PRESIDENT OF COLUMBIA COL. ON THE RIGHT BEYOND - ELLERSLIE HOME OF LEVI P. MORTON, GOV. OF N.Y. & VICE PRES. OF U.S. US 9, 2 MIS. S. OF RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS RHINEBECK, TOWN OF WHITE CORNER BUILT IN 1816 BY CHRISTIAN SCHELL. ONCE THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY 1800-1849 NW CORNER MILL & W. MARKET STS. IN RHINEBECK

DUTCHESS WAPPINGER, TOWN OF MESIER PARK PRE-REVOLUTIONARY HOUSE HOME OF MESIER FAMILY FROM 1777 TO 1890 ACQUIRED BY VILLAGE 1891 1750-1799 NYS 9D, AT WAPPINGERS FALLS

DUTCHESS WASHINGTON, TOWN OF JACOB WILLETTS DEBORAH WILLETTS WIDELY KNOWN EDUCATORS LIVED HERE IN EARLY 19TH CENTURY 1800-1849 NYS 343, 1/4 MI. E. OF MILLBROOK

DUTCHESS WASHINGTON, TOWN OF MEETING HOUSE BUILT IN 1780 BY THE NINE PARTNERS MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 1750-1799 NYS 343, .5 MI. E. OF MILLBROOK

DUTCHESS WASHINGTON, TOWN OF NINE PARTNERS SCHOOL ON THIS SITE, 1796-1863, INFLUENTIAL IN EDUCATION FAMOUS FOR ITS TEACHERS AND PUPILS 1750-1799 NYS 343, 3/4 MI. E. OF MILLBROOK

ERIE AMHERST, TOWN OF MAIN STREET SURVEYED IN 1799 BY JOSEPH ELLICOTT ALONG THE LINE OF THE OLD "CENTRAL TRAIL" FROM ALBANY, WAS AN EARLY STAGECOACH ROUTE AND WAGON TRAIL TO THE WEST 1750-1799 STATE ROUTE #9, SOUTH ROAD

ERIE AMHERST, TOWN OF U.S. BARRACKS 1812 ALONG GARRISON RD TO CREEK AND EXTENDING SOUTHEAST WERE LOG BARRACKS OF GEN. SMYTH'S ARMY DURING WINTER OF 1812 AND '13. THESE BUILDINGS WERE LATER USED AS HOSPITAL 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 IN VLGE. OF WILLIAMSVILLE

ERIE BOSTON, TOWN OF PIONEER CHURCH FOUNDED BY REV. JOHN SPENCER, MISSIONARY, 1811. MEETING HOUSE ERECTED 1837. REAR SECTION HOUSED SELECT SCHOOL, ORGANIZED 1809. 1800-1849 ON US 219 AT BOSTON

ERIE BUFFALO, CITY OF SITE OF OLD JUBILEE SPRING HOUSE BUILT IN 1830. SOURCE OF EARLY WATER SUPPLY 1800-1849 ON DELAWARE AVENUE

ERIE BUFFALO, CITY OF WILCOX MANSION SITE OF ARMY BARRACKS ESTABLISHED HERE IN 1838. PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1800-1849 ON DELAWARE AVENUE

ERIE CHEEKTOWAGA, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1/4 MILE WAR OF 1812 CEMETERY 1800-1849 ON GARRISON ROAD AT ELLICOTT CREEK ROAD

ERIE TONAWANDA, TOWN OF ST JOHN'S CEMETERY FIRST BURIAL 1839 ORGANIZED 1850 RESTORED 1934 KNOWN AS "WERKLEY" CEMETERY 1800-1849 ON EGGERT ROAD NEAR SHERIDAN DRIVE

ERIE WEST SENECA, TOWN OF JACK BERRY'S TOWN LARGEST POST REVOLUTIONARY SENECA INDIAN VILLAGE OCCUPIED THIS SITE 1780-1840 1750-1799 VILLAGE OF GARDENVILLE IN MEMORIAL PARK

ERIE WEST SENECA, TOWN OF MIDDLE EBENEZER HOME (1834-1864) OF CHRISTIAN METZ LEADER OF THE COMMUNITY OF TRUE INSPIRATION [ARROW] 1800-1849 VILLAGE OF GARDENVILLE BY BRIDGE OVER BUFFALO CREEK

ESSEX CHESTERFIELD, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKS, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE, ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 373 ABOUT 2 MILES FROM PORT KENT

ESSEX CHESTERFIELD, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKS, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE, ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 373 ABOUT 2 MILES FROM PORT KENT

ESSEX CHESTERFIELD, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKS, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE, ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N AT CLINTONVILLE

ESSEX CHESTERFIELD, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKS, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE, ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N AT CLINTONVILLE

ESSEX CHESTERFIELD, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32. VIA AUSABLE FORKS, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE, ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N AT CLINTONVILLE

ESSEX CROWN POINT, TOWN OF 500 FT. [ARROW] RUINS OF PRE-REVOLUTIONARY VILLAGE AND TRADING POST 1750-1799 ON CROWN POINT RESERVATION AT CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE

ESSEX CROWN POINT, TOWN OF BUILT BY GENERAL AMHERST 1759 COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY ROAD CROWN POINT TO TICONDEROGA 1750-1799 ON NYS 8 ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE

ESSEX CROWN POINT, TOWN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY ROAD CROWN POINT TO TICONDEROGA 1750-1799 ON NYS 8 ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE

ESSEX CROWN POINT, TOWN OF GRENADIER FORT ONE OF SECONDARY DEFENSES OF CROWN POINT BUILT BY GENERAL AMHERST 1759 1750-1799 ON CROWN POINT RESERVATION AT CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE

ESSEX CROWN POINT, TOWN OF GRENADIER FORT ONE OF SECONDARY DEFENSES OF CROWN POINT BUILT BY GENERAL AMHERST 1759 VILLAGE AND TRADING POST 1750-1799 ON CROWN POINT RESERVATION AT CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE

ESSEX CROWN POINT, TOWN OF LIGHT INFANTRY FOR ONE OF THE SECONDARY DEFENSES OF CROWN POINT BUILT BY GENERAL AMHERST 1759 1750-1799 ON NYS 8 AT CROWN JPOINT RESERVATION

ESSEX CROWN POINT, TOWN OF LIGHT INFANTRY FORT ONE OF THE SECONDARY DEFENSES OF CROWN POINT BUILT BY GENERAL AMHERST 1759 1750-1799 ON NYS 8 AT CROWN POINT RESERVATION

ESSEX ELIZABETHTOWN, TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN FORMED FEB. 12, 1798, NAMED IN HONOR OF ELIZABETH, WIFE OF WILLIAM GILLILAND, PATENTEE MANOR OF WILLSBORO COUNTY SEAT ESSEX COUNTY 1750-1799 ON US 9 AT ELIZABETHTOWN

ESSEX ELIZABETHTOWN, TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN FORMED FEB. 12, 1798, NAMED IN HONOR OF ELIZABETH, WIFE OF WILLIAM GILLILAND, PATENTEE MANOR OF WILLSBORO COUNTY SEAT ESSEX COUNTY 1750-1799 ON US 9 AT ELIZABETHTOWN

ESSEX ELIZABETHTOWN, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON US 9N AT ELIZABETHTOWN

ESSEX ELIZABETHTOWN, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON US 9 AT ELIZABETHTOWN

ESSEX ELIZABETHTOWN, TOWN OF STATE ARSENAL ERECTED BY STATE OF NEW YORK IN 1811 USED DURING WAR OF 1812 SOLD IN 1848 1800-1849 ON US 9 AT ELIZABETHTOWN

ESSEX ELIZABETHTOWN, TOWN OF STATE ARSENAL ERECTED BY STATE OF NEW YORK IN 1811 USED DURING WAR OF 1812 SOLD IN 1848 1800-1849 ON US 9 AT ELIZABETHTOWN

ESSEX ESSEX, TOWN OF COON MOUNTAIN NEAR THE NORTHERN BASE OF THIS MOUNTAIN, WILLIAM GILLILAND, EARLYPIONEER OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY, MET HIS TRAGIC DEATH IN 1796 1750-1799

ESSEX ESSEX, TOWN OF COON MOUNTAIN NEAR THE NORTHERN BASE OF THIS MOUNTAIN, WILLIAM GILLILAND, EARLY PIONEER OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY, MET HIS TRAGIC DEATH IN 1796 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF WADHAMS

ESSEX ESSEX, TOWN OF SITE OF WILLSBOROUGH BLOCKHOUSE ERECTED 1797 AS A PROTECTION AGAINST INDIANS; USED FROM 1799-1807 AS ESSEX COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1800-1849 ON NYS 22 AT ESSEX

ESSEX ESSEX, TOWN OF SITE OF WILLSBOROUGH BLOCKHOUSE\ ERECTED 1797 AS A PROTECTION AGAINST INDIANS; USED FROM 1799-1807 AS ESSEX COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT ESSEX

ESSEX ESSEX, TOWN OF SPLIT ROCK CALLED ROCHE REGIO BY INDIANS. BOUNDARY BETWEEN MOHAWKS AND ALGONQUINS. BY TREATY OF UTRECHT CONCEDED AS LIMIT OF ENGLISH DOMINIONS. ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 3 MI. SOUTH OF ESSEX

ESSEX ESSEX, TOWN OF SPLIT ROCK CALLED ROCHE REGIO BY INDIANS. BOUNDARY BETWEEN MOHAWKS AND ALGONQUINS. BY TREATY OF UTRECHT CONCEDED AS LIMIT OF ENGLISH DOMINIONS. ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 3 MI. SOUTH OF ESSEX

ESSEX GENERAL AMHERST'S ARMY. ON THE EAST SHORE OPPOSITE THIS PLACE WERE ERECTED TWO BLOCKHOUSES TO GUARD THE NARROWS AND LANDING PLACE 1759. 1750-1799 ON BLACK POINT RD. SOUTH OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX MINERVA, TOWN OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT SEPT. 14, 1901, STOPPED AT AIDEN LAIR TO CHANGE HORSES IN NIGHT RIDE ON BUCKBOARD FROM MT. MARCY TO NORTH CREEK TO TAKE OATH OF PRESIDENT AT BUFFALO, N. Y. 1900-1949 ON NYS 28N ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF MINERVA

ESSEX MINERVA, TOWN OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT SEPT. 14, 1901, STOPPED AT AIDEN LAIR TO CHANGE HORSES IN NIGHT RIDE ON BUCKBOARD FROM MT. MARCY TO NORTH CREEK TO TAKE OATH OF PRESIDENT AT BUFFALO, N.Y. 1900-1949 ON NYS 28N ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF MINERVA

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF CHAMPLAIN ACADEMY SITE OF PORT HENRY'S FIRST TAVERN 1826. THIS BUILDING ERECTED AS PEASE HOUSE 1850. 1850-1899 ON NYS 9N AND NYS 22 AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF CHAMPLAIN ACADEMY SITE OF PORT HENRY'S FIRST TAVERN 1826. THIS BUILDING ERECTED AS PEASE HOUSE 1850. 1850-1899 ON NYS 9N AND NYS 22 AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF DALLIBA HOUSE BUILT 1824 BY MAJOR JAMES DALLIBA, WHO NAMED PORT HENRY IN 1827 FOR HENRY HUNTINGTON OF ROME, N. Y. 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF DALLIBA HOUSE BUILT 1824 BY MAJOR JAMES DALLIBA, WHO NAMED PORT HENRY IN 1827 FOR HENRY HUNTINGTON OF ROME, N.Y. 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF GUILFORD HOUSE FIRST POSTOFFICE IN PORT HENRY LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING. ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF GUILFORD HOUSE FIRST POSTOFFICE IN PORT HENRY LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF HUBBARD HOUSE BUILT IN 1802 1800-1849 ON BROAD STREET AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF HUBBARD HOUSE BUILT IN 1802 1800-1849 ON BROAD STREET AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MC KENSIE HOUSE BUILT IN 1785 BY WILLIAM MC KENSIE. BIRTHPLACE OF HIS SON, ALEXANDER. FIRST TOWN MEETING OF MORIAH HERE APRIL 5, 1808 1750-1799 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MC KENSIE HOUSE BUILT IN 1785 BY WILLIAM MC KENSIE. BIRTHPLACE OF HIS SON, ALEXANDER. FIRST TOWN MEETING OF MORIAH HERE APRIL 5, 1808. 1750-1799 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MEACHAM HOUSE BUILT IN 1818 BY CAPT. WILLIAM MEACHAM 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N AND NYS 22 AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MEACHAM HOUSE BUILT IN 1818 BY CAPT. WILLIAM MEACHAM 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N AND NYS 22 AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MILLER HOUSE BUILT 1839 BY HENRY MILLER, PORT HENRY'S FIRST WHEELWRIGHT. 1800-1849 ON BROAD ST. AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MILLER HOUSE BUILT 1839 BY HENRY MILLER, PORT HENRY'S FIRST WHEELWRIGHT. 1800-1849 ON BROAD ST. AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. BETWEEN MINEVILLE AND MORIAH CENTER

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY ROAD AT MORIAH

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY ROAD BETWEEN MORIAH AND PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY ROAD BETWEEN PORT HENRY AND MORIAH

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1800-1849 ON BROAD STREET AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1850-1899 ON CO. RD. BETWEEN MINEVILLE AND MORIAH CENTER

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1850-1899 ON COUNTY ROAD AT MORIAH

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1850-1899 ON COUNTY ROAD BETWEEN MORIAH AND PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1850-1899 ON COUNTY ROAD BETWEEN PORT HENRY AND MORIAH

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1850-1899 ON BROAD STREET AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF MORIAH PLANK ROAD HORSE DRAWN WAGONS HAULED IRON ORE FROM MINES TO PORT HENRY OVER THIS ROAD UNTIL 1869. 1850-1899 ON BROAD STREET AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF SHORE LINE OF BUTTERFIELD'S BAY. BOATS WERE MOORED ALONG NORTH MAIN STREET BEFORE BUILDING OF RAILROAD THROUGH HERE ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF SHORE LINE OF BUTTERFIELD'S BAY. BOATS WERE MOORED ALONG NORTH MAIN STREET BEFORE BUILDING OF RAILROAD THROUGH HERE ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST BLAST FURNACE ERECTED IN 1824 BY MAJOR JAMES DALLIBA; CONVERTED INTO STOVE WORKS IN 1827 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF SITE OF PORTER'S AND LEWSIS MILLS BUILT 1766; SUPPLIES LUMBER FOR FORT CROWN POINT AND ARNOLD'S FLEET. ENTIRE VALLEY DEPENDENT ON GRIST MILL. 1750-1799 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST BLAST FURNACE ERECTED IN 1824 BY MAJOR JAMES DALLIBA; CONVERTED INTO STOVE WORKS IN 1827 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF SITE OF PORTER'S AND LEWIS'S MILLS BUILT 1766; SUPPLIED LUMBER FOR FORT CROWN POINT AND ARNOLD'S FLEET. ENTIRE VALLEY DEPENDENT ON GRIST MILL. 1750-1799 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF THIS BUILDING ERECTED IN 1850 ON SOUTH MAIN STREET AS SECOND SCHOOLHOUSE IN PORT HENRY 1850-1899 ON BROAD STREET AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF THIS BUILDING ERECTED IN 1850 ON SOUTH MAIN STREET AS SECOND SCHOOLHOUSE IN PORT HENRY 1850-1899 ON BROAD STREET AT PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF TRAINING GROUND PRIOR TO 1850 MILITIA OF SOUTHERN ESSEX COUNTY HELD JUNE TRAINING HERE 1850-1899 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX MORIAH, TOWN OF TRAINING GROUND PRIOR TO 1850 MILITIA OF SOUTHERN ESSEX COUNTY HELD JUNE TRAINING HERE 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22, PORT HENRY

ESSEX NORTH ELBA, TOWN OF JOHN BROWN OCCUPIED HOUSE ON THIS SITE IN 1848-50 WHILE CLEARING THE LAND NOW KNOWN AS JOHN BROWN'S FARM. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY ROAD ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE PLACID

ESSEX NORTH ELBA, TOWN OF JOHN BROWN OCCUPIED HOUSE ON THIS SITE IN 1848-50 WHILE CLEARING THE LAND NOW KNOWN AS JOHN BROWN'S FARM. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY ROAD ABOUT 1½ MILES SOUTH OF LAKE PLACID

ESSEX NORTH ELBA, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 86A ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE PLACID

ESSEX NORTH ELBA, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 86A ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE PLACID

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF [ARROW] ON HILL ABOVE MOUNT HOPE BATTERY OCCUPIED BY GENERAL BURGOYNE 1777 1750-1799 ON MT/HOPE AVE. AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF A BATTERY OF GUNS PLACED ON MOUNT DEFIANCE BY BRITISH ARTILLERY OFFICERS IN JULY 1777 FORCEDR EVACUATION OF FORT TICONDEROGA BY GENERAL ST. CLAIR. 1750-1799 ON THE PORTAGE OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF ALONG THIS STREET RAN THE OLD MILITARY ROAD FORTIFIED IN 1759 BY GENERAL AMHERST PRIOR TO HIS SIEGE OF FORT TICONDEROGA 1750-1799 ON THE PORTAGE AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY ROAD CROWN POINT TO TICONDEROGA 1750-1799 ON NYS 8 & NYS 9N & NYS 22 ABOUT 3 1/2 MIS. N. OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF FATHER JOGUES RENE GOUPIL AND GUILLAUME COUTRE IN 1642 WERE THE FIRST WHITE MEN TO SEE THESE FIRST WHITE MEN TO SEE THESE SACREMENT BY JOGUES IN 1646 1600-1649 ON BLACK POINT RD. SOUTH OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF GARRISON CEMETERY HERE ARE BURIED SEVERAL HUNDRED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE AMERICAN ARMY, CHIEFLY NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA 1775-1777 1750-1799 ON FT. TICONDEROGA RESERVATION AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF HERE STOOD THE KING'S STORE A STONE BUILDING ERECTED BY THE FRENCH IN 1756 AND IN USE FOR ABOUT 100 YEARS. 1750-1799 ON FT. TICONDEROGA RESERVATION AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF HUT SITES WITHIN A RADIUS OF ONE-HALF MILE WERE 150 HUTS OCCUPIED BY AMERICAN TROOPS IN THE REVOLUTION 1775-1777 1750-1799 ON FT. TICONDEROGA RESERVATION AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF NEAR HERE MARCH 13, 1758 ROGERS' RANGERS FOUGHT THE SNOWSHOE BATTLE AND WERE DEFEATED BY FRENCH AND INDIANS UNDER DURANTAYE AND LANGY 1750-1799 ON TICONDEROGA COUNTRY GOLF COURSE SO. OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF NEAR HERE ON JULY 30, 1609 SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN AIDED BY TWO FRENCHMEN AND HURON AND MONTAGNAIS ALLIES DEFEATED A BAND OF IROQUOIS WARRIORS 1600-1649 ON FT. TICONDEROGA RESERVATION AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF NEAR HERE ON JULY 6, 1758 LORD HOWE WAS KILLED IN A SKIRMISH WITH A FRENCH ADVANCE GUARD UNDER LANGY AND TREPEZEC 1750-1799 ON ALEXANDRIA AVE. SOUTHWEST OF TICONDEROGA

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ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF NEAR THIS SPOT STOOD THE HOUSE AND STORE OF JOHN STOUGHTON FIRST ENGLISH PATENTEE AT TICONDEROGA 1764 1750-1799 ON ALEXANDRIA AVE. SOUTHWEST OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF ON THE EAST SHORE OPPOSITE THIS PLACE WERE ERECTED TWO BLOCKHOUSES TO GUARD THE NARROWS AND LANDING PLACE 1759. 1750-1799 ON BLACK PT. RD. SO. OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF ON THIS POINT IN 1759 STOOD A BLOCKHOUSE THE SOUTHERLY OUTPOST OF THE FORT. HERE LANDED ROGERS RANGERS AS THE VANGUARD OF GENERAL AMHERST'S ARMY. 1750-1799 ON BLACK POINT RD. SOUTH OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF ON THIS SPOT IN 1756 FRENCH ENGINEERS BUILT A REDOUBT TO GUARD THE BRIDGE AND LANDING PLACE AT THE HEAD OF THE PORTAGE. 1750-1799 ON BLACK POINT AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF OPPOSITE THIS SPOT ON THE WEST BANK OF THE OUTLET OF LAKE GEORGE STOOD A BLOCKHOUSE AND FRENCH DEFENSES TO COVER THE BRIDGE AND LANDING PLACE. 1750-1799 ON BALDWIN RD. SO. OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF REDOUBT LOTBINIERE BUILT BY THE FRENCH IN 1756, CALLED BY THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN ARMIES THE GRENADIERS' BATTERY 1750-1799 ON FT. TICONDEROGA RESERVATION AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF SCENE OF ARROW ROGERS' BATTLE ROGERS' BATTLE PREVIOUS TO HIS REPUTED GLIDE OFF ROGERS' ROCK 1758 1750-1799 ON NYS 8 & NYS 9N ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF THE FRENCH LINES BUILT BY TROOPS UNDER MONTCALM JULY 6-7, 1758. REPARIED BY AMERICAN TROOPS 1776. 1750-1799 ON FT. TICONDEROGA RESERVATION AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX TICONDEROGA, TOWN OF THESE DEFENSES WERE BUILT BY AMERICAN TROOPS IN 1776 AND OCCUPIED BY GENERAL BURGOYNE IN 1777 CONTROLLING THE PORTAGE AND LOWER LANDING PLACE 1750-1799 ON MT. HOPE AT TICONDEROGA

ESSEX WESTPORT, TOWN OF FIRST SAWMILL IN TOWN OF WESTPORT STOOD HERE. BUILT 1770 BOARDS FROM MILL USED IN BUILDING BARRACKS AT CROWN POINT & TICONDEROGA 1750-1799 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22 ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF WESTPORT

ESSEX WESTPORT, TOWN OF HERE STOOD THE FIRST TAVERN AT NORTHWEST BAY BUILT BY JOHN HALSTEAD ABOUT 1800 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N & NYS 22 ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF WESTPORT

ESSEX WESTPORT, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810, FROM WESTPORT VIA ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 9N ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF WE

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF BOUQUET RIVER BURGOYNE'S ENCAMPMENT JUNE 20-25, 1777 TREATY WITH THE INDIANS MADE AND PROCLAMATION ISSUED. 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF BOUQUET RIVER BURGOYNE'S ENCAMPMENT JUNE 20-25, 1777 TREATY WITH THE INDIANS MADE AND PROCLAMATION ISSUED. 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF LAKEVIEW CEMETERY FIRST BURIAL 1791 CONTAINS GRAVE OF WILLIAM GILLILAND, FOUNDER OF TOWN OF WILLSBORO 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF LAKEVIEW CEMETERY FIRST BURIAL 1791 CONTAINS GRAVE OF WILLIAM GILLILAND, FOUNDER OF TOWN OF WILLSBORO 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 2½ MILES SOUTH OF WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF MASONIC HALL ESSEX LODGE NO. 152 CHARTERED FEBRUARY 14, 1806; DISCONTINUED IN 1826. 1800-1849 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF MASONIC HALL ESSEX LODGE NO. 152 CHARTERED FEBRUARY 14, 1806; DISCONTINUED IN 1826. 1800-1849 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 2½ MILES SOUTH OF WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF MASONIC HALL ESSEX LODGE NO. 152 CHARTERED FEBRUARY 14, 1806; DISCONTINUED IN 1826. 1800-1849 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 2½ MILES SOUTH OF WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF MEMORIAL CEMETERY FIRST BURIAL 1793 CONTAINS GRAVE OF MARTIN AIKEN, LEADER OF AIKEN'S VOLUNTEERS AT BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF MEMORIAL CEMETERY FIRST BURIAL 1793 CONTAINS GRAVE OF MARTIN AIKEN, LEADER OF AIKEN'S VOLUNTEERS AT BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT ½ MI. SOUTH OF WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF NEAR HERE EBENEZER ALLEN CAPTURED BRITISH SOLDIERS AND MILITARY STORES AFTER SURRENDER AT SARATOGA 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF ESSEX

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF NEAR HERE EBENEZER ALLEN CAPTURED BRITISH SOLDIERS AND MILITARY STORES AFTER SURRENDER AT SARATOGA 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT ½ MILE NORTH OF ESSEX

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST HOUSE BUILT BY WILLIAM GILLILAND IN 1765 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST HOUSE BUILT BY WILLIAM GILLILAND IN 1765 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF WILLISBORO FOUNDED IN 1765 BY WILLIAM BILLILAND; TOWN FORMED 1788; COUNTY SEAT OF ESSEX COUNTY 1797-1807 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF WILLSBORO FOUNDED IN 1765 BY WILLIAM GILLILAND; TOWN FORMED 1788; COUNTY SEAT OF ESSEX COUNTY 1797-1807 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT WILLSBORO

ESSEX WILLSBORO, TOWN OF WILLSBORO FOUNDED IN 1765 BY WILLIAM GILLILAND; TOWN FORMED 1788; COUNTY SEAT OF ESSEX COUNTY 1797-1807 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT WILLSBORO

FRANKLIN BANGOR, TOWN OF BANGOR'S FIRST SETTLER JOSEPH PLUMB, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, CAME FROM BRATTLEBORO, VT. TO THIS FARM, WITH OXEN YOKED ON A SLED ON US 11 AT NORTH BANGOR

FRANKLIN BANGOR, TOWN OF OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE PLATTSBURGH TO HOPKINTON VIA. ELLENBURG, CHATEAUGAY MALONE. BEGUN BY MILITARY LABOR 1817. COMPLETED IN 1826. 1800-1849 ON NYS 11B AT BANGOR

FRANKLIN BELLMONT, TOWN OF ON THIS SITE WAS BUILT IN 1874 THE WORLD'S LARGEST CATALAN FORGE ABANDONED IN 1893 1850-1899 ON NYS 374 ABOUT 1 MI. S. OF BRAINARDSVILLE

FRANKLIN BOMBAY, TOWN OF "LOST DAUPHIN" COTTAGE IN THIS DWELLING LIVED ELEAZER WILLIAMS WHO CLAIMED TO BE SON OF LOUIS XVI OF FRANCE ON NYS 37 AT HOGANSBURH

FRANKLIN BOMBAY, TOWN OF GRAVE OF ELEAZER WILLIAMS EPISCOPAL CLERGYMAN MISSIONARY TO INDIANS REPUTED THE "LOST DAUPHIN", SON OF LOUIS XVI ON TOWN RD. AT HOGANSBURG

FRANKLIN BOMBAY, TOWN OF HOME OF WILLIAM HOGAN FOUNDER OF HOGANSBURG MEMBER OF UNITED STATES CONGRESS, 1831-33 1800-1849 ON NYS 37 AT HOGANSBURH

FRANKLIN BOMBAY, TOWN OF ON THIS SITE WAS ERECTED FRANKLIN COUNTY'S FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1834 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. AT HOGANSBURG

FRANKLIN BRIGHTON, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA. ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 192 AT GABRIELS

FRANKLIN BURKE, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST STORE IN BURKE ERECTED AND OPERATED BY DANIEL MITCHELL AT THAYERS CORNERS DESTROYED BY TORNADO, 1856 1850-1899 AT THAYERS CNRS. ON US 11 3 MIS. W. OF CHATEAUGAY

FRANKLIN CHATEAUGAY, TOWN OF FORT HICKORY SITE OF BLOCKHOUSE OCCUPIED DURING WAR OF 1812 BY SAMUEL HOLLENBECK, WHO ONCE DEFENDED IT SINGLE HANDED AGAINST ATTACK 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MI. S. OF EARLVILLE

FRANKLIN DICKINSON, TOWN OF OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE PLATTSBURGH TO HOPKINTON VIA. ELLENBURG, CHATEAUGAY MALONE. BEGUN BY MILITARY LABOR 1817. COMPLETED IN 1826. 1800-1849 ON NYS 11B AT E. DICKINSON

FRANKLIN DUANE, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA. ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 ABOUT 3 MIS. N. OF MCCOLLOMS

FRANKLIN FORT COVINGTON, TOWN OF FIRST BAPIST CHURCH ORGANIZED 1821. THIRD CHURCH BUILT IN FRANKLIN CO. NOW USED AS MASONIC TEMPLE 1800-1849 ON SALMON ST. AT FORT COVINGTON

FRANKLIN FORT COVINGTON, TOWN OF ON THIS SITE WAS BUILT IN 1812 A BLOCKHOUSE. USED TO SHELTER SICK AND WOUNDED AFTER THE RETREAT FROM CHRYSLER'S FIELD IN 1813 1800-1849 ON COVINGTON LA. AT FORT COVINGTON

FRANKLIN FORT COVINGTON, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORGANIZED ABOUT 1821. ORIGINAL BUILDING ERECTED 1828. REBUILT AND ENLARGED 1866. 1800-1849 ON COVINGTON ST. AT FORT CONVNGTN.

FRANKLIN FORT COVINGTON, TOWN OF SITE OF FORT COVINGTON WINTER QUARTERS OF GEN. WILKINSON'S ARMY AFTER DEFEAT AT CHRYSLER'S FIELD WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST. AT FORT COVINGTON

FRANKLIN FORT COVINGTON, TOWN OF THIS BUILDING WAS HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL JACOB BROWN AMERICAN ARMY OFFICER DURING WINTER OF 1813-14 IN WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST. AT FORT COVINGTON

FRANKLIN HARRIETSTOWN, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA. ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 86 AT NORTH END OF VLGE. OF SARANAC LAKE

FRANKLIN MALONE, TOWN OF ARSENAL GREEN DEEDED TO STATE 1812 FOR PUBLIC PARADE GROUND. USED ON TRAINING DAYS. STONE ARSENAL BUILT 1812, REMAINED UNTIL ABOUT 1855 1800-1849 ON EAST MAIN ST. AT MALONE

FRANKLIN MALONE, TOWN OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ORGANIZED 1807. FIRST CHURCH BUILDING IN COUNTY 1826; SECOND 1856; PRESNET 1883. FIRST PASTOR, ASHBEL PARMELEE 1800-1849 ON EAST MAIN ST. AT MALONE

FRANKLIN MALONE, TOWN OF FRANKLIN ACADEMY FIRST SCHOOL TAUGHT 1806; CALLED HARISON ACADEMY 1811. CHARTERED 1831 AS FRANKLIN ACADEMY. 73 MEN MORTGAGED THEIR FARMS TO SUPPLY FUNDS. 1800-1849 ON WEBSTER ST. AT MALONE

FRANKLIN MALONE, TOWN OF HARISON HOUSE HOME OF RICHARD L. HARISON 1747-1829. MEMBER OF FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1788. GENERAL WILKINSON'S HEADQUARTERS IN WAR OF 1812. 1700-1749 ON WEBSTER ST. AT MALONE

FRANKLIN MALONE, TOWN OF HOME OF WILLIAM ALMON WHEELER 1819-87; ATTORNEY, BANKER, ASSEMBLYMAN, STATE SENATOR, CONGRESSMAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES 1877-81. 1800-1849 ON ELM ST. AT MALONE

FRANKLIN MALONE, TOWN OF OLD MILITARY TURNPIKE PLATTSBURGH TO HOPKINTON VIA. ELLENBURG, CHATEAUGAY MALONE. BEGUN BY MILITARY LABOR 1817. COMPLETED IN 1826. 1800-1849 ON NYS 11B AT MALONE

FRANKLIN MALONE, TOWN OF SITE OF FOOTE TAVERN 1807-13; U.S. HOSPITAL 1813-14 ORIGINAL HOUSE MOVED TO FRANKLIN STREET 1892 AND SITE USED FOR ARMORY 1800-1849 ON WEST MAIN ST. AT MALONE

FRANKLIN MOIRA, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL BUILDING IN TOWN OF MOIRA STOOD ON THIS SITE BUILT OF LOGS ABOUT 1807 1800-1849 ON US 11 AT MOIRA

FRANKLIN MOIRA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST STARCH FACTORY IN TOWN OF MOIRA. BUILT 1851 BY COL. C.A. STONE AND CAPT. WM. A. TUPPER 1850-1899 ON US 11 AT WESTERN EDGE OF BRUSHTON

FRANKLIN MOIRA, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME LUTHER BRADISH LT. GOV. NEW YORK 1838-40 SPEAKER OF ASSEMBLY IN 1838 SPECIAL UNITED STATES ENVOY TO CONSTANTINOPLE, 1820 1800-1849 ON NYS 95 ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. N. OF MOIRA

FRANKLIN MOIRA, TOWN OF UNION CHURCH ERECTED HERE ABOUT 1833 BY CHRISTIAN AND M.E. DENOMINATIONS FIRST CHURCH IN COUNTY PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1867 1850-1899 ON COUNTY RD. AT MOIRA

FRANKLIN SANTA CLARA, TOWN OF JENNINGS ROAD USED BY U.S. TROOPS WAR OF 1812 MARCHING WEST FROM LAKE CHAMPLAIN TO LAKE ONTARIO 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 ABOUT 6 MIS. SE OF SANTA CLARA

FRANKLIN SANTA CLARA, TOWN OF NORTHWEST BAY ROAD BEGUN PRIOR TO 1810. FROM WESTPORT VIA. ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, SANTA CLARA, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 AT SANTA CLARA

FRANKLIN SANTA CLARA, TOWN OF OLDEST BUILDING TOWN OF SANTA CLARA FORMER RAILROAD STATION BUILT BY JOHN HURD WHO BUILT RAILROAD IN 1889 1850-1899 ON NYS 72 AT SANTA CLARA

FRANKLIN WAVERLY, TOWN OF TURNPIKE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON BUILT 1829-32, VIA. AUSABLE FORKS, BLACK BROOK, FRANKLIN FALLS, LOON LAKE ST. REGIS FALLS, HOPKINTON 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1 MI. N. OF ST. REGIS FALLS

FRANKLIN WESTVILLE, TOWN OF MAN HOMESTEAD OCCUPIED BY DR. ALBON AND ALRIC MAN, BROTHERS FROM VERMONT 1802. HOUSE BUILT PRIOR TO 1810. BOTH OFFICERS IN WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 2 MIS. W. OF CONSTABLE

FRANKLIN WESTVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHURCH IN WESTVILLE WESTVILLE FREE CHURCH ERECTED IN 1837 1800-1849 ON NYS 37 AT WESTVILLE

FULTON BROADALBIN, TOWN OF FRENCHMANS CREEK IN 1810 DUNCAN MC MARTIN ON THIS CREEK BUILT A SAW, GRIST & WOOLEN MILL. HE WAS SURVEYOR, LAWYER, JUDGE COURT COMMON PLEAS 1813; LATER ELECTED STATE SENATOR. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT NORTH BROADALBIN

FULTON BROADALBIN, TOWN OF HANS' CREEK NAMED BY SIR WM JOHNSON AFTER A FISHING TRIP WITH JOHN CONYE WHO FELL OUT OF THE BOAT AND NEARLY DROWNED. HANS BEING THE NAME FOR JOHN. 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT BENEDICT

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF [ARROW] GRAVE OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON MOST OUTSTANDING FIGURE OF COLONIAL PERIOD. "BUILDER OF AN EMPIRE" (1715-1774) 1750-1799 ON N. MARKET ST. IN FRONT OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF [ARROW] COLONIAL CEMETERY REMAINS OF MANY JOHNSTOWN NOTABLES OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY DAYS BURIED HERE 1750-1799 ON WEST GREEN ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF [ARROW] BATTLEFIELD BATTLE OF JOHNSTOWN FOUGHT HERE OCTOBER 25, 1781. LAST REAL BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. AT N.W. LIMITS OF CITY

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF [ARROW] BARONIAL HOME OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON ERECTED 1762 OPEN TO VISITORS 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION W. STATE ST. AND HALL AVE.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF [ARROW] 1/2 MILE TO BARONIAL HOME OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON ERECTED 1762 OPEN TO VISITORS 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION N. WILLIAM ST. & W. GREEN ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF [ARROW] 1 MILE TO BARONIAL HOME OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON ERECTED 1762 OPEN TO VISITORS 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION S. WILLIAM ST. & W. MADISON AVE.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF [ARROW] NORTH SITE OF FIRST ST. JOHN'S CHURCH (1760) ERECTED BY SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON; FIRST CHURCH OF ENGLAND NORTH OF THE MOHAWK RIVER 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION W. GREEN ST. AND N. WILLIAM ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF 1763 THE DRUMM HOUSE HOME OF EDWARD WALL SCHOOL- MASTER SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON'S FREE SCHOOL 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION W. GREEN ST. AND N. WILLIAM ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF CANNON TAKEN FROM JOHNSON HALL BY SIR JOHN JOHNSON ON HIS FLIGHT TO CANADA MAY 1776 SPIKED AND ABANDONED NEAR TRAIL IN ADIRONDACKS 1750-1799 AT E. END OF BLOCKHOUSE AT JOHNSON HALL

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF ERECTED 1772 ONLY COLONIAL COURT HOUSE IN STATE OF NEW YORK FIRST COURT GENERAL SESSIONS, TRYON COUNTY, SEPTEMER 8, 1772 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION N. WILLIAM ST. & W. MAIN ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF FORT JOHNSTOWN IMPORTANT FRONTIER CIVIL AND MILITARY PRISON DURING REVOLUTION. INSPECTED BY WASHINGTON IN 1783 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF S. PERRY ST. AND MONTGOMERY ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF JAMES BURK'S INN MOVED HERE ABOUT 1788. LOT FORMERLY SIR WM JOHNSON'S. VILLAGE CALLED JOHN'S TOWN. YOUNGLOVE HOME 1812-1926. D.A.R. CHAPTER HOUSE 1926. 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION SO. WILLIAM ST. & W. MONTGOMERY ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF JOHNSON HALL 1762 BARONIAL HOME OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC COLONIAL BUILDINGS INTHE UNITED STATES. 1750-1799 ON WEST STATE ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF JOHNSON TRAIL USED BY SIR WM. JOHNSON 1726-1774 BETWEEN FORT JOHNSON AND JOHNSON HALL A BI-CENTENNIAL IN 1938 CELEBRATED HIS ARRIVAL IN AMERICA 1750-1799 ON WEST STATE ST.

FULTON JOHNSTOWN, CITY OF UNION HALL FAMOUS POST-REVOLUTIONARY TAVERN, RESORT OF "NICK" STONER, ERECTED 1798 BY CAPT. JEAN BATISTE VAUMANE DE FON CLAIRE, FORMER OFFICER IN FRENCH ARMY UNDER LOUIS XVI 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION E. MAIN ST. & E. STATE ST.

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] SITE OF DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH OF MAYFIELD, 1793-1826. CHURCHYARD CONTAINING REMAINS OF MANY PIONEERS OF THIS SECTION. 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 AT MAYFIELD

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] WOODWORTH FARM CONVEYED BY COMMISSIONERS OF FORFEITURE TO WILLIAM G. WOODWORTH IN 1786. SERVED IN REVOLUTION. PASSED TO HIRAM WOODWORTH 1810-1910. 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. W. MAYFIELD

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] RICEVILLE CEMETERY HERE ARE BURIED JOHATHAN FISK- OLIVER RICE-WILLIAM WOODWORTH- SAMUEL WOODWORTH-JESSE FOOTE- ISAAC BEMIS-JONATHAN CANFIELD- SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION ON NYS 148 AT RICEVILLE

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] BURYING GROUND OF MAJOR HARMON AND FRANCIS VAN BUREN, SEVENTH ALBANY COUTNY REGIMENT; REVOLUTIONARY WAR. SETTLERS ON THIS LAND. 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. S.E. OF MAYFIELD

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] KING CEMETERY HENRY KING AND SON JOHN SETTLED ON THIS SITE AND ARE BURIED HERE. GRAVES OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS AND PIONEERS OF 1788-1815. 1750-1799 ON NYS 148 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. S.W. OF NORTHVILLE

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] BURYING GROUND GRAVES OF CAPTAIN GERSHOM WOODWORTH, FRENCH AND INDIAN AND REVOLUTIONARY WARS AND SERGEANT SELAH WOODWORTH OF REVOLUTION; MAYFIELD PIONEER. ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF MAYFIELD

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH OF MAYFIELD AND BROADALBIN ORGANIZED HERE IN 1792, THEN THE HOME OF CALEB WOODWORTH, SOLDIER OF REVOLUTION, FIRST SETTLER 1750-1799 ON NYS 148 ABOUT 4 MIS. N.E. OF GLOVERSVILLE

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID JACOB DUNHAM AND SAMUEL, HIS SON, KILLED HERE APRIL 1779. OTHERS OF THE FAMILY ESCAPED BY HIDING IN THE WOODS. SITE OF THEIR HOME 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 3/4 MILE NORTH OF MAYFIELD

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF RICE HOMESTEAD BUILT ABOUT 1790 BY OLIVER RICE A SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, SERVING UNDER GENERAL WASHINGTON 1750-1799 ON NYS 148 AT RICEVILLE

FULTON MAYFIELD, TOWN OF SITE OF ROMEYN'S MILL ERECTED 1773 BY SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. REBUILT BY COL. ABRAHAM ROMEYN. COMMANDER MONTGOMERY COUNTY MILITIA 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 AT MAYFIELD

FULTON NORTHAMPTON, TOWN OF "FISH HOUSE" OF SIR WM. JOHNSON 1500 FT. NORTHEAST OF THIS MARKER BUILT 1762. VILLAGE DERIVED NAME FROM LODGE. BURNED BY TORIES AND INDIANS, 1781 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT NORTHAMPTON

FULTON NORTHAMPTON, TOWN OF COVERED BRIDGE ERECTED 1818, BY STATE, AT FISH HOUSE OVER SACANDAGA RIVER. D. STEWART, BUILDER. JACOB SHEW, ASSEMBLYMAN. TORN DOWN 1930. 2000 FT. NORTH 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT NORTHAMPTON

FULTON NORTHAMPTON, TOWN OF GODFREY SHEW FIRST SETTLER FISH HOUSE UNDER SIR WM. JOHNSON, 1762 SONS, JOHN, STEPHEN, JACOB CAPTURED IN TORY & INDIAN RAID JUNE 3, 1778. TAKEN TO CANADA 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT NORTHAMPTON

FULTON NORTHAMPTON, TOWN OF MARVIN HOUSE BUILT 1815 SITE SIR WM. JOHNSON'S FISH HOUSE BY DAVID MARVIN, CONN. REV. SOLDIER; HIS SON, DR. L.I. MARVIN ASSEMBLYMAN 1840 FROM FULTON CO. HOUSE MOVED 1929. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT NORTHAMPTON

FULTON NORTHAMPTON, TOWN OF SHEW HOUSE BUILT 1784 BY GODFREY SHEW AND HIS SONS JOHN, STEPHEN AND JACOB AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM CANADA AS PRISONERS OF COL. ROSS ON JUNE 3, 1778 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT NORTHAMPTON

FULTON NORTHAMPTON, TOWN OF SHEW'S HILL ON JUNE 3, 1778 GODFREY SHEW STATIONED HIS SON JACOB TO REPORT APPROACH TORY AND INDIAN RAIDERS UNDER CO. ROSS. LATER FAMILY MADE PRISONERS. 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT NORTHAMPTON

FULTON NORTHAMPTON, TOWN OF ST JOHN HOUSE BUILT 1795 BY ALEX. ST. JOHN ON CONFISCATED LANDS OF COL. GUY JOHNSON, NEPHEW OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT NORTHAMPTON

GENESEE ALABAMA, TOWN OF FORK OF GREAT CENTRAL TRAIL DATING FROM 16TH CENTURY SW BRANCH TO BUFFALO NW BRANCH TO LEWISTON DEDICATED SEPT. 7, 1931 1550-1599 ON MEADVILLE R. AT TONAWANDA CREEK

GENESEE ALABAMA, TOWN OF HOMESTEAD OF ELY PARKER SECRETARY TO GENERAL GRANT BORN IN 1828, DIED IN 1895 SACHEM OF THE WOLF CLAIN SENECA TITLE DO-NE-HO-GA-WA 1800-1849 ON LEDGE RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BASOM

GENESEE BATAVIA, TOWN OF BATAVIA SEAT OF HOLLAND LAND OFFICE. THIS CITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1801 BY JOSEPH ELLICOTT, LOCAL AGEN OF HOLLAND LAND COMPANY 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 IN CITY OF BATAVIA

GENESEE LEROY, TOWN OF GANSON TAVERN FIRST SETTLEMENT BETWEEN GENESEE RIVER AND BUFFALO TAVERN CONDUCTED BY CHARLES WILBUR 1793 CAPT. JOHN GANSON 1797 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT LEROY VILLAGE LINE

GENESEE LEROY, TOWN OF LEROY HOUSE BUILT BEFORE 1812 AS A LAND OFFICE FOR THE TRIANGLE TRACT DEEDED TO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1911 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 IN VILLAGE OF LEROY

GREENE ASHLAND, TOWN OF EARLY CHURCH FIRST CONGREATIONAL CHURCH OF ASHLAND BUILT HERE IN OLD WINDHAM 1799 1750-1799 ON NYS 23 ABOUT 1/2 MI. E. OF E. ASHLAND

GREENE ASHLAND, TOWN OF TRINITY CHURCH INC. MAY 20, 1799 EARLIEST EPISCOPAL ORGANIZATION OF OLD TOWN OF WINDHAM 1750-1799 ON NYS 23 AT E. ASHLAND

GREENE ATHENS, TOWN OF A. VAN LOON HOUSE BUILT 1724 BY ALBERTUA VAN LOON OCCUPIED AS RESIDENCE SINCE DATE OF ERECTION 1700-1749 ON NYS 385 AT ATHENS

GREENE ATHENS, TOWN OF BLACK HORSE INN BUILT IN 1791 BY ISAAC HALLENBECK 1750-1799 ON US 9W ABOUT 3 MIS. N.W. OF ATHENS

GREENE ATHENS, TOWN OF JAN VAN LOON HOUSE BUILT 1706 BY JAN VAN LOON CHIEF HOLDER LOONEBURGH PAT. 1688. ATHENS VILLAGE FIRST CALLED LOONEBURGH 1700-1749 ON NYS 385 AT ATHENS

GREENE ATHENS, TOWN OF NORTHUP HOUSE BUILT 1803 HOME OF ISAAC NORTHUP FOUNDER OF ATHENS VILLAGE INCORPORATED 1805 1800-1849 ON NYS 385 AT ATHENS

GREENE CAIRO, TOWN OF BELL FACTORY OF WILLIAM BARTON EARLIEST AMERICAN MAKER OF SLEIGH BELLS STOOD ON THIS STREAM 1828 1800-1849 ON NYS 23 & NYS 145, S. CAIRO

GREENE CAIRO, TOWN OF IRON FORGE OF ENOCHHYDE AND BENJAMIN HALL STOOD AT FIRST FALL 1788 FIRST IN GREENE COUNTY 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT PURLING

GREENE CAIRO, TOWN OF MASSACRE 1780 JOHANNES STROPE & WIFE KILLED BY INDIANS FREDERICK SCHERMERHORN CARRIED CAPTIVE TO CANADA 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. SOUTHWEST OF PURLING

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GREENE CAIRO, TOWN OF WOODSTOCK FIRST SETTLEMENT IN TOWN OF CAIRO BY JAMES BARKER AND TENANTRY IN 1791 1750-1799 ON NYS 32 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF CAIRO

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF "UNCLE SAM" BRIDGE SAMUEL WILSON, WHOSE NAME INSPIRED NATIONAL SYMBOL "UNCLE SAM" LIVED NEARBY FROM 1817-1822 1800-1849 ON W. BRIDGE ST., CATSKILL

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] ABEEL HOUSE BUILT ABOUT 1721 IN THE BAK-OVEN REBUILT ABOUT 1752 DAVID AND ANTHONY ABEEL CAPTURED BY INDIANS 1780 1700-1749 ON NYS 23A ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF KISKATOM

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] PACHQUIACK "OPEN COUNTRY" PURCHASED FROM INDIANS BY JAN BRONK, 1675 FORMERLY MADISON, NOW LEEDS 1650-1699 ON NYS 23, & 145, LEEDS

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] OLD INN OF MARTIN G. SCHUNEMAN BUILT 1796 1750-1799 ON NYS 23 & 145, LEEDS

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] INDIAN TRAIL TO FORT ON ROUND TOP NOW KAATERSKILL CLOVE Prehistoric ON NYS 23A & 32A ABOUT 1/2 MI. WEST PALENVILLE

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] FOOTPATH FROM OLD INDIAN FORT CALLED CASTEEL HOOGTE TO COXSACKIE Prehistoric ON NYS 23 & 145 AT JEFFERSON HGTS.

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] HOUSE BUILT IN 1814 BY CAPT. JOS. ALLEN SEA CAPTAIN DURING REVOLUTION 1800-1849 NYS 23 & 145, JEFFERSON HGTS.

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF 100 RODS NORTH [ARROW] STOOD THE FIRST GRIST MILL IN GREENE COUNTY BUILT IN 1675 BY DIRCK T. VAN VECHTEN 1650-1699 ON WATER ST., CATSKILL

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF CATSKILL PACKET FIRST NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY PRINTED ON THIS SITE BY MACKAY CROSWELL & CO. AUGUST 6, 1792 1750-1799 AT INTRSCTN. GREEN & MAIN STS. CATSKILL

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF HOME OF REV. JOHANNES SCHUNEMAN "DUTCH DOMINIE OF THE CATSKILLS" BUILT 1792 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD., JEFFERSON HGTS.

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF HOP-O-NOSE SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE PURCHASED FROM INDIANS IN 1682 LOVERIDGE PATENT 1650-1699 ON MAIN ST., CATSKILL

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF MARTIN VAN BUREN 8TH PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. WAS MARRIED IN THIS HOUSE TO HANNAH HOES IN 1807. HOUSE BUILT IN 1797. 1800-1849 ON W. MAIN ST., CATSKILL

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF OLD KATSKILL HOUSE BUILT IN 1729 BY GARRET VAN BERGEN. BARN BUILT 1680 BY MARTE GERRETSE VAN BERGEN. FORMERLY INDIAN VILLAGE SITE. 1700-1749 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. S. OF LEEDS

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF OLD KATSKILL [ARROW] REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF KATSKILL KOCKSHACKIE STOOD ON THIS HILL BUILT 1733 1700-1749 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. S. OF LEEDS

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF PAPER MILL FIRST IN GREENE COUTNY 1/4 MILE AT FOOT OF HILL BUILT IN 1800 BY NATHAN BENJAMIN 1800-1849 NYS 23 & 145, JEFFERSON HGTS.

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF PIETER SOUSER'S INN PLACE WHERE POLITICAL MEETINGS WERE HELD BEFORE 1797 RACETRACK OF THE PIONEERS NEAR BY 1750-1799 ON NYS 23 & 145 AT JEFFERSON HGTS.

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST LOG HOUSE IN THIS VILLAGE BUILT IN 1675 STOOD 100 FEET SOUTH ALONG ROAD TO FORDING PLACE 1650-1699 ON NYS 23 & 145, LEEDS

GREENE CATSKILL, TOWN OF STONE HOUSE BUILT IN 1762 BY LIEUT. COL. CORNELIUS DUBOIS. SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS CELEBRATED HERE. 1750-1799 ON W. MAIN ST., CATSKILL

GREENE COXSACKIE, TOWN OF "FIRST HOUSE ON THE HILL" BUILT BY DR. JOHN ELY OF NEWRY, ALBANY COUNTY, ABOUT THE YEAR 1800. 1800-1849 ON ELY ST., COXSACKIE

GREENE COXSACKIE, TOWN OF BRONCK HOUSE OLDEST HOUSE USED AS SUCH IN GREENE COUNTY BUILT BY PIETER BRONCK 1663 1650-1699 ON PRIVATE RD. 300 FT. OFF US 9W, 1 1/2 MI. S. OF COXSACKIE

GREENE DURHAM, TOWN OF 1/2 MILE TO [ARROW] MEETING HOUSE HILL BRONZE TABLET AND BOULDER MARK THE SITE OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, DURHAM ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 8, 1792 1750-1799 ON NYS 145, DURHAM

GREENE DURHAM, TOWN OF R.R. DISASTER IN 1840 ONE HALF MILE EAST TRAIN PLUNGED THROUGH TRESTLE INTO CREEEK AT HIGH ROCK ENDED CAREER OF CANAJOHARIE- CATSKILL RAILROAD 1800-1849 ON NYS 145 ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. W. OF VLG. OF EAST DURHAM

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF BENJAMIN SPEES SETTLED HERE IN 1781 IN A LOG CABIN BUILT BY A TORY 1750-1799 ON NYS 32 AT GREENVILLE

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF DR. JOHN ELY FIRST PHYSICIAN IN TOWN OF GREENVILLE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. NORTH OF E. GREENVILLE

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF EARLY SAWMILL OWNED AND OPERATED BY ELEAZER KNOWLES STOOD ON THIS SITE ON NYS 32 ABOUT 3 MI. S. OF GREENVILLE

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL A CABIN BUILT OF LOGS STOOD ON THIS SITE FIRST TEACHER WAS A SON OF REV. ELEAZER HOTCHKIN ON NYS 32 AT GREENVILLE

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF GREENVILLE 1803 TOWN TAKEN FROM FREEHOLD AND COXSACKIE CALLED GREENFIELD, FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD 1809 NAMED GREENVILLE 1800-1849 AT INTRSCTON. NYS 32 & 81 AT GREENVILLE

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF EARLY TANNERY OWNED BY DANIEL MILLER WHO CAME FROM EAST HAMPTON, L.I. ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. NORTH OF E. GREENVILLE

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG CABIN OF ELEAZER KNOWLES PIONEER WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1781 ON A 600 ACRE LOT 1750-1799 ON NYS 32 ABOUT 1 MI. S. OF GREENVILLE

GREENE GREENVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG CABIN OF EDWARD LAKE PIONEER WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1781 ON A 600 ACRE LOT 1750-1799 ON NYS 145 ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. W. OF VLG. OF EAST DURHAM

GREENE PRATTSVILLE, TOWN OF REFORMED CHURCH FIRST IN MOUNTAIN TOWNS OF GREENE COUNTY ORGANIZED IN 1798 BUILT IN 1804 1750-1799 ON NYS 23 AT PRATTSVILLE

GREENE WINDHAM, TOWN OF [ARROW] AGAINST THIS ROCK GEORGE STIMSON FIRST SETTLER OF THE TOWN OF WINDHAM BUILT HIS LOG CABIN IN 1785 ON NYS 23 AT WINDHAM

GREENE WINDHAM, TOWN OF [ARROW] FIRST LOG HOUSE BUILT HERE IN 1818 BY JOHN HENSON FOUNDER OF HENSONVILLE 1800-1849 ON NYS 23 AT HENSONVILLE

HERKIMER COLUMBIA, TOWN OF MASONIC LODGE BUILT BY D.V.W. GOLDEN 1812 FOR WARREN LODGE NO. 155 ORGANIZED MARCH 4, 1807 CEASED PAYING DUES 1818. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. W. OF ORENDORF CORNERS

HERKIMER COLUMBIA, TOWN OF ORENDORF BARN FIRST BUILDING WHERE RELIGIOUS SERVICE WAS HELD BODIES WERE BURIED UNTIL 1803 AT NORTHEAST CORNER 1750-1799 ON NYS 28 ABOUT 1/2 MI. N. OF ORENDORF CORNERS

HERKIMER COLUMBIA, TOWN OF PETRIE'S CORNERS ON ROUTE OF SCOUT ADAM F. HELMER'S FAMOUS FUN TO WARN SETTLERS OF GERMAN FLATTS OF APPROACH OF BRANT'S INDIANS SEPTEMBER 17, 1778 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION COUNTY RDS. AT COLUMBIA CENTER

HERKIMER COLUMBIA, TOWN OF PIONEER HOME OF COL. JACOB D. PETRIE, WHO WITH SIX SONS FOUNDED PETRIE'S CORNERS AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY RDS. AT COLUMBIA CENTER

HERKIMER COLUMBIA, TOWN OF REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH, ORGANIZED JULY 8, 1798. CEMETERY DEDICATED 1803. HAS 20 REVOLUTIONARY VETERANS AND 22 SOLDIERS OF WAR OF 1812 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1 MI. W. OF ORENDORF CORNERS

HERKIMER COLUMBIA, TOWN OF SITE OF PIONEER HOME OF ANDREW MILLER & 6 SONS WHO FOUNDED MILLER'S MILLS ABOUT 1790. BUILT SAWMILL AND GRISTMILL. 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. AT MILLERS MILLS

HERKIMER COLUMBIA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST STORE AND HOUSE BUILT BY DAVID V.W. GOLDEN BEFORE 1798, WHO WAS FIRST JUDGE OF COURT HELD AT WHITESTOWN. 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. W. OF ORENDORF CORNERS

HERKIMER DANUBE, TOWN OF FT. HENDRICK 1754-1760 BRITISH POST GUARDING MOHAWK CASTLE. NAMED FOR KING HENDRICK KILLED AT LAKE GEORGE, SEPT. 1755 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT LEROY VILLAGE LINE

HERKIMER FRANKFORT, TOWN OF FOLTS HOMESTEAD ERECTED 1796 BY MAJOR WARNER FOLTS WHO SERVED IN WAR OF 1812 AT SACKETS HARBOR; MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY 1823-24. HOUSE OCCUPIED SINCE BY HIS DESCENDANTS 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S AT ILION

HERKIMER FRANKFORT, TOWN OF OLD REMINGTON HOMESTEAD BUILT IN 1799 BY ELIPHALET REMINGTON WHO FORGED THE FIRST REMINGTON GUN; BIRTHPLACE OF PHILO REMINGTON 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 4 MIS. S.W. OF ILION

HERKIMER GERMAN FLATTS, TOWN OF F.E. SPINNER HOME HERKIMER CO. SHERIFF 1834 MEMBER OF CONGRESS 1854-1860 APPOINTED TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES BY LINCOLN SERVED 1861-1875 1850-1899 ON NYS 5S & NYS 28 AT MOHAWK

HERKIMER GERMAN FLATTS, TOWN OF MOHAWK'S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILT IN 1809 ON THIS SITE. USED AS A SCHOOL UNTIL 1853. SERVED AS A CHURCH FOR FIVE YEARS. HOUSE NOW STANDS IN REAR 1800-1849 ON NYS 28 AT MOHAWK

HERKIMER GERMAN FLATTS, TOWN OF SHOEMAKER TAVERN BUILT BEFORE THE REVOLUTION GEN. WASHINGTON HAD DINNER HERE UNDER TREE ON HIS VALLEY TOUR IN 1783. WALTER BUTLER CAPTURED HERE; LATER ESCAPED ALBANY JAIL 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S AT MOHAWK

HERKIMER GERMAN FLATTS, TOWN OF TRAIL OF SCOUT ADAM F. HELMER ENTERING MOHAWK VALLEY TO WARN GERMAN FLATTS OF APPROACH OF BRANT'S INDIANS, SEPT. 17, 1778 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S AT MOHAWK

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF CHARLES F. WHEELOCK 1849-1928 SCHOOL TEACHER AND EDUCATOR FOR HALF CENTURY 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. N. OF CRANES CORNERS

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF JOHN CURTIS UNDERWOOD 1809-1873 U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE OF VIRGINIA. APPOINTED BY PRES. LINCOLN 1863 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. AT JERUSALEM HILL

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF FURNACE SITE OF LITCHFIELD IRON MFG. CO. INCORPORATED 1813 MAKERS OF PIG IRON AND VARIOUS KINDS OF IRON HOLLOW WARE 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. S. OF GULPH

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF HOME SITE OF ELIJAH SNOW WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1786 LOCALITY THEN CALLED SNOW'S BUSH NOW LITCHFIELD 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. N. OF CRANES CORNERS

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF JERUSALEM HILL CEMETERY OLDEST BURIAL GROUND IN TOWN OF LITCHFIELD FIRST INTERMENT IN 1791 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. AT JERUSALEM HILL

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF OLIVE BRANCH LODGE NO. 40, F. AND A.M. FIRST MEETING ON THIS SITE JULY 16, 1812. DEWITT CLINTON WAS GRAND MASTER AT THE TIME 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT CRANES CORNERS

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF SITE OF AVERY HOMESTEAD PURCHASED IN 1819 BY JOHN STANTON AVERY, ONE OF THE EARLIER SETTLERS IN LITCHFIELD. HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1934. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 4 MIS. S.W. OF ILION

HERKIMER LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME OF NATHANIEL BALL WHERE THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN LITCHFIELD WAS ORGANIZED MARCH 15, 1795 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. S. OF GULPH

HERKIMER NORWAY, TOWN OF A RAIDING FORCE LED BY MAJOR ROSS & WALTER BUTLER WAS HERE ATTACKED BY CO. MARINUS WILLET'S PATRIOT SOLDIERS OCTOBER 30, 1781 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3 MIS. S.E. OF GRAY

HERKIMER NORWAY, TOWN OF IN THIS CEMETERY ARE THE GRAVES OF SOLDIERS OF THE FOUR WARS FENCH-INDIAN, REVOLUTION, WAR OF 1812, CIVIL WAR 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT NORWAY

HERKIMER OHIO, TOWN OF WOOD HOME WHEELOCK WOOD (1894-1887) WIFE, HANNAH SOUTHWICK COMSTOCK (1797-1892) OF MASS. LOCATED HERE IN 1829 AND BUILT THIS HOUSE. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 4 MIS. E., GRAY

HERKIMER POLAND, TOWN OF OCTAGONAL HOUSE BUILT ABOUT 1850 BY LINUS YALE INVENTOR OF THE YALE LOCK 1850-1899 ON NYS 28 AT NEWPORT

HERKIMER POLAND, TOWN OF THE YALE LOCK WAS FIRST MADE BY LINUS YALE IN A SHOP ON THIS SITE 1847 1800-1849 ON NYS 28 AT NEWPORT

HERKIMER SCHUYLER, TOWN OF EAST OF THIS POINT OF BRIDENBECKER CREEK JOHN FINSTER BUILT THE FIRST SAWMILL OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY IN TOWN OF SCHUYLER ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. N. OF EAST SCHUYLER

HERKIMER SCHUYLER, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH SCHOOL HOUSE IN TOWN OF SCHUYLER BUILT HERE IN 1809 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 3 MIS. N. OF EAST SCHUYLER

HERKIMER SCHUYLER, TOWN OF FIRST PUBLIC BURYING GROUND 1766-1840 IN TOWN OF SCHUYLER WAS LOCATED ON THIS FLAT 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. N. OF EAST SCHUYLER

HERKIMER SCHUYLER, TOWN OF NEW PETERSBURGH FORT A STOCKADE BUILT AND USED BY THE PIONEERS OF SCHUYLER PRIOR TO AND DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 3 MIS. WEST OF NORTH ILION

HERKIMER SCHUYLER, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME HEINRICH STARING B. 1730 - D. 1808 CAPTAIN 4TH REGIMENT TRYON COUNTY MILITIA AND 1ST JUDGE OF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF HERKIMER COUNTY 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 4 MIS. EAST OF WEST SCHUYLER

HERKIMER WARREN, TOWN OF HENDERSON HOUSE FORMER CRUGER MANSION GRANT 1739 FRAME HOUSE BUILT 1787 STONE HOUSE BUILT 1832 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 4 MIS. N. OF JORDANVILLE

HERKIMER WARREN, TOWN OF JOHN TUNNICLIFF, JR. B. 1751, DERBY, ENGLAND, CAME TO AMERICA 1772; REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER; SETTLED HERE 1793; DIED 1814; BURIED ONE MILE SOUTH, TUNNICLIFF CEMETERY. 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT WARREN

HERKIMER WARREN, TOWN OF MARSHALL CEMETERY [ARROW] 1/2 MILE JOHN MARSHALL, 1764-1863 REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER; WITH WASHINGTON AT YORKTOWN; WITNESSED SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS. 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT WARREN

HERKIMER WARREN, TOWN OF SITE OF PAUL CRIM HOUSE PAUL CRIM CAME FROM GERMANY ABOUT 1757. ONE OF FOUNDERS OF ANDRUSTOWN. HOUSE BURNED AT ANDRUSTOWN MASSACRE. ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. S. OF HENDERSON

HERKIMER WARREN, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME OF FREDERICK BELL, FEDERICK, JR. AND WIFE DOROTHY CRIM FATHER AND SON MASSACRED FREDERICK BELL III STOLEN BY INDIANS--JULY 18, 1778 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. N. OF CRANES CORNERS

JEFFERSON BROWNVILLE, TOWN OF BABCOCK HOMESTEAD ERECTED 1832-33 BY JESSE BABCOCK; STATION ON UNDERGROUND RAILWAY PASSING NEGRO SLAVES OVER CANADIAN BORDER 1800-1849 INTERSECTION OF KIRBY & BROWN STS. AT DEXTER

JEFFERSON BROWNVILLE, TOWN OF BROWN MANSION HOME OF GEN. JACOB BROWN COMMANDER OF NORTHERN FRONTIER FORCES, WAR OF 1812 COMMANDING GENERAL U.S. ARMY 1821 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1828 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST. IN BROWNVILLE

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF [ARROW] MEMORIAL ALTAR ON SITE OF OLD FRENCH CATHOLIC CHURCH ERECTED BY JAMES LE RAY DE CHAUMONT 1832 1800-1849 ON NYS 12E ABOUT 3 MILES S.E. OF CAPE VINCENT

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF CARLETON IS. OCCUPIED BY BRITISH 1774 FT. HALDIMAND BUILT BY BRITISH-IROUQUOIS 1778-79. CAPTURED BY AMERICANS IN 1812 1750-1799 ON NYS 12E ABOUT 2 MIS. EAST OF CAPE VINCENT VILLAGE

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF CUP-AND-SAUCER HOUSE BUILT NEAR THIS SITE BY COUNT PIERRE FANCOIS REAL IN 1816 AS REFUGE FOR NAPOLEON. BURNED 1867 1800-1849 AT RIVER'S EDGE ON W. SIDE REAL ST., CAPE VINCENT VILGE.

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF DURING THE WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE HOUSED IN BARRACKS ERECTED HERE AND AT THE FOOT OF JAMES STREET 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF BRAODWAY & JAMES ST., CAPE VINCENT

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF FRENCH CATH. CHURCH BUILT HERE 1832 BY EARLY SETTLERS. HEROES OF NAPOLEON'S ARMY & FRENCH REFUGEES WORSHIPPED HERE 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF RODIERE

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF KENT'S CREEK SITE OF FIRST GRIST MILL IN THE TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT BUILT PRIOR TO 1809 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MILS. SOUTHWEST OF ROSIERE

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF MILLENS BAY IN JUNE 1812 ABNER HUBBARD WITH OTHER AMERICANS CROSSED TO CARLETON ISLAND AND CAPTURED FT. HALDIMAND WITH ITS BRITISH GARRISON 1800-1849 ON NYS 12E AT RIVERVIEW

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF STONE HOUSE BUILT IN 1815 BY J.D. LE RAY DE CHAUMONT HERE CANADIAN REBELS WERE SHELTERED DURING PATRIOT WAR, 1838 1800-1849 N. SIDE B'WAY IN WESTERN PART, CAPE VINCENT VLGE.

JEFFERSON CAPE VINCENT, TOWN OF TIBBITS POINT LIGHTHOUSE FIRST IN JEFFERSON COUNTY BUILT 1827, REBUILT 1854 1800-1849 AT TIBBITS PT. LIGHTHOUSE S.W. OF CAPE VINCENT

JEFFERSON CLAYTON, TOWN OF CHURCH BUILT 1834-35 FRANCIS DEPAU DEEDED SITE FOR HOUSE OF WORSHIP THAT SHALL FOREVER AT ALL TIMES BE OPEN AND FREE TO THE USE OF ALL DENOMINATIONS 1800-1849 ON NYS 12 NEAR INTERSECTION WITH NYS 179, DEPAUVILLE

JEFFERSON CLAYTON, TOWN OF ELM FLAT CHURCH FORY RODS TO THE EAST STOOD THE FIRST CHURCH IN THE TOWN OF CLAYTON A LOG BUILDING BUILT 1820 BY THE FREE WILL BAPTISTS 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF CO. RD. & NYS 12 & 179 ABOUT 3/4 MI N.W. OF DEPAUVILLE

JEFFERSON CLAYTON, TOWN OF ONONDAGA TRAILS JUNCTION OF WAR TRAILS BETWEEN LAKE ONTARIO AND THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER Prehistoric AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 12 & NYS 179, DEPAUVILLE

JEFFERSON ELLISBURG, TOWN OF AFTER THE BATTLE OF BIG SANDY MAY 28, 1814 THIS HOUSE WAS USED AS A HOSPITAL FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS 1800-1849 ON NYS 3 ABOUT 2 MIS. N. OF OSWEGO-JEFFERSON CO. LINE

JEFFERSON ELLISBURG, TOWN OF BONNIE VIEW BIRTHPLACE AND HOME OF MARIETTA HOLLEY 1840-1926 AUTHOR "SAMANTHA" NOVELS PEN NAME "JOSIAH ALLEN'S WIFE" 1800-1849 ON US 11 ABOUT 2 MIS. NORTH OF PIERREPONT MANOR

JEFFERSON ELLISBURG, TOWN OF FAIR VIEW BOUGHT BY EBENEZER WOOD 1804 CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED BY WOOD FAMILY SINCE THAT DATE 1800-1849 ON ROUTE 193 AT WOODVILLE

JEFFERSON HENDERSON, TOWN OF CAMP DE L'OBSERVATION ERECTED BY THE FRENCH IN 1756 ASSOCIATION ISLAND 1750-1799 W. SIDE NYS 3 AT STATE-OWNED OBS.PT. ABOUT 4 MIS. S.W. OF SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF AUGUSTUS SACKET PIONEER OF SACKET HARBOR. BROUGHT TRACT IN HOUNSFIELD 1801. 1ST JUDGE, JEFFERSON CO. B. N.Y. CITY NOV. 10, 1769 D. ALBANY, N.Y. APR. 29, 1827 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF MAIN & RAY STS. AT SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF BLANCHARD STAND ERECTED HERE IN 1823 BY STEPHEN BLANCHARD REBUILT 1867 AND KNOWN AS HALF-WAY-HOUSE TILL 1913 A FAMOUS COUNTRY INN 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION NYS 3 & CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. W. WATERTOWN

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF BLOCKHOUSE ERECTED IN 1812 FOR DEFENSE AGAINST THE BRITISH ATTACK STONE HOUSE THE TISDALE HOMESTEAD ERECTED 1819 1800-1849 S. SIDE WASHINGTON ST. BETWEEN BROAD ST. & RR, SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF FORT CHAUNCEY WAR OF 1812 NAMED FOR COMMODORE ISAAC CHAUNCEY 1800-1849 E. SIDE MONROE ST. N. OF MAIN ST. AT SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF FORT KENTUCKY WAR OF 1812 28 GUNS BLOCKHOUSE IN CENTER 1800-1849 S. SIDE WASHINGTON ST. NEAR LAKE, SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF FORT TOMPKINS ON NAVY POINT WAR OF 1812 NAMED FOR GOVERNOR DANIEL D. TOMPKINS 1800-1849 INTERSECTION MAIN ST. & ROAD ALONG LAKE SHORE. PROPERTY US COAST GUARD, SA

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF HOME OF DR. SAMUEL GUTHRIE BORN 1782-DIED 1848 DISCOVERED CHLOROFORM, 1831 INVENTED PERCUSSION CAPS SURGEON IN WAR OF 1812 1750-1799 N. SIDE CO. RD. BETWEEN SACKETS HARBOR & JEWETTVILLE

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF SITE OF FORT PIKE BEHIND THESE BREASTWORKS WAS BLOCKHOUSE ERECTED BY AMERICANS FOR DEFENSE AGAINST BRITISH, WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ALONG LAKE FRONT WITHIN MADISON BARRACKS AT SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF UNION HOTEL - APRIL 1817 BUILT BY FREDERIC WHITE 1ST MASONIC LODGE JEFFERSON CO. ONTARIO LODGE FORMED APRIL 4, 1805 ATHOL LODGE FORMED 1818 SACKETS LODGE FORMED 1848 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION MAIN & RAY STS. AT SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF VIRGINIA WAR OF 1812 ARMED WITH 16 GUNS 1800-1849 S. SIDE WASHINGTON ST., W. OF BROAD ST., SACKETS HARBOR

JEFFERSON HOUNSFIELD, TOWN OF WAR OF 1812 LANDING OF BRITISH DAYBREAK, SUNDAY JULY 19, 1812 1800-1849 END OF TOWN RD. ALONG LAKE SHORE, SACKET HARBOR0.

JEFFERSON ORLEANS, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST MILL ERECTED 1819 AT LOG MILLS RENAMED LAFARGEVILLE JULY 4, 1823 1800-1849 ON NYS 180, LAFARGEVILLE

KINGS NONE GRAVESEND SETTLED IN 1643 BY ENGLISH QUAKERS UNDER LADY DEBORAH MOODY ON LAND GRANTED TO THEM BY THE DUTCH GOVERNOR OF NEW AMSTERDAM 1600-1649 CEMETERY BETWEEN SOUTH VILLAGE RD. AND NECK RD.

KINGS NONE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY LT. COL. ROBERT BENSON 1739-1823, BURIED HERE; CLINTON IN REVOLUTION; CLERK, NEW YORK STATE SENATE. 1800-1849 ON 5TH AVE. & 25TH ST.

KINGS NONE MARYLAND HEROES HER LIE BURIED 256 SOLDIERS OF THE MARYLAND BATTALION WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST, 1776 1750-1799 ON CORNER OF 7TH ST. BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH AVE.

KINGS NONE MAZZOLA HOME PROPERTY ONCE OWNED BY PHILIP LIVINGSTON - SIGNER DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE HOME - BROOKLYN EXCELSIORS BASEBALL CHAMPIONS - 1860 1850-1899 133 CLINTON ST., BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11201

LIVINGSTON CALEDONIA, TOWN OF BIG SPRINGS ANCIENT INDIAN CAMP SITE ON NIAGARA TRAIL EARLIEST WHITE TOUREIST 1615 SCOTTISH SETTLERS 1799 TERMINUS PIONEER R.R. 1838 Prehistoric ON NYS 5 AT CALEDONIA

LIVINGSTON CALEDONIA, TOWN OF CALEDONIA ORGANIZED 1803 AS TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON; NAME CHANGED TO CALEDONIA 1806; SCOTTISH EMIGRANTS SETTLED 1799 VILLAGE INCORPORATED 1891 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 AT WEST END OF CALEDONIA

LIVINGSTON CALEDONIA, TOWN OF CALEDONIA ORGANIZED 1803 AS TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON; NAME CHANGED TO CALEDONIA 1806; SCOTTISH EMIGRANTS SETTLED 1799 VILLAGE INCORPORATED 1891 1800-1849 ON NYS 36 AT NORTH END OF CALEDONIA

LIVINGSTON CALEDONIA, TOWN OF CALEDONIA ORGANIZED 1803 AS TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON; NAME CHANGED TO CALEDONIA 1806; SCOTTISH EMIGRANTS SETTLED 1799 VILLAGE INCORPORATED 1891 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 AT WEST END OF CALEDONIA

LIVINGSTON CALEDONIA, TOWN OF ERECTED 1826 BY JAJOR GAD BLAKSLEE EARLY POST OFFICE FIRST BANK APOTHECARY SHOP NOW CALEDONIA LIBRARY 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 AT CALEDONIA

LIVINGSTON CALEDONIA, TOWN OF ERECTED 1827 BY JAMES R. CLARK EARLY TAVERN, POSTOFFICE, EARLY BANK, LIBRARY CERTIFIED BY HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDING SURVEY 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 AT CALEDONIA

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LIVINGSTON CALEDONIA, TOWN OF JOHN HUGH MAC NAUGHTON 1826-1891 LIVED HERE 20 YEARS FAMOUS POET AND SONG WRITER 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CALEDONIA

LIVINGSTON CONESUS, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON US 15 AT FOOTS CORNERS

LIVINGSTON CONESUS, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 256 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF MAPLE BEACH

LIVINGSTON CONESUS, TOWN OF UNION CEMETERY HERE IS BURIED CAPTAIN DANIEL SHAYS 1747-1825 SERVED IN THE REVOLUTION LEADER OF SHAYS' REBELLION 1800-1849 ON NYS 256 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF SCOTTSBURG

LIVINGSTON GENESEO, TOWN OF ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST TREATY OF BIG TREE SITE OF MEMORABLE TREATY RELEASING SENECA TITLE TO 3,600,000 ACRES OF LAND SEPTEMBER 15, 1797 ON NYS 63 AT GENESEO

LIVINGSTON GROVELAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] GROVELAND HILL TORY-INDIAN AMBUSH SULLIVAN EXPEDITION 1779 FIFTEEN SCOUTS KILLED BOYD AND PARKER CAPTURED 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF MAPLE BEACH

LIVINGSTON GROVELAND, TOWN OF 1 MILE GROVELAND HILL TORY-INDIAN AMBUSH SULLIVAN EXPEDITION 1779 FIFTEEN SCOUTS KILLED BOYD AND PARKER CAPTURED 1750-1799 ON NYS 256 AT MAPLE BEACH

LIVINGSTON GROVELAND, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 63 ABOUT 1 1/4 MILES SOUTH OF HAMPTON CORNERS

LIVINGSTON GROVELAND, TOWN OF SITE OF WILLIAMSBURG FIRST SETTLEMENT IN COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1792 BY CHARLES WILLIAMSON 1750-1799 ON NYS 63 ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF GENESEO

LIVINGSTON LEICESTER, TOWN OF 2 MILES [ARROW] BOYD-PARKER TOURTURE TREE AND BURIAL MOUND. WESTERN LIMIT SULLIVAN'S EXPEDITION 1779. SENECA VILLAGE LITTLE BEARD'S TOWN 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION US 20A & BYS 36 AT LEICESTER

LIVINGSTON LEICESTER, TOWN OF BOYD-PARKER TORTURE TREE AND BURIAL MOUND. WESTERN LIMIT SULLIVAN'S EXPEDITION 1779. SENECA VILLAGE LITTLE BEARD TOWN 1750-1799 ON US 20 A & NYS 39 ABOUT 1/2 MI. EAST OF CUYLERVILLE

LIVINGSTON LEICESTER, TOWN OF SITE OF DE-YU-IT-GA-OH (VALLEY BEGINS TO WIDEN) SENECA INDIAN VILLAGE THE SPRING USED BY MARY JEMISON IS NEARBY Prehistoric ON SQUAWKIE HILL RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. S. OF LEICESTER

LIVINGSTON LEICESTER, TOWN OF SITE OF A-ON-DO-WA-NUH (BIG TREE) SENECA INDIAN VILLAGE Prehistoric ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. N. OF CUYLERVILLE

LIVINGSTON LEICESTER, TOWN OF THIS LOG HOUSE ERECTED AND OCCUPIED BY THOMAS JEMISON (BUFFALO TOM) GRANDSON OF MARY JEMISON ON SQUAWKIE HILL RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. S. OF LEICESTER

LIVINGSTON LIMA, TOWN OF GANDICHIRAGOU "AT THE FORKS OF THE TRAIL" NAME RECORDED 1634. DESTROYED BY DE NONVILLE'S FRENCH ARMY 1687. SITE ALSO OF FATHER GARNIER'S CHAPEL OF ST. JEAN 1650-1699 AT INTERSECTION OF US 20 & NYS 5 WITH NYS 15A AT LIMA

LIVINGSTON LIMA, TOWN OF GENESEE WESLEYAN SEMINARY FOUNDED 1832 GENESEE COLLEGE ESTABLISHED 1849 AND ON APRIL 14, 1869 WAS ALLOWED TO REMOVE TO FORM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE AVE. & GENESEE ST. AT LIMA

LIVINGSTON LIMA, TOWN OF SITE OF SKA-HASE-GA-O (WAS-A-LONG-CREEK) A POPULOUS MODERN SENECA INDIAN VILLAGE ON US 20 & NYS 5 AT LIMA

LIVINGSTON LIMA, TOWN OF WARNER HOUSE BUILT BY ASHAHEL WARNER, 1810 WHO WAS PIONEER IN 1795 USED BY TRINITY MARK MASONIC LODGE NO. 59, 1810 UNION LODGE NO. 45, 1816 1800-1849 ON US 20 & NYS 5 AT LIMA

LIVINGSTON LIVONIA, TOWN OF 1/3 MILE EAST SITE OF HOME SOLOMON WOODRUFF FIRST SETTLER OF LIVONIA, 1789 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3/4 MI. SO. LIVONIA CENTER

LIVINGSTON LIVONIA, TOWN OF JACKSONVILLE FOUNDED 1830 BY ANDREW HOLDEN COMPRISED 130 HOUSES, 10 MILLS, BRICKYARD, 2 DISTILLERIES 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. N.E. HEMLOCK NEAR LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO CO.LINE

LIVINGSTON LIVONIA, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 15A ABOUT 1 MI. SOUTH OF HEMLOCK

LIVINGSTON MOUNT MORRIS, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF FRANCIS BELLAMY 1855-1931 AUTHOR OF "THE PLEGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG" 1850-1899 ON NYS 36 AT MOUNT MORRIS

LIVINGSTON MOUNT MORRIS, TOWN OF FRANCIS BELLAMY MEMORIAL PARK NAMED IN HONOR OF FRANCIS BELLAMY, 1855-1931, AUTHOR OF "THE PLEGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG" 1850-1899 ON NYS 36 AT MOUNT MORRIS

LIVINGSTON NORTH DANSVILLE, TOWN OF IN THIS CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED FIRST LOCAL RED CROSS SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES BY CLARA BARTON AUGUST 22, 1881 1850-1899 AT INTERSECTION OF EXCHANGE & CHRUCH STS. IN DANSVILLE

LIVINGSTON NORTH DANSVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST HOUSE IN DANSVILLE, BUILT IN 1795 BY CORNELIUS MC COY WHO CAME TO AMERICA FROM IRELAND IN 1788 1750-1799 ON NYS 36 AT DANSVILLE

LIVINGSTON NORTH DANSVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN DANSVILLE GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 1826-1918 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST. IN DANSVILLE

LIVINGSTON OSSIAN, TOWN OF BISBEETOWN SETTLED 1819 BY LUTHER BISBEE BORN 1762-DIED 1856 SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM MASSACHUSETTS SITE OF FIRST HOUSE 1 MILE SOUTH 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF WESTVIEW

LIVINGSTON OSSIAN, TOWN OF HOME - 1850 OF LUTHER BISBEE II AND HIS WIFE, ELIZA WEST, DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BESBRIDGE AND FRANCIS WEST, FREEMEN OF PLYMOUTH COLONY,MASSACHUSETTS 1637-1670 1850-1899 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF WESTVIEW

LIVINGSTON OSSIAN, TOWN OF INDIAN CABIN NEARBY IS THE SITE OF THE LAST CABIN IN THIS TOWN, OCCUPIED BY THE SENECAS, BEFORE THEIR REMOVAL TO THE BUFFALO RESERVATION, 1826. 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. AT WESTVIEW

LIVINGSTON OSSIAN, TOWN OF OSSIAN CENTER SETTLED IN 1804 BY JUDGE RICHARD AND JAMES PORTER. THEY WITH THEIR BROTHER, NATHANIEL, WERE FIRST SETTLERS IN THE TOWN 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS AT OSSIAN

LIVINGSTON OSSIAN, TOWN OF TELEGRAPH ROAD ROUTE OF NEW YORK AND ERIE TELEGRAPH LINE CONSTRUCTED IN 1848 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF EXRA CORNELL FOUNDER OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF WESTVIEW

LIVINGSTON PORTAGE, TOWN OF APPROACHING CIVIL WAR PARADE GROUND 1826-1865 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. LEADING TO ERIE RR. BRIDGE OVER GENESEE R. AT PORTAGE

LIVINGSTON PORTAGE, TOWN OF APPROACHING CIVIL WAR PARADE GROUND 1826-1865 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION NYS 245 & CO. RD. LEADING TO ERIE RR BRIDGE OVER GENESEE R.

LIVINGSTON PORTAGE, TOWN OF CIVIL WAR PARADE GROUND 1862-1865 130TH N.Y. REGT., LATER 1ST N.Y. DRAGOONS AND 136TH N.Y. REGT. OF INFANTRY, 1826 1850-1899 ON CO. RD. LEADING TO ERIE RR. BRIDGE OVER GENESEE R. AT PORTAGE

LIVINGSTON PORTAGE, TOWN OF KISH-A-WA FIRST SETTLERS IN 1816; ONLY VILLAGE IN 15 MILES; HOME OF MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE; PATH OF "OLD INDIAN TRAIL" 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT HUNTS HOLLOW

LIVINGSTON PORTAGE, TOWN OF PORTAGE BRIDGE REPLACES LARGEST WOODEN BRIDGE IN THE WORLD. BUILT IN 1852. 300 ACRES OF TIMBER USED IN CONSTRUCTION BURNED IN 1875 1850-1899 ON LIVINGSTON CO. SIDE OF ERIE RR. BRIDGE OVER GENESEE R. AT PORTAGE

LIVINGSTON PORTAGE, TOWN OF SCHOOL SITE FRAME BUILDING, ABOUT 1819; ABANDONED FOR ONE OF TWO ROOM AS NUMBER OF PUPILS GREW. SAMUEL HUNT, BROTHER OF GOVERNOR HUNT, TAUGHT HERE. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MIL. W. OF HUNTS HOLLOW

LIVINGSTON YORK, TOWN OF BRICK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8; BUILT 1825. PRESIDENT CHESTER A. ARTHUR ATTENDED THIS SCHOOL 1837 TO 1842 1800-1849 ON NYS 36 AT YORK

LIVINGSTON YORK, TOWN OF SITE OF O-HA-GI (CROWDING THE BANK) TUSCARORA INDIAN VILLAGE ONLY ONE IN COUNTY Prehistoric ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF PIFFARD

MADISON CAZENOVIA, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH FIRST IN TOWN OF CAZENOVIA. UNBROKEN SERVICE SINCE ORGANIZATION JULY 17, 1801. THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1815. 1800-1849 ON NYS 13 AT NEW WOODSTOCK

MADISON CAZENOVIA, TOWN OF FIRST COUNTY SEAT THIS BUILDING ERECTD FOR COURT HOUSE 1810. COURTS HELD 1812-17. SOLD TO METHODISTS 1818. CONFERENCE SEMINARY ESTABLISHED 1824. 1800-1849 ON SEMINARY ST. BETWEEN SULLIVAN & LINCKLAEN STS.

MADISON DE RUYTER, TOWN OF [ARROW] 3 1/2 MILES SITE OF BOYHOOD HOME EZRA CORNELL FOUNDER OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1800-1849 ON NYS 13 AT DE RUYTER

MADISON DE RUYTER, TOWN OF [ARROW] MULLER HILL EASTATE OF LOUIS A. MULLER WHO LOCATED HERE IN 1808. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF DE RUYTER

MADISON DE RUYTER, TOWN OF EZRA CORNELL 300 YARDS UP THIS LANE STOOD HIS BOYHOOD HOME IN 1828 HE WALKED TO ITHACA WHERE LATER HE FOUNDED CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES EAST OF DE RUYTER

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED 1816. ERECTED 1819. REPAIRED AND IMPROVED 1856. REV. J. COLLEY, 1ST MINISTER. REV. NATHANIEL KENDRICK, PASTOR 1817-1833 1800-1849 ON NYS 26 AT EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF DR. JAMES PRATT FIRST PHYSICIAN IN TOWN OF EATON, 1797, TAUGHT FIRST SCHOOL IN HOMES OF JOSPEH MORSE COL. LELAND AND THOMAS MORRIS ALTERNATELY. 1750-1799 ON NYS 26 AT EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF FANNY FORESTER AUTHOR OF "ALDERBROOK TALES" BORN EMILY CHUBBUCK AUG. 22, 1817; MARRIED DR. A. JUDSON: HER HOME "UNDERHILL COTTAGE" STOOD ABOUT ON THIS SITE. 1800-1849 ON NYS 26 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF HOME OF CYRUS AND ELIZABETH HEMINWAY FINNEY. MARRIED JULY 25, 1797. CAME FROM NEW ENGLAND AND SETTLED HERE 1797. 1750-1799 ON NYS 26 AT EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF MORSE HOUSE JOSEPH MORSE, EUNICE BIGELOW FROM SHERBURNE, MASS. 1796 FOUNDED "LOG CITY" 1800 LATER NAMED EATON 1807 BUILT THIS HOUSE 1802 1800-1849 ON NYS 26 AT EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF MORSE MILL DAM DEVELOPMENT OF EATON BROOK WATER POWER BEGUN BY JOSEPH MORSE 1796 CREATED COUNTY INDUSTRIAL CENTER LASTING A CENTURY TO 1896 1750-1799 ON NYS 26 AT EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF N.Y. STATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE MORRISVILLE, N.Y. ESTABLISHED 1908 FIRST DIRECTOR, F.G. HELYAR APRIL 1, 1910-NOVEMBER 15, 1917 1900-1949 ON US 20 AT MORRISVILLE

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF N.Y. STATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE MORRISVILLE, N.Y. ESTABLISHED 1908 FIRST DIRECTOR, F.G. HELYAR APRIL 1, 1910-NOVEMBER 15, 1917 1900-1949 ON US 20 AT MORRISVILLE

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF SAGE TAVERN IN LOG CITY. BUILT AND RUN BY ISAAC SAGE 1802. OLDEST HOUSE IN VILLAGE OF EATON. 1800-1849 ON NYS 26, AT EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF SITE OF CHAMPLAIN BATTLE 1615 [ARROW] NICHOLS POND PARK, ON ONEIDA INDIAN VILLAGE SITE 10 MILES NORTH 1600-1649 ON US 20 AT MORRISVILLE

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF SITE OF FARM BROUGHT IN 1799 BY CALEB DUNBAR, BORN BRIDGEWATER, MASS., 1760. MARRIED HANNAH DRAKE, BORN EATON, MASS., 1762 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTH OF EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME 1793, COL. JOSHUA LELAND. FIRST SETTLER IN THIS VALLEY. HE BUILT FIRST GRIST MILL ON STREAM BETWEEN THESE PONDS. 1750-1799 ON NYS 26 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH-EAST OF EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG HOUSE OF LEVI BONNEY, BORN 1775, MARRIED RHODA PRATT. CAME FROM CORNWAL, CONN., 1795 FIRST TO COME AND REMAIN IN THIS VALLEY. 1750-1799 ON NYS 26 ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH-EAST OF EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF TOLL GATE NO. 1 PECK'S PORT, EATON AND GEORGETOWN PLANK ROAD, 1849. SAWEN MORSE, 1ST WHITE CHILD BORN IN EATON WAS 1ST KEEPER OF THIS GATE. 1800-1849 ON NYS 26 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH-EAST OF EATON

MADISON EATON, TOWN OF TOLL GATE NO. 2 PECK'S PORT, EATON AND GEORGETOWN PLANK ROAD, 1849. 1800-1849 ON NYS 26 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF EATON

MADISON FENNER, TOWN OF GRAIN PITS THESE PITS ARE REMAINS OF COMMUNITY STORAGE CELLARS FOR CORN, BEANS AND SQUASH. USED BY THE IROQUOIS INDIANS Prehistoric AT NICHOLS POND ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF CANASTOTA

MADISON FENNER, TOWN OF INDIAN SPRING THIS WAS OUTSIDE THE AREA OF THE FORT AND NOT PROTECTED BY THE PALISADES Prehistoric AT NICHOLS POND ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF CANASTOTA

MADISON FENNER, TOWN OF ONEIDA STONE OF 1615 ONEIDA MEANS PEOPLE OF THE STANDING STONE. IN EACH VILLAGE WAS SUCH AN ALTAR AND COUNCIL PLACE 1600-1649 AT NICHOLS POND ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF CANASTOTA

MADISON FENNER, TOWN OF SITE OF CHAMPLAIN BATTLE HERE CHAMPLAIN AIDED BY HURON INDIANS ATTACKED THE STOCKADED ONEIDA VILLAGE OCT. 10-16, 1615 1600-1649 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF CANASTOTA

MADISON GEORGETOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] MULLER HILL ESTATE OF LOUIS A. MULLER WHO LOCATED HERE IN 1808. 1800-1849 ON NYS 80 AT GEORGETOWN

MADISON GEORGETOWN, TOWN OF MULLER HILL ESTATE OF LOUIS A. MULLER, DISTINGUISHED FRENCH REFUGEE WHO LOCATED HERE IN 1808. DOUBTLESS NOBLEMAN FLEEING FROM VENGEANCE OF NAPOLEON 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF GEORGETOWN

MADISON HAMILTON, TOWN OF MADISON STREET CEMETERY ESTABLISHED ABOUT 1830 ELISHA PAYNE FOUNDER OF THE VILLAGE OF HAMILTON IS BURIED HERE 1800-1849 ON MADISON ST. AT HAMILTON

MADISON LEBANON, TOWN OF 1/4 MILE LEFT STOOD THE HOME OF COL. WM. S. SMITH AIDE TO WASHINGTON AND ABIGAIL ADAMS SMITH SEE MARKER AHEAD ON NYS 12B ABOUT 3 3/4 MILES SOUTH OF HAMILTON

MADISON LEBANON, TOWN OF 1/4 MILE LEFT STOOD THE HOME OF COL. WM. S. SMITH AIDE TO WASHINGTON AND ABIGAIL ADAMS SMITH SEE MARKER AHEAD ON NYS 12B ABOUT 4 1/4 MILES SOUTH OF HAMILTON

MADISON LEBANON, TOWN OF HERE IN 1788 STOOD THE BARK HUT OF BATES, STOWELL AND SALISBURY, FIRST SETTLERS OF WHAT IS NOW MADISON COUNTY 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF EATON

MADISON LEBANON, TOWN OF HOUSE BUILT BY ENOCH STOWELL, JR. EARLY SETTLER. HOME OF HORACE STOWELL, PROMINENT ABOLITIONIST. STATION OF UNDERGROUND RAILWAY ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF EATON

MADISON LEBANON, TOWN OF SMITH'S VALLEY COL. W.S. SMITH & FAMILY EARLY SETTLERS & OWNERS OF GREAT TRACTS OF LAND IN THIS SECTION ON CO. RD. AT RANDALLSVILLE

MADISON LENOX, TOWN OF HOME OF MILTON DELANO CLERK OF TOWN OF OLD LENOX. TWICE ELECTED SHERIFF OF MADISON COUNTY MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 1888-1892 1850-1899 ON NYS 13 AT INTERSECTIONOF PETERBORO ST.. & RASBACK ST., CANASTOTA

MADISON LENOX, TOWN OF HOME OF THOMAS BARLOW HISTORIAN, COUNTY JUDGE IN 1843, MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE, 1844-1847 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST. AT CANASTOTA

MADISON LENOX, TOWN OF QUALITY HILL GREEN A COMPANY OF HORSE ARTILLERY DRILLED HERE DURING THE WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF CANASTOTA

MADISON LENOX, TOWN OF SITE OF CHAMPLAIN BATTLE 1615 [ARROW] NICHOLS POND PARK AN ONEIDA VILLAGE SITE 6 MILES SOUTH 1600-1649 ON US 20 AT CANASTOTA

MADISON LENOX, TOWN OF SITE OF ERECTED IN 1814 BY GEORGE MESSINGER 1800-1849 ON NYS 31 AT MESSINGER BAY

MADISON LINCOLN, TOWN OF TO SITE OF CHAMPLAIN BATTLE 1615 [ARROW] 1600-1649 ON TN. RD. AT CLOCKVILLE

MADISON NELSON, TOWN OF WELSH CHURCH ONE MILE [ARROW] WELSH CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY FOUNDED JUNE 22, 1850 PRESENT CHURCH BUILDING ERECTED 1876 1850-1899 ON US 20 1 MILE EAST OF NELSON

MADISON SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] 500 FEET GERRIT S. MILLER HOME OF EARLY IMPORTED HOLSTEIN CATTLE. ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF PETERBORO

MADISON SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF TO SITE OF CHAMPLAIN BATTLE 1615 [ARROW] 1600-1649 ON MILE STRIP RD. ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF CANASTOTA

MADISON SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF TO SITE OF CHAMPLAIN BATTLE 1615 [ARROW] 1600-1649 ON COUNTY RD. AT PETERBORO

MADISON STOCKBRIDGE, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE W. DEMPSTER HOARD, BORN OCT. 10, 1839. GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN 1889-90 FOUNDER HOARD'S DAIRYMAN 1800-1849 ON NYS 46 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF MUNNSVILLE

MONROE BRIGHTON, TOWN OF CITY OF TRYON FIRST WHITE SETTLEMENT WEST OF CANANDAIGUA FOUNDED 1797, ABANDONED 1818. JOHN LUSK WAS THE FIRST SETTLER 1789. 1750-1799 ON EAST SIDE OF LANDING RD., NEAR BLOSSOM RD.

MONROE BRIGHTON, TOWN OF IRONDEQUOIT SITE OF A LARGE ALGONKIN TOWN THE SENECAS LINGERED HERE UNTIL 1845 ON BLOSSOM RD., EAST OF LANDING RD. NORTH

MONROE CLARKSON, TOWN OF HENRY R. SELDEN 1805-1885 LIEUT. GOV. AND JUDGE LIVED HERE. GEORGE B. SELDEN INVENTOR OF "SELDEN PATENT" FOR AUTOMOBILES WAS BORN HERE. 1800-1849 ON US 104 AT CLARKSON

MONROE CLARKSON, TOWN OF HOME OF SINEON B. JEWETT 1801-1869 POLITICAL LEADER, JURIST, PARTNER OF HENRY R. SELDEN, U.S. MARSHALL, NORTHERN N.Y. UNDER PRESIDENT BUCHANAN. ON NYS 19 AT CLARKSON

MONROE CLARKSON, TOWN OF HOUSTON TAVERN A POPULAR STOPPING PLACE IN STAGE COACH DAYS. BUILT SOON AFTER 1825 FOR ISAAC HOUSTON WHO WAS THE SOLE PROPRIETOR FOR MANY YEARS 1800-1849 ON US 104 ABOUT 1 MI. E. OF GARLAND

MONROE CLARKSON, TOWN OF PHILIP BOSS ARTIST AND CABINET MAKER LIVED HERE FROM 1820 TO 1830. MOVING TO ROCHESTER, THEN, HE ACHIEVED GREAT POPULARITY AS A PAINTER OF PORTRAITS 1800-1849 ON US 104 AT CLARKSON

MONROE IRONDEQUOIT, TOWN OF FORT SITE HERE DENONVILLE'S FRENCH ARMY LANDED TO INVADE THE SENECA COUNTRY; JULY 12, 1687, 400 MEN WERE LEFT TO BUILD FORT; BATTLE AT VICTOR JULY 13, 1687 1650-1699 ON BLUFF OVERLOOKING LAKE ONTARIO AT SEA BREEZR

MONROE MENDON, TOWN OF CAMP SITE OF PRIMITIVE ALGONKINS WHO FISHED HERE AGES AGO DRIVEN OUT BY THE IROQUOIS WHO OCCUPIED THIS REGION Prehistoric ON CANFIELD RD. AT MENDONS PONDS PARK

MONROE MENDON, TOWN OF TOTIAKTON SENECA TOWN OF 120 CABINS WAS LOCATED HERE BURNED BY DENONVILLE, 1687 JESUIT MISSION, 1668-1683 1650-1699 ON E. SIDE PLAIN RD., S. OF ROCHESTER JUNCTION

MONROE MENDON, TOWN OF WAR SITE DENONVILLE'S ARMY OF 3000 FRENCH AND INDIAN ALLIES CAMPED HERE 23 JULY 1687 RETURNING TO IRONDEQUOIT AFTER RAZING SENECA TOWNS 1650-1699 IN MENDON PONDS PARK

MONROE OGDEN, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF JOHN T. TROWBRIDGE 1827-1916 POET; AUTHOR OF "DARIUS GREEN AND HIS FLYING MACHINE" AND OTHER STORIES 1800-1849 ON NICHOLS ST. ABOUT 2 MIS. S.E. OF SPENCERPORT

MONROE OGDEN, TOWN OF INDIAN HILL INDIAN ENCAMPMENT WHEN WHITES ENTERED REGION. GRANDPARENTS OF FRANCES E. WILLARD SETTLED HERE IN 1816 AS PIONEERS ON THIS LAND Prehistoric ON BANGS RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. N. OF CHURCHVILLE

MONROE PARMA, TOWN OF METHODIST CHURCH OLDEST WEST OF THE GENESEE FIRST SERMON PREACHED 1804; CLASS ORGANIZED 1811 CHURCH BUILT 1830. 1800-1849 ON NYS 259 AT PARMA CENTER

MONROE PERINTON, TOWN OF LA SALLE ROAD ROUTE USED BY THE FRENCH ARMY OF DENONVILLE TO DESTROY SENECA INDIANS AT TOWN SOUTH OF VICTOR, NY JULY 13, 1687 1650-1699 ON NYS 96 ABOUT 1/4 MI. E. OF BUSHNELL BASIN

MONROE PITTSFORD, TOWN OF DENONVILLE WITH ARMY OF 3000 FRENCH AND INDIANS CROSSED THESE GROUND TWICE IN JULY, 1687 1650-1699 ON GOLF COURSE OF OAK HILL COUNTRY CLUB

MONROE PITTSFORD, TOWN OF FIRST LIBRARY IN THE GENESEE COUNTRY NORTHFIELD LIBRARY CO., 1803- 1808, KEPT ITS BOOKS AT THE FARM OF EZRA PATTERSON, FIRST LIBRARIAN 1800-1849 ON MENDON CTR. RD., ABOUT 1 MI. S.E. OF PITTSFORD

MONROE PITTSFORD, TOWN OF ON THIS SPOT STOOD THE FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE IN MONROE COUNTY ERECTED 1794; FIRST TEACHER, JOHN BARROWS. 1750-1799 ON NYS 64 ABOUT 1 MI. S. OF PITTSFORD

MONROE PITTSFORD, TOWN OF PITTSFORD VILLAGE FOUNDED AUGUST 1789 BY CAPTAIN SIMON STONE AND LIEUTENANT ISRAEL STONE 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION NYS 96 & NYS 31 AT PITTSFORD

MONROE PITTSFORD, TOWN OF SENECA TRAIL CROSSING THE IRONDEQUOIT THICKLY WOODED, PERILOUS DEFILE WHERE DENONVILLE, EXPECTED AN AMBUSCADE ON JOURNEY TO GANNOGARO, 1689 1650-1699 ON NYS 96 ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. E. OF PITTSFORD VILLAGE

MONROE PITTSFORD, TOWN OF THE FIRST HOUSE IN PITTSFORD VILLAGE WAS ERECTED ON THIS SPOT BY ISRAEL STONE ON NYS 31 AT PITTSFORD

MONROE RIGA, TOWN OF FOUNDED 1843 CHURCHVILLE GRADED SCHOOL OCCUPIED THIS BUILDING UNTIL 1895. A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE LOST ART OF BUILDING WITH COBBLESTONES. 1800-1849

MONROE RIGA, TOWN OF FRANCES E. WILLARD GREAT TEMPERANCE LEADER WAS BORN IN HOUSE STANDING ON THIS SITE SEPT. 28, 1839. THE WILLARDS LEFT THIS HOME FOR OHIO TWO YEARS LATER. 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST., CHURCHVILLE

MONROE RIGA, TOWN OF OLD TAVERN BUILT BY J. THOMSON, 1808 FIRST FRAME HOUSE AND FIRST POST OFFICE IN TOWN OF RIGA THOMAS ADAMS HOMESTEAD. 1800-1849 ON RIGA MUMFORD RD. AT RIGA CTR.

MONROE RIGA, TOWN OF RIGA ACADEMY A FLOURISHING SCHOOL FOR BOARDING AND DAY PUPILS WAS ORGANIZED HERE IN 1846. THE BUILDING WAS EARLIER KNOWN AS THOMSON'S TAVERN. 1800-1849 ON RIGA MUMFORD RD., RIGA CTR.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF CASCONCHIAGON INDIAN VILLAGE AT THE FALLS NEARBY. OCCUPIED BY SENECAS UNTIL 1819 IN MAPLEWOOD PK. N. OF DRIVING PK.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK ROCHESTER'S FIRST PARK WAS OFFERED IN 1883 BY ELLWANGER AND BARRY AND ACCEPTED JAN. 13, 1888. PARK COMMISSION WAS FORMED MAY 1, 1888. 1850-1899 NEAR PAVILION AT HIGHLAND PARK

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF INDIAN SPRING ATTRACTED INDIANS HERE; SUPPLIED GOOD WATER TO ROCHESTER'S FIRST SETTLERS FOR A DECADE AFTER 1812; GAVE NAME TO SPRING STREET. Prehistoric AT INTERSECTION OF SPRING & WASHINGTON STS.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF INDIAN TOWN IN PRIMITIVE WILDERNESS HERE WAS A LARGE ALGONKIN VILLAGE WHOSE BARK CABINS AND TILLED FIELDS COVERED NINE ACRES ON E. SIDE OF RIVER BLVD. NEAR ELMWOOD AVE.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF JONATHAN CHILD FIRST MAYOR OF ROCHESTER 1834-1835, BUILT THE HOUSE IN 1838 AND LIVED HERE WITH HIS WIFE, SOPHIA ELIZA ROCHESTER CHILD, UNTIL 1850 1800-1849 ON GROUNDS OF FOURTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST

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MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF LEWIS HENRY MORGAN'S HOME 1855-1881. HERE HE WROTE HIS GREAT BOOKS: "THE AMERICAN BEAVER", "THE HUMAN FAMILY", "ANCIENT SOCIETY". 1850-1899 AT INTERSECTION OF FITZHUGH AND TROUP STS.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF OLD HIGH SCHOOL BUILT ON THIS SITE, 1827 BY BRIGHTON DISTRICTS 4 AND 14 NAMED ROCHESTER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, 1839. DR. CHESTER DEWEY WAS PRINCIPAL 1836-51. 1800-1849 ON GROUNDS OF FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH ON CORTLAND ST.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF PIONEER SCHOOL FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE IN ROCHESTER WAS BUILT OF WOOD ON THIS SITE, 1813. IT WAS REPLACED BY A TWO-STORY STONE BUILDING, 1836, AND BY THIS STRUCTURE, 1873. 1800-1849 ON FITZHUGH ST.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF SITE OF INDIAN FORT BUILT BY EARLY ALGONKINS IN FORM OF A SEMICIRCULAR EARTHEN EMBANKMENT WITH THREE ENTRANCES Prehistoric ON W. BANK OF GENESEE R.E. OF N. END OF RIVER ST.

MONROE ROCHESTER, CITY OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY OUTSTANDING LEADER IN WOMAN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT MADE HER HOME HERE WITH HER SISTER, MARY 1866-1906 1850-1899 ON MADISON ST. ROCHESTER

MONROE RUSH, TOWN OF HONEOYE VALLEY THREE INDIAN TRIBES HAVE HUNTED, FISHED AND TILLED THE SOIL HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS Prehistoric ON EAST RIVER RD., W. RUSH

MONROE RUSH, TOWN OF SITE OF A SETTLEMENT OF TUSCARORAS 6TH NATION OF IROQUOIS LEAGUE. DRIVEN FROM CAROLINAS BY BRITISH 1714-1722 1700-1749 ON AVON RD. AT MONROE-LIVINGSTON COUNTY LINE

MONROE SWEDEN, TOWN OF MCCORMICK REAPER MADE HERE IN 1846. SEYMOUR AND MORGAN BY BUILDING 100 REAPERS FOR CYRUS MCCORMICK BEGAN QUANTITY PRODUCTION OF REAPERS 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION MARKET & PARK STS. AT BROCKPORT

MONROE WHEATLAND, TOWN OF BURIAL SITE QUAKER CEMETERY BOUGHT 1833 FROM DARIUS SHADBOLT 1800-1849 ON BURRELL RD. S. OF SCOTTSVILLE

MONROE WHEATLAND, TOWN OF ERECTED 1854 BY ORTHODOX QUAKERS USED THIRTY YEARS 1850-1899 ON SOUTH RD. S. OF SCOTTSVILLE

MONROE WHEATLAND, TOWN OF FIRST HOUSE WEST OF GENESEE RIVER STOOD 1700 FEET DUE SOUTH "INDIAN" ALLEN, BUILDER, 1786 PETER SHAEFFER, SETTLER, 1789 FIRST TOWN MEETING 1797 1750-1799 ON SCOTTSVILLE-WEST HENRIETTA RD. AT SCOTTSVILLE

MONROE WHEATLAND, TOWN OF NORTHAMPTON FIRST TOWN WEST OF GENESEE RIVER ORGANIZED HERE 1797 EBENEZER ALLEN HOME 1786 PETER SHAEFFER FARM 1789 TERMINUS PIONEER R.R. 1838 1750-1799 MAIN ST. AT SCOTTSVILLE

MONROE WHEATLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF EARLY SCHOOL QUARKERS MET HERE 1824-1827 1800-1849 ON BURRELL RD., S. OF SCOTTSVILLE

MONROE WHEATLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST QUAKER MEETING HOUSE TOWN OF WHEATLAND FRAME BUILDING 1827 USED UNTIL 1854 BY HICKSITES 1800-1849 ON BURRELL RD. S. OF SCOTTSVILLE

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, CITY OF 250 FEET S. CLAUS MASION BUILT 1762 BY SIR WM. JOHNSON FOR HIS DAUGHTER NANCY STOOD BETWEEN RIVER AND PRESENT RAILROAD 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT WEST END OF AMSTERDAM

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, CITY OF GUY PARK, 1766 BUILT BY SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON FOR DAUGHTER, MOLLY, WIFE OF COL. GUY JOHNSON. JOHNSONS LEFT FOR CANADA IN 1775. 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT AMSTERDAM

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, CITY OF OLD MANNY INN WAS ON LOT 8, SUB-DIVISION OF LOT 1 OF THE 13TH PATENT. SOLD TO GABRIEL MANNY 1804. CAME INTO POSSESSION OF ROSS FAMILY IN 1839. 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 AT EAST END OF AMSTERDAM

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF 1ST CHURCH IN HAGAMAN ERECTED IN 1835 AS PRESBYTERIAN NORTH JOINED CLASSIS MOUNT 1855. IS NOW A REFORMED CHURCH. 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST. IN HAGAMAN

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF A FAMOUS INN HERE, 1795-1845, STOOD THE HOTEL OF JOHN VAN EPS WHO FOUGHT AT ORISKANY. HERE COMMODORE PERRY AND OTHER NOTAVLES WERE ENTERTAINED. 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 2 1/2 MILSE EAST OF CRANESVILLE

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF ADRIUCHA DE GROOT FAMILY SETTLED HERE ABOUT 1700, MILL BUILT ABOUT 1710 1700-1749 ON NYS 5 AT CRANESVILLE

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF CEMETERY-1774 OWNED BY JOSEPH HAGAMAN WAS NAMED. CEMETERY RESTORED IN 1927. 7 REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS ARE BURIED HERE 1750-1799 ON PAWLING ST. AT HAGAMAN

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF COMPAANEN KILL NEAR HERE, ACCORDING TO TRADITION, IS THE GRAVE OF COPAAN THE ONEIDA, WHO AT WEST CANADA CREEK, 1781, TOMAHAWKED WALTER BUTLER. 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF CRANESVILLE

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF EVASKILL NAMED AFTER MRS. EVA VAN ALSTYNE WHO WAS SCALPED HERE 1755. 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT CRANESVILLE

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF FORT JOHNSON, 1749 THIRD MOHAWK VALLEY HOUSE BUILT BY SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. IMPORTANT MILITARY POST AND INDIAN COUNCIL PLACE OF 1754-60 1700-1749 ON NYS 5 AT FORT JOHNSON

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF JOHNSON TRAIL USED BY SIR WM. JOHNSON 1742- 1774 BETWEEN FORT JOHNSON AND JOHNSON HALL. A BI-CENTENNIAL IN 1938 CELEBRATED HIS ARRIVAL IN AMERICA. 1750-1799 ON NYS 67 AT FORT JOHNSON

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF MANNY'S CORNERS CEMETERY-ABOUT 1790 CONTAINS GRAVES OF FOUR REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS 1750-1799 ON NYS 67 AT MANNY'S CORNERS

MONTGOMERY AMSTERDAM, TOWN OF OLD HAGAMAN CEMETERY-1774 ABANDONED FOR MANY YEARS RESTORED BY LEWIS E. HARROWER IN 1927. CARED FOR BY TOWN OF AMSTERDAM 1750-1799 IN CEMETERY ABOUT 75 FT. WEST OF PAWLING ST. AT HAGAMAN

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF [ARROW] CLINTON ROAD ROUTE OF GEN. CLINTON'S AMERICAN ARMY OF 2000 MEN, 500 WAGONS, 200 BATEAUX, PORTAGE CANAJOHARIE-OTSEGO LAKE 1779 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF CANAJOHARIE NAME MEANS "POT THAT WASHES ITSELF" THE POT HOLE IS IN BED OF CREEK BELOW AT ENTRANCE TO CANAJOHARIE GORGE Prehistoric ON NYS 10 AT S. END CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF CLINTON CAMP JUNE 1779 OF COL. GANSEVOORT'S 3RD NEW YORK REGIMENT GUARDING ARMY'S PORTAGE MARCH TO OTSEGO LAKE 1750-1799 ON ERIE BLVD., CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF CLINTON CAMP JUNE 1779 OF COL. WEISSENFELS' 4TH NEW YORK REGIMENT GUARDING ARMY'S PORTAGE MARCH TO OTSEGO LAKE 1750-1799 ON NYS 163 ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF SPROUT BROOK

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF FLINT HOMESITE ROBET FLINT-PIONEER AND LIEUTENANT FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS. CORNELIUS FLINT-SOLDIER REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 163 AT SPROUT BROOK

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF FORT FAILING 1770 PLACE OF REFUGE AND HOME OF COL. HENDRICK FREY 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 3/4 MILE WEST OF CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF SITE OF JOHANNES REUFF'A TAVERN BUILT 1750 BY HENDRICK SCHREMBLING BECAME REUFF'S TAVERN IN 1778 GEN. JAMES CLINTON'S HDQTS 1779 GEN. WASHINGTON VISITED HERE 1783RECRUITING OFFICE 1812, DEMOLISHED 18501750-1799 ON NYS 10 AT CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF SITE OF CANAJOHARIE ACADEMY, 1824-92 SUSAN B. ANTHONY TAUGHT HERE 1846- 1848. CHARLES F. WHEELOCK, PRIN., 1880-91 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION CLIFF & OTSEGO STS. CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN 1779 PORTAGE ROUTE OF GENERAL JAMES CLINTON'S ARMY CANAJOHARIE TO OTSEGO LAKE 2000 MEN, 500 WAGONS, 200 BATEAUX AND SUPPLIES MOVED OVERLAND 1750-1799 ON NYS 10 AT S. END CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CANAJOHARIE, TOWN OF VAN ALSTYNE HOMESTEAD BUILT 1749 BY MARTIN J. VAN ALSTYNE 16 OF 31 MEETINGS OF TRYON COUNTY SAFETY COMMITTEE HELD HERE 1774-75 GENERAL NICHOLAS HERKIMER RECEIVED COMMISSION AS BRIG. GEN HERE 1775 1700-1749 ON MOYER ST., CANAJOHARIE

MONTGOMERY CHARLESTON, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH ERECTED 1793 ELIJAH HERRICK 1ST PASTOR 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD., CHARLESTON

MONTGOMERY CHARLESTON, TOWN OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH ERECTED IN 1813 JAMES WILSON FIRST PASTOR ELDER JOHN ROSS PASTOR 1822-1872 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT CHARLESTON FOUR CORNERS

MONTGOMERY CHARLESTON, TOWN OF GRAVE OF SAMUEL TALLMADGE BORN BROOKHAVEN, L.I., NOV. 23, 1755-DIED APRIL. 1, 1825 LIEUTENANT AND ADJUTANT IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 148 ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON

MONTGOMERY CHARLESTON, TOWN OF GRAVE OF WILLIAM MC CONKEY JAN 22, 1744-SEPT. 10, 1825 OWNER OF FERRY ON DELAWARE RIVER ON WHICH WASHINGTON CROSSED DEC. 25, 1776 1800-1849 ON NYS 148 ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON

MONTGOMERY CHARLESTON, TOWN OF GRIST MILL ERECTED 1850 BY JUDAH BURTON SON OF THE 1ST SETTLERS 1850-1899 ON TOWN RD., BURTONVILLE

MONTGOMERY CHARLESTON, TOWN OF HOME OF LIEUT. SAMUEL TALLMADGE ERECTED ABOUT 1800 REPLACED LOG CABIN BUILT ABOUT 1789 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. W. OF CHARLESTON

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF "YANKEE STREET" SURVEYED IN 1795, "SIX RODS WIDE, STRAIGHT COURSE S.E. FROM CREEK TO DIVISION LINE BETWEEN WARREN & REMSEN PATENTS," NOW SCHUYLER'S CORNER 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 AT MINAVILLE

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF [ARROW] FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD AT HOME OF EZRA MURRAY FIRST TUES. IN APRIL, 1794, MURRAY LIVED AT END OF ROAD AT FOOT OF BEAN HILL, ON PRESENT BUSSING FARM. 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 1 MILE S. OF MINAVILLE

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF ASSOCIATE CHURCH ORGANIZED ABOUT 1786 BY ASSOCIATE PRESBYTERY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 1ST MINISTERS: MAIRS, BANKS, DONALDSON, CAMPBELL. 1ST CHURCH BUILT 1800 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. AT SCOTCH CHURCH

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF JAN WEMP (WEMPLE) EARLY SETTLER, OBTAINED FROM MOHAWK INDIANS 450 ACRES OF LAND IN 1737. WAS ONE OF CONTRACTORS WHO BUILT QUEEN ANNE CHAPEL & OLD FORT HUNTER 1700-1749 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE N/E OF FORT HUNTER

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF JOHNSON'S 1738-1742 SITE OF FIRST MOHAWK VALLEY HOME AND TRADING POST OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON 1700-1749 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF AMSTERDAM

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF NEAR THIS SPOT STOOD THE TRADING HOUSE OF WILLIAM JOHNSON (LATER SIR WILLIAM) AGENT FOR WARRENBUSH PAT. 1734 1700-1749 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF AMSTERDAM

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF PETER YOUNG SETTLED 1726 NEAR YOUNG'S LAKE. GRANTED FIRST LEASE OF LAND IN WARRENSBUSH BY SIR PETER WARREN, OCT. 7, 1736. 1700-1749 ON CO. RD., E. SIDE SCHOHARIE CREEK ABOUT 1 3/3 MI. S.E

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF QUEEN ANNE PARSONAGE BUILT 1712 FOR USE OF MISSIONARIES TO MOHAWK INDIANS. HERE IN 1775 REV. J. STUART & J. BRANT TRANSLATED IN MOHAWK THE GOSPEL OF ST. MARK.1700-1749 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF FORT HUNTER

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST BRIDGE BUILT BY ISAAC DEPUT ACROSS SCHOHARIE CREEK, 1796-97. PARTIALLY DESTROYED BY ICE FEB. 23, 1814 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. AT FORT HUNTER

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF T-CAN-DE-RO-GA OR TEN-ON-ON-TO-GEN. LOWER CASTLE MOHAWKS' WOLF CLAN LAST MOHAWK INDIAN VILLAGE IN VALLEY, 1700-1775 1700-1749 ON TOWN RD. AT FORT HUNTER

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF QUEEN ANNE CHAPEL BUILT 1711-12 FOR USE OF MOHAWK INDIANS. TORN DOWN 1821 TO MAKE WAY FOR ERIE CANAL 1700-1749 ON TOWN RD. AT FORT HUNTER

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF FREDERICK'S MILL AT END OF LANE PHILIP FREDERICK AND FRANCIS SALTZ LEASED LAND AND BUILT MILL, 1750. 1750-1799 ON CO. RD., E. SIDE SCHOHARIE CREEK, 1 MI, S.E. MILL PT.

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF REMSEN'S BUSH DUTCH CHURCH BUILT ABOUT 1784 ON LAND DONATED BY L. SHULER, REV. T. ROMEYN ONLY SETTLED PASTOR. NEW CHURCH IN N MINAVILLE, 1808.1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINAVILLE

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG MEETING HOUSE WARRENSBUSH CHURCH, ERECTED 1778, FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN MOHAWK VALLEY. REV. J. DEMPSTER, PASTOR, 1778-1804. 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINAVILLE

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD FORT HUNTER BUILT 1711-12 BY ORDER OF GOV. HUNTER FOR PROTECTION OF MOHAWK INDIANS. WAS STOCKADED AND SURROUNDED QUEEN ANNE CHAPEL 1700-1749 ON TOWN RD. AT FORT HUNTER

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF SITE OF PIONEER WARRENSBUSH VILLAGE 1770-1810 HAD SAW AND GRIST MILL BELOW BRIDGE ON CREEK BEND, A PROSPEROUS VILLAGE, DESTROYED IN INDIAN RAIDS, 1781. 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. NEAR BRIDGE OVER SO. CHUCTANUNDA CR. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. SOUTHWEST

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF STANTONS FORD WHERE ROSS & BUTLER CROSSED WITH 700 TORIES INDIANS AND BRITISH OCTOBER 24, 1781 LAST GREAT RAID IN COUNTY 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF AMSTERDAM

MONTGOMERY FLORIDA, TOWN OF WILGEN VLACKTE WILLOW FLATS SETTLED BY CLAUS WILLEMSE VAN COPPERNOWL. THEN WESTERN- MOST LOCATION 1684 1650-1699 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF AMSTERDAM

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF ANDAGORON MIDDLE MOHAWK CASTLE OF THE BEAR CLAN 1642 LOCATED ON HILL TOP. DESTROYED IN DE TRACY'S RAID OF 1666 1600-1649 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 2 MIS. WEST OF FULTONVILLE

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF BLOCK HOUSE ERECTED ON THIS SITE NEAR CLOSE OF REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S AT FULTONVILLE

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF CROMWELL HOME BUILT ABOUT 1778 BY PHILIP CROMWELL, SURGEON TRYON COUNTY MILITIA 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF STONE RIDGE

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF GLEN WAS LOCATED HERE IN 1797 IN THE HOME OF ABRAHAM D. QUACKENBUSH. JOHN HAZZARD, TEACHER 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 3/4 MI. WEST AURIESVILLE

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF GANDAWAGUE LOWER MOHAWK INDIAN CASTLE OF THE TURTLE CLAN 1659. BURNED IN DE TRACY'S RAID, 1666. 1650-1699 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 3/4 MI. WEST AURIESVILLE

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF LAST COUNCIL OF THE MOHAWK INDIANS AND THE TRYON COUNTY COMMITTEE OF SAFETY WAS HELD HERE ON THE FLATS OCTOBER 1775 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1 MI. WEST OF AURIESVILLE

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF OSSERNENON LOWER MOHAWK INDIAN CASTLE 1642-1659. FATHER JOGUES AND RENE GOUPIL MARTYRED HERE. TEKAWITHA BORN HERE 1600-1649 ON NYS 5S NEAR INTERSECTION WITH NYS 288

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF STARIN TAVERN BUILT ON THIS SITE 1755 WESTERN TERMINUS OF ALBANY POST ROAD 1795 MAIL CARRIED WEEKLY FROM HERE TO JOHNSTOWN 1750-1799 ON RIVER ST., FULTONVILLE

MONTGOMERY GLEN, TOWN OF VAN EPPS HOME FIRST HOME BUILT HERE 1751 BY JOHN E. VAN EPPS PIONEER SETTLER IN FULTONVILLE THEN KNOWN AS VAN EPPS SWAMP 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S AT E. END OF FULTONVILLE

MONTGOMERY JOHNSVILLE, TOWN OF 300 FT. NORTH [ARROW] SITE OF REFORMED CHURCH 1750 FIRST CHURCH ORGANZATION IN TOWN OF ST. JOHNSVILLE 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF ST. JOHNSVILLE

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF 1739 ANCIENT SALT SPRINGS NEARBY DAVID LINSEY DISCOVERED THE SPRING FROM WHICH VILLAGE WAS NAMED SOURCE OF PIONEER SUPPLY 1700-1749 ON CO. RD., SALT SPRINGVILLE

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF 1779 CLINTON MARCH COL. LEWIS DUBOIS WITH 5TH NEW YORK REGT, AND ARTILLERY LEFT FT. PLAIN FOR OTSEGO LAKE, JUNE 25, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF 1779 [ARROW] CLINTON RAOD PORTAGE ROUTE OF GEN. CLINTON'S AMERICAN ARMY CANAJOHARIE TO OTSEGO LAKE 2000 MEN 200 BATEAUX 500 WAGONS1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF SALT SPRINGVILLE

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF CAN-A-WO-GE MOHAWK VILLAGE STOOD ON THIS SAND HILL BURIAL GROUND ON AND ABOUT THIS ROAD 1634 1600-1649 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF FORT CLYDE STRONG FORT WITH BLOCKHOUSE NAMED FOR COL. SAMUEL CLYDE OF CANAJOHARIE 1777-1783 1750-1799 ON NYS 163 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF FORT PLAIN 1776-1786 NORTHERN LIMIT OF RAID BY BRANT'S INDIANS-TORIES 16 KILLED-60 CAPTURED 100 BUILDINGS BURNED AUGS.2, 1780 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF FORT PLANK 1776 SITE MARKS STOCKADED HOME FREDERICK PLANCK MILITARY POST AND REFUGE 1776-1783 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES WEST OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF GRAVE OF HENRY SEEBER PIONEER, PATRIOT & REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER ON CO. RD. 2 MILES EAST OF SALT SPRINGVILLE

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF INDIAN TRAIL & MILITARY ROAD COVERED BY CLINTON'S ARMY IN 1779 ON MARCH TO JOIN GEN. SULLIVAN AT TIOGA 1800-1849 ON CO. RD., SALT SPRINGVILLE

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF OTS-SQUA-GO COURSE OF CREEK CHANGED FROM POINT 1/2 MILE NORTH WHEN ERIE CANAL WAS CONSTRUCTED 1817-1825 ON NYS 80 AT FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF OTS-TUN-GO ONE OF FIRST MOHAWK CASTLES LOCATED ABOUT 3/4 MILE UP OTSTUNGO 1580-1625 1550-1599 ON NYS 80 ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF HALLSVILLE

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF SAND HILL SCHOOL SITE OF FIRST SCHOOL BUILT IN THIS SECTION BEFORE REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF SAND HILL DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH FIRST BUILT 1750 BURNED IN 1780 RAID REBUILT 1785-TORN DOWN 1840 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME AND GRAVE OF SERGEANT JOHN JACOB DIEFENDORF BORN 1747-DIED 1839 SERVED REVOLUTION WAS IN BATTLE OF ORISKANY 1800-1849 ON NYS 163 AT FREYS BUSH

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF TA-RA-TO-REES "HILL OF HEALTH" MOHAWK MIDDLE TOWN 1700-1755 1700-1749 AT INTERSECTION KELLOGG & DOUGLAS STS., FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MINDEN, TOWN OF TE-NO-TO-GE LARGEST MOHAWK INDIAN TOWN VISITED BY VAN DEN BOGAERT 1634 55 HOUSES-OVER 1000 PEOPLE 1600-1649 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF FORT PLAIN

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF [ARROW] 700 FEET SITE OF HOME OF DOUW FONDA 1ST SETTLER, AFTER WHOM VILLAGE WAS NAMED. HOUSE BURNED & FONDA KILLED BY TORIES & INDIANS 1780 ON NYS 148 AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF 1/4 MILE S. TEKAWITHA SPRING WATER SUPPLY FOR VILLAGES OF CAUGHNAWAGA 1667-1693 NAMED AFTER THE "LILY OF THE MOHAWKS" 1650-1699 ON NYS 334 ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF APPPROACHING SITE OF OLD CAUGHNAWAGA CHURCH ERECTED IN 1763 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF CAMP MOHAWK THE "IRON HEARTED REGIMENT" DRILLED HERE, MUSTERED INTO SERVICE AUG. 16, 1862 UNDER COL. SIMEON SAMMONS 1850-1899 ON NYS 148 ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF CAN-A-GOR-HA (1666-1693) MOHAWK INDIAN CASTLE BURNED BY FRENCH AND INDIANS 1693 1650-1699

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF CAUGHNAWAGAE LOWER MOHAWK INDIAN CASTLE 1667 RULED BY TURTLE CLAN. JESUIT MISSION OF ST. PETER'S DESTROYED IN RAID OF 1693 1650-1699 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 3/4 MILE WEST OF FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF CONNOLLY INN STOOD AT YOSTS WHERE THERE WAS A TOLL GATE AND A BRIDGE ACROSS THE MOHAWK WHICH WAS SWEPT AWAY BY HIGH WATER AND NEVER REBUILT 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 5 MILE WEST OF FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF COURT HOUSE ERECTED 1836 WHEN FONDA BECAME COUNTY SEAT. SCENE OF MANY SOCIAL RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL MEETINGS 1800-1849 ON GROUNDS OF OLD COURT HOUSE, FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF DANASCARA PLACE BUILT 1795 BY COL. FREDERICK VISCHER REPLACING HOUSE WHICH WAS BURNED IN THE VALLEY RAID OF 1780 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 3 MIS. E., FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF DAVIS TAVERN FAMOUS IN DAYS OF STAGE COACH TRAVEL. BUILT ABOUT 1781 BY MATTHEW C. DAVIS 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF FONDA CEMETERY OLD CAUGHNAWAGA CEMETERY VILLAGE PROPERTY SINCE 1855 MANY EARLY SETTLERS BURIED HERE, ALSO SIX REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS 1750-1799 ON CEMETERY ST. AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF FONDA TAVERN BUILT ABOUT 1781 BY JOHN FONDA OF TRYON COUNTY MILITIA 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF LIBERTY POLE ERECTED ON THIS SPOT OCCASIONED THE FIRST BLOOD SHED IN OLD TRYON COUNTY IN MAY 1775 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF PAPPY DOUW FONDA HOUSE BUILT FOR ADAM DOUW FONDA ON "THE WINTER FARM." STOOD ON HILLTOP NORTH AND EAST OF PRESENT LOCATION ON NYS 334 AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF SITE OF SAMMONS' HOME BURNED DURING REVOLUTION AND SAMPSON SAMMONS AND HIS THREE SONS TAKEN PRISONERS. JACOB AND FREDERICK WERE TAKEN TO CANADA BUT ESCAPED AFTER MUCH SUFFERING1750-1799 ON NYS 148 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF VAN HORN HOUSE BUILT BY ABRAM VAN HORN IN 1826. USED AS A BAKERY AND STORE. 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF VEEDER HOME BUILT ABOUT 1791 BY MAJOR ABRAHAM VEEDER WHO KEPT AN INN HERE AND OPERATED A FERRY ACROSS THE RIVER 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF FONDA

MONTGOMERY MOHAWK, TOWN OF WEMPLE TAVERN ERECTED 1780 BY "PEGGY" WEMPLE REVOLUTIONARY HEROINE 1750-1799 ON NYS 334 AT FONDA

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF ARMY CAMP OF GEN. VAN RENSSELAER'S AMERICAN ARMY, OCT. 19, 1780 ALSO SITE OF PALATINE CHURCH 1770 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT PALATINE CHURCH

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF FORT FREY 1739 HOME OF MAJ. JOHN FREY HENDRICK FREY LOCATION AT FOOT OF HILL 1689 BRITISH FORT NEARBY 1701-1713 1700-1749 ON NYS 5 PALATINE BRIDGE

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF FORT WAGNER STONE SECTION OF HOUSE WAS STOCKADED HOME OF LT. COL. PETER WAGNER PALATINE REGT. TRYON COUNTY MILITIA 1750 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF NELLISTON

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF LOUCKS TAVERN SITE OF FIRST MEETING PLACE PALATINE DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF SAFETY AUGUST 27, 1774 1750-1799 ON NYS 10 AT STONE ARABIA

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF SETTLED BY HENDRICK FREY 1689 BRIDGE BUILT 1803 VILLAGE CHARTERED 1867 SETTLED BY PALATINE GERMANS 1689-1867 1650-1699 ON NYS 5 PALATINE BRIDGE

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF SITE OF THE EARLY HOME OF MAJOR JELLES FONDA A PROMINENT MERCHANT BY THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND AN INDIAN TRADER. HERE WAS LOCATED AN INDIAN VILLAGE ON NYS 5 ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF PALATINE BRIDGE

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MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF SPRAKER INN BUILT IN 1795 BY THE SPRAKER FAMILY ONCE FAMOUS A RIVER AND TURNPIKE TAVERN 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PALATINE BRIDGE

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF STONE ARABIA LUTHERAN CHURCH 1792 ALSO SITE OF LOG CHURCH 1729 SETTLED BY PALATINES 1712 1700-1749 ON NYS 10 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF PALATINE BRIDGE

MONTGOMERY PALATINE, TOWN OF STONE ARABIA BATTLEFIELD LIES EAST OF ROAD COL. BROWN'S AMERICAN BATTALION DEFEATED OCT. 19, 1780 1750-1799 ON NYS 10 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF PALATINE BRIDGE

MONTGOMERY ROOT, TOWN OF CURRYTOWN REFORMED CHURCH ORGANIZED 1790. PREVIOUS SERVICES HELD IN BARN OF JACOB DIEVENDORF. FIRST PASTOR REV. J.R.H. HASBROUCK 1750-1799 ON NYS 162 AT CURRYTOWN

MONTGOMERY ROOT, TOWN OF HOME OF VOLKERT VROOMAN WHERE ACCORDING TO TRADITION WASHINGTON STAYED OVERNIGHT ON HIS VISIT THROUGH THE VALLEY 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT RANDALL

MONTGOMERY ROOT, TOWN OF RAIDER'S CAMP OCTOBER 18, 1780 CAMP OF SIR JOHN JOHNSON'S INDIAN-TORY RAIDERS 1750-1799 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 5 1/2 MILES W. OF FULTONVILLE

MONTGOMERY ROOT, TOWN OF THIS VICINITY RAIDED BY TORIES AND INDIANS ON JULY 9, 1781 FORT LEWIS FORMED A REFUGE 1750-1799 ON NYS 162 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES N.W. OF RURAL GROVE

MONTGOMERY ROOT, TOWN OF TI-ON-NON-TO-GEN GREAT CASTLE OF MOHAWKS ON HEIGHTS ABOVE DESTROYED BY FRENCH-INDIAN ARMY 1666 1650-1699

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF "CHERRYWOOD" HOME OF CAPT. JOHN SEAMAN BUILT NEAR THIS SITE 1644. PATENTEE TO 300 ACRE TRACT OF HEMPSTEAD PURCHASE 1600-1649 WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF JERUSALEM AVE., IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF 1666 JACKSON -- JONES 1935 HOME OF COL. JOHN JACKSON BRIG. GEN. JACOB S. JACKSON SAMUEL JACKSON JONES (1923) AND THEIR DESCENDANTS FOR TEN GENERATIONS 1650-1699 MERRICK RD. E. OF RIVERSIDE DR., IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON 1784-1849 WROTE "HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND" WHILE LIVING HERE. HIS GRAVE IS IN HEMPSTEAD. 1750-1799 FULTON AVE., W. OF TERRACE AVE. IN HEMPSTEAD

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF DUKE'S LAW CONVENTION HELD NEAR THIS SPOT IN OLD BUILDING, 1664-65 1650-1699 W. SIDE COOPER FIELD PARKING SPACE BETWEEN FULTON & FRONT STS. INHEMPSTEAD

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF GRIST MILL SITE COL. JOHN JACKSON GRANTED WHOLE LIBERTY AND PRIVILEGE JERUSALEM RIVER 1704; ALSO CONBURY PATENT 1708 FROM QUEEN ANNE (NOW JONES BEACH) 1700-1749 MERRICK RD. E. OF RIVERSIDE DR., IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF HOME OF ALEXANDER DAVISON, SON OF ROBERT DAVISON, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, WHOSE GRANDSON CHARLES AND FAMILY LIVED HERE UNTIL THE YEAR 1921 OCEAN & ATLANTIC AVES., IN E. ROCKAWAY

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF HOMESTEAD SITE 1687-1884 SIX GENERATIONS OF THE JONATHAN SMITH JR. BRANCH ROCK SMITH FAMILY. LONG ISLAND SETTLERS, 1664 1650-1699 MERRICK RD. E. OF CENTRAL BLVD. IN FREEPORT

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF INDIAN TRAIL AND SEAMAN'S NECK PATH THROUGH TRACT PURCHASED FROM MASSAPEQUA INDIANS, 1664, BY CAPTAIN JOHN SEAMAN; BECAME PUBLIC HIGHWAY, 1762 1650-1699 NYS 27 & SEAMAN NECK RD., IN SEAFORD

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT ON MAYH 20, 1927, COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH ROSE 1/4 MILE WEST FROM ROOSEVELT FIELD, LANDING 33 HOURS LATER AT LE BOURGET FIELD, FRANCE 1900-1949 ON POST AVE., NEAR ENTRANCE TO ROOSEVELT RACEWAY

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF MEETING HOUSE BUILT 1827 BY RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, FIRST MEETING IN JERUSALEM HELD AT HOME OF BENJAMIN SEAMAN, 1699 1800-1849 WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF JERUSALEM AVE., IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF NORTH JERUSALEM AVENUE VERY OLD ROUTE FROM HEMPSTEAD TO JERUSALEM SETTLED 1644 1600-1649 WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF SOUTHERN STATE PKWY., IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF RICHARD JACKSON CAPTAIN, JERUSALEM COMPANY, QUEENS CO. MILITIA 1776, LIVED HERE: DAUGHTER JANE M. LT. JOHN ALTHAUSE, HESSIAN ON BRITISH EVACUATION 1783 1750-1799 WANTAGH AVE., S. OF STRATFORD RD., IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF ROCK HALL COLONIAL MANOR HOUSE BUILT BY JOSIAH MARTIN 1767 RESIDENCE OF HEWLETT FAMILY 1824-1948 OWNED BY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD 1750-1799 B'WAY AT ENTRANCE TO ROCK HAL, VLGE. OF LAWRENCE

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SAND HOLE CHURCH SITE OF CONVERTED STORE. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN FREEPORT, 1833-58 NEAR CORNER OF OLD CROOKED AVENUE 1800-1849 BABYLON TRNPKE. & SEAMAN AVE. IN FREEPORT

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL BUILT BY JOSEPH HAVILAND IN 1688. LAST OPERATORS CHARLES DAVISON AND SONS, ROBERT, HERBERT, AND JOHN 1650-1699 E. ROCKAWAY RD. OCEAN AVE., E. ROCKAWAY

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF STAGE COACH STOP ROUTE BROOKLYN TO BABYLON; MERRICK POST OFFICE AND GENERALSTORE 1840-73; "LIBERTY FLAG POLE" 1862-92 1850-1899 BABYLON TRNPKE. S. OF MEADOWBROOK RD.

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE LODGES OF MEROKE TRIBE WERE FEW HUNDRED FEET SOUTH. MERRICK SETTLED IN 1643. FLAG POLE" 1862-92 NYS 27, W. OF CENTRAL BLVD. IN MERRICK

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF GRIST AND SAW MILL OF DANIEL RAYNOR RAYNORTOWN SETTLED BY EDWARD RAYNOR OR HIS CHILDREN, 1659 1650-1699 MILL RD., E. OF NASSAU RD. IN FREEPORT

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF COL. RICHARD HEWLETT HOME. FAMOUS TORY OF LONG ISLAND, WHO PLANNED TO CAPTURE GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON 1750-1799 MAIN ST., BETWEEN CARMAN AND GRANT AVES., IN ROCKAWAY

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME ROBERT JACKSON PIONEER SETTLER JERUSALEM, 1644. PATENTEE TO TRACT SOUTHWARD AFTER HEMPSTEAD PURCHASE 1600-1649 WANTAGH AVE., S. OF HEMPSTEAD AVE., IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF OVEN FIRST POST OFFICE, 1869 RICHARD CARMAN AND L.D. SIMONS IN CHARGE FIRST CALLED NEAR ROCKAWAY NOW, EAST ROCKAWAY 1850-1899 MAIN ST., SO. OF ATLANTIC AVE. IN E. ROCKAWAY

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF SITE OF OVEN FIRST OVEN FOR PUBLIC USE. SOLD BY AARON ALBURTIS TO ISAAC BLOOM IN 1760. BREAD WAS BAKED HERE FOR THE NEIGHBORS TWICE A WEEK 1750-1799 MAIN ST., SO. OF ATLANTIC AVE. IN E. ROCKAWAY

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF THIS HOME WAS GIVEN TO JOHN HEWLETT BY HIS GRANDFATHER, GEORGE HEWLETT, WHO CAME HERE FROM ENGLAND IN 1636. THE HOME IS STILL IN THE FAMILY NYS 412 IN CLINTON

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF WANTAGH FIRST SETTLEMENT 1644 NAMED IN MEMORY OF GRAND SACHEM OF MONTAUKS 1651-1658 FOR TEN GENERATIONS 1600-1649 WANTAGH AVE., N. OF MERRICK RD. IN WANTAGH

NASSAU HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF WANTAGH FIRST SETTLEMENT 1644 NAMED IN MEMORY OF GRAND SACHEM OF MONTAUKS 1651-1658 FOR TEN GENERATIONS 1600-1649 MERRICK RD. E. AT WANTAGH CAUSEWAY

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF BROAD SPRING THIS SPRING MARKS POINT LAID OUT IN FIRST HIGHWAY SURVEY OF BETHPAGE MADE 1732 BY SAMUEL WILLIS 1700-1749 CENTRAL AVE. & MEETING HOUSE RD., IN FARMINGDALE

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF CANTIAG WOODS NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND CONVEYED BY INDIAN DEED. TO ROBERT WILLIAMS 1648. ROCK PLACED AS TOWN BOUNDARY MARKER 1745. 1600-1649 CANTIAGUE RD. & W. JOHN ST. IN HICKSVILLE

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF COUNCIL ROCK HERE GEORGE FOX, 1672, MET WITH WRIGHTS, UNDERHILL AND FEEKE AT QUAKER GATHERINGS 1650-1699 LAKE AVE., S. OF W. MAIN ST., OYSTER BAY

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF FORTIFIED HILL OCCUPIED BY COLONEL SIMCOE'S QUEENS RANGERS 1779-81 1750-1799 ORCHARD & PROSPECT STS., IN OYSTER BAY

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF HOME OF SAMUEL JONES 1734-1819 "FATHER OF THE N.Y. BAR" GRANDSON OF THOMAS JONES STUDIED LAW WITH WILLIAM SMITH MERRICK RD., E. OF NYS 107 IN MASSAPEQUA

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF POWELL HOME BUILT BY THOMAS POWELL IN 1700 AFTER PURCHASE OF BETHPAGE FROM MASSAPEQUA INDIAN TRIBE OCTOBER 18, 1695 1700-1749 MERRITT RD., NO. OF FULTON ST., IN FARMINGDALE

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF QUAKER MEETING HOUSE BUILT AND FIRST MEETINGS HELD 1698 1650-1699 MEETING HOUSE RD., E. OF BETHPAGE STATE PK. CLUB HOUSE, FARMINGDALE

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF RAYNHAM HALL BUILT 1740; USED BY BRITISH AS COL. SIMCOE'S HDGTS; INFORMATION FROM HERE LED TO MAJOR ANDRE'S CAPTURE AFTER HIS VISTS; HOME OF ROBERT TOWNSEND, 1700-1749 RTE. 106, NO.SIDE W. MAIN ST., OYSTER BAY

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF SAGAMORE HILL HOME OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES

NASSAU OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF YOUNGS HOME GEROGE WASHINGTON RESTED HERE ON APRIL 23/24, 1790 WHILE ON HIS LONG ISLAND TOUR 1750-1799 COVENECK & OYSTER BAY-SYOSSET RD, OYSTER BAY

NEW YORK NONE "AN AMIABLE CHILD" GRAVE OF ST. CLAIRE POLLOCK, KILLED BY FALL OVER CLIFF, 1797. PLOT DEEDED BY UNCLE, GEORGE POLLOCK, TO CORNELIA VERPLANCK TO PRESERVE. 1750-1799 GRANT'S TOMB

NEW YORK NONE BOWLING GREEN CENTER OF NEW AMSTERDAM ABOUT 1650; MARKET AND PARADE FOR SOLDIERS. HERE INDIANS SOLD MANHATTAN TO PETER MINUIT, 1626. 1650-1699 BOWLING GREEN

NEW YORK NONE BRITISH LINES ERECTED IN 1776, TO DEFEND MANHATTAN ISLAND, WITH BLOCKHOUSES AND BATTERIES, EXTENDED ACROSS THESE HILLS ON THE LINE OF 100TH STREET. 1750-1799 EAST DRIVE

NEW YORK NONE BRITISH LINES CHAMBERS STREET MARKS THE LINE OF FORTIFICATIONS AND SOLDIERS' BARRACKS BUILT BY THE BRITISH DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 1750-1799 CHAMBERS ST.

NEW YORK NONE BRITISH PROVOST SITE OF MILITARY PRISON BURING THE REVOULTION. ETHAN ALLEN CONFINED THERE. LATER DEBTORS' PRISON AND REGISTER'S OFFICE. 1750-1799

NEW YORK NONE BRYANT PARK ONCE PART OF THE FARM OF ROBERT MURRAY, WHOSE WIFE DELAYED GEN. HOWE'S CHASE OF WASHINGTON, 1776. LATER CROTON WATER RESERVIOR. BRYANT PARK

NEW YORK NONE CASTLE GARDEN BUILT 1807. AS A BATTERY; AMUSEMENT HALL 1824; OPERA HOUSE 1847, WHEE JENNY LIND SANG; IMMIGRATION BUREAU, 1855-1891; NOW THE AQUARIUM. 1800-1849 BATTERY PARK AQUARIUM

NEW YORK NONE CITY HALL BEGUN IN 1803, COMPLETED IN 1812. THE ARCHITECT WAS JOHN MCCOMB, JR. THE FRONT AND SIDES OF MARBLE, REAR OF BROWNSTONE, FOR ECONOMY. 1800-1849 CITY HALL

NEW YORK NONE CITY HALL PARK OLD DUTCH VLACTE (FLAT). OR PASTURE, LATER CALLED THE COMMON; GRANTED TO THE CITY IN 1686 BY THE DONGAN CHARTER 1650-1699 CITY HALL

NEW YORK NONE CORLAER'S HOOK INDIAN VILLAGE, NAIGIANAO, "SAND LANDS," TRAIL ALONG LINE OF GRAND STREET, ACROSS MANHATTAN; LATER OCCUPIED BY FARM OF JACOB CORLAER. CORLAER'S HOOK PARK

NEW YORK NONE FORT AMSTERDAM SUCCEEDING BLOCKHOUSE OF FUR TRADERS, 1615; BUILT IN 1626 BY PETER MINUIT, WHERE CUSTOM HOUSE STANDS. IN 1790 SITE OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE. 1600-1649 BATTERY PARK

NEW YORK NONE FORT CLINTON NAMED FOR MAYOR DEWITT CLINTON, ERECTED IN 1814, TO PROTEST NEW YORK CITY. SITE OF BRITISH EARTHWORK DURING THE REVOLUTION. 1800-1849 CENTRAL PARK

NEW YORK NONE FORT TRYON 600 MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA TROOPS, IN DEFENSE OF FORT WASHINGTON, WITHSTOOD 4600 HESSIANS FOR HOURS. LATER HAMED FOR BRITISH GEN. TRYON. 1750-1799 FORT TRYON PARK

NEW YORK NONE FORT TRYON NORTHERN REDOUBT OF JORT WASHINGTON, WHERE, NOV. 16, 1776, 600 MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA TROOPS WITHSTOOD 4600 HESSIANS FOR HOURS. 1750-1799 FORT TRYON PARK

NEW YORK NONE FORT WASHINGTON CENTRAL FORTIFICATION OF AMERICAN DEFENSES OF THE HEIGHTS, 1776. BUILT BY COL. RUFUS PUTNAM, AND PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS. 1750-1799 FORT WASHINGTON

NEW YORK NONE FORT WASHINGTON AMERICAN GARRISON OF 3,000 CAPTURED, NOV. 16, 1776, BY 9,000 BRITISH AND HESSIANS, LATER NAMED FORT KNYPHAUSEN, AFTER THE HESSIAN GENERAL. 1750-1799 FORT WASHINGTON

NEW YORK NONE GRACIE HOUSE BUILT BY ARCHIBALD GRACIE, MERCHANT, 1813. EARLIER HORN'S HOOK, WHERE BATTERIES WERE PLACED IN REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812. 1800-1849 GRACIE PARK

NEW YORK NONE HAMILTON GRANGE GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON ONE OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1802 1800-1849 287 CONVENT AVE., NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK NONE HENRY HUDSON IN THE HALF MOON, ANCHORED OFF THIS POINT, SEPTEMBER, 1609. INDIANS OF NIPNICHSEN, ON SPUYTEN DUYVIL HILL, ATTACKED HUDSON'S CREW. 1600-1649 INWOOD PARK

NEW YORK NONE HIGH BRIDGE BUILT IN 1842 TO CARRY THE FIRST CROTON AQUEDUCT ACROSS THE HARLEM RIVER. ORIGINAL NARROW CENTER ARCHES REMOVED IN 1928. 1800-1849 HIGH BRIDGE PARK

NEW YORK NONE JUMEL MANSION BUILT BY COL. ROGER MORRIS 1765; OCCUPIED BY WASHINGTON, SEPT.-OCT., 1776; LATER BY STEPHEN JUMEL, FRENCH WINE MERCHANT, 1810 TO 1832 1750-1799 EDGECOMBE AVE., WEST 160TH ST.

NEW YORK NONE MADISON SQUARE ORIGINALLY PARADE GROUND MADE CITY PARK IN 1837. DOUBLE LINE OF TREES NORTH FROM FOUNTAIN MARKS LINE OF OLD POST ROAD, CLOSED 1844. 1800-1849 MADISON SQUARE PARK

NEW YORK NONE MARGARET CORBIN WIFE OF JOHN CORBIN, OF A PENNSYLVANIA BATTERY, KILLED HERE IN THE BATTLE OF FORT WASHINGTON, FIRED HIS GUN UNTIL SHE WAS BADLY WOUNDED. 1750-1799 FORT TRYON PARK

NEW YORK NONE MCGOWN'S PASS HERE STOOD ORIGINAL TAVERN ON OLD POST ROAD, BUILT 1750 BY JACOB DYCKMAN, SOLD 1760 TO MRS. DANIEL MCGOWN, WHO KEPT RESORT FOR FOXHUNTERS. 1750-1799 CENTRAL PARK

NEW YORK NONE MOUNT MORRIS HERE WAS THE CALF PASTURE, IN WHICH HARLEM DUTCH SETTLERS HAD COMMON RIGHTS. AMERICAN AND HESSIAN BATTERIES ON SUMMIT, 1776. MT. MORRIS PARK

NEW YORK NONE MOUNT MORRIS CALLED SLANG BERG OR SNAKE HILL BY DUTCH SETTLERS, FROM RATTLESNAKE INFESTING IT. TOWER ON SUMMIT RELIC OF OLD VOLUMTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. MT. MORRIS PARK

NEW YORK NONE OAK VILLA SITE OF COUNTRY SEAT OF BROCKHOLST LIVINGSTON, JUDGE AND GENERAL, GRANDSON OF PHILIP, LORDOF THE MANOR OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y. RIVERSIDE DRIVE

NEW YORK NONE OLD SHORE LINE[ARROW] THE ORIGINAL HUDSON RIVER SHORE TO 1700, WAS ON THE LINE OF THE NINTH AVENUE ELEVATED FROM GREENWICH STREET TO THE SOUTH FERRY. 1700-1749 BATTERY PARK, STATE ST. AND BATTERY PLACE

NEW YORK NONE SPOUTING SPRING HERE WAS THE SHORAKAPKOK OR "SITTING DOWN PLACE," OF THE INDIANS WHO MADE SPUYTEN DUYVIL A PLACE FOR LOAFING AND EATING. SPUYTEN DUYVIL CREEK

NEW YORK NONE SPOUTING SPRING IN COVE BELOW WAS RESORT OF INDIANS, KNOWN AS SHORAKAPKOK, OR "SITTING DOWN PLACE." NAME OF SPRING GIVEN TO SPUYTEN DUYVIL. INWOOD PARK

NEW YORK NONE SPUYTEN DUYVIL EARLY DUTCH NAME OF THIS STREAM, RESORT OF INDIANS WHOSE PALISADED VILLAGE, NIPNICHSEN, WAS ON SUMMIT OF HILL ON NORTH SHORE. NEW BRIDGE DRIVE

NEW YORK NONE STAMP ACT RIOT CENTERED HERE IN 1765; STATUE OF GEROGE III TOWN DOWN, 1776, AT READING OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND MELTED INTO BULLETS. 1750-1799 BOWLING GREEN

NEW YORK NONE STRIKER'S BAY BRITISH OUTPOST IN BATTLE OR HARLEM HEIGHTS. NEARBY STOOD ELM THAT INSPRIED GEORGE NORRIS' POEM, 1837 "WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE." 1750-1799 RIVERSIDE DRIVE

NEW YORK NONE THE CLAREMONT BUILT 1785, BY NICHAEL HOGAN, NAMED FOR HOME IN SURREY, ENGLAND, OF KING WILLIAM IV, WITH WHOM HOGAN SERVED AS MIDSHIPMAN IN BRITISH NAVY. 1750-1799 CLAREMONT

NEW YORK NONE WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS BUILT IN 1765 BY COL. ROGER MORRIS CENTR OF AMERICAN DEFENSE OF NEW YORK, SEPT.-OCT., 17776 LATER HOME OF STEPHEN JUMEL. 1750-1799 JUMEL TERR.

NEW YORK NONE WHITEHALL FERRY HERE IN 1783, WAS THE HEAD OF THE WHITEHALL FERRY SLIP WHERE WASHINGTON EMBARKED, AFTER HIS FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS IN FRAUNCES TAVERN. 1750-1799 STATE ST. AND WHITEHALL ST.

NIAGARA LEWISTOWN, TOWN OF FIVE MILE MEADOWS IN 1813 THE BRITISH FORCES LANDED ON THE RIVER BAND BELOW AND MARCHED TO BURN MANCHESTER, A VILLAGE ON THE SITE OF NIAGARA FALLS 1800-1849 ON NYS 18 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. N., OF VLGE. OF LEWISTON

NIAGARA LEWISTOWN, TOWN OF FIVE MILE MEADOWS ON DEC. 19, 1813 BRITISH TROOPS COMMANDED BY COLONEL MURRAY LANDED ON SHORE OF RIVER AND MARCHING NORTH CAPTURED FORT NIAGARA WHICH THEY HELD UNTIL MAY 22, 1815 1800-1849 ON NYS 18 ABOUT 2 MIS. NORTH OF VILLAGE OF LEWISTON

NIAGARA LEWISTOWN, TOWN OF FORT JONCAIRE 2ND BUILDING IN LEWISTON BUILT 1719 NEAR THIS SPOT A PALISADED TRADING POST FIRST FRENCH FORT ON NIAGARA RIVER 1700-1749 AT APPROACH TO TOLL BRIDGE OVER NIAGARA R., VLGE. LEWISTON

NIAGARA LEWISTOWN, TOWN OF OLD TRAMWAY WAS BUILT HERE BY BRITISH IN 1763 FROM LANDING TO HEIGHTS ABOVE FACILITATING PORTAGE 1750-1799 AT END OF TOLL BRIDGE ACROSS NIAGARA R., VILGE. OF LEWISTON

NIAGARA LOCKPORT, CITY OF FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED OCT. 1823, CHURCH ERECTED 1833, DESTROYED BY FIRE NOV. 1854, REBUILT 1859, RAZED 1936 EMANUEL CHURCH BUILT 1928. 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF CHURCH & NIAGARA STS.

NIAGARA LOCKPORT, CITY OF RESIDENCE OF WASHINGTON HUNT FIRST JUDGE OF NIAGARA COUNTY, 1836; STATE COMPROLLER; CONGRESSMAN; GOVERNOR. PRES. VAN BUREN WAS GUEST HERE. 1800-1849 ON MARKET ST. JUST NORTH OF ADAM ST.

NIAGARA LOCKPORT, CITY OF THE BIG BRIDGE ONE OF THE WIDEST IN THE WORLD, BUILT, 1914, BY NEW YORK STATE, SPANNING ERIE BARGE CANAL. WIDTH 399 FT. 7 IN. ROADWAY OF CREOSOTE WOOD BLOCK. 1900-1949 ON MAIN ST. AT BARGE CANAL BRIDGE

NIAGARA LOCKPORT, CITY OF UNION SCHOOL FIRST UNION SCHOOL IN STATE, CREATED BY ACT OF MARCH 31, 1847, ERECTED 1847-48,. OPENED JULY 4, 1848. FOUNDED BY HON. SULLIVAN CAVERNO. 1800-1849 ON CHESTNUT ST. BETWEEN WASHBURN & CHARLES STS.

NIAGARA LOCKPORT, CITY OF WASHINGTON HUNT LAW OFFICE, 1834-1860 BURNED AND REBUILT, 1835. 1800-1849 ON MARKET ST. S. OF ADAM ST.

NIAGARA LOCKPORT, TOWN OF COLD SPRINGS CEMETERY WATER POISONED BY INDIANS IN 1812 CAUSED DEATH OF BRITISH AND FRENCH SOLDIERS, FIRST PEOPLE BURIED HERE 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. NEAR EASTERN LIMITS OF CITY OF LOCKPORT

NIAGARA LOCKPORT, TOWN OF WYNDAM LAWNEADOWS HOME FOR CHILDREN. WAS PREVIOUSLY SUMMER HOME OF GOVRNOR HUNT ON OLD NIAGARA RD. NEAR JUNCTION WITH NYS 78

NIAGARA NIAGARA FALLS, CITY OF FRENCH LANDING 200 YEARS AGO IN THIS PARK WAS THE TERMINUS OF THE OLD FRENCH PORTAGE, WHERE GOODS WERE TRANSHIPPED WHEN ONLY CANOES WERE USED 1700-1749 ON BAFFALO AVE. AT 10TH ST.

NIAGARA NIAGARA FALLS, CITY OF FRENCH PORTAGE NEARBY RAN THE OLD FRENCH HIGHWAY FOR FUR TRADE, WORN BY THOUSANDS OF FEET IN MOCCASINS BEFORE THE PILGRIMS LANDED ON PLYMOUTH ROCK 1600-1649 ON PINE ST. BETWEEN PORTAGE RD. AND 11TH ST.

NIAGARA NIAGARA FALLS, CITY OF NAVY ISLAND ACROSS THE RIVER LIES NAVY ISLAND; ON IT WAS A FRENCH SHIPYARD. AFTER CAPTURE BY BRITISH, VESSELA FOR USE ON LAKE ERIE ERE BUILT THERE. ON BUFFALO AVE. BETRWEEN 53RD AND 54TH STS.

NIAGARA NIAGARA FALLS, CITY OF OLD BLOCKHOUSE HERE STOOD ONE OF A LINE OF BLOCKHOUSES BUILT 1764 BY MONTRESOR TO PROTECT THE ARMY OF BRADSTREET FROM INDIAN MASSACRES ON MARCH 1750-1799 ON PORTAGE RD. BETWEEN FERRY AND BYRD AVES.

NIAGARA NIAGARA FALLS, CITY OF PORTAGE ROAD AN INDIAN TRAIL USED BEFORE WHITE MEN SETTLED IN AMERICA. HIGHWAY FOR FRENCH FUR TRADE. LATER IMPROVED BY BRITISH AS MILITARY ROAD 1600-1649 AT INTERSECTION OF BUFFALO AVE. AND PORTAGE RD.

NIAGARA NIAGARA FALLS, CITY OF SITE OF "FORT DU PORTAGE" "FORT LITTLE NIAGARA" BUILT 1751 TO PROTECT FRENCH TRADE. BURNED, 1759 DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, EXCEPT 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF BUFFALO AVE. AND PORTAGE RD.

NIAGARA NIAGARA FALLS, CITY OF SITE OF FIRST HOUSE BUILT BY JUDGE PORTER IN 1808. MANY NOTABLE VISITORS AND FRIENDLY INDIANS WERE RECEIVED WITHIN ITS WALLS. 1800-1849 ON BUFFALO AVE. BETWEEN 1ST &3RD STS.

NIAGARA PORTER, TOWN OF [ARROW] SITE OF BATTLE LA BELLE FAMILIE JULY 24, 1759, DECIDING BRITISH CAPTURE OF FRENCH FORT NIAGARA 1750-1799 ON MAIN ST., YOUNGSTOWN

NIAGARA PORTER, TOWN OF BRITISH FORCES UNDER BRIG. GEN. JOHN PRIDEAUX AND SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON LANDED AT MOUTH OF FOUR MILE CREEK, JULY 6, 1759. BESIEGED FORT NIAGARA 1750-1799 AT BRIDGE OVER 4 MILE CREEK ABOUT 4 MIS. E. OF YOUNGSTOWN

NIAGARA PORTER, TOWN OF FOX POINT BATTERY ON BANK OF RIVER TO WEST IS SITE OF FOX POINT BATTERY FIFTH IN SERIES OF BATTERIES EXTENDING SOUTH FROM FORT NIAGARA DURING WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST., IN YOUNGSTOWN

NIAGARA PORTER, TOWN OF SITE OF SALT BATTERY THIS BATTERY WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE PROTECTION OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER DURING WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST., YOUNGSTOWN

NIAGARA ROYALTON, TOWN OF [ARROW] SITE OF FIRST CHRISTIAN SOCIETY OF ROYALTON FIRST CHURCH ON HOLLAND LAND PURCHASE BETWEEN GENESEE AND NIAGARA RIVER. BUILT 1818AT INTRSCTN. ORANGEPORT RD. AND SLAYTON SETTLEMENT RD.

NIAGARA ROYALTON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHRISTIAN SOCIETY OF ROYALTON 1ST PASTOR, REV. OLIVER CASTLE. ERECTED 1818; BURNED 1845; REBUILT SAME YEAR; REMOVED 1885 1800-1849 ON ORANGEPORT RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. S. INTRSCTN. SLAYTON SETTLEMENT RD.

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF "STONE CHURCH" BUILT 1834 BY THE CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY DEDICATION SERMON BY REV. O. BARTHOLOMEW, EARLY PASTOR REV. JOHN CROSS 1800-1849 NYS 12B IN ORISKANY FALLS

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF AMOS PARKER 1762-1842 TALLEST MAN IN AMERICAN ARMY. SAVED GEN. LA FAYETTE'S LIFE. PRESENT AT THE SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS. BURIED HERE. 1800-1849 SALLSVILLE-AUGUSTA CO., RD., 1/2 ME. SOUTH OF AUGUSTA

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF AUGUSTA ONEIDA COUNTY MARCH 15TH 1798 FORMED FROM THE TOWN OF WHITESTOWN 1750-1799 ON NYS 26 IN AUGUSTA

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF AUGUSTA ACADEMY FOUNDED 1834. SEMICIRCULAR STONE BUILDING USED UNTIL 1878. ITS UNIQUE DESIGN WAS A CURIOSITY. FIRST TEACHER MELVILLE ADAMS. 1800-1849 NYS 12B IN ORISKANY FALLS

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF AUGUSTA CHURCH ORGANIZED 2797, BY CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY 1750-1799 ON NYS 26 IN AUGUSTA

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF CASSETY HOLLOW& SETTLED IN 1794 THOMAS CASSETY, WHO ERECTED A GRIST MILL HERE. LATER RENAMED ORISKANY FALLS 1750-1799 NYS 12-B & NYS 26 IN ORISKANY FALLS

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF CHENAGO CANAL AUTHORIZED 1833. UTICA TO BINGHAMTON. COMPLETED 1836. 72 LOCKS IN 30 MILES. ABANDONED 1876 1800-1849 NYS 26, ORISKANY FALLS

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF DR. A. BURGOYNE 1737-1824 BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY. WAS PHYSICIAN AT SARATOGA UNDER GEN. BURGOYNE, 1777. LIVED WITH DAUGHTER IN AUGUSTA. 1800-1849 SOUTH ST. IN KNOXBORO

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ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF INDIAN TRAIL USED BY ONEIDA, TUSCARORA, BROTHERTON AND STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS AS A CHANNEL OF COMMERCE ABOUT 1700. MADE HIGHWAY SOON AFTER 1800 1700-1749 WEST ST. IN KNOXBORO

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF KNOX HOUSE BUILT 1820 BY GEN. J. J. KNOX, PIONEER SETTLER, 1791-1876. VILLAGE OF KNOXBORO NAMED IN HIS HONOR 1800-1849 SOUTH ST. IN KNOXBORO

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG SCHOOL FIRST IN AUGUSTA, BUILT 1797. AUGUSTA THEN KNOWN AS BARTLETT'S CORNER. USED AS CHURCH AND MEETING HOUSE 1750-1799 SALLSVILLE-AUGUSTA CO. RD. 1 1/2 MIS. SOUTH OF AUGUSTA

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF SITE OF LOCK COMPANY ORGANIZED 2862, BY J.C. KNOX. HIGH GRADE LOCKS WERE MANUFACTURED HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. 1850-1899 WEST ST. IN KNOXBORO

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF SITE OF THE GUNN HOUSE ABOUT 500 FEET FROM HERE BUILT IN 1793. FIRST HOUSE IN THE TOWN OF AUGUSTA BUILT BY A WHITE SETTLER. 1750-1799 COLLEGE ST. RD., 1/2 MILE NORTH OF ORISKANY FALLS

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF UNION CHURCH BUILT 1849 BY METHODISTS AND PRESBYTERIANS. LUMBER HAULED FROM OLD CHURCH BUILT ABOUT 1800 ON EAST HILLS. CONVERTED TO SCHOOL 1873. 1800-1849 SOUTH & EAST STS., KNOXBORO

ONEIDA AUGUSTA, TOWN OF UTICA CLINTON & BINGHAMTON R.R. FORMED 1862. COMPLETED FROM UTICA TO TERMINATE AT THIS SITE 1858, EXTENDED SOUTH 1871 1850-1899 BROAD ST., ORISKANY FALLS

ONEIDA BOONVILLE, TOWN OF BLACK RIVER CANAL SITE OF THE ONCE FAMOUS FIVE COMBINES-WORLD'S RECORD FOR NUMBER OF CANAL LOCKS; CANAL HAS 109 LOCKS IN 35 MILES OF WATERWAY 1800-1849 NYS 46 AT ENTRANCE TO PIXLEY FALLS PARK

ONEIDA BOONVILLE, TOWN OF BLACK RIVER CANAL SITE OF LOCK 71, SUMMIT LEVEL; 710 FEET ABOVE ROME; FROM HERE WATER FLOWED NORTH TO ST LAWRENCE, SOUTH TO MOHAWK 1800-1849 ON NYS 12 IN BOONVILLE

ONEIDA BOONVILLE, TOWN OF BOONVILLE SETTLED 1795; NAMED FOR GERRIT BOON, NATIVE LEYDEN, HOLLAND, AGENT OF HOLLAND LAND CO.; TOWN FORMED 1805; VILLAGE INCORPORATED 1855 1750-1799 ON NYS 12-D IN BOONVILLE

ONEIDA BOONVILLE, TOWN OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SOCIETY ORGANIZED 1805 PRESENT EDIFICE BUILT 1855-1856 RE-DEDICATION 1955 1800-1849 SO. SIDE JAMES ST., BOONVILLE

ONEIDA BOONVILLE, TOWN OF OLD FRENCH ROAD BUILT BY FRENCH COLONISTS, 1790 ON WAY TO SETTLE CASTORLAND; FIRST ROAD TO NORTH COUNTRY, FOLLOWING AN IROQUOIS WAR TRAIL. 1750-1799 ON NYS 12, 1 MILE S.E. OF BOONVILLE

ONEIDA BOONVILLE, TOWN OF POST HOUSE, 1817 FIRST USED AS A SCHOOL LATER BOUGHT WITH LARGE TRACT OF LAND BY JOHN G. POST PASSED FROM FAMILY IN 1905 1800-1849

ONEIDA BRIDGEWATER, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF DR. STEPHEN MOULTON BABCOCK INVENTOR OF BABCOCK MILK TEST SCIENTIST, EDUCATOR, FRIEND BENEFACTOR OF ARGRICULTURE 1843-1931 1800-1849 TOWN RD. AT BABCOCK HILL

ONEIDA BRIDGEWATER, TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER ONEIDA COUNTY MARCH 24TH 1797 TRANSFERRED FROM CHENANGO COUNTY APRIL 4TH 1804 ON US 20 IN BRIDGEWATER

ONEIDA DEERFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] 17 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NEAR REMSEN NYS 12, 1 MI. NO. OF NYS 5

ONEIDA DEERFIELD, TOWN OF DEERFIELD ONEIDA COUNTY MARCH 15TH 1798 FORMED FROM THE TOWN OF SCHUYLER HERKIMER COUNTY 1750-1799 NYS 8, 2 MIS. NO. OF NYS 5 & 12

ONEIDA FLOYD, TOWN OF FLOYD MARCH 4TH 1796 NAMED IN HONOR OF WILLIAM FLOYD, 1734-1821 A SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 1750-1799 NYS 46 IN FLOYD

ONEIDA FORESTPORT, TOWN OF FORESTPORT TOWN-1869. VILLAGE-1903. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1795 IN 1777 ST. LEGER'S INDIANS RETREATED THROUGH HERE ORISKANY TO CROWN POINT. 1850-1899 RIVER AND WHITE LAKE STS. IN FORESTPORT

ONEIDA FORESTPORT, TOWN OF ST. LEGER'S HILL 1777 EASTERLY OVER THIS ROUTE 450 OF ST. LEGER'S INDIANS RETREATED FROM ORISKANY TO CROWN POINT 1750-1799 N. LAKE RD., 5 MIS. EAST OF FORESTPORT

ONEIDA KIRKLAND, TOWN OF ELIHU ROOT SECRETARY OF WAR SECRETARY OF STATE UNITED STATES SENATOR WAS BORN IN THIS BUILDING FEBRUARY 15, 1845 1800-1849 HAMILTON COLLEGE CAMPUS, CLINTON

ONEIDA KIRKLAND, TOWN OF FIRST GRIST MILL NEAR THIS SPOT FRIST GRIST MILL WAS BUILT IN WINTER OF 1787. BEFORE THIS EARLY SETTLERS HAD TO CARRY GRIST TO WHITESTOWN 1750-1799 NYS 412 IN CLINTON

ONEIDA KIRKLAND, TOWN OF HAMILTON COLLEGE FOUNDED AS HAMILTON-ONEIDA ACADEMY, 1793 BY THE REV. SAMUEL KIRKLAND. CHARTERED AS HAMILTON COLLEGE MAY 26, 1812. 1750-1799 HAMILTON COLLEGE CAMPUS, CLINTON

ONEIDA KIRKLAND, TOWN OF HAMILTON COLLEGE CHAPEL 1827 AN UNUSUAL AND DISTINCTIVE THREE STORY CHURCH DESIGENED BY PHILIP HOOKER OF ALBANY 1800-1849 HAMILTON COLLEGE CAMPUS, CLINTON

ONEIDA KIRKLAND, TOWN OF WASHINGTON TRACT THESE LANDS ARE PART OF PARCEL OF GROUND DEEDED TO NATHANIEL GRIFFIN BY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND DEWITT CLINTON IN 1790 1750-1799 NYS 233, 1 1/2 MIS. SOUTH OF KIRKLAND

ONEIDA MARCY, TOWN OF [ARROW] 17 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NEAR REMSEN NYS 49 AND NYS 12-C

ONEIDA MARSHALL, TOWN OF HOME OF BROTHERTON INDIANS 1783-1850 AMONG WHOM LIVED, 1785-1792, SAMSON OCCOM INDIAN PRESBYTERIAN PREACHER 1750-1799 NYS 315, 4 MIS., N.W. OF WATERVILLE

ONEIDA NEW HARTFORD, TOWN OF 1ST RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF THE TOWN OF WHITESTOWN ORGANIZED 1791 CHURCH DEDICATED NOV. 29, 1797 1750-1799 NYS 5 AND NYS 12, NEW HARTFORD

ONEIDA NEW HARTFORD, TOWN OF A GRIST MILL WAS BUILT 350 FEET EAST OF HERE IN 1790 BY JEDEDIAH SANGER, FIRST SETTLER AND FOUNDER OF NEW HARTFORD 1750-1799 OXFORD PL. & MILL ST., NEW HARTFORD

ONEIDA NEW HARTFORD, TOWN OF JEDEDIAH SANGER FOUNDED NEW HARTFORD IN 1788 BY PURCHASING 1000 ACRES OF LAND AND SETTLING HERE WITH HIS FAMILY 1750-1799 NYS 5 AND NYS 12, NEW HARTFORD

ONEIDA PARIS, TOWN OF [ARROW] 7/8 MILE BIRTHPLACE OF DR. ASA GRAY WORLD FAMOUS BOTANIST NYS 8 AT PINNACLE RD., IN SAUQUOIT

ONEIDA PARIS, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF [ARROW] DR. ASA GRAY BORN NOVEMBER 18, 1810 DIED JANUARY 30, 1888 WORLD FAMOUS BOTANIST 1800-1849 PINNACLE RD., IN SAUQUOIT

ONEIDA PARIS, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF [ARROW] DR. ASA GRAY BORN NOVEMBER 18, 1810 DIED JANUARY 30, 1888 WORLD FAMOUS BOTANIST 1800-1849 PINNACLE RD., IN SAUQUOIT

ONEIDA PARIS, TOWN OF METHODIST CHURCH FIRST SERMON PREACHED IN NORTHERN NEW YORK 1788 BY ELDER FREEBORN GARRETSON WITHIN WHITESTOWN SAUQUOIT SOCIETY FORMED 1788 FIRST IN CONFERENCE 1750-1799 MOHAWK ST. AT PINNACLE RD. IN SAUQUOIT

ONEIDA REMSEN, TOWN OF [ARROW] NEXT TURN RIGHT TO TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NYS 12-B, REMSEN

ONEIDA REMSEN, TOWN OF [ARROW] 4 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NEAR REMSEN NYS 12 12-B, REMSEN

ONEIDA REMSEN, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1 MILE EAST COL. MARINUS WILLETT ROUTED BRITISH-TORY FORCE OCT. 30, 1783 ALONG WEST CANADA CREEK; WALTER BUTLER, TORY LEADER WAS KILLED BY AN ONEIDA 1750-1799 FAIRCHILD RD., NORTH OF HINCKLEY RESERVIOR

ONEIDA REMSEN, TOWN OF REMSEN ONEIDA COUNTY MARCH 15TH 1798 FORMED FROM THE TOWN OS NORWAY, HERKIMER COUNTY 1750-1799 NYS 12-B, REMSEN

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF [ARROW] HISTORIC ELM THIS ELM WAS A SAPLING GROWING ON THE SOUTHWEST BASTION OF FORT STANWIX IN 1804 1800-1849 E. DOMINICK ST. BETWEEN JAMES AND SPRING STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF [ARROW] ONE BLOCK TO SITE OF FORT NEWPORT AND WOOD CREEK LANDING 1750-1799 W. DOMINICK ST. & ARSENAL STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF [ARROW] FORT STANWIX AND REVOLUTIONARY SKIRMISHES 1750-1799 MILL AND E, WHITESBORO STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF [ARROW] LOWER LANDING AND ORISKANY BATTLEFIELD 1750-1799 NYS 69 AT ORISKANY BATTLEFIELD

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF 1755-1756 [ARROW] REVOLUTIONARY BATTLEFIELDS AND COLONIAL FORT SITES 1750-1799 E. DOMINICK & BOUCK STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF 1755-1756 FORT WILLIAMS GUARDED UPPER MOHAWK LANDING BURNED IN A PANIC BY BRITISH GEN. WEBB 1750-1799 BOUCK ST. BETWEEN E. WHITESBORO & E. DOMINICK STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF DURING SIEGE OF FORT STANWIX AUG. 1777 MAIN BRITISH CAMP WAS BETWEEN THIS POINT AND BLUFF TO SOUTH 1750-1799 E. BLOOMFIELD ST. & ROOSEVELT AVE.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF FORT CRAVEN DESTROYED IN BRITISH PANIC BEFORE COMPLETION AUG. 31, 1756 1750-1799 E. WHITESBORO ST. BETWEEN BOUCK & MILL STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF FORT NEWPORT A SMALL COLONIAL POST WHICH GUARDED UPPER WOOD CREEK LANDING PLACE 1750-1799 CALVERT ST. BETWEEN ARSENAL ST. AND BREWER ALLEY

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF HERE PASSED FROM EAST TO WEST THE ANCIENT CARRY FROM THE MOHAWK TO WOOD CREEK Prehistoric GEORGE AND LIBERTY STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF HERE PASSED ANCIENT CARRY PASSED SOUTHWARD TO FORT NEWPORT AND WOOD CREEK 1700-1749 W. DOMINICK & JAY STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF INLAND CANAL BEGUN 1792 AND SECOND ERIE CANAL COMPLETED 1844 1750-1799 SO. JAMES & E. WHITESBORO STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF OLD BLACK RIVER CANAL BUILDING 1836-1855; CONNECTED MOHAWK VALLEY WITH BLACK RIVER COUNTRY; OPENING UP 90 MILES NAVIGABLE WATERWAY; JOINED ERIE CANAL HERE. 1800-1849 BLACK R. BLVD. & E. WHITESBORO ST.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF ROME MARCH 4TH 1796 FORMED FROM THE TOWN OF STEUBEN 1750-1799 NO. JAMES & W. PARK STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF SITE OF U.S. ARSENAL MAINTAINED DURING WAR OF 1812 AND SUBSEQUENTLY 1800-1849 W. DOMINICK ST. BETWEEN ARSENAL & JAY STS.

ONEIDA ROME, CITY OF THE CENTRAL N.Y. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF FOUNDED JAN. 27, 1875 BY ALPHONSO JOHNSON, THOMAS GALLAUDET AND ROME CITIZENS 1850-1899 ON NYS 26

ONEIDA ROME, TOWN OF [ARROW] 20 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NEAR REMSEN NYS 46 NORTH OF ROME

ONEIDA ROME, TOWN OF NORWEST 35 RODS JESSE WILLIAMS IN 1851 INAUGERATED THE CHEESE FACTORY SYSTEM THUS REVOLUTIONIZING DAIRYING 1850-1899 NYS 46, 2 MIS. N. OF ROME

ONEIDA ROME, TOWN OF ORISKANY BATTLEFIELD 1777 PUBLIC WELCOME 1750-1799 NYS 69 AT ORISKANY BATTLEFIELD

ONEIDA SANGERFIELD, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE EASTMAN INVENTOR OF KODAK BORN JULY 12, 1854 DIED IN ROCHESTER MARCH 14, 1932 1850-1899 NYS 12 IN WATERVILLE

ONEIDA SANGERFIELD, TOWN OF PROPERTY LINE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF CIVILIZATION FIXED BY FORT STANWIX TREATY NOV. 5, 1768. WITNESSED BY SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON 1750-1799 NYS 12 NORTH OF WATERVILLE

ONEIDA SANGERFIELD, TOWN OF SANGERFIELD ONEIDA COUNTY MARCH 15TH 1795 TRANSFERRED FROM CHENANGO COUNTY APRIL 4TH 1804. 1750-1799 NYS 12 AT TOWN LINE

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF [ARROW] 2 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK 1750-1799 CO. RD. FROM STEUBEN & REMSEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF 300 FEET WEST SITE OF HOME ROBERT EVERETT (1791-1875) ANTI-SLAVERY REFORMER MINISTER CHAPEL UCHA 37 YEARS EDITOR "CENHADWR" (WELSH) 35 YEARS 1750-1799 CO. RD., 1 MI. W. OF REMSEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF BARON STEUBEN INSTECTOR GENERAL OF ARMY MAJOR GENERAL IN REVOLUTION CITIZEN OF UNITED STATES AND NEW YORK STATE 1750-1799 AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF BURIAL PLACE OF SAMUEL SIZER, ABIGAIL SIZER, ASA SIZER AND ABIGAIL TYLER MITCHELL, THE MOTHER OF ABIGAIL SIZER IN FIELD 1/4 MI. N. OF CO. RD., 2 MIS. E. OF STEUBEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF CAPEL ISAF OR SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH ONCE LOCATED HERE CARED FOR THE GRAVE OF BARON STEUBEN FOR NINETY-FIVE YEARS (1804-1899) CO. RD., 1 MI. W. OF REMSEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF CAPT. SIMEIN WOODRUFF CIRCUMNAVIGATED GLOBE WITH CAPT. COOK. LEASED THIS FARM MAY 26, 1791 FROM BARON STEUBEN BURIED CAPEL UCHA CEMETERY 1750-1799 CO. RD., 1/2 MI. W. OF REMSEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF EENEZER WEEKS SETTLED HERE 1791 BURIED IN ADJOINING MEADOW BUILT BAKE OVEN AND DID COOPERING FOR BARON STEUBEN 1750-1799 CO. RD., 1/2 MI. W. OF REMSEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF FIRST GRAVE OF BARON STEUBEN NEAR THIS SPOT BY HIS OWN WISH HE WAS BURIED WRAPPED IN HIS MILITARY CLOAK IN AN UNMARKED GRAVE 1750-1799 CO. RD. W. OF BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF FRIEDRICH WILHELM BARON VON STEUBEN BORN SEPTEMBER 17, 1730 MAGDEBURG, GERMANY DIED HERE NOVEMBER 28, 1794 ERECTION COMPLETED 1872 1750-1799 AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF FULLER FARM ACQUIRED 1793 FROM BARON STEUBEN BY CAPT. SIMEON FULLER, B. 1761-D. 1852 HELD BY HIM AND HIS DESCENDANTS TO THE PRESENT DAY 1750-1799 CO. RD., 1 MI. W. OF REMSEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF GERMAN-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTED BY STATE OF NEW YORK ERECTED THIS TOMB IN HONOR OF THEIR GREAT FELLOW COUNTRYMAN AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF SACRED GROVE IS THE NAME GIVEN IN 1804 TO THESE WOODS HALLOWED BY ASSOCIATIONS WITH BARON STEUBEN, THE AMERICAN PATRIOT 1800-1849 AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF SAMUEL SIZER FIRST SETTLER ON STEUBEN GRANT, 1787. FARM MANAGER FOR BARON STEUBEN BURIAL PLACE IN MEADOW 80 RODS NORHT OF THIS MARKER 1750-1799 CO. RD. 2 MIS. E. OF STEUBEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF SAW-MILL OF BARON STEUBEN BUILT 1790 NEAR THIS SPOT REMAINS OF DAM VISIBLE 1750-1799 NR. CREEK, NO. OF FULLER RD.

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF STARR HILL NAMED FOR DAVID STARR CAPTAIN IN CONTINENTAL ARMY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR OF BARON STEUBEN SETTLED HERE 1791 1750-1799 CO. RD.1 MI. W. OF BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF STEUBEN GRANT OF 16,000 ACRES BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, JUNE 27, 1786 FOR SERVICE IN THE REVOLUTION HE CLEARED SIXTY ACRES NEAR HERE FOR HOME SITE (1788-1793) 1750-1799 CO. RD. W. OF BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF STEUBEN STATE MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 12, 1931 BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK 1900-1949 AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF STEUBEN STATE MEMORIAL PARK INCLUDED FIFTY ACRES GIVEN IN 1804 BY COL. BENJ. WALKER, FRIEND AND AIDE OF STEUBEN, TO SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH 1800-1849 AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF THIS MONUMENT COVERS THE REMAINS OF BARON STEUBEN GOVERNOR HORATIO SEYMOUR LAID CORNERSTONE JUNE 1, 1870 ERECTION COMPLETED 1872 1850-1899 AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF THIS PARK WAS CREATED IN MEMORY OF FRIEDRICH WILHELM BARON STEUBEN, MAJOR GENERAL IN THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE 1750-1799 AT BARON STEUBEN MEMORIAL

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF STEUBEN FORMED APRIL 10, 1792 NAMED IN HONOR OF BARON STEUBEN ORIGINALLY EXTENDED TO NORTH BOUNDS OF THE STATE 1750-1799 NYS 46-A IN STEUBEN

ONEIDA STEUBEN, TOWN OF WELSH IMMIGRANTS BEGINNING 1795 CLEARED AND SETTLED GREATER PART OF STEUBEN GRANT. BUILT FIRST CHURCH HERE 1804. 1800-1849 CO. RD., 1/2 MI. W. OF REMSEN

ONEIDA TRENTON, TOWN OF CINCINNATI CREEK NAMED BY BARON STEUBEN TO COMMEMORATE THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI WHICH HE HELPED TO FOUND IN 1783 1750-1799 NYS 28, 2 MIS. S. E. OF TRENTON

ONEIDA TRENTON, TOWN OF TRENTON ONEIDA COUNTY MARCH 24, 1797 FORMED FROM THE TOWN OF SCHUYLER, HERKIMER COUNTY 1750-1799 NYS 12 IN BARNEVELD

ONEIDA UTICA, CITY OF [ARROW] 21 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NEAR REMSEN 1750-1799 ONEIDA ST. BETWEEN GEER & FERRIS AVES.

ONEIDA UTICA, CITY OF [ARROW] 17 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NEAR REMSEN 1750-1799 NYS 5 E. OF NYS 8 & 12

ONEIDA UTICA, CITY OF BAGG'S TAVERN ORIGINALLY A LOG HOUSE FOUNDED 1794 BY MOSES BAGG WASHINGTON, LA FAYETTE HENRY CLAY & GEN. GRANT WERE GUESTS HERE 1750-1799 GENESEE AND MAIN ST.

ONEIDA VERNON, TOWN OF MISSION CHURCH OF THE ONEIDAS BUILT BY REV. ELEAZER WILLIAMS 1818 MOVED IN 1842 FROM ONEIDA CASTLE BY UNITARIANS. VERNON TOWN HALL SINCE 1892. 1800-1849 SENECA AVE. BETWEEN VERONA AND SCONON DORA STS. IN VERNON

ONEIDA VERNON, TOWN OF ONEIDA CASTLE CHIEF VILLAGE OF ONEIDA TRIBE OF INDIANS MEMBERS OF IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY Prehistoric NYS 5 IN ONEIDA CASTLE VILLAGE

ONEIDA VERONA, TOWN OF ROYAL BLOCKHOUSE 60 RODS EAST OF THIS POINT STOOD FORT ERECTED BY BRITISH IN 1759 1750-1799 NYS 13 IN SYLVAN BEACH

ONEIDA VERONA, TOWN OF STARK'S LANDING JAVEZ HOUGH STARK, PIONEER BUILT 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SENECA FALLS 1807. CAME HERE 1821; BUILT HOUSE ACROSS CANAL 1823-5. 1800-1849 NYS 46 IN HIGINSVILLE

ONEIDA WESTERN, TOWN OF [ARROW] 11 MILES TOMB OF BARON STEUBEN IN STATE MEMORIAL PARK NEAR REMSEN 1750-1799 NYS 46 & 46-A IN FRENCHVILLE

ONEIDA WESTERN, TOWN OF WESTERN ONEIDA COUNTY MARCH 10, 1797 FORMED FROM THE TOWN OF STEUBEN 1750-1799 NYS 46 NEAR SCHOOL IN WESTERNVILLE

ONEIDA WESTMORELAND, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF SAMUEL EELS 1810-1842 WHO IN 1832 FOUNDED THE ALPHA DELTA PHI FRATERNITY AT HAMILTON COLLEGE 1800-1849 CO. RD. IN WESTMORELAND

ONEIDA WHITESTOWN, TOWN OF 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WHITESBORO ORGANIZED APRIL 1, 1793 BETHUEL DODD, 1ST PASTOR 1750-1799 ELM AND MAIN STS., WHITESBORO

ONEIDA WHITESTOWN, TOWN OF ENGLISH HOME BUILT 1792. BIRTHPLACE OF HENRY INMAN, 1801-46 ARTIST WHO EXCELLED IN PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPES AND MINIATURES 1750-1799 NYS 69 IN YORKVILLE

ONEIDA WHITESTOWN, TOWN OF HERE STOOD THE HOME OF COLONEL GERRIT G. LANSING OFFICER IN CONT. ARMY WHO PURCHASED LAND WHEREON ORISKANYT WAS FOUNDED 1902 DEXTER AVE. BETWEEN GRAHAM AND UTICA STS. IN ORISKANY

ONEIDA WHITESTOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF WOOLEN MILL ERECTED IN 1810 BELIEVED TO BE THE 1ST IN AMERICA TO MANUFACTURE FABRICS FROM RAW MATERIAL 1800-1849 NYS 69 IN ORISKANY

ONEIDA WHITESTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN HALL ERECTD 1807 EARLY CO. COURT HOUSE PRESENTED TO WHITESTOWN BY HON. PHILO WHITE 1860 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL, WHITESBORO

ONEIDA WHITESTOWN, TOWN OF WHITESTOWN MARCH 7TH 1788 NAMED IN HONOR OF JUDGE HUGH WHITE A FIRST SETTLER MAY 1784 1750-1799 MAIN ST. & VICTOR PKWY., WHITESBORO

ONONDAGA CAMILLUS, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME OF JAMES GEDDES, 1798 ERIE CANAL SURVEYOR, 1808 CHIEF ENGINEER 1816-1825 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 2MILES W. OF SYRACUSE AT FAIRMOUNT CRS.

ONONDAGA CICERO, TOWN OF EARLY SCHOOL HERE STOOD SCHOOLHOUSE; DISTRICT NO. 1, BUILT 1824. FIRST DISTRICT SCHOOL IN TOWN OF CICERO 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. S. OF BREWERTON

ONONDAGA CICERO, TOWN OF JOHN LEACH MADE FIRST SETTLEMENT AT CICERO CORNERS IN 1802. KEPT A TAVERN IN LOGHOUSE 1800-1849 ON RS 11 AT CICERO

ONONDAGA CICERO, TOWN OF LANDING PLACE NEAR THIS POINT VAN SCHAICK EXPEDITION AGAINST ONONDAGAS LANDED APRIL 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON US 11 AT BREWERTON

ONONDAGA CICERO, TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE TECHIROGUEN VISITED BY LE MOYNE 1654 AND BY LA SALLE 1673 1650-1699 ON US 11 AT BREWERTON

ONONDAGA CICERO, TOWN OF TOLL-GATE HOUSE BUILT AT SOUTH END OF FIRST HIGHWAY BRIDGE, 1824 AT BREWERTON. MOVED TO THIS SITE ABOUT 1850. 1800-1849 ON BENNETT ST. AT BREWERTON

ONONDAGA CLAY, TOWN OF CAUGHDENOY LOCK CONSTRUCTED BY STATE OF NEW YORK 1841. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT CAUGHDENOY

ONONDAGA CLAY, TOWN OF OAK ORCHARD LOCK CONSTRUCTED BY STATE OF NEW YORK 1840. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF EUCLID

ONONDAGA CLAY, TOWN OF ONONDAGA NATION OF INDIANS SETTLED HEREABOUTS ACCORDING TO TRADITION SEVERAL CENTURIES BEFORE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY COLUMBUS, 1492. Prehistoric ON NYS 57 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THREE RIVERS

ONONDAGA CLAY, TOWN OF SITE OF MC GEE'S INN (ACCORDING TO TRADITIONS) PATRICK MC GEE, FIRST SETTLER TOWN OF CLAY, 1793. IN 1791 KEPT FIRST INN AT BREWERTON. 1750-1799 ON SOUTH BANK OF BARGE CANAL AT THREE RIVERS

ONONDAGA DEWITT, TOWN OF DANFORTH MILLS ON THIS SIDE OF THE CREEK SAW MILL BUILT 1792 GRIST MILL 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF JAMESVILLE

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ONONDAGA DEWITT, TOWN OF JOHN YOUNG 1752-1834 REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER FIRST SETTLER HERE IN 1791 VILLAGE FIRST CALLED YOUNGSVILLE 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AND NYS 92 AT DEWITT

ONONDAGA DEWITT, TOWN OF MOREHOUSE FLATS BENJ. MOREHOUSE SETTLED HERE 1789 HIS LOG TAVERN OPENED 1790 MEXICO TOWN ORGANIZED HERE 1791 MEETING HERE PROPOSED FORMATION OF ONONDAGACO. DEC 23, 1793 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AND NYS 92 AT DEWITT

ONONDAGA DEWITT, TOWN OF UNION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BUILDING ERECTED 1808 SOCIETY MOVED TO JAMESVILLE 1828 1800-1849 ON NYS 20 N & NYS 173 ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF JAMESVILLE

ONONDAGA ELBRIDGE, TOWN OF BUILT ABOUT 1820 HOME OF COL. JOHN STEVENS, ONONDAGA COUNTY MILITIA, WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 AT ELBRIDGE

ONONDAGA ELBRIDGE, TOWN OF THIS LOT WAS PART OF MILITARY TRACT OF CAPT. WM. STEVENS, MEMBER MASS. SOCIETY CINCINNATI: STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SALT INDUSTRY. ON NYS 5 AT ELBRIDGE

ONONDAGA FABIUS, TOWN OF ANDREWS CABIN BUILT BY WILLIAM ANDREWS ABOUT 1821 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF FABIUS

ONONDAGA FABIUS, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH FIRST IN TOWN OF FABIUS UNBROKEN SERVICE SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION ON AUG. 24, 1803. THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1818. 1800-1849 ON NYS 80 AT FABIUS

ONONDAGA FABIUS, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN THE VALLEY ORGANIZED HERE 1803 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FABIUS 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 3 MI. SOUTH OF FABIUS

ONONDAGA FABIUS, TOWN OF SITE OF WOODRUF CABIN PIONEER HOME OF GURDON WOODRUF BUILT ABOUT 1795 1750-1799 ON NYS 80 AT FABIUS

ONONDAGA FABIUS, TOWN OF SITE OF KEENEY CABIN INHABITED 1795 BY SIMON KEENEY, JR. BIRTHPLACE OF SON JOHN FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN IN THIS VALLEY 1797 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF FABIUS

ONONDAGA FABIUS, TOWN OF WEBSTER CABIN BUILT ABOUT 1820 BY ELI WEBSTER FIRST FRAME HOUSE IN THIS VALLEY 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 3 MI. SOUTH OF FABIUS

ONONDAGA LAFAYETTE, TOWN OF [ARROW] 600 FEET SITE OF INDIAN TOWN ONONDAGA 1684-1696 DESTROYED AT TIME OF FRONTENAC'S INVASION 1696 1650-1699 ON NYS 91 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF JAMESVILLE

ONONDAGA LAFAYETTE, TOWN OF CARDIFF GIANT DISINTERRED NEAR THIS VILLAGE ON OCT. 16, 1869. REPRESENTED AS A PETRIFIED PREHISTORIC MAN, IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROVED A HOAX 1850-1899 ON US 20 AT CARDIFF

ONONDAGA LAFAYETTE, TOWN OF NEAR HERE WAS THE HOME OF MOSES DEWITT PIONEER SETTLER, SURVEYOR MAJOR OF MILITIA AND JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT 1750-1799 ON NYS 91 AT JAMESVILLE

ONONDAGA LYSANDER, TOWN OF BATTERY B FIRST N.Y. LIGHT ARTILLERY DRILLED NEAR THIS POINT UNDER THEIR ORGANIZER, CAPT. RUFUS D. PETTIT, IN THE SUMMER OF 1861. 1850-1899 ON NYS 370 ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BALDWINSVILLE

ONONDAGA LYSANDER, TOWN OF FIRST LIFT LOCK THE FIRST LIFT LOCK TO BE CONSTRUCTED WEST OF LITTLE FALLS WAS BUILT HERE IN 1809 BY JONAS C. BALDWIN. 1800-1849 ON NYS 31 & NYS 370 AT BALDWINSVILLE

ONONDAGA LYSANDER, TOWN OF FIRST SETTLER THE HOME OF THE FIRST WHITE SETTLER IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LYSANDER, JONATHAN PALMER, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE, 1793. 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT JACKSONVILLE

ONONDAGA LYSANDER, TOWN OF GRACE CHURCH THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO TRADITION, TO BE LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY ON ELIZABETH ST. AT BALDWINSVILLE

ONONDAGA LYSANDER, TOWN OF LOG CABIN SITE JONAS C. BALDWIN, FOUNDER OF BALDWINSVILLE, BUILT THE FIRST LOG CABIN ON THE NOIRTH SIDE OF THE RIVER NEAR THIS SPOT IN 1807 1800-1849

ONONDAGA LYSANDER, TOWN OF ON THIS HILL IN THE ORIGINAL HOUSE, 31 WOMEN ORGANIZED THE FEMALE CHARITABLE SOCIETY, SECOND OLDEST WOMAN'S SOCIETY IN THE U.S., JULY 27, 1817. 1800-1849 ON NYS 31 AT BALDWINSVILLE

ONONDAGA LYSANDER, TOWN OF SITE OF HALFWAY TAVERN 1814-34 STOPPING PLACE FOR STAGE AND FOR OUDIAGA, INDIAN RUNNER, FIRST MAIL CARRIER BETWEEN SYRACUSE AND OSWEGO1800-1849 ON NYS 48 ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF BALDWINSVLLE

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF CHERRY VALLEY TURNPIKE TERMINATED HERE COMPLETED ABOUT 1809, JOINING THE SENECA TURNPIKE HERE 1800-1849 ON ACADEMY STREET AT MANLIUS

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF CHRIST CHURCH OLDEST CHURCH EDIFACE AND OLDEST EPISCOPAL PARISH IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, INC. 1804, 1811; BUILT 1813; REMOVED TO THIS SIDE, 1832. 1800-1849 ON NYS 173 AT MANLIUS

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF DEEP SPRING TE-UNGH-SAT-AYAGH 450 FT. NORTH ON IROQUOIS TRAIL. FIRST ROAD MADE 1790 BY GEN. JAMES WADSWORTH. COUNTY LINE AND SURVEY MARK. 1750-1799 ON NYS 173 AT THE MADISON & ONONDAGA COUNTY LINE

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF FAYETTEVILLE FIRST CALLED "MANLIUS FOUR CORNERS". SETTLED IN 1791 BY ORIGEN EATON AND JOSHUS KNOWLTON. BOYHOOD HOME OF GROVER CLEVELAND 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 & NYS 92 AT FAYETTEVILLE

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF FAYETTEVILLE FIRST CALLED "MANLIUS FOUR CORNERS". SETTLED IN 1791 BY ORIGEN EATON AND JOSHUS KNOWLTON. BOYHOOD HOME OF GROVER CLEVELAND 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT FAYETTEVILLE

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF GEN. JOHN J. PECK BORN HERE JAN. 4, 1821; WON PROMOTION FOR GALLANTRY MEXICAN WAR; MADE MAJ. GEN. 1862; DEFENDED SUFFOLK, VA.; DIED SYRACUSE, APRIL 21, 1878. 1800-1849 ON NYS 173 AT MANLIUS

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF GROVER CLEVELAND PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES 1884-1888 AND 1892-1896. HIS BOYHOOD HOME IS THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE LEFT NORTH OF THE CORNER HOUSE 1850-1899 ON NYS 5 & NYS 92 AT FAYETTEVILLE

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF THE FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE TOWN OF MANLIUS WAS BUILT OF LOGS AND STOOD NEAR HERE IN 1798 1750-1799 ON NYS 92 AT MANLIUS

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF THE MANLIUS SCHOOL FOUNDED 1869 1850-1899 ON NYS 92 & NYS 20 N AT MANLIUS

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF THE MANLIUS SCHOOL FOUNDED 1869 AS ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL OLDEST BOY'S PRIVATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN CENTRAL NEW YORK 1850-1899 ON NYS 92 ABOUT 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF MANLIUS

ONONDAGA MANLIUS, TOWN OF THIS WELL DUG IN 1795 BY JOSEPH WILLIAMS SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION WHOSE LOG HOUSE STOOD ABOUT 50 FEET NORTH 1750-1799 ON ROWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF MANLIUS

ONONDAGA MARCELLUS, TOWN OF FIRST SAWMILL IN TOWN OF MARCELLUS BUILT 1796 BY DEACON SAMUEL RICE AND JUDGE DAN BRADLEY 1750-1799 ON NYS 20 N & NYS 175 AT MARCELLUS

ONONDAGA MARCELLUS, TOWN OF SITE OF TAVERN KEPT BY DEACON SAMUEL RICE 1800 FIRST CHURCH SERVICES WERE HELD HERE, ALSO TOWN MEEETINGS 1800-1849 ON NYS 175 AT MARCELLUS

ONONDAGA MARCELLUS, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHURCH EDIFACE IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, COMPLETED 1803; PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1851 IN CENTRAL NEW YORK 1800-1849 ON NYS 20 N & NYS 175 AT MARCELLUS

ONONDAGA MARCELLUS, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD HOTEL KEPT BY DR. BILDAB BEACH. GEN. LAFAYETTE STOPPED HERE JUNE 9, 1824 1800-1849

ONONDAGA MARCELLUS, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST FRAME HOUSE IN TOWN OF MARCELLUS. BUILT BY DR. ELNATHAN BEACH, WHO SERVED IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION: SHERIFF OF COUNTY FROM 1799 TO 1801 1750-1799 ON NYS 20 N & NYS 175 AT MARCELLUS

ONONDAGA ONONDAGA, TOWN OF FRANCIS ASBURY FIRST BISHOP OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH PREACHED JUNE 26, 1807, IN ONONDAGA COURT HOUSE THEN STANDING ON THIS SITE 1800-1849 ON NYS 20 N & NYS 175 AT ONONDAGA HILL

ONONDAGA ONONDAGA, TOWN OF MORAVIANS BISHOP SPANGENBERG AND DAVID ZEISBERGER AS MISSIONARIES CAME TO ONONDAGA INDIANS NEAR HERE IN 1745. DAVID RETURNED '50,'52, '53, '54, '66. 1700-1749 ON NYS 11 A ABOUT 1 MI. SOUTH OF SYRACUSE

ONONDAGA ONONDAGA, TOWN OF ONONDAGA RESERVATION ESTABLISHED 1788. THE ONONDAGA INDIAN NATION FOUNDED THE IROQUOIS LEAGUE. 1750-1799 ON NYS 11 A ABOUT 1 MI. SOUTH OF SYRACUSE

ONONDAGA ONONDAGA, TOWN OF SENTINEL HEIGHTS PIONEER CEMETERY ANDREW SHARE, 1763-1847, REV. SOLDIER, WHO GAVE LAND FOR CEMETERY, SCHOOL HOUSE, AND METHODIST CHURCH, BURIED HERE ON BULL HILL RD. ABOUT 4 MIS. SOUTHEAST OF SYRACUSE

ONONDAGA ONONDAGA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST COURT HOUSE ERECTED IN 1802 ON LAND DONATED ON ONONDAGA COUNTY BY GEORGE HALL AND THADDEUS WOOD 1800-1849

ONONDAGA ONONDAGA, TOWN OF WAR OF 1812 CAPTAIN HENRY CROUCH AND CAPTAIN BENJAMIN BRANCH SOLDIERS OF WAR OF 1812 WHO DIED WHILE EMCAMPED NEAR HERE ARE BURIED ABOVE. 1800-1849 ON NYS 20 N & NYS 173 ABOUT 1/2 MI. EAST OF ONONDAGA HILL

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF ATWELL'S CORNERS JOSEPH ATWELL, 1754-1834 REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER SETTLED HERE 1792. OVERSEER OF POMPEY HIGHWAYS 1794 OWNED LOT IN MILITARY TRACT 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT MADISON & ONON. CO. LINE 4 MI. SOUTH OF ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH BUILT 1820 BY N. STERLING. FREDERICK FREEMAN FIRST PASTOR. ABANDONED IN 1834. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1866-92. NOW LEMOYNE HALL. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF GOV. HORATIO SEYMOUR, 1811 TWICE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK STATE. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AGAINST GRANT 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF US 20 AND NYS 91 AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF CHARLES MASON BORN HERE IN LOG HOUSE 1804 GRADUATE WEST POINT 1829 CHIEF JUSTICE IOWA 1838-42 U.S. COMM'R PATENTS 1853-57. 1800-1849 ON US 20 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF CAPE COD COTTAGE BUILT 1794 SLAVE RUNNING STATION FOR SHELTERING SLAVES DURING CIVIL WAR. 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. S.E. OF ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ORGANIZED OCT. 19, 1796 BY REV. AMENI R. ROBINSON CHURCH BUILT IN 1817-18. NOW POMPEY PRESBYTERIAN. 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF DROVERS TAVERN, 1820 BUILT OF MATERIALS TAKEN FROM PREMISES; DESIGN OF MAIN HOUSE ON FILE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; LAST REMAINING TAVERN FOR DROVERS. 1800-1849 ON NYS 92 & NYS 20 N ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF FIRST MASS IN NEW YORK STATE WAS OFFERED ABOUT 300 FEET NORTH OF THIS MARKER BY REV. J.M. CHAUMONT, 1655, IN A BARK CHAPEL 1650-1699 AT INDIAN HILL ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. SOUTHWEST OF ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL ERECTED IN TOWN OF POMPEY 1797 AND USED UNTIL 1810 HEPSABAH BEEBEE--TEACHER CEMETERY ADJOINED SCHOOL GROUNDS, LATER REMOVED 1750-1799 ON NYS 91 AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF FIRST STEAMBOAT BUILT BY WM. AVERY 1 MILE SOUTH OF ORAN. LAUNCHED IN LINESTONE CREEK NEAR BUELLVILLE, 1823, LATER FIRST STEAMBOAT USED ON ERIE CANAL 1800-1849 ON NYS 92 & NYS 20 N ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF FIRST TAVERN 1796-1808 BUILT AND KEPT BY JOB BARTHOLOMEW. BURNED 1808. ANOTHER BUILT ON SAME SITE IN 1809 KEPT BY WM. SCOVILLE 1750-1799 ON NYS 92 & NYS 20 N AT ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF HANDY'S TAVERN 1797 FIRST FRAME BUILDING ERECTED BY E. BUTLER, JR. AND RUN AS A TAVERN BY HIM. THE ORIGINAL FRAME IS STILL IN THE HOUSE. 1750-1799 ON NYS 91 AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF INDIAN HILL WAS THE HOME OF THE ONONDAGA INDIANS. LARGE POPULATION LIVED HERE IN 1655. AT INDIAN HILL ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF INDIAN WAR STONE GRINDSTONE OF THE ONONDAGA INDIANS. USED TO SHARPEN ARROWS AND SPEARS AT INDIAN HILL UNTIL 1666. MOVED TO LEMOYNE PARK POMPEY, 1905. ON COUNTY RD. AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF LOG HOUSE ERECTED 1791 BY EBENEZER BUTLER, JR. FIRST WHITE SETTLER ON POMPEY HILL. A REV. WAR SOLDIER, MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF OLDEST FRAME HOUSE IN TOWN OF POMPEY BUILT BY EBENEZER HANDY, 1806 1800-1849 ON US 20 AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF ORAN SETTLED IN 1793 BY THE BARNES BROTHERS, ASA ROSEWLL, AND PHINEAS. CAME HERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES FROM MASSACHUESTTS. 1750-1799 ON NYS 92 & NYS 20 N AT ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF PRATT'S FALLS FIRST MILLS IN ONON. CO. BUILT BY MANOAH PRATT, SR. ABND ABRAHAM SMITH IN 1796 FIRST A SAW MILL AND THEN A FLOUR MILL IN 1798. 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT PRATT'S FALLS PARK

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION CHURCH FIRST IN POMPEY WAS LOCATED HERE, 1857-1866. FATHER JAMES CAHILL, FIRST PRIEST 1850-1899 ON TOWN RD. AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST SCHOOL BUILT HERE ABOUT 1800. GEORGE CLARK, FIRST TEACHER AND AFTERWARDS THE FIRST MERCHANT IN ORAN 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT ORAN

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF SITE OF GREEN'S HOUSE BUILT OF LOGS IN 1796 BY DAVID GREEN. THE SETTLEMENT WAS KNOWN FOR YEARS AS GREEN'S CORNERS 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT POMPEY CENTER

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG CITY RIVAL OF POMPEY WITH A STORE, ASERY, TANNERY, SHOE AND CARPENTER SHOPS, AND A SCHOOLHOUSE. ON NYS 91 ABOUT 1 1/4 MILES NORTH POMPEY

ONONDAGA POMPEY, TOWN OF SITE OFACE OF POMPEY ACADEMY 1810-1834 ORIGINAL ACADEMY WAS 40 X 50 FEET FRAME BUILDINGS, TWO STORIES, GABLE END FACING SOUTH. 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. AT POMPEY

ONONDAGA SALINA, TOWN OF SALT MAKING MANUFACTURE OF SALT WAS BEGUN HERE IN LIVERPOOL BY JOHN DANFORTH, BROTHER AS ASA DANFORTH, 1794 1750-1799 ON NYS 57 & NYS 370 AT LIVERPOOL

ONONDAGA SKANEATELES, TOWN OF SITE OF THE OLD SHERWOOD INN BUILT ABOUT 1800 1800-1849

ONONDAGA SYRACUSE, CITY OF GEDDES TOWN NAMED FOR JAMES GEDDES 1763-1838, ENGINEER OF STATE CANALS FOR N.Y. WAS FIRST TO MAKE SALT HERE. SURVEYED SITE OF SYRACUSE, 1804 1750-1799 AT THE INTERSECTION OF NYS 48 AND HIAWATHA BLVD. AT SYRACUSE

ONONDAGA VAN BUREN, TOWN OF ONONDAGA BRICK THOMAS MARVIN, SOLDIER IN WARS OF 1776 AND 1812, SETTLED HERE 1811 (CAZENOVIA 1800). MADE FIRST BRICK HERE FROM NATIVE CLAY TROD BY OXEN. 1800-1849 AT THE INTERSECTION OF NYS 48 AND HIAWATHA BLVD. AT SYRACUSE

ONTARIO BRISTOL, TOWN OF BURNING SPRINGS CHARTED ON EARLIEST MAPS OF NORTH AMERICA AFTER LA SALLE'S VISIT AUGUST 1669. CAUSED BY ESCAPING NATURAL GAS. ONCE MYSTERY TO VISITORS 1650-1699 ON CASE RD. ABOUT 1 MI. NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL CENTER

ONTARIO CANANDAIGUA, TOWN OF [ARROW] 8 MILES NORTH, ROUTE 21 CUMORAH FAMOUS MORMON HILL AND ANGEL MORONI MONUMENT ON NYS 21 & NYS 332 AT INTERSECTION N. MAIN ST. & GIBSON ST.

ONTARIO CANANDAIGUA, TOWN OF CANANDAIGUA ACADEMY INCORPORATED 1795 FIRST ACADEMY ON PHELPS & GORHAM TRACT 1750-1799 ON NYS 332 BETWEEN FORT HILL AVE. & GRANGER ST.

ONTARIO CANANDAIGUA, TOWN OF GRANGER HOMESTEAD HOME OF GIDEON GRANGER POSTMASTER GEN. IN GACINETS OF JEFFERSON & MADISON RESIDENT HERE 1814-1822 1800-1849 ON NYS 332 BETWEEN GRANGER & CHAPEL STS.

ONTARIO CANANDAIGUA, TOWN OF PHELPS-GORHAM PURCHASE PIONEER LAND OFFICE IN WESTERN N.Y. ESTAB. HERE 1ST JUDGE OF CO. 1789-93 1750-1799 ON US 20, NYS 5 & NYS 21 BETWEEN NIAGARA & ONTARIO STS.

ONTARIO CANANDAIGUA, TOWN OF SITE OF PIONEER HOME CAPT. JASPER PARRISH SETTLED HERE IN 1792 INDIAN CAPTIVE SIX YEARS GOVT. INTERTERTER LATER DIED IN 1826 1750-1799 ON US 20 & NYS 5 AT INTERSECTION S. MAIN & PARISH STS.

ONTARIO FARMINGTON, TOWN OF HERENDEEN HOMESTEAD 1832. ENTRANCE PORCH ADDED BY JOSEPHINE HERENDEEN 1932 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF FARMINGTON

ONTARIO GENEVA, CITY OF GANECHSTAGE SITE OF SENECA VILLAGE AND JESUIT MISSION FOR THE INDIANS ESTABLISHED 1687 1650-1699 ON WHITE SPRING RD. AT THE WEST LIMITS OF CITY.

ONTARIO GENEVA, CITY OF PREEMPTION LINE BOUNDARY DRAWN BETWEEN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW YORK DECEMBER 16, 1786 CAUSE OF LONG CONTROVERSY IN WESTERN NEW YORK 1750-1799 ON US 20 & NYS 5 AT WESTERN EDGE OF THE CITY

ONTARIO GENEVA, CITY OF SITE OF GENEVA HOTEL ERECTED 1796 BY CAPT. CHARLES WILLIAMSON 1750-1799 ON WASHINGTON ST. BETWEEN PULTENEY & MAIN STS.

ONTARIO GENEVA, CITY OF SITE OF GENEVA MEDICAL COLLEGE ELIZ. BLACKWELL RECEIVED HERE IN 1849 THE FIRST DEGREE OF MD EVER CONFERRED UPON A WOMAN 1800-1849 ON US 20, NYS 5 & NYS 14 BETWEEN WASHINGTON & HAMILTON STS.

ONTARIO GENEVA, CITY OF SITE OF LOG HOUSE ERECTED 1787 LATER KNOWN AS ELARK JENINGS TAVERN 1750-1799 ON S. EXCHANGE ST. SOUTH OF WASHINGTON ST.

ONTARIO GENEVA, CITY OF SMITH OBSERVATORY WORLD FAMOUS FOR THE DISCOVERIES OF DIRECTOR DR. WILLIAM R. BROOKS ON CASTLE ST. BETWEEN HILLCREST & HIGHLAND AVES.

ONTARIO GENEVA, CITY OF TORY QUARTERS SITE OF MILITARY DEPOT UNDER COMMAND OF COL. JOHN BUTLER DESTROYED SEPT. 1779 IN SULLIVAN EXPEDITION 1750-1799 ON US 20 & NYS 5 ALONG SENECA LAKE

ONTARIO GENEVA, TOWN OF GLASS FACTORY BAY 1810 - 1850 ONTARIO GLASS MANUFACTORY BLOWERS OF WINDOW GLASS VILLAGE OF 500 INHABITANTS 1800-1849 ON RTE. 14 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES S. OF GENEVA

ONTARIO GENEVA, TOWN OF SITE OF KANADESAGA CHIEF CASTLE OF THE SENECA NATION DESTROYED SEPT. 7, 1779 IN GEN. JOHN SULLIVAN'S RAID 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. TO SENECA CASTLE ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF GENEVA

ONTARIO GORHAM, TOWN OF MARCUS WHITMAN PIONEER MISSIONARY PATRIOT COLONIZER IN OREGON TER. BORN HERE SEPT. 4, 1802 1800-1849 ON NYS 245 AT RUSHVILLE

ONTARIO MANCHESTER, TOWN OF [ARROW] 2 MILES NORTH CUMORAH FAMOUS MORMON HILL AND ANGEL MORONI MONUMENT AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 21 & NYS 96 AT MANCHESTER

ONTARIO MANCHESTER, TOWN OF HILL CUMORAH THE MORMONS BELIEVE THAT HERE IN 1827 JOSEPH SMITH RECEIVED THE BOOK OF MORMON 1800-1849 ON NYS 21 ABOUT 2 MILES N. OF MANCHESTER

ONTARIO NAPLES, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH ON THIS SITE WAS ORGANIZED THE "FIRST RELIGIOUS COMPACT OF MIDDLETOWN 1800" THE CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1824 1800-1849 IN VILLAGE PARK IN NAPLES

ONTARIO NAPLES, TOWN OF FOSSIL TREE ONE MILE WEST OF THIS SPOT WAS DISCOVERED THE FOSSIL DEVONIAN TREE TRUNK IN THE BED OF GRIMES CREEK. IT IS NOW IN THE STATE MUSEUM Prehistoric ON NYS 21 & NYS 245 AT NAPLES

ONTARIO NAPLES, TOWN OF NAPLES KNOWN AS WATKINSTOWN 1789; NAMED MIDDLETOWN 1796, MIDWAY BETWEEN CANANDAIGUA AND BATH; NAPLES APRIL 6, 1808 1750-1799 ON NYS 21 & NYS 245 AT NAPLES

ONTARIO NAPLES, TOWN OF NAPLES FOUNDED 1789 ON THE OLD SENECA VILLAGE OF NUNDAWAO; FIRST KNOWN AS WATKINSTOWN; IN 1796 CALLED MIDDLETOWN; ON APRIL 6, 1808, NAMED NAPLES 1750-1799 ON NYS 21 & NYS 245 AT NAPLES

ONTARIO RICHMOND, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON US 20A ABOUT 1/2 MILE E. OF HONEOYE

ONTARIO RICHMOND, TOWN OF NEARBY IS THE SITE OF PIONEER HOME CAPT. PETER PITTS FIRST SETTLER IN TOWN OF RICHMOND ON US 20A ABOUT 1/2 MILE E. OF HONEOYE

ONTARIO RICHMOND, TOWN OF OLD REED HOMESTEAD FRIST BRICK HOUSE IN TOWN OF RICHMOND BUILT 1803 BY PHILIP REED 1800-1849 ON REED RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF RICHMOND MILLS

ONTARIO RICHMOND, TOWN OF PITTS MANSION BUILT 1821 BY GIDEON PITTS SON OF CAPT. PETER PITTS PIONEER SETTLER IN 1789 1800-1849 ON US 10A AT HONEOYE

ONTARIO VICTOR, TOWN OF EZRA WILMARTH OPENED STAGECOACH INN HERE DEC. 25, 1815. ORIGINAL INN SIGN HAD MASONIC EMBLEM. SOLDIERS OF WAR OF 1812 GATHERED ON THIS SITE 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF VICTOR

ONTARIO VICTOR, TOWN OF FISHER HOMESTEAD OLDEST HOUSE HERE, BUILT BY CHAS. FISHER, 1811. FISHERS NAMED FOR HIM. POST OFFICE 1850. HOME OF HENRY PARDEE, ASSEMBLYMAN 1840. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT FISHERS

ONTARIO VICTOR, TOWN OF PARK PLACE BUILT BY SIMEON PARKS APRIL 1813, WHO CLEARED A LARGE TRACT OF LAND. FAMOUS PLANK ROAD WENT BY HERE 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 1/4 MILES EAST OF FISHERS

ONTARIO VICTOR, TOWN OF SENECA TRAIL TRAVERSED BY FRENCH ARMY OF DENONVILLE, 1687. HERE WERE SENECA LODGES WHERE FRIENDLY INDIAN FOLLOWERS OF TRAIL WERE WELCOMED 1650-1699 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF VICTOR

ORANGE BLOOMING GROVE, TOWN OF PINE HILL FARM HECTOR ST. JOHN DE CREVECOEUR, 1735-1813. SETTLED HERE 1769 AND HERE WROTE "LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER" (LOUNDON 1782) 1750-1799 ON NYS 45 ABOUT 1/2 MI. N.E. OF CRAIGSVILLETOR

ORANGE BLOOMING GROVE, TOWN OF SITE OF CROMLINE HOUSE BUILT BY DANIEL CROMLINE, 1716, NAMED GREYCOURT INN. BEFORE 1765 WAS MAIN HOUSE BETWEEN NEW WINDSOR AND 1700-1749 ON NYS 94 ABOUT 1 MI. N.E. OF CRAIGSVILLETOR

ORANGE CHESTER, TOWN OF CHESTER MILITIA ORGANIZED IN 1775 AS CAPT. JOHN JACKSON'S CO. IN COL. WILLIAM ALLISON'S GOSHEN REGT. SERVED AT RIVER FORTS AND MINISINK 1750-1799 ON NYS 94 AT CHESTER

ORANGE CHESTER, TOWN OF OTTERKILL ON THIS STREAM THE FIRST GRIST MILL WAS OPERATED BEGORE 1785, OWNED BY JONAS DENTON AND RUN BY HIS SON, THOMAS DENTON 1750-1799 ON US 6 & NYS 17 AT CHESTER

ORANGE CHESTER, TOWN OF REVOLUTIONARY MILITIA OF ORANGE AND ULSTER ASSEMBLED HERE, DEC., 1776. COL. WOODHULL CAMPED HERE, 1777. DEC., 1778, MILITIA MET TO MARCH TO MINISINK 1750-1799 ON NYS 94 AT CHESTER

ORANGE CHESTER, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST POST OFFICE IN CHESTER WAS LOCATED IN A SMALL BUILDING HERE IN 1794. JAMES WICKHAM, POSTMASTER 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 17 A & NYS 94 AT CHESTER

ORANGE CHESTER, TOWN OF WAWAYANDA PATENT COVERING ABOUT HALF OF PRESENT ORANGE COUNTY WAS GRANTED BY GOV. CORNBURY MAR. 5, 1703 TO JOHN BRIDGES AND ELEVEN ASSOCIATES 1700-1749 ON US 6 & NYS 17 ABOUT 1/2 MI. EAST OF CHESTER

ORANGE CORNWALL, TOWN OF NEW YORK, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW JERSEY TROOPS QUARTERED 2500 FEET N.E. IN HUTS ON WEST BANK OF SILVER STREAM 1782-83 1750-1799 ON N. SIDE NYS 94 AT RILEY RD.INSTRSCTN. 1 MI. W. VAILS GATE

ORANGE CRAWFORD, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699 ON NYS 52 AT ULSTER-ORANGE COUNTY LINE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF [ARROW] FORT VAN AUKEN WHICH STOOD HERE DURING REVOLUTION, UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACKED BY MOHAWKS AND TORIES, LED BY JOSEPH BRANT, JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PORT JERVI

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ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF BOLTON BASIN A PORT ON THE OLD D. & H. CANAL, 1828-1898, NAMED FOR JOHN BOLTON, FOUTH PRESIDENT, D. & H. CANAL 1800-1849 ON NYS 97 AT OLD BOLTON

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF CAMP SITE SECOND N. Y. REGIMENT, ON WAY TO STROUDSBURG MAY 7, 1779 TO BUILD ROAD TO WYOMING FOR SULLIVAN'S MARCH AGAINST INDIANS 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF CUDDEBACK HOMESTEAD BUILT IN 1755 BY JACOBUS CUDDEBACK HUGUENOT REFUGEE FROM FRANCE WHO SETTLED IN THIS VICINITY ABOUT 1698 1750-1799 ON US 209 SOUTH OF GODEFFROY

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF CUDDEBACKVILLE NAMED FOR WILLIAM A. CUDDEBACK, COLONEL IN WAR OF 1812, ESTABLISHED 1826 ON DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL 1800-1849 ON US 209 AT VLGE. CUDDEBACKVILLE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF D. & H. CANAL CROSSED THE NEVERSINK RIVER HERE IN A WOODEN AQUEDUCT, ABUTMENTS SHOWING SIZE OF CHANNEL 100 YARDS ABOVE BRIDGE 1800-1849 ON US 209 HALFWAY BETWEEN HUGUENOT & PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF D. AND H. CANAL CROSSED THE MONGAUP RIVER HERE IN A WOODEN AQUEDUCT. CARRIED BULK OF NEW YORK CITY'S COAL, VIA KINGSTON, UNTIL AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 1800-1849 ON NYS 97 AT ORANGE-SULLIVAN COUNTY LINE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF D. AND H. CANAL OPENED 1828, CLOSED 1898, FROM HONESDALE, PA. TO KINGSTON. CARRIED BULK OF NEW YORK CITY'S COAL UNTIL AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 1800-1849 ON US 209 AT SULLIVAN-ORANGE COUNTY LINE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF D. AND H. CANAL A SLUICE FROM THE MONGAUP RIVER CROSSED HERE TO FILL CANAL. REMAINS OF STONEWORK MAY BE SEEN ABOVE BRIDGE 1800-1849 ON NYS 97 AT ORANGE-SULLIVAN COUNTY LINE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF D. AND H. CANAL OPENED 1828-1898, FROM HONESDALE, PA. TO KINGSTON. CARRIED BULK OF NEW YORK CITY'S COAL UNTIL AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 1800-1849 ON US 209 AT CUDDEBACKVILLE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF DECKER FORT MAJOR DECKER'S STOCKADED HOUSE ON THIS SITE BURNED BY BRANT'S RAIDERS, JULY 20, 1779. MILITIA PURSUING BRANT RALLIED HERE 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF DECKER'S TAVERN HERE MODELINE, THE INDIAN WHO SCALPED TOM QUICK, SR. REENACTED THE OLD MAN'S DEATH AGONY. HE WAS SHOT FOR IT BY TOM QUICK, JR.

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF FIRST SETTLER ABOUT 1690 WILLIAM TIETSOORT SET UP A BLACKSMITH SHOP HERE AT REQUEST OF INDIANS WHO GAVE HIM THIS LAND WEST OF THEIR VILLAGE 1650-1699

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF FORT GUMAER BUILT IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, 1755-1763M ON KNOLL ACROSS FLATS. SHELTERED 105 SETTLERS DURING TORY AND INDIAN RAIDS, 1778-9 1750-1799 ON US 209 BETWEEN HUGUENOT AND GODEFFROY

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID GRIST MILL ON THIS STREAM BUILT BY SOLOMON DAVIS ABOUT 1730, WAS BURNED IN BRANT'S RAID, JULY 20, 1779 1700-1749 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID SCHOOL HERE WAS BURNED BY RAIDERS, JULY 20, 1779. TEACHER SCALPED: BOYS MADE PRISONERS: GIRLS SAVED BY BRANT'S MARK ON APRONS 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID HOUSE AND BARN OF JACOBUS VAN FLEET ON THIS SITE BURNED BY BRANT'S RAIDERS, JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID HOME OF SOLOMON KUIYKEN DALL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 1771-1787 BURNED BY BRANT'S MOHAWKS AND TORIES, JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. EAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID ROUTE BY WHICH COL. BRANT AND HIS MOHAWK AND TORY RAIDERS DESCENDED ON THIS VALLEY OCTOBER 13, 1778 AND JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON US 209 SO. OF HUGUENOT

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID ANTHONY VAN ETTEN BUILT A. SMITHY HERE ABOUT 1750. JAMES SWARTOUT HID IN FLUE DURING RAID OF 1779, THUS KEEPING HIS SCALP. 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID ROUTE BY WHICH COL. BRANT AND HIS MOHAWK AND TORY RAIDERS DESCENDED ON THIS VALLEY OCTOBER 13, 1778 AND JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON CAHOONZIE RD. BETWEEN US 209 & NEVERSINK DRIVE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID ROUTE TAKEN BY COL. BRANT WITH CAPTIVES AND CATTLE TAKEN IN THE SACK OF MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 AT INTRSCTN. NYS 97 & 42

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID ROUTE TAKEN BY N.Y. AND N. J. MILITIA IN PURSUIT OF COL. BANT AFOR RAID ON MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) JULY 21, 1779 1750-1799 ON US 209 ABOUT 1/2 SOUTH OF CUDDEBACKVILLE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID ROUTE BY WHICH CO. BRANT AND HIS MOHAWK AND TORY RAIDERS DESCENDED ON THIS VALLEY OCTOBER 13, 1778 AND JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 JUST OFF US 209 WHERE CAHOONZIE RD. FORKS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID HOME OF PHILIP SWARTOUT CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE OF SAFETY, 1777. HE AND TWO SONS WERE SACALPED HERE IN BRANT'S RAID, OCT. 15, 1778 1750-1799 ON US 209 AT HUGUENOT

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF INDIAN VILLAGE ON THE PLATEAU TO THE WEST STOOD THE INDIAN VILLAGE OQUEKUMSEY ABANDONED 1730, EXCAVATED BY N. Y. STATE MUSEUM, 1909 Prehistoric ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF KAATSBAAN (DUTCH FOR TENNIS COURT) SITE OF INDIAN FOOTBALL FIELD IN BEND OF RIVER HOME OF WILLIAM TIETSOORT, 1690-1713 ON NEVERSINK DR. E. OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF N. J. CLAIM LINE STATE LINE AS CLAIMED BY NEW JERSEY, 1686-1768, 7 MILES NORTH OF PRESENT LINE AT PORT JERVIS, N. Y. CAUSED 50 YEAR BORDER WAR 1650-1699 ON US 209 HALFWAY BETWEEN HUGUENOT & PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF N. J. LINE WAR LAND OF WESTFALL & CO. WAS SETTLED ON JERSEY CLAIM 1698. ATTACKED BY ARMED NEW YORKERS FROM GOSHEN AND PEENPACK, 1701-1759 1650-1699 ON US 209 SO. OF GODEFFROY

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF N. J. LINE WAR LAND OF WESTFALL & CO. WAS SETTLED ON JERSEY CLAIM 1698. ATTACKED BY ARMED NEW YORKERS FROM GOSHEN AND PEENPACK, 1701-1759 1700-1749 ON US 209 HALFWAY BETWEEN HUGUENOT & PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF N. J. LINE WAR MAJOR JACOBUS SWARTOUT, LEADER OF N. Y. FACTION, SETTLED HERE ABOUT 1741 AND WAS LATER KIDNAPPED BY JERSEY MEN ON US 209 AT HUGUENOT

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF N. J. LINE WAR HENRICK DECKER AND HIS BROTHER, JAN SETTLED HERE ABOUT 1698. HEADQUARTERS OF N. J. LINE COMMISSIONERS AND SURVEYORS, 1719 1650-1699 ON NEVERSINK DR. E. OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF N. J. LINE WAR CAPT. JOHANNES WESTBROOK ON N. Y. FACTION, SETTLED HERE ON LAND CLAIMED BY N. Y., ABOUT 1740. WAS LATER KIDNAPPED BY JERSEY FACTION 1700-1749 ON US 209 ABOUT 3/4 MI. N. E. PT. JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF NEVERSINK DRIVE (HORN ROAD) ALONG THIS OLD ROAD ARE SCENES OF EVENTS IN THE RAID BY THE MOHAWK CHIEF, JOSEPH BRANT, JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. E. OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF OLD MINE ROAD OLDEST 100-MILE ROAD IN AMERICA. BUILT BY DUTCH MINERS BEFORE 1664 FROM KINGSTON TO COPPER MINES NEAR DELAWARE WATER GAP 1650-1699 ON CAHOONZIE RD. BETWEEN US 209 & NEVERSINK DRIVE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF OLD MINE ROAD OLDEST 100-MILE ROAD IN AMERICA. BUILT BY DUTCH MINERS BEFORE 1664 FROM KINGSTON TO COPPER MINES NEAR DELAWARE WATER GAP 1650-1699 ON US 6 WHERE RD. TURNS OFF AT TRI STATES

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF OLD TURNPIKE BUILT 1809, CONNECTING MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) WITH NEWBURGH, VIA MIDDLETOWN AND MONTGOMERY 1800-1849 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. NORTHEAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699 ON RIVER RD. AT NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY LINE SO. PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699 ON US 209 AT SULLIVAN-ORANGE COUNTY LINE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699 ON NYS 97 AT SULLIVAN-ORANGE COUNTY LINE

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF PENHORN'S LAND 783 ACRES OF FERTILE LOWLAND OCCUPIED BY CHIEF PENHORN AND HIS TRIBE. SOLD BY THEM IN 1730 TO DAVIS, COLE AND VAN AUKEN 1700-1749 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF RESIDENCE SITE CAPT. ABRAHAM WESTFALL WOUNDED IN BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, FOUGHT AT TRENTON, BRANDYWINE, BLOODY RUN AND STONY POINT 1750-1799 ON US 209 SOUTH OF HUGUENOT

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF SITE OF PEENPACK SCHOOL BUILT ABOUT 1765. FIRST SCHOOLMASTER, THOMAS KYTE, MEMBER COMMITTEE OF SAFETY, 1776 1750-1799

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME HARMANUS VAN INWEGEN MEMBER OF COMMITTEE OF SAFETY. GERARDUS, HIS SON, WAS KILLED AT FORT MONTGOMERY, OCT.6, 1777 1750-1799 ON US 209 NORTH OF HUGUENOT

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF SLAVES OLD BURIAL GROUND FOR SLAVES OWNED BY FAMILIES IN THIS VICINITY IS LOCATED ON THE HILL ABOVE ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE DEERPARK, TOWN OF WILAHOOSA CAVE MAJOR JOHANNES DECKER WOUNDED BY INDIANS OF BRANT'S RAIDING PARTY, ESCAPED BY HIDING IN THE CAVE ABOVE JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON NEVERSINK DR. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF PORT JERVIS

ORANGE GOSHEN, TOWN OF HISTORIC TRACK "CRADLE OF THE TROTTER" MADE FAMOUS BY HAMBLETONIAN (1849-1876) SIRE OF TROTTERS 1850-1899 E. SIDE OF PARK PL. NEAR ENTRANCE TO HISTORIC TRACK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] FORT CLINTON BELOW IS FORT CLINTON AND NORTH OF POPOLOPEN CREEK FORT MONTGOMERY, BUILT TO DEFEND HUDSON, AND STORMED BY BRITISH OCTOBER 7, 1777 1750-1799 AT INTRSCTN. US 6 & US 9W AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] ANTHONY'S NOSE THE STEEP HILL OPPOSITE WAS SO CALLED, WASHINGTON IRVING SAID, FOR THE BIG NOSE OF ANTHONY VAN CORLAER, DUTCH SLOOP SKIPPER ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] DUNDERBERG "THUNDER MOUNTAIN" OF EARLY DUTCH SKIPPERS, LEGENDARY HOME OF DWERG, WHO SMOTE THEM WITH THUNDERSTORMS UNLESS THEY SALUTED HIM ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] DOODLETOWN THE VALLEY SOUTH WAS NAMED, ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, BECAUSE THE BRITISH PLAYED "YANKEE DOODLE" MARCHING THROUGH IT OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PAR

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] THE TIMP THE CLIFF ON THE WEST END OF DUNDERBERG, SHOWING A PROFILE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, WAS NAMED FOR A DUTCH WORD, "TIMPJE", MEANING "CAKE" ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] IRON FURNACE ALONG POPOLOPEN CREEK, TO THE WEST, STANDS QUEENSBORO FURNACE, BUILT ABOUT 1770, DISMANTLED BY BRITISH ARMY, OCTOBER 7, 1777 1750-1799 ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. IN BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] HESSIAN LAKE SO CALLED BECAUSE OF REPORT THAT BODIES OF HESSIANS IN BRITISH ARMY ATTACKING FORT CLINTON, OCTOBER 7, 1777, WERE THROWN IN ITS WATERS 1750-1799 ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] POPOLOPEN GORGE THE LEFT WING OF BRITISH FORCE ASSAULTING FORTS CLINTON AND MONTGOMERY MARCHED THROUGH THIS VALLEY OCTOBER 7, 1777 1750-1799 ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BUTTERMILK FALLS AT THE FOOT OF THIS LANE AT BUTTERMILK FALLS, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. ISRAEL PUTNAM, COMMANDER IN THE HIGHLANDS, 1779 1750-1799 ON OLD 9W IN VLGE. OF HIGHLAND FALLS

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF CAPTAIN MOLLY MARGARET CORBIN, HEROINE OF THE BATTLE OF FORT WASHINGTON, PASSED HER LAST DAYS ON THE FORMER MORGAN ESTATE, NEAR HERE ON OLD 9W AT VLGE. OF HIGHLAND FALLS

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF FOREST OF DEAN IRON MINE, OPENED BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR; NOW A MILE DEEP; SUPPLIED ORE FOR THE QUEENSBORO FURNACE BEFORE 1777 1750-1799 ON NYS 293 ABOUT 5 MIS. N.E. OF CENTRAL VALLEY

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF FORT MONTGOMERY LAST STAND OF AMERICAN MILITIA, IN THE DEFENSE OF FORTS CLINTON & MONTGOMERY AGAINIST THE BRITISH OCTOBER 7, 1777 1750-1799 ON US 9W JUST N. OF BEAR MT. BRIDGE TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF HUDSON GORGE THIS NARROW PART OF THE RIVER WAS FORTIFIED BY THE AMERICANS IN THE REVOLUTION WITH FORTS MONTGOMERY AND CLINTON AND AN IRON CHAIN 1750-1799 ON PERKINS MEMORIAL DR. AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF JOHN BURROUGHS APRIL 3, 1837-MARCH 29, 1921 AS A YOUNG MAN, THE POET- NATURALIST TAUGHT SCHOOL NEAR THIS SPOT. HERE HE WROTE HIS POEM "WAITING" 1850-1899 ON OLD 9W AT VLGE. OF HIGHLAND FALLS

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF REDOUBTS NUMBERS 1 AND 2 ON HILLS ABOVE ARE REDOUBTS BUILT 1778-9, AS SOUTHERN DEFENSES OF AMERICAN STRONGHOLD AT WEST POINT 1750-1799 JUST OF US 9W AT WEST END OF HIGHLAND FALLS

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF ROAD TO SMITH'S CLOVE DURING THE REVOLUTION WAS USED BY TROOPS FROM THE CAMP IN SMITH'S CLOVE (NOW WOODBURY) TO FOREST OF DEAN AND WEST POINT 1750-1799 ON NYS 293 ABOUT 5 MIS. N.E. OF CENTRAL VALLEY

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF STONY LONESOME THIS ROCKY VALLEY, NAMED DURING THE REVOLUTION, WAS A PASS TO THE WESTERN DEFENSES OF WEST POINT AND WAS STRONGLY GUARDED 1750-1799 ON OLD 9W AT SOUTH END OF VLG. OF HIGHLAND FALLS

ORANGE HIGHLAND, TOWN OF WASHINGTON VALLEY AT THE FOOT OF THIS VALLEY ON THE BANK OF THE HUDSON WAS THE MOORE HOUSE, USED AS HEADQUARTERS IN 1779 BY WASHINGTON WHEN AT WEST POINT 1750-1799 ON NYS 218 AT NORTHERN EDGE OF WEST POINT RESERVATION

ORANGE MINISINK, TOWN OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, WESTTOWN, N.Y. ORGANIZED MAR. 10, 1803. CHURCH ERECTED 1806, OPENED NOV. 30, 1807, REBUILT 1838 REV. THOMAS GRIER FIRST PASTOR 1800-1849 ON NYS 84 AT WESTTOWN

ORANGE MINISINK, TOWN OF KIMBER FORT AND MILL. GEORGE KIMBER, WIFE SARAH WESTFALL BOUGHT LAND 1759. EARLY NEIGHBORS JAMES CLARK AND WIFE SARAH VAN AUKEN LIVED MILE WEST 1750-1799 ON NYS 84 AT UNIONVILLE

ORANGE MINISINK, TOWN OF MASONIC LODGE SITE OF LODGE ROOM, "OLIVE BRANCH" LODGE, CONSTITUTED 1803. MEETINGS HELD HERE IN 1811. LAST MEETING DEC. 3, 1822. 1800-1849 ON NYS 84 AT WESTTOWN

ORANGE MINISINK, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699 ON NYS 84 AT NEW JERSEY-NEW YORK STATE LINE

ORANGE MINISINK, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN UNIONVILLE, N. Y. FIRST ORGANIZED BY REV. THOMAS GREIR MAR. 20, 1803. CHURCH BUILT 1825 REMODELED AND ENLARGED AFTER 1850 1800-1849 ON NYS 84 AT UNIONVILLE

ORANGE MONTGOMERY, TOWN OF HOME OF JOHN NICHOLSON 1743-1811 WHO HELD MANY PUBLIC OFFICES AND SERVED AS COLONEL IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ON NYS 208 AT MAYBROOK

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF [ARROW] AMERICAN CAMPS HERE IN 1782-83 WERE THE HUTS OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE SECOND MASSACHUSETTS BRIGADE OF WASHINGTON'S ARMY, AWAITING PEACE WITH ENGLAND1750-1799 ON NYS 94 AT VAILS GATE

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF [ARROW] TEMPLE HILL TWO MILES NORTH, MEETING PLACE OF AMERICAN ARMY, 1782- 83, WHERE WASHINGTON, BY A FERVENT ADDRESS, AVERTED A MUTINY DUE TO DISCONTENT 1750-1799 ON NYS 32 AT VAILS GATE

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF [ARROW] MACHIN'S BATTERY OF TWELVE GUNS, WAS PLACED ON THE SOUTH END OF PLUM POINT, TO SUPPORT THE CHEVEAUX-DE-FRIZE TO POLOPEL'S ISLAND, 1777 1750-1799 ON US 9W ABOUT 2 MIS. SOUTH OF NEWBURGH

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF [ARROW] 3/4 MILE WEST BREWSTER'S FORGE WHERE PART OF IRON CHAIN WAS FORGED WHICH STRECHED ACROSS HUDSON RIVER AT WEST POINT, DURING REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON US 9W & FORGE HILL RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. SO. NEWBURGH

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF BREWSTER HOUSE BUILT 1762, BY DEACON SAMUEL BREWSTER, FOR HIS SON TIMOTHY. QUARTERS OF CHAPLAIN JOEL BARLOW OF AMERICAN ARMY CAMPED NEAR, 1782-83 1750-1799 ON TEMPLE HILL RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. NORTH OF VAILS GATE

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF CAMPS OF 1782-83 NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR WERE OCCUPIED BY TROOPS UNDER WASHINGTON, WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WAR OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON TEMPLE HILL RD. ABOUT 1 MI. NORTH OF VAILS GATE

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF CAMPS OF 1782-83 NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR WERE OCCUPIED BY TROOPS UNDER WASHINGTON, WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WAR OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON US 9W AT SO. END CITY

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF CAMPS OF 1782-83 NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR WERE OCCUPIED BY TROOPS UNDER WASHINGTON, WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WAR OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 32 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF NEWBURGH

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF CLINTON FARM GOVERNOR GEROGE CLINTON, COMMANDER OF MILITIA IN NEW YORK IN REVOLUTION OWNED A FARM HERE ABOUT 1770-1780 1750-1799 ON SO WATER ST. SBOUT 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF NEWBURGH

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF EDMONSTON HOUSE BUILT 1735. USED WHEN ARMY CAMPED TO NORTH, 1782-83, BY GENERALS ST. CLAIR AND GATES AND AS MEDICAL HEADQUARTERS 1750-1799 ON NYS 94 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF VAILS GATE

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF FALLS HOUSE SITE HERE, OCT. 1777, GEN. GEORGE CLINTON RALLIED TROOPS AFTER FALL OF FORTS CLINTON AND MONTGOMERY, TO DEFEND HUDSON VALLEY FROM BRITISH 1750-1799 ON NYS 207 ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES EAST OF LITTLE BRITAIN

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF FORGE HILL ROAD NAMED FOR BREWSTER FORGE OF REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD. SOLDIERS, MARCHING TO NEW WINDSOR CAMP, 1782 PASSED OVER THIS ROAD 1750-1799 ON US 9W ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. SO. OF NEWBURGH

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF HIGBY HOUSE HOME OF DR. MOSES HIGBY, WHO REMOVED FROM DANIEL TAYLOR, BRITISH SPY, A SILVER BULLET WITH MESSAGE FROM SIR HENRY CLINTON TO BURGOYNE 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF UNION & CEDAR STS. AT NEW WINDSOR

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF MURDERER'S CREEK OLD NAME OF STREAM, GIVEN BECAUSE OF SLAYING OF A SETTLER NAMED STACY AND HIS FAMILY, BY INDIANS IN THE UPRISING OF 1650 1650-1699 ON US 9W ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. SO. OF NEWBURGH

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF TEMPLE HILL IN THE BUILDING THAT STOOD HERE, IN 1783, WASHINGTON BY A STRRING APPEAL, PREVENTED MUTINY BY THE TROOPS, OVER HARDSHIPS AND LACK OF PAY 1750-1799 AT TEMPLE HILL MONUMENT ABOUT 2 MIS. N. VAILS GATE

ORANGE NEW WINDSOR, TOWN OF TEMPLE HILL AT THE MONUMENT, IN 1782-83 STOOD THE TEMPLE, A LARGE WOODEN BUILDING ERECTED BY SOLDIERS OF THE AMERICAN ARMY, FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS 1750-1799 AT TEMPLE HILL MONUMENT ABOUT 2 MIS. N. VAILS GATE

ORANGE NEWBURGH, TOWN OF NEWBURGH SETTLED 1709, BY EXILES FROM RHINE PALATINATE, OUSTED BY FRENCH, GRANTED LAND HERE BY QUEEN ANNE; LED BY PASTOR, JOSHUA DE KOCKERTHAL 1700-1749 ON NYS 32 AT W. END NEWBURGH

ORANGE NEWBURGH, TOWN OF NEWBURGH SETTLED 1709, BY EXILES FROM RHINE PALATINATE, OUSTED BY FRENCH, GRANTED LAND HERE BY QUEEN ANNE; LED BY PASTOR, JOSHUA DE KOCKERTHAL 1700-1749 ON US 9W AT SO. END CITY

ORANGE NEWBURGH, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699 ON US 9W AT ULSTER-ORANGE COUNTY LINE

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF COLE'S FORT BUILT 1755, IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, BY NEW JERSEY WHICH CLAIMED THIS SECTION. HOME OF WILHELMUS COLE, WHO SETTLED HERE ABOUT 1730 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION E. MAIN ST. & JERSEY AVE.

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF DECKER FORT HOME OF MARTINUS DECKER BURNED BY BRANT'S RAIDERS, JULY 20, 1779. REBUILT 1793. HEADQUARTERS OF JOHN B. JERVIS, 1826-28 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION PARK AVE. AND MAIN ST.

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF FIRST MILL BEFORE 1713, A GRIST MILL WAS BUILT WHERE THIS ROAD CROSSES THE BROOK, BY STEPHEN TIETSOORT, SON OF WILLIAM, FIRST SETTLER 1700-1749 AT INTERSECTION KINGSTON AVE. & BEACH RD.

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF INDIAN RAID ROUTE TAKEN BY COL. BRANT WITH CAPTIVES AND CATTLE TAKEN IN THE SACK OF MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON ERIE ST. WEST OF PORT JERVIS CITY LINE

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF INDIAN RAID HOUSE AND BARN OF SIMON WESTFALL ON THIS SITE, BURNED BY BRANT'S MOHAWKS AND TORIES, JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON SOUTH MAPLE ST.

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF INDIAN RAID MAGHAGHAKMIK CHURCH, BUILT 1743 ON THIS SITE, WAS BURNED IN RAID BY JOSEPH BRANT'S MOHAWKS AND TORIES, JULY 20, 1779 1700-1749 AT INTERSECTION MAIN ST. & JERSEY AVE.

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF INDIAN RAID TAVERN AND HOME OF PETER KUYKENDALL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, 1731-1743; BURNED BY BRANT'S RAIDERS, JULY 20, 1779 1700-1749 AT INTERSECTION ELIZABETH AND BROOME STS.

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF OLD MINE ROAD OLDEST 100-MILE ROAD IN AMERICAN. BUILT BY DUTCH MINERS BEFORE 1664 FROM KINGSTON TO COPPER MINES NEAR DELAWARE WATER GAP 1650-1699 ON US 6 ON E. MAIN ST. IN PORT JERVIS IN FRONT OF HIGH SCHOOL

ORANGE PORT JERVIS, CITY OF PORT JERVIS NAMED FOR JOHN B. JERVIS, ENGINEER, WHO BUILT D. AND H. CANAL. WAS CALLED MAHACKEMECK BY INDIANS. FIRST SETTLER, 1690. 1800-1849 ON ORANGE ST. BETWEEN SOUTH AND BROOME STS.

ORANGE TUXEDO, TOWN OF AN IRON FURNACE & OTHER WORKS WERE BUILT AT THIS PLACE IN 1767 BY PETER HASSENCLEVER GERMAN PROMOTER, TO REDUCE ORES FROM NEARBY MINES 1750-1799 ON PARK RD. SOUTHEAST OF LAKE TIORATI

ORANGE TUXEDO, TOWN OF AUGUSTA FURNACE BUILT ABOUT 1783 BY PETER TOWNSEND, FORMERLY STOOD AT THE FOOT OF THE FALLS ON THE RAMPO RIVER, TO THE EAST 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT TUXEDO PARK

ORANGE TUXEDO, TOWN OF BRADLEY MINE ABOVE THIS ROAD WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND RICHEST IRON MINES IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS. CEASED OPERATIONS 60 YEARS AGO ON ARDEN VALLEY RD. NEAR LAKE CAHASSET

ORANGE TUXEDO, TOWN OF CLAUDIUS SMITH NORTORIOUS GUERILLA OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD, MADE HIS DEN AND HID HIS SPOILS IN THE HILLS TO THE EASTWARD 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT TUXEDO PARK

ORANGE TUXEDO, TOWN OF ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED 1683, BY GOV. THOMAS DONGAN, NAMED FOR WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE 1650-1699 ON NYS 17 AT ROCKLAND-ORANGE COUNTY LINE

ORANGE WALLKILL, TOWN OF [ARROW] ONE MILE NORTHWEST FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. ORGANIZED JUNE 1796, BUILDING OPENED SEPT. 12, 1797. PRESENT EDIFICE BUILT 1854 1750-1799 ON NYS 84 ABOUT 4 MIS. EAST OF MIDDLETOWN

ORANGE WALLKILL, TOWN OF HOPEWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILT 1778, 1 1/2 MILE WEST AT OLD HOPEWELL; FIRST PASTOR REV. JONATHAN FREEMAN, 1793-98. PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1831. 1750-1799 ON NYS 84 AT MICHIGAN CORNERS

ORANGE WALLKILL, TOWN OF MAPES CEMETERY BURIALS FROM 1804 INCLUDING SAMUEL MAPES, 1735-1820, SOLDIER OF REVOLUTION, SIGNER OF PLEDGE TO SUSTAIN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1800-1849 ON NYS 211 AT HOWELLS

ORANGE WALLKILL, TOWN OF MAPES TRACT 664 ACRES MINISINK PATENT ACQUIRED JULY 8, 1776 AND CLEARED FROM WILDERNESS BY SAMUEL MAPES, 1735-1820, REVOLUTIONARY MILITIAMAN 1750-1799 ON NYS 211 AT HOWELLS

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1/4 MILE NORTH TO SITES OF COLONIAL FORGE AND INDIAN LONG HOUSE ON NYS 17A AT BELLVALE

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF AT THIS POINT STOOD A TOLL GATE ESTABLISHED 1808 ON THE NEW ROAD TO STERLING A SHORT-CUT TO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY & NEW YORK CITY 1800-1849 ON OAKLAND AVE. NEAR LEHIGH & HUDSON R. RR AT WARWICK

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF CAMP SITE USED BY TROOPS ON WAY TO JOIN GENERAL SULLIVAN AT EASTON IN SPRING OF 1779 AND ON RETURN IN FALL OF THAT YEAR 1750-1799 ON FOSTER AVE. AT EAST END OF VLGE. OF WARAICK

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ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF CHUCKHASS SIGNED INDIAN DEED 1703 TO WAWAYANDA PATENT LANDS LIVED 1/2 MILE SOUTH ON BENJ. ASKE'S FARM NAMED WARWICK BY OWNER IN 1719 1700-1749 ON NYS 17A AT EAST END OF VLGE. OF WARWICK

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF HATHORN HOUSE BUILT 1773 BY GENERAL JOHN HATHORN COMMANDER, WARWICK MILITIA DURING REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 94 ABOUT 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF WARWICK

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF KINGS HIGHWAY SINCE 1734 - HERE DANIEL MORGAN RESTED HIS VIRGINIA RIFLEMEN AND GAVE EXHIBITION OF THEIR MARKSMANSHIP, 1775 1700-1749 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. NORTHEAST OF WARWICK

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF SAYERVILLE LOG BLOCKHOUSES STOOD HERE HOME OF DANIEL SAYER 1768 UNTIL HIS STONE HOUSE WAS BUILT 1783. SAYER HOMESTEAD FOR FIVE GENERATIONS. 1750-1799 ON N. SIDE OF 17A, 1 MI. EAST VLGE. OF WARWICK

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF SETTLERS FIRST IN TOWN OF WARWICK JOHANNES & ELIZ. WISNER UNDER WAWAYANDA PAT. 1702 SETTLED HERE 1712 1700-1749 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. SOUTHWEST OF FLORIDA

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY CAMPED HERE ON THE MARCH FROM NEWBURGH TO MORRISTOWN 1750-1799 ON NYS 94 ABOUT 2 MIS. S.W. VLGE. WARWICK

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF WILLIAM H. SEWARD 1801-1872 WAS BORN ON THIS SITE IN HOUSE NOW USED AS A BARN IN THE REAR 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 17A AND NYS 94 AT FLORIDA

ORANGE WARWICK, TOWN OF WISNER TRACT CAPT. JOHN WISNER, 1722-78 COLONIAL WARS & REVOLUTION PURCHASED 1064 ACRES IN 1766 HOUSE BUILT BY GREAT-GRANDSON HENRY B. WISNER, 1840 1750-1799 ON GROUNDS OF N.Y.S. TRAINING SCHOOL FOR BOYS ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. NORTHEAST OF

ORANGE WAWAYANDA, TOWN OF OLD SCHOOL BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE ERECTED IN 1792 IN BROOKFIELD, NOW SLATE HILL. ELDER LABEAS LATHROP WAS FIRST PASTOR 1750-1799 ON US 6 AT SLATE HILL

ORANGE WAWAYANDA, TOWN OF ONE MILE [ARROW] FRIST PRESYTERIAN CHURCH, RIDGEBURY, N.Y. ORGANIZED IN 1792 BY THE REV. ISAAC SARGENT. PRESENT BUILDING ERECTED 1841 1750-1799 ON NYS 84 ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF SLATE HILL

ORANGE WOODBURY, TOWN OF CAMP SITE AT VAN AMBROSE'S HOUSE IN THE CLOVE, OCCUPIED BY PART OF THE RIGHT WING OF THE AMERICAN ARMY IN THE SUMMER OF 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 32 ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF CENTRAL VALLEY

OSWEGO CONSTANTIA, TOWN OF FIRST SETLER NEAR THIS SPOT CHRISTOPHER MARTIN MADE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN CLEVELAND 1821 1800-1849 ON NYS 49 AT CLEVELAND

OSWEGO CONSTANTIA, TOWN OF FIRST SETTLER NEAR THIS SPOT JOHN BERNHARD MADE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN BERNHARD'S BAY 1795 1750-1799 ON NYS 49 AT BERNHARD'S BAY

OSWEGO CONSTANTIA, TOWN OF FRENCHMAN'S ISLAND CAMP SITE OF VAN SCHAICK'S EXPEDITION ON RETURN FROM ATTACK ON ONADAGA APRILL 22, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 49 ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF CONSTANTIA

OSWEGO CONSTANTIA, TOWN OF KEMPWYK HOME OF FRANCIS ADRIAN VAN DER KAMP 1793 1750-1799 ON NYS 49 ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF CLEVELAND

OSWEGO CONSTANTIA, TOWN OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH ERECTED 1831, 24 ACRES AND BUILDING DONATED BY FREDERICK W. SCRIBA. 1800-1849 ON NYS 49 AT CONSTANTIA

OSWEGO HASTINGS, TOWN OF [ARROW] A FEW RODS SOUTH OLIVER STEVENS 1ST SETTLER IN BREWERTON ERECTED A BLOCKHOUSE 1794 1750-1799 ON US 11 AT BREWERTON

OSWEGO HASTINGS, TOWN OF FIRST SETTLER NEAR THIS SPOT OLIVER STEVENS MADE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN BREWERTON AND OSWEGO COUNTY, 1789 1750-1799

OSWEGO HASTINGS, TOWN OF FIRST SETTLER NEAR THIS SPOT MYRON STEVENS MADE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN CAUGHDENOY 1797 1750-1799 ON COUNTY ROAD AT CAUGHDENOY

OSWEGO HASTINGS, TOWN OF FORT BREWERTON ORIGINAL EARTHWORK OF FORT ERECTED BY BRITISH IN 1759 1750-1799

OSWEGO HASTINGS, TOWN OF INDIAN FISHERY T'KAH-KOON-GOON-DA-NAH-YEA WAS LOCATED NEAR THIS SPOT 1753 1750-1799 ON COUNTY ROAD AT CAUGHDENOY

OSWEGO HASTINGS, TOWN OF NEAR THIS SPOT SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN ON OCTOBER 8, 1615 CROSSED THE RIVER AND DISCOVERED ONEIDA LAKE 1600-1649 ON US 11 AT BREWERTON

OSWEGO HASTINGS, TOWN OF OVER THIS WATER ROUTE YAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN ST. LEGER'S ARMY PASSED INVEST FT. STANWIX JULY 29, 1777 1750-1799 ON US 11 AT BREWERTON

OSWEGO MEXICO, TOWN OF [ARROW] SPY ISLAND AND THE GRAVE OF SILAS TOWNE ON COUNTY ROAD ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF MEXICO

OSWEGO MEXICO, TOWN OF SILAS TOWNE REVOLUTIONARY HERO HERE OVERHEARD PLANS OF ST. LEGER'S ARMY WHEREBY PATRIOTS SAVED FT. STANWIX & WON BATTLE OF ORISKANY 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF MEXICO

OSWEGO OSWEGO, CITY OF FIRST COURT HOUSE ERECTED 1822 ON PRESENT SITE REMOVED 1859 AND SINCE USED FOR CHURCH PURPOSES 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF E. ONEIDA & E. SECOND STS.

OSWEGO OSWEGO, CITY OF HERE WAS THE OLD CABLE FERRY BY WHICH THE RIVER WAS CROSSED 1803 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF W. SENECA & W. FIRST STS.

OSWEGO OSWEGO, CITY OF THIS WAS THE FIRST BUILDING IN OSWEGO TO BE USED AS A SCHOOL HOUSE, CHURCH AND PUBLIC HALL ERECTED ABOUT 1806 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF W. SENECA & W. FIRST STS.

OSWEGO REDFIELD, TOWN OF CAPTAIN NATHAN SAGE OF CONN. MADE THE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN TOWN OF REDFIELD NEARBY ABOUT 1795 1750-1799 ON COUNTY ROAD AT REDFIELD

OSWEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN WEST OF HERE ON LAKE SHORE CAHMPLAIN WITH FRENCH AND HURONS LANDED, OCT. 1615 ON HIS EXPEDITION AGAINST IROQUOIS 1600-1649 ON US 11 AT PULASKI

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF 1809 STATE ROAD LATER PLANK ROAD. PASSED THROUGH ROOSEVELT HAMLET, FOUNDED BY NICHOLAS J. ROOSEVELT 1800-1849 ON NYS 49 AT ROOSEVELT CORNERS

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF BURIAL PLACE FOUNDER OF TOWN OF SCHROEPPEL, OWNER OF TWENTY THOUSAND ACRES, DIED 1825. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY ROAD IN PENNELLVILLE

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF GRIST MILL FIRST IN TOWN OF SCHROEPPEL BUILT HERE AT GILBERT'S MILLS BY ANDRUS AND HIRAM GILBERT IN 1819 1800-1849 ON TOWN ROAD AT GILBERT'S MILLS

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF HINMANVILLE LOCK NO. 1 LOCATED NEAR HERE. LOCK TENDER'S HOUSE NEARBY. OLD OSWEGO CANAL COMPLETED 1828. IMPORTANT WATERWAY TO WEST. 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT HINMANVILLE

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF KUH-NA-TA-HA INDIAN FISHING VILLAGE 1654 KNOWN TO THE INDIANS AS "PLACE OF TALL PINES" DISCOVERED BY FATHER LE MOYNE 1650-1699 ON NYS 57 AT PHEONIX

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF PENNELL SAW MILL BUILT HERE BY DR. RICHARD PENNELL IN 1833 1800-1849 ON COUNTY ROAD IN PENNELLVILLE

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF SCHROEPPEL HOMESTEAD FIRST FRAME HOUSE BUILT IN SCHROEPPEL TOWN 1818 BY GEORGE CASPER SCHROEPPEL 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. AT SCHROEPPEL'S BRIDGE

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF SITE OF SALT WELL WELL SUNK 340 FEET IN 1864 BY CAPT. E.S. COOK RESULTED IN STRONG SALT BRINE. SIX KETTLES WERE BUILT INTO AN ARCH FOR MANUFACTURING SALT1850-1899 ON TOWN ROAD AT GILBERT'S MILLS

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF SITE OF TOLL GATE SCHROEPPEL WAS HELD HERE AT HOME OF JAMES B. RICHARDSON IN 1833 1800-1849 ON NYS 57 AT PHOENIX

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF SITE OF STOCKADED FORT 1758-1759 ABOUT 60 FEET SQUARE CONTAINING 3 STOREHOUSES BUILT BY COLONY OF N. Y. 1750-1799 ON NYS 57 AT THREE RIVERS

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST LOG CABIN ABRAM PADDOCK KNOWN TO INDIAN AS "BEAR HUNTER PADDOCK", FIRST WHITE SETTLER IN SCHROEPPEL, BUILT HIS CABIN HERE 1801 AT INTERSECTION OF STATE & CULVERT STS. AT PHOENIX

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF SITE OF BRITISH CAMP SIR JEFFERY AMHERST WITH TEN THOUSAND TROOPS WAS HERE 1760 ENROUTE TO CANADA TO CRUSH FRENCH POWER IN AMERICA 1750-1799 ON NYS 57 AT THREE RIVERS

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF SITE OF TOLL GATE PLANK RAOD BUILT 1855 CONNECTED PHOENIX WITH PENNELLVILLE. ROAD FIVE MILES IN LENGTH. 1850-1899 ON NYS 264 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF PHOENIX

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF TOWN METTING FIRST TOWN MEETING IN SCHROEPPEL WAS HELD HERE AT HOME OF JAMES B. RICHARDSON IN 1833 1800-1849 ON NYS 57 AT PHOENIX

OSWEGO SCHROEPPEL, TOWN OF TREASURE ISLAND FRENCH COLONISTS CAMPED ON ISLAND IN ESCAPING FROM ONONDAGA INDIANS IN 1658. SAID TO HAVE LIGHTENED THEIR WAR CHESTS AND DEPOSITED CANNON AND GOLD HERE 1650-1699 ON NYS 57 AT PHEONIX

OSWEGO SCRIBA, TOWN OF SITE OF THE FIRST LOG HOUSE IN SCRIBA. BUILT 1804 BY MAJOR HIEL STONE TEMPORARY HOSPITAL FOR WOUNDED SOLIDERS 1814 1800-1849 ON US 104 AT SCRIBA

OSWEGO WILLIAMSTOWN, TOWN OF JEROME I. CASE 1819-1891 BORN NEAR HERE PIONEER BUILDER OF POWER FARM MACHINERY 1800-1849 ON NYS 13 AT WILLIAMSTOWN

OTSEGO BURLINGTON, TOWN OF FARM AND GRAVE JEDIDIAH PECK 1747-1821 FATHER OF THE COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. EAST OF BURLINGTON

OTSEGO CHERRY VALLEY, TOWN OF [ARROW] 2 MILES NORTH TO MORUTH ROCK MARKING SPOT WHERE LIEUT. WORMUTH FELL 1778 SHOT BY JOSEPH BRANT FIRST LEFT, THEN RIGHT FORK 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT CHERRY VALLEY

OTSEGO CHERRY VALLEY, TOWN OF 1/2 MILE NORTH TO SITE FORTIFIED HOME OF COL. SAMUEL CAMPBELL 1778 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT CHERRY VALLEY

OTSEGO CHERRY VALLEY, TOWN OF 2/5 MILES WEST TO SITE OF DUNLOP HOME DESTROYED AT TIME OF CHERRY VALLEY MASSACRE NOVEMBER 11, 1778 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT CHERRY VALLEY

OTSEGO CHERRY VALLEY, TOWN OF CHERRY VALLEY MASSACRE 1778 MONUMENT 1/5 MILE SOUTH 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT CHERRY VALLEY

OTSEGO EXETER, TOWN OF OLD STONE CHURCH BUILT 1839-40 BY GEORGE HERKIMER NOW USED AS A UNIVERSALIST CHURCH 1800-1849 ON NYS 28 AT SCHUYLER LAKE

OTSEGO EXETER, TOWN OF SITE OF HERKIMER CEMETERY HENDRICK HERKIMER, BROTHER OF GEN. NICHOLAS HERKIMER, HIS SONS, GEORGE AND ABRAHAM, WHO SERVED IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION, ARE BURIED HERE ON NYS 28 AT SCHUYLER LAKE

OTSEGO EXETER, TOWN OF SITE OF HERKIMER FARM ORIGINAL HERKIMER HOMESTEAD IN EXETER, THEN TRYON CO. SETTLED BY HENDRICK HERKIMER PRIOR TO REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 28 AT SCHUYLER LAKE

OTSEGO EXETER, TOWN OF TUNNICLIFF-1755 HOMESTEAD OF JOHN TUNNICLIFF, SR. EARLYI COLONIZER OF NEW YORK ALSO HIS SON, JAJOR JOSPEH TUNNICLIFF, SOLDIER IN WAR OF 1812 1750-1799

OTSEGO HARTWICK, TOWN OF ABNER ADAMS 1745-1825 REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER; ONE OF ISRAEL PUTNAM'S RANGERS; IS BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES N.E. OF SOUTH HARTWICK

OTSEGO HARTWICK, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH FIRST CHURCH IN TOWN OF HARTWICK ORGANIZED AUGUST 1795 WITH 12 CHARTER MEMBERS THIS BUILDING BUILT 1854 1850-1899

OTSEGO HARTWICK, TOWN OF HARTWICK COLLEGE FOUNDED AS HARTWICK SEMINARY 1797 CHARTERED AS HARTWICK COLLEGE FEBRUARY 17, 1928 1750-1799 ON COLLEGE CAMPUS AT CLINTON & WEST STS.

OTSEGO HARTWICK, TOWN OF HARTWICK SEMINARY OLDEST LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN AMERICA. FOUNDED 1797 BY REV. JOHN CHRISTOPHER HARTWICK. LOCATED HERE 1816 1800-1849 ON NYS 28 AT HARTWICK SEMINARY

OTSEGO HARTWICK, TOWN OF HOME OF MARCUS WELLS 1815-1895 WROTE WORLD FAMOUS HYMN "HOLY SPIRIT, FAITHFUL GUIDE" ON NYS 205 AT HARTWICK

OTSEGO HARTWICK, TOWN OF SOUTH HARTWICK CEMETERY 1812 REV. EBENEZER WHITE, 1770-1813, NOTED METHODIST ITINERANT MINISTER IS BURIED HERE 1800-1849 ON E. MAIN ST. IN HARTWICK

OTSEGO MORRIS, TOWN OF BUTTERNUT VALLEY NAMED FOR THREE BUTTERNUT TREES GROWING FROM ONE STUMP, THE ORIGINAL CORNER OF HILLINGTON, WELLS AND OTEGO PATENTS 1170' DUE S.E. 1700-1749 ON NYS 51 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORRIS

OTSEGO OTEGO, TOWN OF REVOLUTIONARY ARMY CAMP SULLIVAN-CLINTON FORCES CAMPED NEAR THIS SPOT AUGUST 11, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 7 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF OTEGO

OTSEGO OTSEGO, TOWN OF "NATTY BUMPPO" LEATHERSTOCKING RESCUED CHINGACHGOOK FROM FLAMES CHINGACH DYING IN HIS CARE "PIONEER" 1800-1849

OTSEGO OTSEGO, TOWN OF CLINTON'S DAM SAM OPENED AUGUST 9, 1779 2000 MEN AND 200 BATEAUX WENT DOWN THE SUSQUEHANNA 1750-1799 ON LAKE ST. AT COOPERSTOWN

OTSEGO OTSEGO, TOWN OF COUNCIL ROCK FAMOUS MEETING PLACE OF THE INDIANS Prehistoric ON MAIN ST. AT COOPERSTOWN

OTSEGO OTSEGO, TOWN OF GEORGE CROGHAN INDIAN AGENT - LAND SPECULATOR LIVED IN PIONEER LOG HOUSE LOCATED HERE 1769-1770. GENERAL JAMES CLINTON'S HEADQUARTERS HERE 1779. 1750-1799 ON MAIN ST. AT COOPERSTOWN

OTSEGO OTSEGO, TOWN OF HUTTERS POINT WHERE HETTIE SAVED HER FATHER, TOM HUTTER AND HURRY HARRY FROM THE HURON "DEERSLAYER" 1800-1849 ON NYS 80 ABOUT 4 1/2 MILES NORTH OF COOPERSTOWN

OTSEGO OTSEGO, TOWN OF SUNKEN ISLAND HOME OF TOM HUTTER "DEERSLAYER" 1800-1849 ON NYS 80 ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF COOPERSTOWN

OTSEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF BUTTERNUT ROAD INDIAN TRAIL FROM FORT PLAIN TO UNADILLA; ON MAP BY BRITISH OFFICER, 1757, DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF RICHFIELD SPRINGS

OTSEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF FEDERAL CORNERS FORMER HOME OF LEMUEL VIBBER, OWNER OF TWELVE- FORGE BLACKSMITH SHOP. HOUSE ERECTED 1798 OPENED TO PUBLIC 1820 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF RICHFIELD SPRINGS

OTSEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF FEDERAL CORNERS. ONCE A BUSY HAMLET, SITE OF AVERILL INN, VIBBER'S TWELVE- FORGE SHOP, STORE, TANNERY. HOME, SCHOOL OF DR. JAS. L. PALMER PHYSICIAN AND TEACHER ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF RICHFIELD SPRINGS

OTSEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF FRENCH WAR-1757 HERE ENGLISH TROOPS GUIDED BY INDIANS SOUGHT SULPHUR DEPOSIT SITE GREAT SULPHUR SPRING OPENED TO PUBLIC 1820 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT RICHFIELD SPRINGS

OTSEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF MONTICELLO SITE OF BAPTIST CHURCH BUILT 1824, RAZED 1920, NEARLY OPPPOSITE SITE OF UNIVERSALIST CHURCH BUILT 1880, RAZED 1921 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT RICHFIELD

OTSEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF RICHFIELD HOTEL OLDEST TAVERN IN RICHFIELD; BUILT BY NATHAN DOW IN 1816, WHO WAS WITH ETHAN ALLEN AT TICONDEROGA. FIRST SUMMER GUESTS, 1821, WHEN BOARD WQAS $1.25 PER WEEK 1800-1849 ON US 20 AT RICHFIELD SPRINGS

OTSEGO RICHFIELD, TOWN OF SITE OF BEARDSLEY HOME BUILT 1790 IN FOREST BY OBADIAH BEARDSLEY AND FAMILY FIRST SETTLERS IN RICHFIELD. ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, A LIBRARY AND SCHOOL WERE FOUNDED SOON AFTER1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORWEST OF RICHFIELD

OTSEGO SPRINGFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW] CLINTON CAMP OCCUPIED BY 4TH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT WHO SERVED AS GUARD FOR SUPPLY WAGONS 1779 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD

OTSEGO SPRINGFIELD, TOWN OF [ARROW]. CAMP AND FORT AT HYDE BAY, OTSEGO LAKE 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH, OCCUPIED BY 4TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT 1779 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD

OTSEGO SPRINGFIELD, TOWN OF CONTINENTAL SCHOOL LOG SCHOOLHOUSE ON THIS SITE IN 1797 FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL IN TOWN ORGANIZED HERE 1819 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. 2 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD

OTSEGO SPRINGFIELD, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN SPRINGFIELD, AND FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WEST OF HUDSON VALLEY 1787. USED BY ALL DENOMINATIONS AND FOR TOWN MEETINGS 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD

OTSEGO SPRINGFIELD, TOWN OF NEAR HERE STOOD THE LOG SCHOOL HOUSE, PROBABLY FIRST IN THE TOWN. BUILT BEFORE ORGANIZATION OF SPRING- FIELD IN 1797 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF E. SPRINGFIELD

OTSEGO SPRINGFIELD, TOWN OF ONE OF THE EARLY TOLL GATES ON THE THIRD DIVISION OF THE WESTERN TURNPIKE COMPLETED IN 1808 1800-1849 ON US 20 AT EAST SPRINGFIELD

OTSEGO SPRINGFIELD, TOWN OF SPALSBERRY CENTER AN EARLY SETTLEMENT HERE BURNED BY INDIANS UNDER JOSEPH BRANT JUNE 18, 1778 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF EAST SPRINGFIELD

OTSEGO WORCESTER, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN VILLAGE OF WORCESTER ORGANIZED 1792 AS CONGREGATIONAL BECAME PRESBYTERIAN 1917 PRESENT EDIFICE ERECTED 1892 1750-1799 ON NYS 7 AT WORCESTER

OTSEGO WORCESTER, TOWN OF GARFIELD FARM SITE OF HOME OF SOLOMON GARFIELD AND SON THOMAS. ABRAM GARFIELD, FATHER OF PRESIDENT JAMES A. GARFIELD LIVED HERE PRIOR TO 1827 1800-1849 ON NYS 7 AT WORCESTER

OTSEGO WORCESTER, TOWN OF MURPHY HOME TIMOTHY MURPHY, FAMOUS REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, LIVED ON THIS FARM 1812-1817 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF SO. WORCESTER

PUTNAM CARMEL, TOWN OF ENOCH CROSBY PATRIOT SPY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. WAS ASSOCIATED WITH CARMEL. HIS FARM WAS NEARBY AND HE IS BURIED AT GILEAD, ONE MILE FROM HERE 1750-1799 ON NYS 52 AT CARMEL

PUTNAM CARMEL, TOWN OF RED MILLS SITE OF GRIST AND CARDING MILL, ORIGINAL BUILT ABOUT 1760 BY COL ROGER MORRIS. IT GROUND GRAIN FOR THE REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS 1750-1799 ON NYS 6N AT MAHOPAC FALLS

PUTNAM CARMEL, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON RODE HORSEBACK OVER THIS ROAD THE NIGHT OF APRIL 26, 1777, TO CALL OUT COLONEL LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT TO REPEL BRITISH AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON NYS 6N AT MAHOPAC FALLS

PUTNAM CARMEL, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON RODE HORSEBACK OVER THIS ROAD THE NIGHT OF APRIL 26, 1777, TO CALL OUT COLONEL LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT TO REPEL BRITISH AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON NYS 6N AT MAHOPAC FALLS

PUTNAM CARMEL, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON RODE HORSEBACK OVER THIS ROAD THE NIGHT OF APRIL 26, 1777, TO CALL OUT COLONEL LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT TO REPEL BRITISH AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON US 6 AT CARMEL

PUTNAM CARMEL, TOWN OF THE LOG MANSION BUILT ABOUT 1760 FOR MARY PHILIPSE AND HER HUSBAND, ROGER MORRIS, BY THEIR GRATEFUL TENANTS, STOOD ON THE KNOLL TO THE WEST 1750-1799 ON NYS 6N AT MAHOPAC FALLS

PUTNAM KENT, TOWN OF LUDINGTON'S MARCH COL. H. LUDINGTON LED HIS MEN OVER THIS ROAD, APRIL 27, 1777 TO JOIN IN REPELLING BRITISH RAIDERS AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT LUDINGTONVILLE

PUTNAM KENT, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON RODE HORSEBACK OVER THIS ROAD THE NIGHT OF APRIL 26, 1777, TO CALL OUT COLONEL LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT OF REPEL BRITISH AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON NYS 52 SOUTH OF PUTNAM-DUTCHESS COUNTY LINE

PUTNAM KENT, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON RODE HORSEBACK OVER THIS ROAD THE NIGHT OF APRIL 26, 1777, TO CALL OUT COLONEL LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT TO REPEL BRITISH AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON NYS 301 AT MEAD CORNERS

PUTNAM KENT, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON RODE HORSEBACK OVER THIS ROAD THE NIGHT OF APRIL 26, 1777, TO CALL OUT COLONEL LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT OF REPEL BRITISH AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON NYS 301 AT KENT CLIFFS

PUTNAM KENT, TOWN OF SIBYL LUDINGTON HERE ENDED HER NIGHT RIDE APRIL 26, 1777, TO SUMMON MILITIA OF COL. LUDINGTON'S REGIMENT TO REPEL BRITISH RAID AT DANBURY, CONN. 1750-1799 ON NYS 52 SOUTH OF DUTCHESS-PUTNAM COUNTY LINE

PUTNAM KENT, TOWN OF SITE OF HOUSE OF SOLOMON HOPKINS, ENOCH CROSSY'S BROTHER-IN-LAW, THE TOP STORY WINDOW WAS ALWAYS OPEN FOR PATRIOT SPY TO ENTER UNOBSERVED 1750-1799 ON NYS 301 AT COLES MILLS

PUTNAM PATTERSON, TOWN OF COLE'S CORNERS HERE COL. HENRY LUDINGTON TURNED EAST WITH HIS MEN APRIL 27, 1777, MARCHING TOWARD DANBURY, CONNECTICUT TO REPEL BRITISH RAIDERS 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 1 MI. NORTH OF HAINES CORNERS

PUTNAM PATTERSON, TOWN OF LUDINGTON GRAVES HERE ARE BURIED COLONEL HENRY LUDINGTON, OF THE DUTCHESS COUNTY MILITIA AND HIS DAUGHTER SIBYL, WHO RODE TO CALL THEM 1750-1799 ON NYS 311 AT PATTERSON

PUTNAM PATTERSON, TOWN OF PUTNAM COUNTY NAMED FOR GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM, COMMANDER OF AMERICAN FORCES IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT DUTCHESS-PUTNAM BORDER

PUTNAM PATTERSON, TOWN OF SETTLER'S REVOLT AT LOG CHURCH HERE, IN 1776 MILITIA FOUGHT SQUATTERS ON PHILIPSE PATENT, ROUTED THEM AND IMPRISONED PENDERGAST, THE LEADER AND 50 OTHERS. 1750-1799 ON NYS 216 AT WEST PATTERSON

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1/2 MILE ARMY CAMP WHILE WEST POINT DEFENCES WERE BEING BUILT 1781 THE CONNECTICUT LINE ENCAMPED ALONG THE BROOK 1750-1799 ON NYS 9D ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. S. OF COLD SPRING

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF ARNOLD'S FLIGHT AT BEVERLY DOCK, AT THE FOOT OF THIS LANE, ARNOLD DISCLOSED AS A TRAITOR, FLED BY BOAT TO THE BRITISH SHIP VULTURE, OFF CROTON POINT. 1750-1799 ON NYS 9D ABOUT 3/4 MI. SO.. OF GARRISON FOUR CORNERS

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF CONNECTICUT CAMPS ON THE HILL WEST OF THE BROOK ARE REMAINS OF HUT SITES, OVEN, ETC., MADE BY NEW ENGLAND TROOPS GUARDING WEST POINT, 1778-1783 1750-1799 ON NYS 9D AT GARRISON FOUR CORNERS

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF CONNECTICUT LINE TROOPS WERE ENCAMPED IN THIS VALLEY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BROOK, DURING THE WINTER OF 1780-1781 CONNECTICUT TO NEW JERSEY. 1750-1799 ON NYS 301 AT E. END OF NELSONVILLE

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF FORT HILL ON THE HILL TO THE WEST ARE THE NORTH AND SOUTH REDOUBTS, BUILT IN 1778, FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE HIGHLANDS AGAINST BRITISH 1750-1799 ON US 9 ABOUT 3 1/2 MIS. N. OF WESTCHESTER-PUTNAM CO. LINE

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF PUTNAM COUNTY NAMED FOR GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM, COMMANDER OF AMERICAN FORCES IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON US 9 AT DUTCHESS-PUTNAM COUNTY LINE

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF PUTNAM COUNTY NAMED FOR GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM, COMMANDER OF AMERICAN FORCES IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON US 9 AT PUTNAM-WESTCHESTER COUNTY LINE

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF ROBINSON HOUSE HERE STOOD THE ROBINSON HOUSE, WHERE BENEDICT ARNOLD, HIS TREASON DISCLOSED, FLED FROM HIS WIFE AND BABY TO THE BRITISH SHIP VULTURE. 1750-1799 ON NYS 9D ABOUT 3/4 MI. SO.. OF GARRISON FOUR CORNERS

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PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF SOUTH REDOUBT ONE OF THE FORTIFICATIONS BUILT IN 1776-1777 TO DEFEND THE HIGHLANDS, STOOD ON THE HILL TO THE NORTH, ABOVE HERE. 1750-1799 ON NYS 403 AT SO. REDOUBT RD.

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF SUGAR LOAF ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF THIS HILL WAS ONE OF THE FORTS BUILT, 1776-1777 TO DEFEND THE HIGHLANDS, FROM CONNECTICUT TO NEW JERSEY. 1750-1799 ON 9D ABOUT 1 MI. SOUTH OF GARRISON FOUR CORNERS

PUTNAM PHILLIPSTOWN, TOWN OF THE FIRST CHAIN PLANNED TO KEEP BRITISH SHIPS FROM GOING UP REIVER, ANCHORED ON SHORE BELOW, WAS FORCED BY THE ENEMY OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 ON NYS 9D ABOUT 1 MI. N.E. OF PUTNAM-WESTCHESTER CO. LINE

PUTNAM SOUTHEAST, TOWN OF CHANCELLOR KENT JAMES KENT, CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW YORK, AUTHOR OF "COMMENTARIES ON AMERICAN LAW", WAS BORN ON A SITE TO THE WEST, JULY 31, 1763 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT DOANSBURG

PUTNAM SOUTHEAST, TOWN OF ENOCH CROSBY PATRIOT SPY OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION, LIVED ON A FARM GIVEN HIM FOR HIS SERVICE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS RESERVOIR 1750-1799 ON US 6 AT TILLY FOSTER

PUTNAM SOUTHEAST, TOWN OF FOWLER HOUSE ON OLD ROAD NORTH, BUILT ABOUT 1740, BY MOSES FOWLER. WASHINGTON OFTEN VISITED HERE ON TRIPS FROM WEST POINT TO CONNECTICUT 1700-1749 ON US 6 AT TILLY FOSTER

PUTNAM SOUTHEAST, TOWN OF PUTNAM COUNTY NAMED FOR GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM, COMMANDER OF AMERICAN FORCES IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 AT PUTNAM-WESTCHESTER COUNTY LINE

PUTNAM SOUTHEAST, TOWN OF TILLY FOSTER MINE OPENED BY JAMES TOWNSEND 1810; LARGE PRODUCER, 1864- 1897; NAMED FOR FORMER OWNER, WHOSE FAMILY CAME FROM HARWICH, MASS. 1749 1800-1849 ON US 6 AT TILLY FOSTER

PUTNAM SOUTHEAST, TOWN OF TWO MILES EAST BIRTHPLACE OF DARIUS M. COUCH MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A. COMMANDER 2D CORPS, ARMY OF POTOMAC, AT FREDERICKSBURG AND CHANCELLORSVILLE, 1862-631850-1899 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 1 MI. N.E. OF BREWSTER

QUEENS NONE ARBITRATION ROCK IS UNDER THIS POINT. IT MARKS THE SETTLEMENT, IN 1769, OF A BOUNDARY LINE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF NEWTON AND BUSHWICK. 1750-1799 MASPETH, ON ONDERDOK AVE. NORTH OF FLUSHING AVE. MASPETH.

QUEENS NONE CADWALLADER COLDEN HOUSE BUILT 1762. STOOD OPPOSITE. HE WAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK 1760 TO 1775. HE DIED HERE ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1776. 1750-1799 FLUSHING, HORACE HARDING BLVD., EAST OF RODMAN ST.

QUEENS NONE DEWITT CLINTON HOUSE 1790-1828 STOOD SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET NORTH OF HERE. GOV. DEWITT CLINTON WORKED ON PLANS FOR ERIE CANAL HERE. 1800-1849 MASPETH, 58TH ST. NEAR 56TH ROAD

QUEENS NONE FIRST HOUSE NUMBER IN QUEENS, ON HOUSE OPPOSITE HERE, UNDER NUMERICAL STREET & HOUSE NUMBER SYSTEM STARTED 1913 BY TOPOGRAPHICAL BUREAU G. U. POWELL, ENGINEER IN CHARGE 1900-1949 WOODHAVEN, NEAR PARK LANE SOUTH AND 85TH STREET

QUEENS NONE FOSTER HOUSE STOOD OPPOSITE. STONE PART USED DURING INDIAN ATTACKS. THOMAS FOSTER WAS HANGED BY HESSIANS; HIS SON RESCUED HIM. ALLEY POND, ON DOUGLASTON PARKWAY JUST EAST OF ALLEY POND

QUEENS NONE FRANCIS LEWIS HERE WAS THE ESTATE OF FRANCIS LEWIS, SIGNER OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. HIS HOME STOOD SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET EAST OF HERE. WHITESTONE, 7TH AVE. AND CLINTONVILLE BLVD.

QUEENS NONE GEN. HOWE'S HEADQUARTERS STANDS OPPOSITE HERE. HOWE WROTE HIS REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND HERE SEPT. 3, 1776 WAS RENNE HOME 1750-1799 NEWTOWN, QUEENS BLVD. AT 57TH AVE. ELMHURST

QUEENS NONE JACKSON'S MILL HERE STOOD WESSEL'S GRIST MILL, 1640. RAZED IN EARLY INDIAN WAR, LATER MILLS OF LUYSTER, KIP, FISH AND JACKSON USED THE SAME SITE. 1600-1649 JACKSON HEIGHTS, THIS MILL STOOD ABOUT AT THE CORSSING OF GRAND CENTRAL PAR

QUEENS NONE MOORE HOMESTEAD, 1662 ANCESTRAL HOME OF DR. C. O. MOORE, AUTHOR OF "T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS". LATER THE HOME OF GRANDSON OF COMMODORE O. H. PERRY 1650-1699 ELMHURST, 45TH AVE. AT BROADWAY

QUEENS NONE ON AUG. 28, 1776 GEN. NATHANIEL WOODHULL WAS CAPUTRED AND FATALLY WOUNDED BY THE BRITISH IN INCREASE CARPENTER'S HOUSE 200 FEET NORTH OF THIS SPOT. 1750-1799 HOLLIS, AT SOUTHEAST CORNER JAMAICA AVE. AND 196TH ST.

QUEENS NONE PRINCE HOMESTEAD STANDS OPPOSITE. BUILT BY E. EMBREE 1780. WASHINGTON STOPPED HERE TO SEE THE PRINCE NURSERIES DURING HIS TRIP TO LONG ISLAND 1789. 1750-1799 FLUSHING, ON NORTHERN BLVD. BET. LAWRENCE ST. & COLLINS PL.

QUEENS NONE PROSPECT CEMETERY ORIGINAL JAMAICA TOWN BURYING GROUND, ESTABLISHED 1660. EGBERT BENSON BORN 1746 DIED 1833, BURIED HERE. FIRST ATTORNEY GENERAL N.Y. STATE. 1650-1699 JAMAICA, 159TH ST., SOUTH OF BEAVER ROAD.

QUEENS NONE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE EASTERLY PART BUILT 1694. REMAINDER BUILT 1717. ALWAYS USED FOR WORSHIP EXCEPT 1776-83 WHEN OCCUPIED BY BRITISH AS PRISON, HOSPITAL AND STABLE. 1650-1699 FLUSHING, 137-16 NORTHERN BLVD.

QUEENS NONE RAPELYE'S MILL ON THIS SITE, 1655, CAPTAIN JOHN COE ERECTED THE FIRST GRIST MILL IN NEWTOWN, USED AS A MILL BY RAPELYE UNTIL 1875. 1650-1699 CORONA, THIS MILL STOOD ON COLONIAL AVE., OPPOSITE WALDRON ST.

QUEENS NONE REMSEN CEMETERY COL. JEROMUS REMSEN, 1735-1790, IS BURIED HERE. WAS COLONEL OF A REGIMENT OF KINGS AND QUEENS CO. MILITIA IN THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. 1750-1799 FOREST HILL, JUST NORTH OF METROPOLITAN AVE. BET. ORVILLE ST. AND TROTTING

QUEENS NONE STEVENS HOUSE MAJOR GENERAL EBENEZER STEVENS HOME EAST OF HERE. BORN 1752; TOOK PART IN BOSTON TEA PARTY; MAJOR OF ARTILLERY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. L. I. CITY, 30TH ROAD EAST OF VERNON BLVD., ASTORIA

QUEENS NONE WALTER BOWNE SITE OF HIS RESIDENCE. MAYOR N.Y. CITY 1829-33. GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF JOHN BOWNE, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PATENTEES OF FLUSHING. 1800-1849 FLUSHING, EAST SIDE OF 155TH ST. MIDWAY BET. 33RD AVE. & 35TH AVE.

RENSSELAER BRUNSWICK, TOWN OF 1798 HOME OF PHILIP D. DATER BORN 1790-DIED 1868 SERVED IN WAR OF 1812 1750-1799 ON NYS 96 AT EAGLE MILLS

RENSSELAER BRUNSWICK, TOWN OF GILEAD CHURCH LUTHERAN, ORGANIZED ABOUT 1746 BY PALATINE SETTLERS, 400 FEET EAST OF THIS SPOT. MOVED 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH TO PRESENT SITE IN 1817. 1700-1749 ON NYS 7 AT HAYNERSVILLE

RENSSELAER EAST GREENBUSH, TOWN OF [ARROW] 2500 FEET FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 1750-1799 INTERSECTION US 9 & 20 WITH NYS 9J

RENSSELAER EAST GREENBUSH, TOWN OF [ARROW] 4 MILES FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 1750-1799 INTERSECTION US 9 & 20 WITH NYS 4 & 40

RENSSELAER EAST GREENBUSH, TOWN OF CITIZEN GENET 1763-1834 SETTLED TWO MILES WEST OF HERE ABOUT 1800 GRAVE BEHIND THIS CHURCH 1800-1849 ON US 9 & 20 IN FRONT OF DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH, E. GREENBUSH

RENSSELAER EAST GREENBUSH, TOWN OF WAR OF 1812 GREENBUSH CANTONMENT QUARTERS FOR UNITED STATES ARMY SITUATED ON HALF MILE NORTH OF HERE [ARROW] 1800-1849 ON US 9 & 20 COLUMBIA TRNPKE. AT HAMPTON MANOR

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF [ARROW] BENNINGTON BATTLEFIELD AUGUST 16, 1777 ROAD LEADING TO SITE OF BATTLE AND BAUM'S REDOUBT 1750-1799 ON NYS 67 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WALLOOMSAC

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF [ARROW] BENNINGTON BATTLEFIELD BATTERY POINT HERE, AUGUST 16, 1777 A CANNON, GUARDING BRIDGE AND FORD, WAS CAPTURED BY THE AMERICANS. NOW IN THE BENNINGTON HIST. MUSEUM 1750-1799 ON NYS 67 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WALLOOMSAC

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF BENNINGTON BATTLEFIELD GENERAL STARK'S VICTORY AUGUST 16, 1777 1750-1799 ON NYS 67 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WALLOOMSAC

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF BENNINGTON BATTLEFIELD GENERAL STARK'S VICTORY AUGUST 16, 1777 1750-1799 ON NYS 67 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WALLOOMSAC

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF EARLY TAVERN KEPT BY DAVID WILCOX BEFORE 1814. LATER HOME OF DR. JOHN WARREN. BORN 1806, DIED 1882 FIRST REGULAR PASTOR 1797 1800-1849 ON NYS 7 AT HOOSICK

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH AT TIOSSIOOK ORGANIZED MAY 2, 1792 PRESENT BUILDING ERECTED 1823 FIRST PASTOR REV. S. SMITH 1750-1799 ON NYS 67 AT BUSKIRK

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST BRIDGE OVER HOOSICK RIVER AT THE FALLS, BUILT 1791 AS "FEDERAL BRIDGE". BUILDERS JOHN WALDO AND JOHN RYAN REBUILT BY J. MANCHESTER, 18251750-1799 ON MECHANIC ST., HOOSICK FALLS

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF SITE OF WALLOOMSAC N. E. CHURCH INCORPORATED APRIL 18, 1811 REINCORPORATED 1845 AND 1858 ON PITTSTOWN CIRCUIT CHURCH BUILDING REMOVED 1898 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WALLOOMSAC

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST HOOSICK BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED MARCH 16, 1785 FIRST BUILDING ERECTED 1792 ELDER SAMUEL ROGERS FIRST REGULAR PASTOR 1797 1750-1799 ON NYS 7 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOOSICK

RENSSELAER HOOSICK, TOWN OF ST CROIX CHURCH NEAR HERE IS SITE DUTCH REFORM CHURCH THE FIRST PROTESTANT CHURCH IN HOOSICK VALLEY ON LOT OF A. WENDELL IN HOOSICK PAT. ON NYS 67 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF NORTH HOOSICK

RENSSELAER NASSAU, TOWN OF BENJ. BUDD'S TAVERN BUILT BY HERSHON TURNER ON SITE OF KAUNAUMEEK WHERE BRAINERD PREACHED TO INDIANS WITH AID OF WAUWAUMPEQUUNNAUNT ON US 20 AT BRAINERD

RENSSELAER NORTH GREENBUSH, TOWN OF [ARROW] 5 MILES FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 1750-1799 ON NYS 40 AT DEFREESTVILLE

RENSSELAER NORTH GREENBUSH, TOWN OF VAN ALEN HOME BUILT ON 400 ACRES TRACT PURCHASED 1778 BY JOHN EVERT VAN ALEN BORN 1749 - DIED 1807 CONGRESSMAN 1793-1799 1750-1799 ON NYS 43 AT DEFREESTVILLE

RENSSELAER PETERSBURG, TOWN OF BRIMMER FARM SETTLED 1754 INDIAN MASSACRE OCCURRED HERE JUNE 2, 1755 GEORGE BRIMMER BURIED HERE 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF PETERSBURG JUNCTION

RENSSELAER PETERSBURG, TOWN OF FARM OF JOHN BRIMMER WHO WAS CAPTURED BY INDIANS, 1754 BURIED HERE IN 1830 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF PETERSBURG

RENSSELAER PETERSBURG, TOWN OF HEZEKIAH COON INN FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD HERE APRIL 5, 1791. H. COON, MODERATOR; J. ODELL, SUPERVISOR; J. GREENE, CLERK 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF PETERSBURG

RENSSELAER PETERSBURG, TOWN OF LYDIA ODELL BAXTER POET BORN HERE SEPTEMBER 2, 1809 - DIED NEW YORK CITY, JANUARY 23, 1874 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES EAST OF PETERSBURG

RENSSELAER PETERSBURG, TOWN OF REYNOLDS FARM SETTLED 1780 WILLIAM W. REYNOLDS BORN IN RHODE ISLAND DIED HERE 1829. SERVED IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PETERSBURG

RENSSELAER POESTENKILL, TOWN OF GARFIELD CHURCH PRESIDENT JAMES A. GARFIELD PREACHED HERE AND CONDUCTED HIS WRITING SCHOOL EARNING TUITION TO WILLIAMS COLLEGE ON TOWN ROAD TO POESTENKILL

RENSSELAER RENSSELAER, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1200 FEET FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 1750-1799 AT COLUMBIA ST. & BROADWAY

RENSSELAER RENSSELAER, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1200 FEET FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 1750-1799 AT AIKEN AVE. & COLUMBIA ST.

RENSSELAER RENSSELAER, TOWN OF [ARROW] 2000 FEET FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 1750-1799 AT DUNN MEMORIAL BRIDGE

RENSSELAER RENSSELAER, TOWN OF [ARROW] 2000 FEET FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 1750-1799 ON BROADWAY AT DUNN MEMORIAL BRIDGE

RENSSELAER RENSSELAER, TOWN OF [ARROW] FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN HERE 1758 1750-1799 ON RIVERSIDE AVE. OPPOSITE FORT CRAILO

RENSSELAER TROY, CITY OF HERMAN MELVILLE AUTHOR OF "MOBY DICK" FAMILY HOME 1838-1847 DID HIS EARLIEST WRITING AND COMPLETED FIRST TWO BOOKS HERE; "TYPEE" AND "OMOO" 1800-1849 IN FRONT OF NO. 2 114TH ST. IN NORTH TROY

RENSSELAER TROY, CITY OF ON THIS SITE THE FIRST HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN TROY WAS ERECTED - 1792 BY THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1836 1750-1799 ON THE CORNER OF CONGRESS & 1ST STS. IN TROY

RICHMOND NONE BATTLE HILL SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE ATTACKED BY DUTCH 1643 AND OF BRITISH REDOUBT DURING THE REVOLUTION 1600-1649 ON CORNER OF WESTERN AND WASHINGTON AVE.

RICHMOND NONE BURIAL PLACE OF THE DUTCH SETTLERS OF THE NORTH SHORE UNTIL 1696 AROUND WHICH PORT RICHMOND WAS BUILT 1650-1699 ON RICHMOND AV. BETWEEN RAILROAD AND RICHMOND TER.

RICHMOND NONE CONFERENCE HOUSE WHERE BENJ. FRANKLIN, JOHN 100 FT. FROM PHILLIP ST., NEAR CRAIG AVE. AND HYLAN BOULEVARDPARLEY WITH LORD HOWE AND SIR HENRY STRAKEY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1776 1750-1799

RICHMOND NONE FRENCH CHURCH 1695 STOOD NEAR THIS SPOT THEN THE ONLY CHURCH ON STATEN ISLAND 1650-1699 ON ARTHUR KILL ROAD BETWEEN GIFFORD'S LAND AND RICHMOND AVE.

RICHMOND NONE OLD TOWN FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT MADE ON STATEN ISLAND 1661 BY PIERRE BILLIOU & OTHERS WITH PERMISSION OF THE DUTCH WEST INDIA COMPANY 1650-1699 ON CORNER OF OLD TOWN ROAD

RICHMOND NONE ON THIS SPOT STOOD AN ENGLISH CHURCH (PRESBYTERIAN) FROM 1729-1769 1700-1749 ON RICHMOND ROAD

RICHMOND NONE PERINE HOUSE LAND PAT. SEPT. 1677 TO THOM. STILLWELL PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUTCH GROUND BRIEFS TO PIERRE BILLIOU AND HAN CHRISTOFEL 1650-1699 ON RICHMOND ROAD

RICHMOND NONE SIGNAL HILL USED AS SIGNAL STATION IN A MILITARY RESERVATION NAR BAY ST. FORTIFICATIONS REBUILT 1812 1600-1649

RICHMOND NONE SITE OF FORT KNYPHAUSEN OCCUPIED BY BRITISH IN REVOLUTION ON DANIEL LOW TERRACE BETWEEN FORT PLACE AND LOW CIRCLE 1750-1799

RICHMOND NONE THE CHRISTOPHER HOUSE ERECTED ABOUT 1750. HOME OF ABOUT 200 FT. FROM WILLOW BROOK RD. AND VICTORY BLDG.REVOLUTION, TRADITIONALLY, MEETING PLACE OF S.I. PATRIOTS 1750-1799

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF "'76 HOUSE" WHERE MAJOR JOHN ANDRE, BRITISH SPY, PLOTTER WITH ARNOLD TO DELIVER WEST POINT, WAS CONFINED BEFORE HIS EXECTUION 1750-1799 MAIN & WASHINGTON STS. IN TAPPAN

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] ANDRE MONUMENT ON THE HILL SOUTH IS THE SITE OF THE GALLOWS WHERE MAJOR JOHN ANDRE, BRITISH SPY, WAS HANGED, AND BURIED, ON OCT. 2, 1780. 1750-1799 SUMMIT AVE. & OLD TAPPAN RD. IN TAPPAN

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] 2 MILES DE WINDT HOUSE GEORGE WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SET. 28 - OCT. 2, 1780 1750-1799 ON US 9W AT OAK TREE RD.

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF DE WINDT HOUSE WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS SETP. 28 - OCT. 2, 1780 DURING THE TRIAL OF ANDRE, BRITISH SPY, PLOTTER WITH BENEDICT ARNOLD 1750-1799 OAK TREE RD. IN TAPPAN

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF GENERAL LAFAYETTE LIVED HERE IN A HOUSE ON THE BOGART FARM IN 1780. OPPOSITE IS SPRING USED BY CONTINENTAL ARMY CAMPED ON THE WEST RIDGE 1750-1799 WESTERN HWY. IN TAPPAN

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF THE MANSE BUILT 1726, DOMINIE SAMUEL VERBRYCK LIVED HERE DURING REVOLUTION. HE WAS FRIEND OF WASHINGTON. HE FOUNDED RUTGERS COLLEGE, N. J. 1700-1749 WESTWOOD-OLD TAPPAN RD., W. OF GREENBUSG RD., IN TAPPAN

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF TRIAL OF ANDRE THE BRITISH SPY, ANDRE, WAS FOUND GUILTY, IN THE DUTCH CHURCH WHICH STOOD, IN 1780, ON THE SITE OF THE EDIFICE 1750-1799 MAIN ST., NORTH OF WASHINGTON ST. IN TAPPAN

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF TURN LEFT AT LIGHT DEWINDT HOUSE GEORGE WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SEPT. 28 - OCT. 2, 1780 1750-1799 ON US 9W AT OAK TREE RD.

ROCKLAND ORANGETOWN, TOWN OF WASHINGTON'S CAMP ON THE RIDGE WEST, 1782, THE AMERICAN ARMY, AFTER ITS RETURN FROM YORKTOWN, ENCAMPED UNDER GENERALS WASHINGTON AND GREENE 1750-1799 WESTERN HWY. & WASHINGTON AVE. IN TAPPAN

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF "WORK I" A BRITISH REDOUBT MOUNTING A TWELVE-POUND CANNON WAS LOCATED HERE, JULY 1779. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF [ARROW] STONY POINT BATTLEFIELD JULY 16, 1779 1750-1799 ON PARK RD., E. OF US 9W

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF [ARROW] STONY POINT BATTLEFIELD JULY 16, 1779 1750-1799 ON PARK RD., E. OF US 9W

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF [ARROW] STONY POINT BATTLEFIELD JULY 16, 1779 1750-1799

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF [ARROW] STONY POINT BATTLEFIELD JULY 16, 1779 1750-1799 US 9W, 1/4 MI. NO. OF VLGE. STONY POINT

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF AMERICAN BLOCKHOUSE HERE STOOD AN UNFINISHED AMERICAN BLOCKHOUSE WHICH WAS BURNED BY ITS DEFENDERS ON MAY 31, 1779, WHEN THE BRITISH SEIZED THE POINT 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF BUCKBERG MOUNTAIN HERE GENERALS WASHINGTON AND WAYNE, SURVEYED THE BRITISH FORT ON STONY POINT AND PLANNED THE VICTORY OF JULY 15-16, 1779. 1750-1799 BUCKBERG MT. RD., 1/2 MI. S. MOTT RD.

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF BUCKBERG MOUNTAIN ROAD IN 1776-1783, THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT MILITARY ROUTE OVER THE DUNDERBERG TO DOODLETOWN, FORTS CLINTON AND MONTGOMERY AND WEST POINT. 1750-1799 BUCKBERG RD., W. OF US 9W

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF CHRISTIAN FEBIGER, A DANE, COLONEL OF THE SECOND REGIMENT OF THE LIGHT INFANTRY UNDER WAYNE, LED THE MAIN BODY IN THE RIGHT COLUMN 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF COLONEL BUTLER OF PENNSYLVANIA, LED THE LEFT ASSULTING COLUMN OF AMERICANS UP THE STEEP SLOPE AT THIS POINT 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF DOODLETOWN HALF A MILE UP THIS ROAD IS DOODLETOWN, PIONEER HAMLET THROUGH WHICH THE BRITISH ARMY MARCHED TO ATTACK FT. CLINTON, 1777. 1750-1799 US 9W AT DOODLETOWN RD.

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF FRANCO-AMERICAN ARMY EN ROUTE TO CAPTURE CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN, IN VIRGINIA, CROSSED KING'S FERRY IN AUGUST, 1781. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF GENERAL WAYNE WAS WOUNDED BY THE BRITISH GRAPESHOT LEADING THE RIGHT COLUMN UP THE SLOPE NEAR THIS POINT. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF KING'S FERRY BELOW THIS HILL IS LOCATED THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF HISTORIC KING'S FERRY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1776-1783. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF LIEUT. KNOX AT THE HEAD OF THE FORLORN HOPE OF THE LEFT COLUMN ENTERED THE MAIN BRITISH REDOUBT AT THIS POINT 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF LIEUT.-COL. FLEURY WHO CAME FROM FRANCE IN STONY POINT PARK ADVANCE CROPS INTO THE FORT, AT THIS PART OF THE RAMPARTS 1750-1799

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF MAJOR MURFREE WITH MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTH CAROLINA COMPANIES ENGAGED BRITISH OUTPOST HERE BY FIRING TO COVER THE TWO FLANK MOVEMENTS 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF MILITARY ROAD LEADING TO THE CENTRAL BRITISH REDOUBT FOLLOWED THIS ROUTE, 1779 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF SIX STATES PENNSYLVANIA, CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, GAVE THE MEN OF THE LIGHT INFANTRY. IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF THE FINAL COMBAT, A HAND TO HAND MELEE, AMERICAN BAYONETS AGAINST BRITISH MUSKETRY AND CANNON, TOOK PLACE IN THE CENTRAL REDOUBT HERE. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF THE FIRST ROAD ACROSS HUDSON HIGHLANDS FROM STONY POINT TO CENTRAL VALEY, MADE ABOUT 1760, VIA CEDAR PONDS FOLLOWED THIS ROAD 1750-1799 US 9W & MAIN ST., IN STONY POINT

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF THE INNER LINE OF THE BRITISH ABATIS OF TREE TRUNKS AND SHARPENED STAKES RAN FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE POINT HERE. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF THE LARGER BODY OF AMERICANS, IN THE RIGHT COLUYMN, UNDER GEN. WAYNE, CROSSED THE MARSH AND COVE TO THE SOUTH TO SCALE BRITISH WORKS 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF THE LEFT COLUMN OF THE AMERICANS DIVIDED HERE, AT MUD BRIDGE, THE MAIN BODY, UNDER COLONEL BUTLER, MARCHING AROUND THE NORTH SHORE 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF THE MAIN GATE OF THE CENTRAL BRITISH REDOUBT WAS LOCATED HERE, 1779. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF THE OUTER LINE OF THE ABATIS OF FELLED TREES AND POINTED STAKES MADE BY THE BRITISH GARRISON CROSSED HERE FROM SHORE TO SHORE 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF TWO COMPANIES OF THE SEVENTEENTH BRITISH REGIMENT OF FOOT WERE STATIONED HERE AT THE TIME OF THE ASSAULT, JULY 15, 1779. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

ROCKLAND STONY POINT, TOWN OF WORK "H" A BRITISH REDOUBT MOUNTING A TWELVE-POUND CANNON WAS LOCATED HERE, JULY, 1779. 1750-1799 IN STONY POINT PARK

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF BALLSTON FORT SITE OF LOG MEETING HOUSE BUILT 1772 SURROUNDED BY HIGH STACKADE DURING REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON FRONT ST., BALLSTON SPA

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF COLONIAL INN THIS BUILDING ERECTED IN 1797 WS FOR MANY YEARS A PUBLIC TAVERN 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. S/W. OF

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF HOME OF ELIPHALET BALL FOUNDER OF BALLSTON BORN 1722 DIED HERE 1797 1750-1799 ON NYS 50 ABOUT 3MIS. S. OF BALLSTON SPA

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF HOME OF JAMES GORDON COLONEL REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, STATE SENATOR FIRST FUPERVISOR TOWN BALLSTON MEMBER OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON VISITED HERE 1783 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3/4 MI. NORTH OF BALLSTON CENTER

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF HOME OF JOHN W. TAYLOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS 1831-33 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1821-1827 STATE SENATOR 1840 1800-1849 ON NYS 67 AT BALLSTON SPA

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF HOME OF SAMUEL YOUNG MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY 1814N SPEAKER OF ASSEMBLY 1815 STATE SENATOR 1819, 33,34,45,47 CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF N.Y., 1824. DIED HERE 1850 1800-1849 ON NYS 50 ABOUT 3MIS. SOUTH OF BALLSTON SPA

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SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF MCDONALDS BALLSTON-SARATOGA MINERAL SPRINGS WERE REVEALED TO WHITE MEN BY MICHAEL AND NICHOLAS MCDONALD ABOUT 1765 1750-1799 ON FRONT ST., BALLSTON SPA

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF MCDONALDS AT SHORE OF BALLSTON LAKE 1/2 MILE FROM THIS SPOT MICHAEL & NICHOLAS MCDONALD BUILT FIRST CABIN IN THIS SECTION OF STATE IN 1763 1750-1799 ON CO RD. ABOUT 3/4 MILE S. OF BALLSTON CENTER

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOUNDED 1775 BY REV. ELIPHALET BALL. PRESENT EDIFICE ERECTED DURING PASTORATE OF REV. CHARLES H. TAYLOR, 1854-61 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF CO. RDS. AT BALLSTON CENTER

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF SITE OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH FIRST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN SARATOGA COUNTY ERECTED 1792 REMOVED TO BALLSTON SPA 1817 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF BALLSTON CENTER

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST COURT HOUSE AND JAIL OF SARATOGA COUNTY ERECTED 1796 DESTROYED BY FIRE, 1816 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. S.W. OF BALLSTON SPA

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD STOCKADED FORT USED AS A REFUGE BY THE PATRIOTS AGAINST INVASION FROM THE NORTH 1750-1799 ON NYS ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF BALLSTON SPA

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME BERIAH PALMER SUPERVISOR BALLSTON 1790-01 MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY 1793-95 MEMBER CONGRESS 1803-05 SURROGATE SARATOGA COUNTY 1750-1799 ON NYS 146A NEAR INTERSECTION WITH NYS 50

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF THIS BUILDING WAS A PUBLIC INN DURING THE REVOLUTION. WILLIAM BETTYS, PROPIETOR 1750-1799 ON NYS 50 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. N.E. OF BURNT HILLS

SARATOGA BALLSTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF BALLSTON NAMED FOR ELIPHALET BALLE FORMED FROM SARATOGA AS A DISTRICT APRIL 1, 1775 ORGANIZED AS A TOWN MARCH 7, 1788 1750-1799 ON NYS 339 AT BURNT HILLS

SARATOGA HALFMOON, TOWN OF CRESCENT NAMED FROM CRESCENT SHAPE OF MOHAWK RIVER AT THIS POINT. SITE OF INDIAN CARRY FROM MOHAWK RIVER TO HUDSON RIVER. SITE OF OLD CRESCENT BRIDGE. Prehistoric ON BANK OF MOHAWK NEAR US 9 AT CRESCENT

SARATOGA MOREAU, TOWN OF ON THE BROW OF THE HILL ROYAL BLOCKHOUSE BUILT DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1750-1799 ON NYS 197 AT APPROACH TO BRIDGE TO FORT EDWARD

SARATOGA NORTHUMBERLAND, TOWN OF BRITISH OVENS IN THE HILL ON THE LEFT WERE TWO LARGE OVENS USED BY THE BRITISH ARMY WHILE ENCAMPED ON ADJOINING FLATS 1750-1799 ON BACON HILL-FORT EDWARD COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA NORTHUMBERLAND, TOWN OF FORT MILLER BUILT BY COL. MILLER JULY 1755 1750-1799 ON BACON HILL-FORT EDWARD COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA NORTHUMBERLAND, TOWN OF GENERAL STARK HELD THIS POSITION TO PREVENT BRITISH RETREAT TO NORTH 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT NORTHUMBERLAND

SARATOGA NORTHUMBERLAND, TOWN OF HOME OF JOHN MCCREA BROTHER OF JANE MCCREA WHO WAS KILLED BY INDIANS JULY 27, 1777 1750-1799 ON NYS 32 AT BACON HILL

SARATOGA NORTHUMBERLAND, TOWN OF HOME OF CAPTAIN MARTIN JOHN BURKE B. 1816 - D. 1847 GRADUATED FROM WEST POINT 1836; WAS KILLED IN WAR WITH MEXICO AUG. 20, 1847 1800-1849 ON NYS 32 AT BACON HILL

SARATOGA NORTHUMBERLAND, TOWN OF HOME OF COL. SIDNEY BERRY SERVED IN REVOLUTION; FIRST SURROGATE OF COUNTY; FIRST SUPERVISOR OF TOWN 1750-1799 ON BACON HILL-FORT EDWARD COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. AMERICAN ENTRENCHMENTS BATTLES OF SEPT. 19 - OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. AMERICAN ENTRENCHMENTS BATTLES OF SEPT. 19 - OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. AMERICAN PERIOD BLOCK HOUSE SITE OF FORT NEILSON VISITORS WELCOME 8:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. AMERICAN PICKETS HELD THIS HIGH GROUND SOUTH OF MIDDLE RAVINE BETWEEN THE BATTLES OF SEPT. 19 AND OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. AMERICAN PICKETS HELD THIS HIGH GROUND SOUTH OF MIDDLE RAVINE BETWEEN THE BATTLES OF SEPT. 19 AND OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BATTLE FIELD CEMETERY HERE LIES THE DUST OF AMERICAN HEROES WHO DIED THAT THE UNITED STATES MIGHT BE BORN 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BATTLE WELL SOUGHT BY THE WOUNDED OF BOTH ARMIES SCENE OF MUCH SUFFERING AFTER THE BATTLES OF 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BREYMANN REDOUBT LASR ENGAGEMENT OF BATTLE OF OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BRITISH ENTRENCHMENTS ON BREYMANN REDOUBT 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BRITISH PICKETS HELD THIS HIGH GROUND NORTH OF MIDDLE RAVINE BETWEEN THE BATTLES OF SEPT. 19 AND OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BRITISH PICKETS HELD THIS HIGH GROUND NORTH OF THE MIDDLE RAVINE BETWEEN THE BATTLES OF SEPT. 19 AND OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BRITSIH CENTER OCTOBER 7, 1777 GENERAL RIEDESEL BRUNSWICHERS CAPTAIN PAUSCH BATTERY OF 6 POUNDERS 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BRITSIH LEFT OCT. 7, 1777 MAJOR ACLAND GRENADIERS MAJOR WILLIAMS ROYAL ARTILLERY 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BRITSIH RIGHTS OCT. 7, 1777 LIGHT INFANTRY EARL OF BALCARRAS 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. BURGOYNE BRIDGE BUILT BY THE INVADING ARMY OF BURGOYNE 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. GEN. MORGAN'S RIFLE CORPS ATTACKED THE BRITISH REDOUBT AFTER WIDE FLANK MOVEMENT BEHIND THE REDOUBT TO THE WEST 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. GENERAL DEARBORN'S LIGHT INFANTRY LEFT DIVISION AMERICAN ATTACK ON BRITISH LINE OF BATTLE OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. GENERAL LEARNED'S BRIGADE N. Y. AND MASS. REGIMENTS CENTER DIVISION AMERICAN ATTACK ON BRITISH LINE OF BATTLE OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. GENERAL POOR'S BRIGADE N. H. AND N. Y. REGIMENTS RIGHT DIVISION AMERICAN ATTACK ON BRITISH LINE OF BATTLE OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. GREAT REDOUBT SCENE OF FIGHTING OF FIRST BATTLE HELD BY BRITISH AGAINST ATTACKS BY ARNOLD IN BATTLE OF OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. ARNOLD BATTLES OF SEPT. 19 - OCT. 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. MAJOR ACLAND MADE PRISONER OCT. 7, 1777 FOUGHT DUEL IN DEFENSE OF VALOUR OF AMERICANS 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. MIDDLE RAVINE SEPARATING HOSTILE ARMIES BETWEEN THE BATTLES OF SARATOGA 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. OLD POWDER MAGAZINE BATTLES OF SARATOGA 1777 RESTORED WITH ORIGINAL STONE ON EXACT SITE 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. ON THIS SPOT FRANCIS CLERKE AIDE-DE-CAMP TO BURGOYNE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED OCTOBER 7, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. ROAD TO THE MIDDLE RAVINE 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. SITE OF THE ORIGINAL FREEMAN HOUSE CENTER OF RIGHT DIVISION OF BRITISH ARMY AFTER BATTLE OF SEPT. 19, 1777 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. THE SHOT THAT KILLED GEN. FRASER OCT. 7, 1777 WAS FIRED FROM NEAR HERE BY TIMOTHY MURPHY OF MORGAN'S RIFLEMEN. 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. TO THE EAST BURGONYNE'S HEADQUARTERS 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA NATL. HISTORICAL PK. TO THE NORTH IS BREYMANN REDOUBT THE WESTMOST POINT OF THE BRITISH ENTRENCHED CAMP. CAPTURED BY THE AMERICANS ON OCT. 7 WHEN ARNOLD WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED 1750-1799 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

SARATOGA SARATOGA SPRINGS, TOWN OF BRYAN HOME ERECTED 1832 ON THE SITE OF THE LOG CABIN INN OF ALEXANDER BRYAN REVOLUTIONARY SCOUT 1800-1849 ON US 9 & NYS 50, SARATOGA SPRINGS

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF BREASTWORKS OF GENERAL BURGOYNE 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF BREASTWORKS OF GENERAL LEARNED 1750-1799 IN SCHOOL YARD, VICTORY MILLS

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF BREASTWORKS OF COLONEL MORGAN 1750-1799

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF CAMP OF CONTINENTAL TROOPS UNDER GENERAL GATES EAST ACROSS FISH CREEK 1750-1799 ON US 4 S. OF SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF COLONEL MORGAN HELD THIS POSITION TO PREVENT BRITISH RETREAT TO WEST 1750-1799 ON NYS 338 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF COLONEL MORGAN CROSSED CREEK HERE AS ASSAULTED BRITISH CAMP 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT VICTORY MILLS

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF COLONEL MORGAN HELD THIS POSITION TO PREVENT BRITISH RETREAT TO WEST 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY FORDING PLACE 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF DERIDDER HORSE FERRY 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF FIRST BRIDGE HERE BORE STONE TABLET NOW BURIED IN ROADWAY READING "THE UNION- IT MUST BE PRESERVED. GEN'L JACKSON. A.D. 1834" 1800-1849 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF LEARNED, GLOVER, NIXON CROSSED CREEK HERE TO SUPPORT COLONEL MORGAN 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT VICTORY MILLS

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF LINES OCCUPIED BY BURGOYNE'S GERMAN AND CANADIAN FORCES 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF ON THESE FIELDS THE BRITISH ARMY GROUNDED ARMS AT THE SURRENDER 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF POSITION OF FRASER'S CORPS BRITISH LIGHT TROOPS] OCTOBER 10 TO 17 1777 1750-1799 ON US 4 S. OF SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF CAMP OF GENERAL BURGOYNE OCTOBER 10TH TO 17TH 1777 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF CAMP OF GENERAL LEARNED BEFORE SURRENDER OF GENERAL BURGOYNE 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD., VICTORY MILLS

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF OLDEST COTTON MILL IN NEW YORK STATE BUILT 1828 1800-1849 ON SCHUYLERVILLE-COVEVILLE COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF WHEATFIELDS BURNED BY CATHERINE SCHUYLER WHEN AMERICAN SETTLERS FLED BEFORE BURGOYNE'S ADVANCE 1750-1799 ON SCHUYLERVILLE-COVEVILLE COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME OF GENERAL SCHUYLER BURNED BY BURGOYNE 1777 1750-1799 ON SCHUYLERVILLE-COVEVILLE COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF SURRENDER OF GENERAL BURGOYNE TO GENERAL GATES OCTOBER 17, 1777 1750-1799 ON SCHUYLERVILLE-COVEVILLE COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF DOVEGAT HOUSE HEADQUARTERS GENERAL BURGOYNE DURING ADVANCE AND RETREAT OF BRITISH ARMY 1750-1799 ON SCHUYLERVILLE-COVEVILLE COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF GENERAL GATES HEADQUARTERS PREVIOUS TO SURRENDER OF GENERAL BURGOYNE OCT. 17, 1777 1750-1799 ON SCHUYLERVILLE-COVEVILLE COUNTY ROAD

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST FLAX AND LINEN MILL IN AMERICA BUILT 1810 1800-1849 ON US 4 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF CONTINENTAL BARRACKS WHERE GENERAL STARK TRIED AND CONDEMNED THE TORY LOVELACE AS A SPY 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF FORT HARDY 1757 1750-1799 ON NYS 29 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF CAMP OF GENERAL BURGOYNE OCT. 10 TO 17 1777 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT SCHUYLERVILLE

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF SITE OF FORT VROOMAN 1689 FORT SARATOGA 1702 REBUILT BY PHILIP LIVINGSTON 1721 FORT CLINTON 1746 REBUILT AND NAMED FOR GOVERNOR 1750-1799

SARATOGA SARATOGA, TOWN OF TRENCHES OF BURGOYNE'S ARMY 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT VICTORY MILLS

SARATOGA STILLWATER, TOWN OF DIRCK SWART HOUSE HEADQUARTERS AUG. 3-14, 1777 OF GEN. PHILIP SCHUYLER ARNOLD MARCHED FROM HERE TO RELIEF OF FORT STANWIX 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT STILLWATER

SARATOGA STILLWATER, TOWN OF FERRY LANE OCT. 1777 BURGOYNE'S BRUNSWICK TROOPS MARCHED THROUGH THIS LANE TO VANDENBURGH FERRY AND PRISON CAMP AT CAMPBRIDGE, MASS. 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT STILLWATER

SARATOGA STILLWATER, TOWN OF HARMANUS SCHUYLER MANSION WASHINGTON, SCHUYLER AND CLINTON WERE ENTERTAINED HERE IN 1783 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT STILLWATER

SARATOGA STILLWATER, TOWN OF HISTORIC SITES FORT INGOLDSBY BUILT 1709 FORT WINSLOW BUILT 1756 MONTRESSOR'S BLOCKHOUSE & STOREHOUSE BARRACKS 1758 SCHUYLER'S SUPPLY DEPOT 1777 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT STILLWATER

SARATOGA STILLWATER, TOWN OF ON THE WOODED HILL TO THE LEFT STAND EARTHWORKS THROWN UP BY AMER. ARMY BEFORE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT STILLWATER

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF FONDA ROAD COLONIAL MILITARY ROUTE

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF HALFMOON FORT 1689 DEFENSE OUTPOST OF ALBANY SITE OF "YE HALFMOON" SETTLEMENT, 1764 ON "GREAT ROAD" TO CANADA 1650-1699 ON US 4 1 MILE NORTH OF BOAD ST., WATERFORD

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF UP COUNTRY ERECTED 1830 BY WILLIAM PUNDERSON MANSFIELD. HOME OF LEWIS W. MANSFIELD AUTHOR OF UP COUNTRY LETTERS, MORNING WATCH AND COUNTRY MARGINS 1800-1849 ON SARATOGA AVE., WATERFORD

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF WATER FORD A COLONIAL FORD ACROSS THE MOHAWK RIVER FROM WHICH WATERFORD DERIVES ITS NAME NEAR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BROAD & SECOND STS., WATERFORD

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF WATERFORD 1794 OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY INCORPORATED VILLAGE IN NEW YORK STATE 1750-1799 IN PARK, BROAD & FIRST STS. AT WATERFORD

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF WATERFORD 1794 OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY INCORPORATED VILLAGE IN NEW YORK STATE 1750-1799 IN FLATIRON PARK, BROAD & SIXTH STS., WATERFORD

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF WATERFORD 1794 OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY INCORPORATED VILLAGE IN NEW YORK STATE 1750-1799 ON US 4 4/5 MILE NORTH OF BROAD ST., WATERFORD

SARATOGA WATERFORD, TOWN OF WHITE HOMESTEAD ERECTED 1830 BY HUGH WHITE WHO HELPED DEVELOP COHOES POWER AND INDUSTRY; R.R. BUILDER; CONGRESSMAN; BROTHER OF CANVASS WHITE, C.E., 1800-1849 ON SARATOGA AVE., WATERFORD

SARATOGA WILTON, TOWN OF BATTLE OF WILTON FEBRUARY 17, 1693 BRITISH FORCE OF 250 WHITES & 290 INDIANS ENGAGED FRENCH & INDIAN FORCE OF "600 OR 700" MEN 1650-1699 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF KINGS STATION

SARATOGA WILTON, TOWN OF GRANT COTTAGE APPROACHING ROAD TO HOUSE ON MOUNT MCGREGOR WHERE ULYSSES S. GRANT DIED JULY 23, 1885 1850-1899 ON US 9 AT WILTON

SARATOGA WILTON, TOWN OF GRANT COTTAGE APPROACHING ROAD ON LEFT TO HOUSE ON MOUNT MCGREGOR WHERE ULYSSES S. GRANT DIED JULY 23, 1885 1850-1899 ON US 9 AT WILTON

SARATOGA WILTON, TOWN OF GRANT COTTAGE ENTRANCE TO COTTAGE ON MOUNT MCGREGOR SPLENID PANORAMA KNOWN AS "GRANT'S LAST VIEW" 1850-1899 ON COUNTY RD. LEADING TO COTTAGE ON MT. MCGREGOR

SARATOGA WILTON, TOWN OF GRANT COTTAGE ENTRANCE TO COTTAGE ON MOUNT MCGREGOR SPLENID PANORAMA KNOWN AS "GRANT'S LAST VIEW" 1850-1899 ON US 9 AT WILTON

SARATOGA WILTON, TOWN OF ULYSSES S. GRANT LIVED HERE DURING HIS LAST DAYS JUNE 16 TO JULY 23, 1885 AND COMPLETED HIS PERSONAL MEMOIRS 1850-1899 ON LAWN IN FRONT OF COTTAGE ON MOUNT MCGREGOR

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF BAPTIST CHURCH SOCIETY ORGANIZED 1800 UNITING DUANESBURG & FLORIDA BAPTISTS - 1ST MINISTERS-ELDERS REUBEN MUDGE, ELNATHAN FINCH PRESENT EDIFICE BUILT 1868 1800-1849 ON NYS 30 AT BRAMAN CORNERS

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON US 20 ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF DUANESBURGBY BISHOP SAMUEL PROVOOST A GLEBE OF 80 ACRES PRESENTED BY JAMES DUANE FOR RECTORY 1750-1799

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF COUNTY LINE MEETING HOUSE ERECTED HERE ABOUT 1800 IT WAS USED BY ALL DENOMINATIONS WORSHIPING IN THE VICINITY. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. N. OF EATON CRNRS. SCHENECTADY-MONTGOMERY CO. LINE

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF DUANE MANSION ERECTED IN 1812, BY CATHERINE LIVINGSTON DUANE, YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF HON. JAMES DUANE. GROUNDS PLANNED BY JACQUES RAMEE, NOTED FRENCH ARTIST 1800-1849 ROUTE 7

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE ERECTED 1807 NEAR SITE OF ORIGINAL LOG STRUCTURE 1ST PREACHER - EZEKIEL TRIPP SOCIETY ORGANIZED ABOUT 1790 1800-1849 ON NYS 7 AT QUAKER STREET

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF FROST HOMESTEAD THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT BY JAMES FROST IN 1834, USING RECLAIMED PORTIONS FROM THE FEATHERSTONHAUGH MANSION BUILT IN 1808 1800-1849 ON NYS 159 AT MARIAVILLE

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF JAMES DUANE BORN 1732 BURIED HERE 1797 IN ON US 20 ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF DUANESBURGCONTINENTAL CONGRESSPROVINCIAL CONVENTION MAYOR OF NEW YORK, STATE SENATRO, FEDERAL JUDGE 1750-1799

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF NEAR SITE OF OLD SHERBURNE TANNERY EST. BY JOHN SHERBURNE ABOUT 1790. AFTER CLEARING LAND THE BUSINESS BROUGHT HIM OVER $100,000 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARIAVILLE

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF OLD MILL SITE HERE AFTER REVOLUTION WERE BUILT A SAWMILL AND GRISTMILL. ABANDONED LATER BECAUSE FRESHETS TORE DAMS AWAY 1750-1799 ON CLINE FARM NEAR EATON CRNRS.

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF OLD SHOP SITE WHERE BENJAMIN CUMMINGS FOUNDER OF CUMMINGS HOLLOW FORGED FIRST CIRCULAR SAW IN AMERICA IN 1814 FOR HIS SCHENECTADY MILL 1800-1849 ON CLINE FARM NEAR EATON CRNRS.

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF PIONEER BAPTIST OF SCHENECTADY COUNTY REV. ELIJAH HERRICK, 1ST TO PREACH IN DUANESBURG AFTER SERVICE IN REVOLUTION. AT CHARLESTON SERVED 50 YEARS ON COUYNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARIAVILLE

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF SITE OF POST OFFICE & STORE ESTABLISHED ABOUT 1820 BY LEMUEL EASTON AND RUN FOR YEARS. HE BROUGHT THE MAIL EACH SATURDAY ON HORSEBACK 1800-1849 AT EATON CORNERS

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF SOCIETY OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORG. 1795 BY REV. MCKINNEY, 1ST MINISTERS: REV. MCMASTER, WYLIE, & RAMSAY. PRESENT EDIFICE BUILT 1836 1750-1799 ON US 20 ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF DUANESBURG

SCHENECTADY DUANESBURG, TOWN OF WILLIAM NORTH BORN 1755 BURIED HERE 1836 AIDE TO STEUBEN IN 1779 GENERAL IN U.S. ARMY SON IN LAW OF JAMES DUANE ASSEMBLYMAN AND SPEAKER 1800-1849

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF A FORMER LAKE JUST NORTH OF THESE GRAVEL KNOLLS IS THE BASIN OF A POSTGLACIAL LAKE. HERE MEN OF AN ARTIC TYPE ONCE LIVED AND HUNTED Prehistoric ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3/4 MI. WEST OF GLENVILLE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF A NOTABLE HOME HERE ABOUT 1720 STOOD THE FIRST HOUSE IN THIS PART OF THE VALLEY, HOME OF SEVEN GENERATIONS OF THE VAN EPS FAMILY 1700-1749 ON NYS 5 AT HOFFMANS

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SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF ABRAHAM GLEN HOUSE 1730 BUILT BY ABRAHAM GLEN WHERE KING'S HIGHWAY LEFT MOHAWK RIVER 1700-1749 ON MOHAWK AVE. IN SCOTIA

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF AN EARLY HOTEL KNOWN AS "UPPER NICKEY'S" BUILT AND KEPT BY NICHOLAS VAN PATTEN IN 18TH CNETURY. FIRST GLENVILLE TOWN MEETING HELD HERE IN 1821 1750-1799 ON NYS 147 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES N. OF GLENVILLE CENTER

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF CEMENT MILL HERE, 1825-45, STOOD THE KILN AND MILL OF JOHN VAN EPS & SONS, MAKING THE FIRST HYDRAULIC CEMENT IN THIS PART OF THE STATE 1800-1849 ON NYS 5 NEAR SCHENECTADY-MONTGOMERY CO. LINE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF CRABB KILL ABOUT 1770 EARLY SETTLERS BUILT A SAWMILL HERE, AND HERE (1840-1860) WAS THE TANNERY AND SHOESHOP OF ROCKWELL HARMON 1750-1799 ON COUNTY ROAD AT NORTHEAST EDGE OF GLENVILLE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF FALL TREE KILL NAMED BY THE FIRST SETTLER OF THE REGION. HERE, HIS PRIMITIVE BRIDGE A FALLEN TREE, THE RED MAN CROSSED THIS STREAM ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 3/4 MIS. EAST OF GLENVILLE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN GLENVILLE BUILT 1785, HERE STOOD THE "CHURCH AT THE WOESTINA" (CHURCH IN THE WILDERNESS) REMOVED TO ROTTERDAM 1812 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT HOFFMANS

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF FIRST REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF GLENVILLE, BUILT 1812- 13, REMODELED 1871 SIMON I. VAN PATTEN, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 1800-1849 ON CO. ROAD AT GLENVILLE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF GLEN-SANDERS HOUSE, 1713 BUILT BY CAPT. JOHANNES GLEN PARTLY OF MATERIALS IN FIRST MOHAWK VALLEY HOUSE BUILT BY ALEXANDER GLEN, 1655 1700-1749 INTERSECTION OF MOHAWK & SANDERS AVES., SCOTIA

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF HOFFMANS FERRY HERE ABOUT 1790 HARMANUS VEDDER ESTABLISHED A FERRY WHICH BORE HIS NAME UNTIL 1835 WHEN THE FERRY RIGHTS WERE BOUGHT BY J. HOFFMAN 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 AT HOFFMANS

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF JOSIAS SWART HOMESTEAD CALLED THE SIXTH FLAT JOSIAS SWART, B. 1653, RECEIVED A DEED FROM THE TRUSTEES OF SCHENECTADY AUGUST 5, 1713. 1650-1699 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES EAST OF HOFFMANS

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF KINAQUARIONES SITE OF ARCHAIC ALGONKIAN VILLAGE; ITS CORN PITS YET REMAIN. THROUGH THIS VALE RAN A GREAT AND ANCIENT PATH, TROD BY MANY RACES Prehistoric ON COUNTY ROAD ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF HOFFMANS

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF MOHAWK TURNPIKE COLONIAL HIGHWAY WESTWARD TO ST. JOHNSVILLE KNOWN AS "KING'S HIGHWAY" MILITARY ROAD 1812 1800-1849 ON MOHAWK AVE., SCOTIA

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF PRIMITIVE PATH HERE RAN A GREAT AND WELL- BEATEN PATH USED BY THE ARCHAIC ALGONKIAN AND OTHER NATIONS, GOING BETWEEN THE SEA COAST AND INTERIOR Prehistoric ON PRIVATE ROAD ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF GLENVILLE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF PRIMITIVE PATH HERE RAN A GREAT AND WELL- BEATEN PATH USED BY THE ARCHAIC ALGONKIAN AND OTHER NATIONS, GOING BETWEEN THE SEA COAST AND INTERIOR Prehistoric ON COUNTY ROAD ABOUT 1 MI. EST OF GLENVILLE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF M.E. CHURCH ERECTED 1823. FIRST PASTOR REV. ROSWELL KELLY. 1842 ORGANIZATION REMOVED TO GLENVILLE AND A NEW BRICK CHURCH BUILT 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ON MONTGOMERY-SCHENECTADY CO. LINE ABOUT 3/4 MI. SOUTHWEST OF GR

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF THE CAMP, 1755-1812 AMERICAN ARMIES CAMPING GROUND ON MOHAWK RIVER FLATS WEST OF GLEN- SANDERS HOUSE 1750-1799 INTERSECTION OF BALSTON & SANDERS AVE. AT SCOTIA

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF TINKER HILL SITE OF BLOCKHOUSE NEAR RIVER BANK, BUILT BY CAPT. TURNIS SWART. STOCKADED AND ARMED WITH FIELD PIECE IN WAR OF REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 5 ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF HUTCHINSON

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF VAN VLECK HOME HERE, ABOUT 1770, HARMANUS VAN VLECK CLEARED A TRACT AND BUILT HIS HOUSE IN THE DENSE FOREST, YET HAUNT OF THE WOLF, BEAR AND PANTHER 1750-1799 ON COUNTY ROAD AT GLENVILLE

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF WOLF HOLLOW A FAULT AND DISPLACEMENT OF 1000 FEET IN EARTH'S SURFACE ROCKS. HERE, IN 1669, THE MOHAWKS AMBUSHED THEIR ALGONKIAN INVADERS 1650-1699 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF HOFFMANS

SCHENECTADY GLENVILLE, TOWN OF WOLF HOLLOW A FAULT AND DISPLACEMENT OF 1000 FEET IN EARTH'S SURFACE ROCKS. HERE, IN 1669, THE MOHAWKS AMBUSHED THEIR ALGONKIAN INVADERS 1650-1699 ON CO. ROAD ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF HOFFMANS

SCHENECTADY NISKAYUNA, TOWN OF ALBANY PATH SKA-NEK-TA-DE TRAIL THROUGH OPEN PINES WAGON, STAGECOACH AND MILITARY ROAD, NOW STATE ST. AND ROUTE 5 TO ALBANY Prehistoric ON NYS 5 AT EAST LIMITS OF SCHENECTADY

SCHENECTADY NISKAYUNA, TOWN OF NISKAYUNA DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH ERECTED IN 1828 PRECEDED BY AN EDIFICE BUILT IN 1760 - "GEBED HUIS," HOUSE OF PRAYER, FIRST BUILDING, ABOUT 1754 1800-1849 ON SCH'DY. - TROY RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF NISKAYUNA

SCHENECTADY PRINCETOWN, TOWN OF LIDDLE HOUSE BUILT 1793 BY ROBERT LIDDLE, EARLY SETTLER OF DUANESBURGH, WHO CAME FROM NEW CASTLETON, ROXBURGSHIRE, SCOTLAND 1750-1799 ON NYS 7 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES EAST OF DUANESBURG

SCHENECTADY ROTTERDAM, TOWN OF BRADT HOUSE 1735 EARLY TYPE OF DUTCH FARMHOUSE. TO WEST WAS WOESTINA (WILDERNESS) 1700-1749 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3/4 MILE NORTH OF ROTTERDAM

SCHENECTADY ROTTERDAM, TOWN OF JAN MABIE HOUSE 1670 MOST WESTERLY SETTLEMENT ON GROOTE VLACKTE (GREAT FLATS). BUILT BY DANIEL JANSE VAN ANTWERPEN 1650-1699 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/2 MILE E. OF ROTTERDAM JUNCTION

SCHENECTADY ROTTERDAM, TOWN OF JAN MABIE HOUSE, 1670 OLDEST HOUSE IN MOHAWK VALLEY, EAST OF THIS POINT, BUILT BY DANIEL JANSE VAN ANTWERPEN, 1670 1650-1699 ON NYS 5S ABOUT 1/2 MILE E. OF ROTTERDAM JUNCTION

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF CANADA 1760 AMHERST WITH 6000 AMERI- CANS 4000 BRITISH & 200 BOATS MARCHED VIA MOHAWK &OSWEGO TO CAPTURE OF MONTREAL SEPT. 8, 1760 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF STATE ST. & WASHINGTON AVE.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF CLINTON'S EXPEDITION JUNE 11, 1779 LEFT WITH 1500 MEN & 200 BATTEAUX FOR SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST IROQUOIS 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF STATE ST. & WASHINGTON AVE.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF EARLY BRIDGE WOODEN SUSPENSION BRIDGE ERECTED HERE 1808 DESIGNED BY THEODORE BURR. USED BY SARATOGA RY., 1832-39. REPLACED 1874 1800-1849 AT END OF WASHINGTON AVE.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF FREE MASONRY ST. GEORGE'S LODGE, NO.6 F. & A.M. FOUNDED HERE 1774 AUSPICES OF SIR JOHN JOHNSON, GRAND MASTER, NEW YORK COLONY 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF STATE ST. & ERIE BLVD.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF RIDE OF SYMON SCHERMERHORN ON NIGHT OF FEB. 8, 1690. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED HE RODE 20 MILES TO ALBANY WARNING SETTLERS 1650-1699 AT INTERSECTION OF FRONT & CHURCH STS.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF ROBERT SANDERS HOUSE 1750 WASHINGTON VISITED HERE IN 1775 LATER BECAME SCHENECTADY FEMALE ACADEMY 1750-1799 ON WASHINGTON AVE.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF SCHENECTADY SETTLED BY DUTCH UNDER ARENT VAN CURLER 1661 BOROUGH 1765 CITY 1798 COUNTY SEAT 1808 1650-1699 AT CITY HALL, JAY ST. AND LIBERTY ST.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF SCHENECTADY ACADEMY ERECTED ON THIS CORNER BY DUTCH CHURCH 1785 USED BY UNION COLLEGE 1796- 1804. CITY HALL 1805-15 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF FERRY ST. & UNION ST.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF SITE OF FIRST MILL BUILT BY SWEER TEUNSIE ON MILL KILL 1666. DESTROYED BY FLOOD 1673 AND REBUILT. FIRST INDUSTRY OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY 1650-1699 ON MILL LANE BETWEEN SO. FERRY ST. & STATE ST.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF SOUTH SHORE ROAD COLONIAL-REVOLUTIONARY ROAD TO FORT STANWIX AND OSWEGO. ROUTE OF TROUPS IN FIVE WARS 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF STATE ST. & ERIE BLVD.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH 1762 ORGANIZED 1736. PART OF PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1759 USED AS BARRACKS DURING REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON FERRY ST. BETWEEN UNION & FRONT STS.

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF UNION COLLEGE CHARTER GRANTED 1795 PRESENT NORTH AND SOUTH COLLEGE BUILDINGS ERECTED 1813-14 FROM PLANS BY JACQUES RAMEE 1750-1799 ON UNION ST. OPPOSITE NOTT TERRACE

SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY, CITY OF YATES HOUSE REPUTED OLDEST HOUSE IN CITY. TYPICAL EARLY 18TH CENTURY HOME OF ABRAHAM YATES ON UNION ST. BETWEEN CHURCH & FERRY STS.

SCHOHARIE BLENHEIM, TOWN OF [ARROW] INDIAN TRAIL WESTKILL TO DELAWARE RIVER AND SOUTH TO SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND WEST. ONE OF MANY TRAILS GIVING IROQUOIS Prehistoric ON NYS 30 AT NO. BLENHEIM

SCHOHARIE BLENHEIM, TOWN OF [ARROW] MANOR HOUSE BUILT BY JOHN LANSING ABOUT 1800. JUSTICE OF N. Y. SUPREME COURT, 1790-1801. CHANCELLOR 1801-14. OWNER PART OF BLENHEIM PATENT 1800-1849 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 3 MIS. S. OF NORTH BLENHEIM

SCHOHARIE BLENHEIM, TOWN OF BLENHEIM BRIDGE LONGEST SINGLE SPAN WOODEN BRIDGE IN WORLD. BUILT BY BLENHEIM BRIDGE COMPANY INCORPORATED 1828. LAST OF ITS KIND IN THIS REGION 1800-1849 ON NYS 30 AT NO. BLENHEIM

SCHOHARIE CONESVILLE, TOWN OF RICHTMYER TAVERN BUILT IN 1789 FIRST TOWN MEETING WAS HELD TO FORM THE PRESENT TOWN OF CONESVILLE, 1836 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. EAST OF CONESVILLE

SCHOHARIE ESPERANCE, TOWN OF METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH INC. MARCH 1835. ORIGINAL CHURCH ERECTED 1836. PRESENT EDIFICE BUILT IN 1868. REV. S. COLEMAN, FIRST PASTOR 1800-1849 ON US 20 AT ESPERANCE

SCHOHARIE ESPERANCE, TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN STONE HEAP KNOWN TO HAVE EXISTED IN 1735. ROUTE TAKEN BY SIR JOHN JOHNSON FROM SCHOHARIE TO MOHAWK VALLEY LED PAST THIS MONUMENT Prehistoric ON NYS 148 ABOUT 1/2 MI. N. OF SLOANSVILLE

SCHOHARIE ESPERANCE, TOWN OF SITE OF ENCAMPMENT OF JOSEPH BRANT, INDIANS SIR JOHN JOHNSON AND REGU- LARS ON OCT. 17, 1780 AFTER RAIDING SCHOHARIE & DESTROYING KNISKERN DORF 1750-1799 ON NYS 148 ABOUT 1 1/4 MIS. S. OF SLOANSVILLE

SCHOHARIE ESPERANCE, TOWN OF THE PRESBYTERIAN (OLD STONE) CHURCH, ESPERANCE, N.Y. ORGANIZED MAY 2, 1823 EDIFICE DEDICATED JULY 4, 1824 SHELDON JACKSON RECEIVED AS MEMBER OCT. 2, 1853. REMODELED AND REDEDICATED JAN. 14, 1897 1800-1849 ON US 20 AT ESPERANCE

SCHOHARIE FULTON, TOWN OF [ARROW] INDIAN TRAIL KEYSER TO CATSKILL CREEK AND HUDSON RIVER, CONNECTICUT HUDSON, SCHOHARIE, MOHAWK, DELAWARE AND SUSQUEHANNA VALLEYS AND THE WEST Prehistoric ON NYS 30 AT BREAKABEEN

SCHOHARIE FULTON, TOWN OF [ARROW] INDIAN TRAIL WAR ROUTE OF REVOLUTION PANTHER CREEK TO CHARLOTTE AND SUSQUENHANNA RIVERS THENCE TO NIAGARA. USED BY BRITISH INVADERS OCT. 1780 Prehistoric ON NYS 30 ABOUT1 MI. N. OF BREAKABEEN

SCHOHARIE FULTON, TOWN OF [ARROW] 500 FT. SITE OF UPPER VALLEY FORT HOUSE OF JOHN FEECK WAS INCLOSED BY LOG STOCKADE IN REVOLUTION. INCLOSURE CONTAINED 4 BLOCKHOUSES, DEWELLING AND EARTHWORKS 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 3 MIS. S. OF MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE FULTON, TOWN OF BOUCK'S ISLAND HOME OF WILLIAM C. BOUCK BORN 1786-DIED 1859; GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, 1842-44 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 4 MIS. S. OF MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE FULTON, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME TIMOTHY MURPHY WHERE HE LIVED DURING 1784 AND DIED JUNE 22, 1818, AGE 67; REVOLUTIONARY SCOUT 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 3 MIS. S. OF MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE FULTON, TOWN OF VORMAN'S LAND PATENT GRANTED AUG. 1714 MANY MINOR ENGAGEMENTS EARLY IN REVOLUTION TOOK PLACE NEAR THIS MOUNTAIN, ONISTAGRAW 1700-1749 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 3/4 MIS. S. OF MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE JEFFERSON, TOWN OF [ARROW] SITE OF BATTLE BETWEEN SCHOHARIE MILITIA UNDER CAPT. JACOB HAGER OF UPPER FORT AND INDIANS AND TORIES UNDER CHIEF BRANT, NOV. 2, 1781 1750-1799 ON NYS 10 ABOUT 1 MI. S. OF SO. JEFFERSON

SCHOHARIE JEFFERSON, TOWN OF JEFFERSON ACADEMY 1812, ONE OF FIRST SCHOOLS OF ITS KIND BUILT IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION; REV. WM. SALSBURY, PRINCIPAL 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT JEFFERSON

SCHOHARIE JEFFERSON, TOWN OF UTSAYANTHA LAKE NAMED AFTER INDIAN MAIDEN FAMOUS IN INDIAN LEGEND ON TRAIL FROM SCHOHARIE TO DELAWARE AND SUSQUEHANNA RIVERS. HEADWATER OD DEL. Prehistoric ON NYS 10 AT SCHOHARIE-DELAWARE COUNTY LINE

SCHOHARIE JEFFERSON, TOWN OF VILLAGE GREEN STEPHEN JUDD IN 1817 GAVE THE DEED TO 108 RODS OF LAND TO BE USED AS A GENERAL TRAINING GROUND AND LANDS FOR THE ACADEMY 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT JEFFERSON

SCHOHARIE MIDDLEBURG, TOWN OF HARTMAN'S DORF FOUNDED 1713 BY HARTMAN WINEDECKER AS A HOME FOR PALATINES 1700-1749 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. N. OF MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE MIDDLEBURG, TOWN OF ON THIS SITE DWELT CAPT. GEORGE RECHTMYER DEFENDER OF MEDDLE FORT OCTOBER 17, 1780 IN COMMAND AT FT. DUBOISE JUNE 3, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. N. OF MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE MIDDLEBURG, TOWN OF SITE OF MIDDLE FORT FORTIFIED AUG. 13, 1777 TO PROTECT INHABITANTS DURING INVASION OF BRANT AND JOHNSON 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 AT MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE MIDDLEBURG, TOWN OF SITE OF 1ST REFORMED CHURCH BUILT 1732 BURNED AUG. 17, 1780 BY BRANT AND JOHNSON 1700-1749 ON NYS 145 AT MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE MIDDLEBURG, TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED HERE 1754 TO DECIDE WHOM TO AID DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 ABOUT 1/2 MI. N. OF MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE MIDDLEBURG, TOWN OF WEISER'S DORF FIRST SETTLEMENT IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY FOUNDED 1712-13 BY JOHN C. WEISER AS A HOME FOR PALATINES 1700-1749 ON NYS 145 AT MIDDLEBURG

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF 100 YDS. [ARROW] SITE OF 2 RICHMONDVILLE SEMINARIES BUILT 1852 AND 1853 BURNED 1852 AND 1854 400 STUDENTS ACCOMODATED 1850-1899 ON NYS 7 AT RICHMONDVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF 100 YDS. [ARROW] SITE OF GRIST MILL BUILT BY ASHA BAILEY 1807 ONE OF FIRST EARLY MILLS IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY 1800-1849 ON NYS 7 AT RICHMONDVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF BATTLE OF COBLESKILL ON MAY 30, 1778 JOSEPH BRANT WITH TORIES AND INDIANS BURNED THE SETTLEMENT 1750-1799 ON NYS 7 ABOUT 1 MILE W. OF WARNERVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF CORPORAL JAMES TANNER 1844-1927, ENLISTED 87TH N.Y. VOL.-CO. C. WOUNDED SECOND BATTLE BULL RUN. PRESENT AT LINCOLN'S DEATH BED 1800-1849 ON NYS 7 AT W. RICHMONDVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF NICHOLAS WARNER ONE HALF MILE NORTH FROM HERE STOOD HOME OF NICHOLAS WARNER BURNED DURING BATTLE OF COBLES- KILL MAY 30, 1778 1750-1799 ON NYS 7 AT WARNERVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF OLD RESIDENCE OF HON. JOHN WESTOVER 1797-1887 BENEFACTOR OF THE VILLAGE OF RICHMONDVILLE ON CO. RD. AT RICHMONDVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF GEO. DOX TAVERN BUILT 1795, FIRST INN ERECTED IN VILLAGE AND FIRST POST OFFICE IN 1825, J. WARNWE FIRST POSTMASTER 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 7 & NYS 10, RICHMONDVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD PAPER MILL 1865-1883 OPERATED BY WESTOVER AND FOSTER 1850-1899 ON COUNTY RD. AT RICHMONDVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG CABIN SCHOOL HOUSE FIRST BUILT IN RICHMONDVILLE ABOUT 1807 1800-1849 ON NYS 7 AT RICHMONDVILLE

SCHOHARIE RICHMONDVILLE, TOWN OF WARNERVILLE UNION LITERARY SEMINARY ERECTED 1853, ONE OF SIX EARLY SEMINARIES IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY 1850-1899 ON NYS 7 AT WARNERVILLE

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF [ARROW] 300 FT. FIRST COURT HOUSE IN SCHOHARIE THE WAGON HOUSE OF JOHANNIS INGOLD. COURT HELD HERE DEC. 1795 WILLIAM BEEKMAN, JUDGE 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 AT SCHOHARIE

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF GEORGE MANN TORY TAVERN KNOWN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY DAYS AS "THE BRICK HOUSE AT THE FORKS OF THE ROAD" 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 30 & NYS 43

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF JACOB SNYDER HOUSE KNOWN IN 1802 AS "YANKEE PETE TAVERN" ORIGINAL INN DESTROYED DURING REVOLUTION 1800-1849 ON NYS 43 ABOUT 3 MIS. W. OF GALLUPVILLE

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF OLDEST BUILDING IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY 1743 LUTHERAN PARSONAGE PETER N. SOMMERS, DOMINIE FIRST SERVICES HELD SEPT. 12, 1743 1700-1749 ON NYS 30 AT SCHOHARIE

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF SITE OF SIMEON LARAWAY MILL ON MILL BROOK ERECTED 1737 1700-1749 ON NYS 30 AT SCHOHARIE

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF SITE OF BLOCK HOUSE BUILT 1781 USED BY INHABITANTS DURING INDIAN RAIDS 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 7 & NYS 30

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF STONE CHURCH PARSONAGE THE FIRST HOME OF REV. JOHANNIS SCHUYLER PASTOR OFTHE OLD CHURCH FORTRESS FOR 31 YEARS ON NYS 30 AT SCHOHARIE

SCHOHARIE SCHOHARIE, TOWN OF SWARTS TAVERN ERECTED ABOUT 1772 DUEL BETWEEN PHILIP SCHUYLER 2D AND JOSIAH CLARK FOUGHT BACK OF BUILDING IN 1820 1750-1799 ON NYS 30 AT SCHOHARIE

SCHOHARIE SHARON, TOWN OF CAMP OF CEDAR SWAMP JULY 10, 1781, TORY CAPTAIN DOCKSTADER WITH 500 INDIANS WERE ROUTED HERE BY CAPT. WILLETT AND BATTLE OF SHARON OCCURRED JUST WEST OF HERE 1750-1799 ON US 20 BETWEEN SHARON & SHARON CENTER

SCHOHARIE SHARON, TOWN OF FIRST LUTHERAN CONGREATION IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY FOUNDED IN 1745 BY REV. PETER N. SOMMERS 1700-1749 ON NYS 10 AT BEEKMAN CORNERS

SCHOHARIE SHARON, TOWN OF LEESVILLE CALVIN RICH SETTLED HERE IN 1784. HERE STOOD A TOLLGATE ON THE GREAT WESTERN TURNPIKE 1750-1799 ON US 20 AT LEESVILLE

SCHOHARIE SHARON, TOWN OF OLD LOONENBERGH TURNPIKE THIS OLD TURNPIKE SURVEYED IN 1802 WAS THE MAIN ROUTE OF TRAVEL FOR STAGE AND OXCART FROM HUDSON RIVER VALLEY NORTH AND WEST 1800-1849 ON NYS 10 AT BEEKMAN CORNERS

SCHOHARIE SHARON, TOWN OF WILLIAM BEEKMAN MANSION BUILT 1802 WILL BEEKMAN WAS FIRST JUDGE OF COURT HELD IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY. DIED HERE NOV. 26, 1845. BURIED ON THIS FARM 1800-1849 ON NYS 10 ABOUT 3/4 MI. N. OF BEEKMAN CORNERS

SCHOHARIE SUMMIT, TOWN OF OLD TOLL GATE ON RICHMONDVILE- CHARLOTTENVILLE PLANK ROAD 1855 1850-1899 ON NYS 10 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF SUMMIT

SCHOHARIE SUMMIT, TOWN OF SITE OF PEOPLE'S COLLEGE 1/4 MILE [ARROW] ERECTED 1855, BURNED 1867 ONE OF SIX EARLY SEMINARIES IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY 1850-1899 ON CO. RD. AT CHARLOTTEVILLE

SCHOHARIE SUMMIT, TOWN OF SITE OF CHARLOTTEVILLE SEMINARY BUILT 1850, BURNED 1856 FIRST OF SIX SEMINARIES IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY 1850-1899 ON COUNTY RD AT CHARLOTTEVILLE

SCHOHARIE SUMMIT, TOWN OF THE BEARS GULF ONCE USED AS INDIAN TRAIL ORIGINAL DAM ERECTED 1842 PRESENT DAM BUILT 1863 BY JOHN WESTOVER TO FURNISH WATER POWER FOR VARIOUS MILLS 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. AT N. END OF BEARS GULF L. ABOUT 1 MI. N.W. OF SUMMIT

SCHOHARIE WRIGHT, TOWN OF BECKER STONE HOUSE BUILT 1772 THE TORY, CRYSLER, WITH A BAND OF INDIANS GAVE BATTLE ON JULY 26, 1782 1750-1799 ON NYS 43 WEST OF GALLUPVILLE

SCHUYLER CATHARINE, TOWN OF CATHARINE M.E. CHURCH ON SITE OF EARLIER EDIFICE WHICH WAS THE FIRST CHURCH BUILDING IN COUNTY ERECTED 1807 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. IN CATHARINE

SCHUYLER DIX, TOWN OF JANE A. DELANO FOUNDER AMERICAN RED CROSS NURSING SERVICE, 1909 BORN IN TOWNSEND MARCH 12, 1862 1850-1899 IN FRONT OF GRANGE HALL AT TOWNSEND

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF CAMP SITE GEN. MAXWELL'S BRIGADE CAMP EXTENDING NORTH HERE SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 3, 1779 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF CAMP SITE GEN. POOR'S BRIGADE CAMP, LINE NORTH-SOUTH SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 3, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF CAMP SITE GEN. CLINTON'S CAMP, LINE EAST-WEST SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 3, 1779 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF CAMP SITE GEN. HAND'S LIGHT CORPS CAMP, EXTENDING WEST HERE SULLIVAN-CLINTON CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 3, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 AT HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF CON-DAW-HAW SITE OF IROQUOIS VILLAGE CONSISTING OF CORNFIELDS LONG HOUSE & CABINS DESTROYED SEPT. 4, 1779 BY GEN. SULLIVAN'S TROOPS 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 AT VALOIS

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF EARLY SETTLER STATES SURVEY 1790 LOCATES HERE CABIN ONE MASTERS WITH TWENTY ACRES CLEARED LAND 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 N. OF HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF EPISCOPAL PARISH CONSECRATED HERE 1830 BY BISHOP HOBART. CHURCH BUILDINGS AND SUPPORT OF RECTOR MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GIFTS OF ELIZABETH WOODWARD 1800-1849 ON NYS 414 AT HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF FERRY ESTABLISHED 1805 BETWEEN THIS POINT AND STARKEY BY JOHN GOODWIN CHARTERED BY STATE, 1820 FRANK WOOD, PILOT, 1867-97 1800-1849 ON LAKE SHORE AT VALOIS

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORGANIZED 1809 PRESENT EDIFICE BUILT 1818 SUNDAY SCHOOL HELD CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1813 1800-1849 ON NYS 414 AT HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF HON. HENRY FISH HOMESTEAD BUILT 1815-1820. FIRST ASSEMBLYMAN FROM SCHUYLER COUNTY 1858, CHAIRMAN FIRST BOARD SUPERVISORS 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 AT MECKLENBURG

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 227 AT BURDETT

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF PREACH ORCHARD (GA-DI-ODJI-YA-DA) SITE OF IROUQUOIS VILLAGE GEN. SULLIVAN CAMPED HERE SEPTEMBER 3, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 AT HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF SAMUEL A. SEELY ERECTED A. WOOLEN MILL AT THIS PLACE IN 1801 THE FIRST IN SCHUYLER COUNTY 1800-1849 ON NYS 414 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF WATKINS GLEN

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF SAW MILL CREEK FIRST SAW MILL IN SECTION LOCATED HERE. BUILT BY REUBEN SMITH, 1795-6 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 AT HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF SITE OF OLDEST HOUSE IN TOWN OF BURDETTE USED AS TAVERN, SCHOOL & MASONIC HALL. CONTAINS INTERESTING RELICS ON NYS 227 AT BURDETT

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF SITE OF CABIN OF WILLIAM WYCKHAM FIRST SETTLER IN TOWN OF HECTOR 1791. DIRECT DESCENDANT OF EARL OF WYCKHAM 1750-1799 ON NYS 414 ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF HECTOR

SCHUYLER HECTOR, TOWN OF WAREHOUSE ON THIS SITE IN 1823 A VESSEL LOADED 70 TONS OF WHEAT & REACHED PORT OF NEW YORK THROUGH THE ERIE CANAL 1800-1849 ON NYS 414 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF WATKINS GLEN

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SCHUYLER MONTOUR, TOWN OF CATHERINE'S LANDING 1ST STORE & INN IN REGION LOCATED HERE 1805 AT HEAD OF LAKE NAVIGATION 1800-1849 ON NYS 14 AT MONTOUR FALLS

SCHUYLER MONTOUR, TOWN OF FIRST ROAD IN SCHUYLER COUNTY BUILT JUNE, 1799 FROM PRESENT OWEGA ST. BRIDGE TO SPENSER. KNOW AS THE CATH. SPENSER TURNPIKE 1750-1799 ON NYS AT MONTOUR FALLS

SCHUYLER MONTOUR, TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 14 JUST SOUTH OF MONTOUR FALLS

SCHUYLER MONTOUR, TOWN OF SHE-QUA-GA "TUMBLING WATERS" A SKETCH NOW IN THE LOUVRE MADE ABOUT 1820 BY LOUIS PHILIPPE LATER KING OF FRANCE ON GENESEE ST. IN MONTOUR

SCHUYLER READING, TOWN OF UNDERGOUND RAILROAD LUTHER LEVELAND AND WIFE SHELTERED FUGITIVE SLAVES HERE, AND HELPED THEM ON THEIR WAY TO CANADA 1850-1899 ON NYS 14 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF WATKINS GLEN

SCHUYLER TYRONE, TOWN OF SITE OF PRE-HISTORIC INDIAN VILLAGE OLDEST FOUND IN NEW YORK ESTIMATED TO DATE FROM 1000 B.C. Prehistoric ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF WESTON

SENECA COVERT, TOWN OF OLD BAPTIST CHURCH FOUNDED COVERT, N.Y, FEB. 16, 1803. 1ST PASTOR MINOR THOMAS. "MOTHER CHURCH" OF SENECA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. OLD COVERT CEMETERY NEARBY 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT COVERT

SENECA COVERT, TOWN OF OLD SCHOOL HOUSE THIS BUILDNG WS THE 2D USED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES IN FARMERSVILLE, NEW YORK IN 1845 WAS KNOWN AS THE "FARMERSVILLE INSTITUTE" 1800-1849 ON YS 96A AT INTERLAKEN

SENECA COVERT, TOWN OF THE BEEHIVE TAVERN OF PIONEER DAYS ERECTED 1824 3RD FLOOR USED FOR VARIOUS MEETING 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT INTERLAKEN

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1 MILE SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED BY TROOPS UNDER COL. HENRY DEARBORN SEPT. 21, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. SOUTH OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1 MILE INDIAN VILLAGE AT CANOGA LANDING DESTROYED DURING SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 1/2 SOUTH OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF APPROACHING THE FARM OF JOHN JOHNSTON 1791-1880 FATHER OF TILE-DRAINING IN AMERICA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF BURROUGHS POINT SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED DURING SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN, 1779. TROOPS UNDER CO.. HENRY DEARBORN ENCAMPED HERE 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF CANOGA GA-NO-GEH OF THE INDIANS INCLUDED IN RESERVATION BY INDIAN SACHEM FISH-CARRIER BY TREATY OF 1795 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 AT CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF CANOGA CREEK SITE OF THE INDIAN VILLAGE OF SKANNAYUTENATE RED JACKET, THE INDIAN ORATOR WAS BORN HERE ON NYS 89 ABOUT1 1/2 MI. NORTH OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF CANOGA LANDING SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED DURING SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN, 1779 FRONTENAC IS. JUST EAST & NEARLY ACROSS THE LAKE 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. SHORE CAYUGA L. ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. S.E. OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF CANOGA SPRING REFERRED TO IN THE SURVEY OF SENECA CO. BY JOHN DELAFIELD IN 1850 AS BUBBLING PURE NITROGEN GAS ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 3/4 MI. WEST OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF CAYUGA LAKE SITE OF LANDING OF MORAVIAN MISSIONARIES ZEISBERGER AND CAMMERHOFF JUNE 27, 1750 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL IN FAYETTE, 1819, TAUGHT HERE IN OLD LOG SCHOOL HOUSE BY DEACON HUGH MC ALLISTER 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 3 MIS. WEST OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF SITE OF HOWLAND'S LANDING FORMERLY A LANDING AND WAREHOUSE, SHOWN ON THE DELAFIELD MAP OF 1852 1850-1899 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF EAST VARICK

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED BY TROOPS UNDER COL. HENRY DEARBORNN SEPT. 21, 1779 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ON SHORE CAYUGA LAKE ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. S.E. OF CANOGA

SENECA FAYETTE, TOWN OF SITE OF TAVERN KEPT BY CAPTAIN NATHAN COOK 1756-1838 HIS GRANDSON, STEPHEN V. HARKNESS LIVED HERE-ONE OF FOUNDERS OF STANDARD OIL COMPANY 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF MACDOUGALL

SENECA OVID, TOWN OF SULLIVAN TRAIL BEFORE SETTLEMENT BY WHITE MEN CO. HENRY DEARBORN OF THE SULLIVAN EXPEDITION VIEWED CAYUGA LAKE HERE, SEPT. 22, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 96 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF INTERLAKEN

SENECA OVID, TOWN OF THOMAS R. LOUNSBURY ILLUSTRIOUS YALE PROFESSOR BORN HERE 1835. SON OF REV. THOMAS LOUNSBURY AND MARY JANETTE WOODWARD. STUDENT OF OVID ACADEMY 1800-1849 ON NYS 414, VLGE. OF OVID

SENECA ROMULUS, TOWN OF DEAN'S COVE (SWAH-YA-WA-NAH) INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED BY DETACHMENTS FROM SULLIVAN'S ARMY SEPTEMBER 22, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF EAST VARICK

SENECA ROMULUS, TOWN OF DEGORY PROWTT DRUMMER BOY, 1776-1783 AT SIEGE OF FORT STANWIX ON THE SULLIVAN EXPEDITION, AT SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS, LIVED A MILE WEST OF HERE. 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF EAST VARICK

SENECA ROMULUS, TOWN OF KEN-DAI-A INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED BY SULIVAN'S ARMY SEPTEMBER 17, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 96A ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF OVID

SENECA ROMULUS, TOWN OF WHITNEY'S LANDING LATER KNOWN AS JACACKS' LANDING WAS A PROMINENT LANDING SHOWN IN THE DELAFIELD MAP OF 1852 1850-1899 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF EAST VARICK

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF ALONG NORTH SIDE OF RIVER MARCHED SULLIVAN'S FORCES EXPEDITION COMMANDED BY COL.PETER GANSEVOORT & LT. COL. WILLIAM BUTLER SEPT. 20-21, 1779 1750-1799 ON US 20 & NYS 5 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WATERLOO

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF BRIDGEPORT FORMERLY CAYUGA FERRY & W. CAYUGA TERMINUS OF STATE LINE BRIDGE PROMINENT WHEN AUBURN WAS "HARDENBERGH'S CORNER" ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. E. OF SENECA FALLS

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON PROMOTER OF THE FIRST WOMAAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION LIVED HERE. CONVENTION WAS HELD ACROSS THE RIVER ON WASHINGTON ST., SENECA FALLS

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF FIRST CONVENTION FOR WOMAN'S RIGHT WAS HELD ON THIS CORNER 1848 1800-1849 ON US 20 & NYS 5, SENECA FALLS

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF HOME OF GARY V. SACKETT 1790-1885 JUDGE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-PROMOTER OF CANAL SYSTEM AT INTERSECTION W. BAYARD & SACKETT STS., SENECA FALLS

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF KINGDOM CEMETERY RESERVED IN DEED TO THOMAS LAWRENCE. HERE UNTIL 1856 WERE MILLS, DISTILLERIES, TAVERNS, SCHOOL, JUSTICE CT., MASONIC LODGE, RACE TRACK. ON US 20 & NYS 5 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WATERLOO

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF MILITARY ROUTE OF THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON ARMY ON ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH AND INDIANS OF WESTERN NEW YORK IN 1779 1750-1799 ON US 20 & NYS 5 AT THE EAST END OF WATERLOO

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF MYNDERSE ACADEMY NAMED FOR CO. WILHELMUS MYNDERSE, FOUNDER OF SENECA FALLS ON US 20 & NYS 5, SENECA FALLS

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF OLD GENESEE STAGE ROUTE CAYUGA LAKE BRIDGE MADE THIS THE MAIN ROUTE UNTIL THE ERIE CANAL OF 1822 AND THE RAILWAY OF 1840 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF SENECA FALLS

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF POTTER INN FARM NATHANIEL J. POTTER, INNKEEPER BLACKSMITH ON GENESEE ROAD, 1801-1808. HIS SON, HENRY'S. POTTER, LIVED HERE. 1ST PRES. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH, 1851. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF SENECA FALLS

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE GAR-NON-DE-YO DESTROYED DURING SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN SEPT. 21, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF CANOGA

SENECA SENECA FALLS TOWN OF VAN CLEEF LAKE NAMED FOR GEORGE CUNNINGHAM VAN CLEEF, ONE OF FIRST WHITE CHILDREN BORN IN SENECA COUNTY 1797 1750-1799 ON BANK OF LAKE NEAR INTERSECTION TRINITY LA. & FALL ST., SENECA FALLS

SENECA TYRE, TOWN OF CRUSOE ISLAND SITE OF CRUSOE POST OFFICE UNTIL 1852. HOME OF SENATOR DAVID EVANS, 1837-1920. STAGE RELAYING BARNS WERE LOCATED HERE 1850-1899 ON NYS 414 AT CRUSOE

SENECA VARICK, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF ISAAC PHILLIPS ROBERTS JULLY 24, 1833 REPRESENTATIVE EXTRAC- ORDINARY OF AMERICAN FARMER 1800-1849 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF EAST VARICK

SENECA VARICK, TOWN OF EAST VARICK ONCE PROMINENT LANDING WITH HOTEL, WAREHOUSE, STORES, RESIDENCES. EARLY HOME OF ROBERTS, PHILLIPS, BURROUGHS, CHRISTOPHER, BARRICK FAMILIES ON NYS 89 AT EAST VARICK

SENECA VARICK, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORGANIZED 1796 BY REV. DANIEL THATCHER OF VIRGINIA THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1838 1750-1799 ON NYS 96 IN VILLAGE OF ROMULUS

SENECA VARICK, TOWN OF SITE OF FRISBIE'S FERRY A NOW EXTINCT HAMLET WITH STORE, MILLS, DISTILLERY, TAVERN, AND FERRY TO AURORA, 1796. 1750-1799 ON NYS 89 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES S. OF EAST VARICK

SENECA VARICK, TOWN OF SITE OF CLARKTOWN A NOW EXTINCT HAMLET WITH WAREHOUSE, STORES, TAVERN, POTTERY, AND FERRY TO LEVANNA ACROSS THE LAKE ON NYS 89 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF EAST VARICK

ST. LAWRENCE CANTON, TOWN OF GRAVE & MONUMENT OF SILAS WRIGHT ARE IN THE CEMETERY AT JUNCTION OF MINER & WEST STREETS AT INTERSECTION OF PARK & WEST STS., CANTON

ST. LAWRENCE CANTON, TOWN OF HOME OF SILAS WRIGHT STATESMAN U.S. SENATOR 1833-43 GOV. OF NEW YORK 1844-46. LAID JUNE 18, 1856 ON MAIN ST. BETWEEN COURT CHURCH STS., CANTON

ST. LAWRENCE CANTON, TOWN OF ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY CHARTERED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, APRIL 3, 1856 RICHARDSON HALL CORNERSTONE PARK ST. S. OF UNIVERSITY AVE., CANTON 1850-1899

ST. LAWRENCE DE PEYSTER, TOWN OF [ARROW] 1/4 MILE SITE OF BIRTHPLACE MAJ. GEN. NEWTON MARTIN CURTIS ON NYS 184 ABOUT 5 MIS. S.W. OF HEUVELTON

ST. LAWRENCE DE PEYSTER, TOWN OF SITE OF BIRTHPLACE MAJ. GEN. NEWTON MARTIN CURTIS 1835-1910 SOLIDIER AND LEGISLATOR, WHO RENDERED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE DURING THE CIVIL WAR 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 5 1/2 MIS. S.W. OF HEUVELTON

ST. LAWRENCE FOWLER, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST TALC MILL IN UNITED STATES BUILT IN 1876 BY THE AGALITE FIBRE COMPANY CAPACITY 8 TONS DAILY 1850-1899 ON NYS 58, VLGE. OF FOWLER

ST. LAWRENCE HOPKINTON, TOWN OF BIRTISH RAID IN REB. 1814, BRITISH TROOPS RAIDED THIS VILLAGE SEIZING 300 BARRELS OF FLOUR OF U.S. GOV. AND STORED IN BARNS OF COL. HOPKINS NEAR BROOK 1800-1849 ON NYS 11 B & NYS 72, HOPKINTON

ST. LAWRENCE HOPKINTON, TOWN OF MILITARY ROAD TO SACKETS HARBOR WAR 1812 FIRST FRAME HOUSE OPPOSITE BUILT 1806 BY TOWN FOUNDER ROSWELL HOPKINS, COL. IN REV. WAR, SEC. OF STATE, VERMONT 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION NYS 72 & NYS 11B AT HOPKINTON

ST. LAWRENCE LAWRENCE, TOWN OF ROAD JUNCTURE PORT KENT TO HOPKINTON TURNPIKE MERGED WITH OLDMILITARY TURNPIKE NEAR HERE ON INTERSECTION NYS 11B & NYS 195, NICHOLVILLE

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST GRIST MILL IN MASSENA, BUILT 1808-09 BY STEPHEN REED AND CALVIN HUBBARD 1800-1849 ON WATER ST., MASSENA

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST SETTLEMENT IT MASSENA BEGAN IN 1792. SAWMILL ERECTED THEN. SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY STONE HOUSE BUILT BY CAPT. HASKELL 1825. 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION E. ORVIS & TAMARACK STS., MASSENA

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF SITE OF HARROGATE HOUSE HOTEL BUILT IN 1822 BY RUEL TAYLOR FOR THOSE WHO CAME TO DRINK MASSENA SPRING WATER 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION, MAIN & W. HATFIELD STS.

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF SITE OF UNITED STATES HOTEL BUILT IN 1848 BY BENJAMIN PHILIPS, HOTEL FACED EAST HARTFIELD STREET. 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION MAIN & W. HATFIELD STS.

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST SCHOOL IN MASSENA, BUILT 1803 LOCATED ON WATER STREET, 191 FEET FROM THIS CORNER. GILBERT REE, INSTRUCTOR 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION E. ORIVS & WATER STS.

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF TOWN OF MASSENA FORMED MARCH 3, 1802 NAMED IN HONOR OF ANDRE MASSENA, 1758-1817, MASHAL IN FRENCH ARMY 1800-1849 ON NYS 37 AT W. EDGE OF MASSENA

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF TOWN OF MASSENA FORMED MARCH 3, 1802 NAMED IN HONOR OF ANDRE MASSENA, 1758-1817 MARSHAL IN FRENCH ARMY 1800-1849 ON NYS 56 AT MASSENA TOWN LINE

ST. LAWRENCE MASSENA, TOWN OF TOWN OF MASSENA FORMED MARCH 3, 1802 NAMED IN HONOR OF ANDRE MASSENA, 1758-1817 MARSHAL IN FRENCH ARMY 1800-1849 ON NYS 420 AT MASSENA TOWN LINE

ST. LAWRENCE OGDENSBUFGH, TOWN OF [ARROW] REMINGTON ART MEMORIAL COR. WASHINGTON & STATE STS. OPEN 2-5 AND 7-9 P.M. DEDICATED JULY 19, 1923 1900-1949 ON NYS 37 AT E. LIMITS OF CITY

ST. LAWRENCE OGDENSBUFGH, TOWN OF [ARROW] REMINGTON ART MEMORIAL COR. WASHINGTON & STATE STS. OPEN 2-5 AND 7-9 P.M. DEDICATED JULY 19, 1923 1900-1949 ON NYS 37 AT W/EDGE OF CITY

ST. LAWRENCE OGDENSBUFGH, TOWN OF [ARROW] REMINGTON ART MEMORIAL COR. WASHINGTON & STATE STS. OPEN 2-5 AND 7-9 P.M. DEDICATED JULY 19, 1923 1900-1949 ON NYS 68 AT S. LIMITS OF CITY

ST. LAWRENCE OGDENSBUFGH, TOWN OF [ARROW] REMINGTON ART MEMORIAL COR. WASHINGTON & STATE STS. OPEN 2-5 AND 7-9 P.M. DEDICATED JULY 19, 1923 1900-1949 ON NYS 87 AT S. LIMITS OF CITY

ST. LAWRENCE OSWEGATCHIE, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE CHARLES DAVIES, 1799, MATHEMATICIAN HENRY DAVIES, 1805, CHIEF JUDGE N. Y. STATE COURT OF APPEALS MAJ. GEN. THOMAS DAVIES, 1809 WHOSE TOMB IS OPPOSITE 1750-1799

ST. LAWRENCE PARISHVILLE, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN TOWN OF PARISHVILLE WAS BUILT HERE IN 1828 MOVED TO PARISHVILLE VILLAGE 1846 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 ABOUT 2 MIS. W. OF PARISHVILLE

ST. LAWRENCE PARISHVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST BRIDGE MADE BY WHITE MEN IN TOWN OF PARISHVILLE 1809 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 AT PARISHVILLE

ST. LAWRENCE PARISHVILLE, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG CABIN OF LUKE BROWN FIRST SETTLER IN TOWN OF PARISHVILLE BUILT 1810 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 ABOUT 4 MIS. W. OF PARISHVILLE

ST. LAWRENCE PARISHVILLE, TOWN OF THE OLD PARISH TAVERN BUILT 1815 BY DAVID PARISH STOOD HERE BURNED 1875 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 AT PARISHVILLE

ST. LAWRENCE PARISHVILLE, TOWN OF THIS WAS THE FIRST ROAD IN THE TOWN OF PARISHVILLE CUT THROUGH 1809 CALLED LUKE BROWN ROAD FOR EARLIEST SETTLER 1800-1849 ON NYS 72 NEAR PARISHVILLE-POTSDAM TOWN LINE

ST. LAWRENCE POTSDAM, TOWN OF TOWN OF POTSDAM ONE OF TEN TOWNS OF 1787. BOUGHT BY CLARKSON FAMILY WITH OTHERS, 1802. SETTLED BY BENJ. RAYMOND, LAND AGENT, 1803. TOWN ESTABLISHED 1806. 1750-1799 ON E. SIDE OF NYS 11 AT S. EDGE OF VILLAGE

ST. LAWRENCE WADDINGTON, TOWN OF ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH BUILT ON MODEL OF ST PAUL'S NEW YORK, 1818. FIRST RECTOR, REV. AMOS G. BALDWIN DIDICATED BY BISHOP HOBART 1800-1849 ON NYS 345 AT WADDINGTON

STEUBEN BATH, TOWN OF [ARROW] U.S. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION FACILITY SITE OF BATH SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' HOME, BUILT IN 1877 1850-1899 ON US 15 NORTH OF BATH

STEUBEN BATH, TOWN OF PULTENEY SQUARE HERE IN 1793 WAS MADE THE FIRST CLEARING IN STEUBEN COUNTY BY COL. CHARLES WILLIAMSON 1750-1799 ON MORRIS ST., BATH

STEUBEN CAMERON, TOWN OF AVERELL HILL BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIAM WOODS AVERELL MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A. NOTED CAVALRY LEADER OF THE CIVON CO. RD. AT W. AMERONIL WAR

STEUBEN CANISTEO, TOWN OF FRENCH OCCUPATION HERE IN 1690 SIEUR DE VILLIERS AND ABBE FENELON DISCOVERED A SETTLEMENT, ERECTED A CROSS, AND ON NYS 21 NEAR JUNCTION WITH NYS 248 1650-1699

STEUBEN CANISTEO, TOWN OF KANESTIO CASTLE INDIAN VILLAGE BURNED 1764 BY CAPT. ANDREW MONTOUR AND A PROVINCIAL FORCE ON NYS 21 NEAR JUNCTION WITH NYS 248 1750-1799

STEUBEN HORNELLSVILLE, TOWN OF HERE INDIANS & TORIES USED PINE TREES TO BUILD CANOES FOR TRANSPORT TO WYOMING - WYOMING MASSACRE JULY 3, 1778 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF HORNELL 1750-1799

STEUBEN HORNELLSVILLE, TOWN OF OLDEST HOUSE IN STEUBEN COUNTY ERECTED 1797 BY COL. JAMES MCBURNEY A PROBABLE STATION OF ON NYS 21 AT CANISTEO-HORNELLSVILLE TOWN LINE 1750-1799

STEUBEN HOWARD, TOWN OF OLD INN SITE DR. MARCUS WHITMAN, REV. AND MRS. H.H. SPALDING MET HERE FEB. 14, 1836 AND DECIDED TO GO ON NYS 70 AT HOWARD 1800-1849

STEUBEN WHEELER, TOWN OF 150 FEET [ARROW] FORMERLY THE OFFICE OF MARCUS WHITMAN MISSIONARY & PHYSICIAN LIVED AT WHEELER 1828-35 ON NYS 53 AT WHEELER 1800-1849

STEUBEN WHEELER, TOWN OF HENRY HARMON SPALDING MISSIONARY TO INDIANS OF NORTH- WEST TERRITORY AND PIONEER TO STATE OF IDAHO BORN HERE, NOV. 26, 1803 ON NYS 53 2 MILES SOUTH OF WHEELER 1800-1849

SUFFOLK BABYLON, TOWN OF SUFFOLK COUNTY ORGANIZED NOV. 1, 1683. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK. ORIGINALLY EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. 1650-1699 NYS 24, E. OF STAPLES RD.

SUFFOLK BABYLON, TOWN OF SUFFOLK COUNTY ORGANIZED NOV. 1, 1683. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK. ORIGINALLY EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. 1650-1699 PARKWAY CT. & GREAT NECK RD. WEST OF NYS 110

SUFFOLK BABYLON, TOWN OF SUFFOLK COUNTY ORGANIZED NOV. 1, 1683. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK. ORIGINALLY EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. 1650-1699 COUNTY LINE RD. & NYS 27

SUFFOLK BABYLON, TOWN OF TOWN OF BABYLON A PART OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON ITS ORGANIZATION IN 1872 1850-1899 COUNTY LINE RD. & NYS 27A

SUFFOLK BABYLON, TOWN OF TOWN OF BABYLON A PART OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON PRIOR TO ITS ORANIZATION IN 1872 1850-1899 NYS 110 NEAR MELVILLE RD.

SUFFOLK BABYLON, TOWN OF TOWN OF BABYLON A PART OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON PRIOR TO ITS ORANIZATION IN 1872 1850-1899 BRENTWOOD RD., E. OF COMAC RD.

SUFFOLK BABYLON, TOWN OF TOWN OF BABYLON A PART OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON PRIOR TO ITS ORANIZATION IN 1872 1850-1899 STRAIGHT PATH NEAR TRISCOTT ST.

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF [ARROW] POOSPATUCK IN 1700 WILLIAM SMITH OF THIS TERRITORY GAVE THE POOSPATUCK INDIANS 50 ACRES ON THE MASTIC RIVER. THE TRIBE LIVED HERE MANY YEARS. 1700-1749 NYS 27 IN MASTIC

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF GENERAL WOODHULL NATHANIEL WOODHULL, LEADER OF SUFFOLK COUNTY MILITIA, FATALLY WOUNDED AUGUST, 1776. IS BURIED FOUR MILES SOUTH AT MASTIC. NYS 27 IN MASTIC

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF ROE TAVERN STOOD HERE 1703-1936 WASHINGTON SPENT THE NIGHT HERE APRIL 22, 1790. AUSTIN ROE, INN KEEPER, WAS ONE OF WASHINGTON'S SPIES. 1700-1749 NYS 25A, IN EAST SETAUKET

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF SITE OF STONY BROOK GRIST MILL BUILT IN 1699 BY ADAM SMITH 1650-1699 AT MILL POND, STONY BROOK

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME ABRAHAM WOODHULL CHIEF OF LONG ISLAND SPIES UNDER GEN. WASHINGTON BUILT BY RICHARD WOODHULL 1690 - BURNED 1931. 1650-1699 STRONG'S RD. & OLD LAND, SETAUKET

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NYS 27 IN EASTPORT

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NYS 25A, E OF THE RIDGE

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NYS 25A, E OF THE RIDGE

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NYS 25A, W. OF WADING RIVER RD.

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. COV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NYS 27, W. OF BLUE POINT

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NORTH COUNTRY RD., W. OF WADING RIVER

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 MORICHES RD.

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. COV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 MIDDLE RD., W. OF BLUE POINT

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 DAVID TERRY ST. & NO. RIVER RD. IN MANORVILLE

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NYS 27 IN PATCHOGUE, W. OF BUFFIN LANE

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 OLD COUNTRY RD., N. OF EASTPORT

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. COV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 PATCHOGUE-HOLBROOK RD., N. OF BLUE POINT

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. COV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 NYS 27, W. OF BLUE POINT

SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. COV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 RONKONKOMA AVE., N. OF R.R. BRIDGE, RONKONKOMA

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SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN, TOWN OF TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN FOUNDED 1655. COV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. FIRST CHURCH 1669. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1657. 1650-1699 MIDDLE RD., W. OF BLUE POINT

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF CLINTON ACADEMY FOUNDED 1784 BY REV. DR. BUELL. WILLIAM PAYNE WAS FIRST TEACHER. IT WAS THE FIRST ACADEMY CHARTERED BY STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. 1750-1799 NYS 27 IN EAST HAMPTON

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF FIRST SHEEP FOLD SITE 1684 EAST HAMPTON TOWNSMEN UNDER CARE OF A SHEPHERD HERDED EARMARKED SHEEP IN THIS COMMON PASTURAGE 1650-1699 NYS 27 AT EGYPT LANE IN EAST HAMPTON

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF HOME OF CAPTAIN JOHN DAYTON LEADER OF THE MILITIA COMPANY THAT DEFENDED EAST HAMPTON IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION NYS 27, E. OF TOWN LINE

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF INDIAN LANDMARK BUC-USK-KIL WHOOPING-BOYS HOLLOW, REST- ING PLACE OF BODY OF SACHEM POGGATTICUT, WHEN BORNE TO MONTAUK FOR BURIAL, MAY 1654. 1650-1699 NYS 114 BETWEEN E. HAMPTON & SAG HARBOR

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHURCH BUILT BY TOWN 1651. USED UNTIL 1717. A FRAME BUILDING 20 BY 26 FEET WITH A THATCHED ROOF, STOOD ON 1650-1699 JAMES LANE IN E. HAMPTON

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME REV. THOMAS JAMES LIVED HERE 1650-96. PREPARED A CATECHISM FOR MONTAUK INDIANS. WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSERTING RIGHTS. 1650-1699 JAMES LANE , EAST HAMPTON

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN CHURCH LARGEST AND MOST COSTLY ON LONG ISLAND. USED 1717-1861. HERE WERE ORDAINED SAMUEL BUEL, SAMSON OCCOM, LYMAN BEECHER AND STEPHEN MERSHON. 1700-1749 NYS 27 IN EAST HAMPTON

SUFFOLK EAST HAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON FOUNDED 1648. FIRST CHURCH 1652. FIRST ACADEMY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666-7. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1686. 1600-1649 NYS 27 AT TOWN LINE

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF PLATT'S TAVERN STOOD ON THIS CORNER UNTIL 1860 PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DINED THERE IN FRIDAY APRIL 23, 1790 1750-1799 PARK AVE., E. OF WOODHULL RD., HUNTINGTON

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF SUFFOLK COUNTY ORGANIZED NOV. 1, 1653. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK. ORIGINALLY EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. 1650-1699 NYS 25 AT NASSAU-SUFFOLK LINE

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF SUFFOLK COUNTY ORGANIZED NOV. 1, 1683. ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK. ORIGINALLY EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. 1650-1699 NYS 25A, E. OF STATE FISH HATCHERY

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON FIRST PURCHASE 1653. FIRST SCHOOL TEACHER 1657. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1688. FIRST CHURCH BUILDING 1665. 1650-1699 NYS 25 AT NASSAU-SUFFOLK LINE

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON FIRST PURCHASE 1653. FIRST SCHOOLTEACHER 1657. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1688. FIRST CHURCH BUILDING 1665. 1650-1699 NYS 25A, W. OF LAWRENCE HILL RD.

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON FIRST PURCHASE 1653. FIRST SCHOOL TEACHER 1657. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1688. FIRST CHURCH BUILDING 1665. 1650-1699 NYS 110, S. OF RULAND RD.

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON FIRST PURCHASE 1653. FIRST SCHOOL TEACHER 1657. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1688. FIRST CHURCH BUILDING 1665. 1650-1699 NYS 25 NEAR COMMACK RD.

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON FIRST PURCHASE 1653. FIRST SCHOOL TEACHER 1657. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1688. FIRST CHURCH BUILDING 1665. 1650-1699 WOODBURY RD., W. OF COLD SPRING HARBOR RD.

SUFFOLK HUNTINGTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON FIRST PURCHASE 1653. FIRST SCHOOL TEACHER 1657. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1666. GOV. DONGAN PATENT 1688. FIRST CHURCH BUILDING 1665. 1650-1699 NYS 25A IN FORT SALONGA

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 ROSEVILLE AVE., W. OF LAKE RONKONKOMA

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 NYS 27, E. OF GOLLETTE AVE., BAYPORT

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 ROSEVILLE AVE., W. OF LAKE RONKONKOMA

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 ROSEVILLE AVE., W. OF LAKE RONKONKOMA

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 WHEELER RD. & TN. LINE RD., HAUPPAUGE

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 CROOKED HILL RD., BRENTWOOD

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 JOHN ST., W. OF PARKWOOD RD., WEST ISLIP

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 NYS 27A, E. OF SUMPWAMS RD.

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 MIDDLE RD., E. OF GILLETTE AVE., BAYPORT

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF ISLIP TOWN ORIGINALLY OWNED BY SECATOGUE INDIANS, NAMED AFTER ISLIP, ENG. FIRST TOWN MEETING 1720. FIRST PATENT 1684. FIRST CHURCH 1769. 1700-1749 PATCHOGUE-HOLBROOK RD. & WAVERLY AVE., HOLTSVILLE

SUFFOLK ISLIP, TOWN OF SAGTIKOS MANOR PRESIDENT WASHINGTON PASSED THE NIGHT HERE DURING HIS TOUR OF L.I. APRIL, 1790 1750-1799 NYS 27A, WEST BAY SHORE

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 SOUND AVE., W. OF ALDRICH LA. NORTH OF FRANKLINVILLE

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 NYS 25, W. OF LAUREL LAND IN LAUREL

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 PECONIC BAY BLVD. & LAUREL LANE, S. OF LAUREL.

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 NYS 24 S. OF MAIN ST., RIVERHEAD

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 N. RIVER RD., MANORVILLE

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 WADING R. RD., N. OF PECONIC RIVER BRIDGE

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 NYS 25A, W. OF WADING R. RD.

SUFFOLK RIVERHEAD, TOWN OF TOWN OF RIVERHEAD A PART OF SOUTHOLD PRIOR TO ITS ORGANIZATION 1792. FIRST SETTLEMENT 1690, SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAT SINCE 1725. 1750-1799 SOUND RD. & N. WADING R. RD. WADING RIVER

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] MONUMENT ERECTED JULY 17, 1884 TO THE MEMORY OF NATHANIEL SYLVESTER AND THE QUAKERS WHO CAME HERE TO ESCAPE PERSECUTION. 1750-1799 NYS 114, S. OF MANWARING RD.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] LORD SHIP YARD ESTABLISHED ABOUT 1800. FAMOUS SCHOONER "PARAGON" WHICH RAN BLOCKADE IN 1804 DURING NAPOLENONIC WARS WAS BUILT HERE. 1800-1849 MENANTIC RD., S. OF HAGAR RD.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN MANSE OWNED 1806-12, BY REV. DANIEL HALL 1800-1849 BURNS RD., E. OF RAM IS. RD.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF JAMES HAVENS MEMBER OF THE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS LIVED IN THIS HOUSE, BUILT IN 1743, WHICH REMAINED IN HAVENS FAMILY UNTIL 1925 1700-1749 NYS 114, S. OF SMITH ST.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF SHELTER ISLAND SETTLED 1652. NATHANIEL SYLVESTER 1610-80 A SUGAR MERCHANT OF BARBADOS WAS THE FIRST RESIDENT OWNER 1650-1699 NYS 114, AT S. FERRY LANDING

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF SHELTER ISLAND SETTLED 1652 NATHANIEL SYLVESTER 1610-80 A SUGAR MERCHANT OF BARBADOS WAS THE FIRST RESIDENT OWNER. 1650-1699 NYS 114 AT WINTHROP RD.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF SHELTER ISLAND SETTLED 1652. NATHANIEL SYLVESTER 1610-80 A SUGAR MERCHANT OF BARBADOS WAS THE FIRST RESIDENT OWNER 1650-1699 NYS 114 AT MANWARING RD.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF GREAT CENTRAL MANSION, HOME OF JONATHAN NICOLL HAVENS MEMBER OF CONGRESS 1755-1799 1750-1799 CONGDON RD., W. OF CARTWRIGHT RD.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE JANUARY 1828. ALSO SITE OF OLD TOWN HALL. 1800-1849 NYS 114, W. OF RAM IS. RD.

SUFFOLK SHELTER ISLAND, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST MEETING HOUSE BUILT 1743. ALSO OF CHURCH BUILDING DEDICATED JULY, 1817 AND BURNED FEBRUARY, 1934 1700-1749 WAS BUILT HERE.

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] FORT SALONGA ONE MILE NORTH ON OCT. 3, 1781, MAJOR TRESCOTT AND A FORCE FROM CONNECTICUT TOOK BRITISH GARRISON AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF PROVISIONS 1750-1799 NYS 25A & BREAD AND CHEESE HOLLOW RD., FORT SALONGA

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 PULASKI AVE. & TOWN LINE RD., S. OF FORT SALONGA

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 NYS 25A W. OF STONY BROOK

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 NYS 25A & BREAD AND CHEESE HOLLOW RD., FORT SALONGA

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS. (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 PULASKI AVE. & TOWN LINE RD., S. OF FORT SALONGA

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 COMMACK RD., S. OF CROOKED HILL RD.

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 NYS 111 & ISLIP LINE RD., HAUPPAUGE

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 HUDSON AVE. & LAKE SHORE RD., N. OF LAKE RONKONKOMA

SUFFOLK SMITHTOWN, TOWN OF TOWN OF SMITHTOWN FOUNDED BY RICHARDS (BULL) SMITH. GOV. NICOLLS PATENT 1665-6. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1677. FIRST CHURCH BEFORE 1750. 1650-1699 CROOKED HILL RD., S. E. OF COMMACK RD.

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF [ARROW] SHINNECOCK INDIAN RESERVATION OF 400 ACRES. THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIBE IS SELF-GOVERNING AND RETAINS ANCIENT FISHING AND HUNTING RIGHTS. NYS 27 AT SHINNECOCK RESERVATION

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF BUILT 1757 HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. WILLIAM ERSKINE COMMANDER OF BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPYING EASTERN LONG ISLAND 1777-8 1750-1799 MAIN ST. & NO. SEA RD., SOUTHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF CONSCIENCE POINT 1640 LANDING PLACE OF COLONISTS WHO SETTLED SOUTHAMPTON; FIRST ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW YORK STATE 1600-1649 N. SEA RD., N. OF NORTH SEA ON GREAT PECONIC BAY

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF FIRST CUSTOM HOUSE IN FIRST DISTRICT OF NEW YORK STATE ACT PASSED BY FIRST CONGRESS MAKING SAG HARBOR PORT OF ENTRY, APPROVED AUG. 4, 1790 1750-1799 NYS 114 & SHORE RD., SAG HARBOR

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF FIRST WATERMILL 1644 BUILT BY EDWARD HOWELL NEAR THIS SITE FOR SOUTHAMPTON COLONY 1600-1649 MILL RD. AT BRIDGE IN WATER MILL

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF GRAVEYARD SHINNECOCK INDIANS HERE ALSO LIE THE BODIES OF THE INDIANS WHO PERISHED IN THE WRECK OF THE CIRCASSIAN, DEC. 1876. 1850-1899 S. OF NYS 27 ON RD. TO BEACH

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF INDIAN PREACHER GRAVE OF REV. PAUL CUFFEE ON THE SHINNECOCK TRIBE 1790-1812. GRANDSON AND SUCCESSOR TO REV. PETER JOHN AND SAMSON OCCUM 1800-1849 NYS 27 BETWEEN HAMPTON BAYS AND CANOE PLACE

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF MEIGS' EXPEDITION MAY 23, 1777 130 COLONIALS LANDED HERE DESTROYED BRITISH SHIPPING AT SAG HARBOR, CAPTURED 90 PRISONERS AND REEMBARKED 1750-1799 SHORE & NOYACK RDS., NOYACK

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF NORTH END GRAVEYARD CONTAINING GRAVES OF MANY SOLDIERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION FIRST BURIAL 1712 1777-8 1700-1749 NO. SEA RD. & MAIN ST., SOUTHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF OLD TOWN SITE OF FIRST SETTLEMENT 1640 THE FIRST STREET 1600-1649 OLD TOWN RD. & WICKAPOGUE RD., SOUTHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST MEETING HOUSE 1641 1600-1649 OLD TOWN RD. & MEETING HOUSE LA, SOUTHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF SITE OF POXABOGUE WINDMILL SUBJECT OF FAMOUS LAWSUIT WHICH DECIDED THE RIGHTS OF LANDOWNERS TO ADJOINING HIGHWAY, NEW YORK STATE LAW, 1842 SAGAPONACK RD., S. OF NYS 27

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF SITE OF SECOND CHURCH BUILT 1654 1650-1699 S. MAIN ST., S. OF MERRICK RD., SOUTHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF THE OLD FORT SITE OF OLD BRITISH FORT ERECTED DURING ENGLISH OCCUPATION OF SOUTHAMPTON, 1777-8 1750-1799 OLD FORT RD., SOUTHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON FOUNDED 1640. FIRST CHURCH 1640. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. DONGAN PATENT 1686. OLDEST ENGLISH COLONY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 1600-1649 NYS 27 IN EASTPORT

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON FOUNDED 1640. FIRST CHURCH 1640. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. DONGAN PATENT 1686. OLDEST ENGLISH COLONY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 1600-1649 OLD COUNTRY RD., N. OF EASTPORT

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON FOUNDED 1640. FIRST CHURCH 1640. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. DONGAN PATENT 1686. OLDEST ENGLISH COLONY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 1600-1649 PECONIC R. IN UPPER MILLS

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON FOUNDED 1640. FIRST CHURCH 1640. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. DONGAN PATENT 1686. OLDEST ENGLISH COLONY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 1600-1649 TOWN LINE ON PECONIC RICER

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON FOUNDED 1640. FIRST CHURCH 1640. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. DONGAN PATENT 1686. OLDEST ENGLISH COLONY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 1600-1649 TOWN LINE RD. & HEDGES LANE

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON FOUNDED 1640. FIRST CHURCH 1640. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. DONGAN PATENT 1686. OLDEST ENGLISH COLONY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 1600-1649 PECONIC R. IN UPPER MILLS

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF TRIANGULAR COMMONS TRAINING GROUNDS OF MILITIA OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND IN COLONIAL DAYS, 1649-1776 1650-1699 NYS 27 BETWEEN BEACH & SHORE RD., BRIDGEHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF WICK'S TAVERN BUILT 1686 BY JOHN WICK AND USED BY AMERICAN AND ENGLISH SOLDIERS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1650-1699 NYS 27 NEAR VILLAGE MONUMENT, BRIDGEHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF WINDMILL HILL SITE OF JOHN WICK'S SPIDER-LEGGED WINDMILL ABOUT 1700 1700-1749 INTERSECTION OF RDS. TO NOYACK, BRIDGEHAMPTON & SAG HARBOR, N. OF BRIDGEHAM

SUFFOLK SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF YE TOWNE STREET OPENED 1648 1600-1649 MAIN ST./ & MEETING HOUSELANE, SOUTHAMPTON

SUFFOLK SOUTHOLD, TOWN OF [ARROW] FOUNDERS' LANDING ON SOUTHOLD BAY IN 1640 PURITANS FROM NORFOLK, ENGLAND, LANDED FROM NEW HAVEN COLONY TO FOUND THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD 1600-1649 NYS 25, & HOBART AVE., SOUTHOLD

SUFFOLK SOUTHOLD, TOWN OF FIRST WHITE SETTLERS 1640. GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. OLDEST ENGLISH CHURCH SOCIETY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, FOUNDED 1640. 1600-1649 NYS 25, E. OF LAUREL LANE, LAUREL

SUFFOLK SOUTHOLD, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHOLD FIRST WHITE SETTLERS 1640 GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. OLDEST ENGLISH CHURCH SOCIETY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, FOUNDED 1640. 1600-1649 PECONIC BAY BLVD. & LAUREL LA., SOUTH OF LAUREL

SUFFOLK SOUTHOLD, TOWN OF TOWN OF SOUTHOLD FIRST WHITE SETTLERS 1640 GOV. ANDROSS PATENT 1676. OLDEST ENGLISH CHURCH SOCIETY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, FOUNDED 1640. 1600-1649 SOUND AVE., W. OF ALDRICH LA. NO. OF FRANKLINVILLE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF CLARK TANNERY CONTAINED 182, SQUARE VATS PRODUCED 600, 051 LBS. SOLE LEATHER IN 1865. RANKED SECOND IN OUTPUT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY 1850-1899 ON SO. SIDE NYS 52 AT EASTERN END OF JEFFERSONVILLE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF EARLY SAWMILL BUILT 1834 BY SAM M. YOUNG FOLLOWED IN TURN BY TURNING MILL, APPLE BRANDY DISTILLERY AND MILK MANUFACTURING PLANT 1800-1849 ON W. SIDE NYS 52 AT SOUTHERN END OF YOUNGSVILLE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF FIRST CLEARING IN 1807 J.S. JACKSON AND C. HURD CLEARED OVER 100 ACRES FOR JOHN DE WITT AT A COST OF 163 19S 1800-1849 ON NYS 52 1 MI. YOUNGSVILLE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF HOME OF GEORGE G. DE WITT WHERE FIRST TOWN MEETING WAS HELD MAY 3, 1842 500 FEET WEST 1800-1849 ON W. SIDE NYS 52 BETWEEN FEFFERSONVILLE & YOUNGSVILLE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF OLD TOLL ROAD CALLICOON AND COCHECTON TURNPIKE 1852 JOINED ERIE AT COCHECTON WITH TANNERIES AT PIKE POND JEFFERSONVILLE, YOUNGSVILLE 1850-1899 ON E. SIDE NYS 52 MIDWAY BETWEEN JEFFERSONVILLE, & YOUNGSVILLE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF OLD TURNPIKE JEFFERSONVILLE TO MONTICELLO TOLL GATE TWO MILES EAST OF THIS POINT ON NYS 52 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. N.E. JEFFERSONVILLE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST HOUSE IN YOUNGSVILLE BUILT OF LOGS, 1834 BY SAM M. YOUNG, FIRST SETTLER FOR WHOM THE PLACE IS NAMED 1800-1849 IN CENTER OF VLGE. YOUNGSVILLE IN FRONT OF JOHN PFIEFFLE RESIDENCE

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF SULLIVAN VOLKBLATT LOCAL GERMAN LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED HERE 1870 GERMAN LANGUAGE PREDOMINATED HERE FOR FIFTY YEARS 1850-1899 ON NO. SIDE MAIN ST. BETWEEN CENTER ST. & DELAWARE AV., VLGE. OF JEFFERSONV

SULLIVAN CALLICOON, TOWN OF TANNERY OF HENRY INDERLIED BEEF HIDES WERE CONVERTED INTO SOLE LEATHER BY USE OF LOCAL HEMLOCK BARD 1850 1850-1899 ON SO. SIDE NYS 52 NEAR CENTER OF YOUNGSVILLE

SULLIVAN FORESTBURG, TOWN OF BRANT'S CAMP MOHAWK CHIEF WITH PLUNDER AND CAPTIVES TAKEN IN RAID ON MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) CAMPED HERE OVER NIGHT JULY 20, 1779 1750-1799 ON W. SIDE NYS 42 2MIS. SO. FORESTBURG CORNERS

SULLIVAN FORESTBURG, TOWN OF INDIAN RAID TWO CHILDREN OF JOHN BROOKS AND SON-IN-LAW, JOSEPH HUBBARD, WERE KILLED HERE BY BRANT'S MOHAWKS AND TORIES, 1778 1750-1799 ON W. SIDE CO. RD. 49 ABOUT 1 MI. SO. OAKLAND

SULLIVAN FORESTBURG, TOWN OF SAWMILL BUILT 1873 BY WESTFALL & CUDDEBACK. SAWED LUMBER TO REBUILD HOUSES BURNED BY BRANT IN MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) 1778-79 1750-1799 ON NO. SIDE CO. RD. 49 NEAR W. END BRIDGE OVER MINISINK R.

SULLIVAN HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BATTLE OF MINISINK COL. JOSEPH BRANT LED 40 MOHAWKS AND TORIES UP THIS RAVINE AND AMBUSHED N.Y. AND N.J. MILITIA LYING FOR HIM ON HILL TO THE WEST 1750-1799 ON NYS 97 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. E. OF MINISINK FORD

SULLIVAN HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BATTLE OF MINISINK ONE OF THE DEADLIEST IN FRONTIER WARFARE, BETWEEN MILITIA AND BRANT'S TORIES AND MOHAWKS, ON THS HILL JULY 22, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 97 ABOUT 1 MI. WEST OF ENTRANCE TO BATTLEFIELD

SULLIVAN HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BATTLE OF MINISINK ENTRANCE TO BATTLEFIELD WHERE JULY 22, 1779, N.Y. AND N.J. MILITIA ATTACKED MOHAWK AND TORY RAIDERS OF MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) 1750-1799 ON NYS 97 AT MINISINK FORD

SULLIVAN HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BATTLE OF MINISINK ON THIS HILL, JULY 22, 1779 N.Y. AND N.J. MILITIA WERE DECIMATED BY MOHAWK AND TORY RAIDERS OF MINISINK, (PORT JERVIS) UNDER BRANT 1750-1799 ON NYS 97 ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF ENTRANCE TO BATTLEFIELD

SULLIVAN HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BRANT'S CAMP THE MOHAWK LEADER OF RAID ON MINISINK (PORT JERVIS) CAMPED HERE JULY 21, 1779. PURSUING MILITIA CAMPED 3 MILES UP THIS SAME BROOK 1750-1799 ON NYS 97 AT BARRYVILLE

SULLIVAN HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BRANT'S CROSSING AFTER BATTLE OF MINISINK BRANTS RAIDERS WITH THEIR PLUNDER FORDED RIVER HERE TO CAMP AT MOUTH OF THE LACKAWAXEN CREEK OPPOSITE 1750-1799 ON NYS 97 NEAR ENTRANCE TO BATTLEFIELD

SULLIVAN HIGHLAND, TOWN OF BRIDGE BUILT BY JOHN A. ROEBLING, BUILDER OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE, TO SUPPORT D. & H. CANAL AQUEDUCT BY WHICH BOATS CROSSED DELAWARE, 1848-98 1800-1849 ON NYS 97 AT MINISINK FORD

SULLIVAN LIBERTY, TOWN OF EARLY SETTLERS JOSEPH AND EBENEZER HILL CAME FROM CONN., 1807 BOUGHT 5000 ACRES IN HARDENBERGH PATENT. JOSEPH WAS CAPTAIN IN WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON NYS 52 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

SULLIVAN LIBERTY, TOWN OF FIRST HOUSE IN ROBERTSONVILLE NOW CALLED WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1812 1800-1849 ON NYS 52, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

SULLIVAN LIBERTY, TOWN OF ROBERTSONVILLE JONATHAN BRADLEY ROBERTSON CAME HERE FROM BRIDGEPORT, CONN., 1807, WHEN IT WAS A FOREST WILDERNESS. HE SERVED IN WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON NYS 52 AT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

SULLIVAN LUMBERLAND, TOWN OF D. & H. CANAL DRY DOCK AND BASIN 1828-1898 1800-1849 ON NYS 97 AT MOUTH OF MILL BROOK NEAR POND EDDY

SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF BLOOMINGBURGH NAMED JULY 4, 1812, BY JAMES NEWKIRK. FIRST SETTLER, CAPT. JOHN NEWKIRK, PRIOR TO 1776. FIRST SCHOOL, 1784, TAUGHT BY MR. CAMPBELL 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT BLOOMINGBURGH

SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF BLOOMINGBURGH SITE OF FIRST NEWSPAPER, FIRST PRINTING OFFICE, FIRST CIRCUIT COURT, AND THE FIRST ACADEMY IN SULLIVAN COUNTY ON NYS 17 AT BLOOMINGBURGH

SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF BURLINGHAM NAMED IN HONOR OF WALTER BURLING, DIRECTOR OF ULSTER AND ORANGE BRANCH TURNPIKE, WHICH CROSSED SHAWANGUNK KILL AT NEWKIRK'S MILLS, 1808 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT BURLINGHAM

SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF EARLY ACADEMY BLOOMINGBURGH ACADEMY BUILT 1810, FIRST TEACHER ALPHEUS DIMMICK, PRINCIPAL SAMUEL PITTS, UNION COLLEGE. HAD MANY FAMOUS GRADUATES 1800-1849 ON NYS 17K AT WEST END OLD BRIDGE AT BLOOMINGBURGH

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SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF FORT DEVENS 1757 - ONE OF CHAIN FO FORTS BUILT UNDER SUPERVISION OF JAMES CLINTON, LATER GENERAL CLINTON, DURING FRENCH & INDIAN WAR 1750-1799 ON US 209 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF WURTSBORO

SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF MICHEL HELM KILLED AND SCALPED HERE DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, WHILE ON WAY FROM VISITING HIS DAUGHTER AT MINISINK, TO HIS HOME IN ROCHESTER 1750-1799 ON US 209 ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF WURTSBORO

SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF ROOSA FORT BUILDING STARTED BEFORE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. LATER OWNED AND COMPLETED BY ABRAHAM ROOSA OR SON JACOB WHO LIVED IN CABIN ON HILL 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. AT ROOSA GAP

SULLIVAN MAMAKATING, TOWN OF WESTBROOK FORT AND HOUSE BUILT ABOUT 1750-60 BY TJERCK VAN KEUREN WESTBROOK. VILLAGE OF WESTBROOKVILLE NAMED IN HIS HONOR 1750-1799 ON US 209 AT WESTBROOKVILLE

SULLIVAN NEVERSINK, TOWN OF GRAHAMSVILLE (FORMERLY - CHESTNUT WOODS) NAMED FOR LT. JOHN GRAHAM KILLED HERE WITH 17 OTHERS SEPT. 5 1778, BY INDIANS RAIDING THE RONDOUT VALLEY 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION NYS 42 & NYS 55 AT GRAHAMSVILLE

SULLIVAN ROCKLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] JOHN KARST PRESERVE HOME OF FAMOUS WOOD ENGRAVER, ILLUSTRATOR OF EARLY AMERICAN SCHOOL BOOKS; MC GUFFY'S READERS. BORN 1838-DIED 1922 ON TOWN RD. AT DE BRUCE

SULLIVAN ROCKLAND, TOWN OF [ARROW] JOHN KARST HOME COLLECTION OF EARLY CRAFTS BROUGHT HERE 1907 BY MASTER WOOD ENGRAVER. MEETING PLACE OF "DOWN RENTERS" OR "THE SHEEPSKIN INDIANS", 1804 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF DE BRUCE

SULLIVAN THOMPSON, TOWN OF CAMP HOLLEY ENCAMPMENT GROUND OF 143RD REGIMENT, NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY AUG. 14 - OCT. 10, 1862 1850-1899 ON NYS 42 NEAR KIAMESHA

SULLIVAN THOMPSON, TOWN OF FIRST HOUSE IN MONTICELLO BUILT BY JOHN P. JONES FOUNDER OF VILLAGE DECEMBER 1804 1800-1849 ON NYS 17 AT MONTICELLO

SULLIVAN THOMPSON, TOWN OF METHODIST CHURCH MONTICELLO, NEW YORK ORGANIZED IN DISTRICTS, 1804; PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1844 1800-1849 ON NYS 17 AT MONTICELLO

SULLIVAN THOMPSON, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FIRST CHURCH IN MONTICELLO ESTABLISHED 1810 LOT GIFT OF JONES BROTHERS 1800-1849 ON NYS 17 AT MONTICELLO

SULLIVAN THOMPSON, TOWN OF TOWN OF THOMPSON NAMED FOR WILLIAM A THOMPSON FIRST JUDGE OF SULLIVAN COUNTY APPOINTED 1803 1800-1849 AT BRIDGE NEAR OLD MLL, THOMPSONVILLE

SULLIVAN TUSTEN, TOWN OF NEW YORK STATE EXPLORED BY DUTCH, 1609 SETTLED BY DUTCH, 1624; UNDER ENGLISH RULE AFTER 1664. NAMED FOR DUKE OF YORK, LATER KING JAMES II 1600-1649 ON NYS 52, DEL. R. BRIDGE. NAROWSBURG

SULLIVAN TUSTEN, TOWN OF TUSTEN NAMED FOR LT. COL. GENJAMIN TUSTEN OF GOSHEN MILITIA SURGEON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE TO ATTEND THE WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF MINISINK 1700-1749 ON NYS 97 NEAR OLD TUSTEN CHURCH TUSTEN

TIOGA BARTON, TOWN OF CARANTOUAN SPANISH HILL, 650 FT. SOUTH WHERE ETIENNE BRULE, SCOUT OF CHAMPLAIN CAME IN 1615. THE FIRST WHITE EXPLORER KNOWN TO REACH THIS REGION 1600-1649 ON NYS 17 AT W. END OF WAVERLY

TIOGA BARTON, TOWN OF ELLIS CREEK NAMED IN HONOR OF EBENEZER ELLIS, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER. PIONEER IN FOREST 1787 THIS COMMUNITY-ELLISTOWN 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES EAST OF WAVERLY

TIOGA BARTON, TOWN OF MAUGHANTOWANO WHERE IN SPRING OF 1779 ENCAMPED SAWYER AND COWLEY AMERICAN SOLDIERS WITH FOUR INDIAN CAPTORS EN ROUTE TO BRITISH LINES 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 ABOUT 4 1/2 MILES EAST OF WAVERLY

TIOGA BARTON, TOWN OF SITE OF SHEPARD TAVERN BUILT ABOUT 1816 BY JOHN SHEPARD & ENLARGED BY ISAAC SHEPARD IN 1825 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1853 1800-1849 ON NYS 17 AT W. WAVERLY

TIOGA BARTON, TOWN OF THE FIRST GRIST MILL ON CAYUTA CREEK, BUILT HERE SOON AFTER 1800 BY GEORGE WALKER. WAS ACTIVE FOR A CENTURY 1800-1849 ON INTERSECTION NYS 17 & 34 AT NORTH END OF WAVERLY

TIOGA CANDOR, TOWN OF JAMES MCMASTER PIONEER, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER TO WHOM WAS GRANTED TITLE "MCMASTER'S HALF TOWNSHIP" 1788 LIES BURIED NEAR HERE 1750-1799 ON CO. RD., N. END VLGE. OF CANDOR

TIOGA CANDOR, TOWN OF LINE OF ITHACA & OWEGO R.R. INC. 1828 SECOND CHARTERED IN STATE OPERATED BY HORSE POWER FOR FIRST SIX YEARS 1800-1849 ON NYS 223, VLGE. OF CANDOR

TIOGA NEWARK VALLEY, TOWN OF BY TRADITION THIS MAPLE TREE WAS BLAZED IN 1786 SPARED WHEN INDIAN TRAIL WAS WIDENED INTO WAGON ROAD 1750-1799 ON NYS 38, VILLAGE OF NEWARK VALLEY

TIOGA NEWARK VALLEY, TOWN OF WADE FARM PURCHASED 1833 BY LEWIS WADE 1791-1862, MUSICIAN WAR OF 1812. OWNED AND WORKED SUCCESSIVELY BY LEWIS WADE; WILLIAM WADE; EDGAR O. WADE; FLOYD E. WADE 1800-1849 ON NYS 38 ABOUT 2 MIS. S.W. OF VILLAGE OF NEWARD VALLEY

TIOGA NICHOLS, TOWN OF ASBURY CHURCH ERECTED 1822-23 SOCIETY FORMED 1818 BY REV. JOHN GRIFFING WITH MEMBERS ELIJAH, PHEBE, ANN, MARIAH AND DANIEL MCD. SHOEMAKER 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 5 MIS. WEST OF VILLAGE OF NICHOLS

TIOGA NICHOLS, TOWN OF BEFORE 1800 THIS ROAD LED TO A FERRY ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER TO TIOGA CENTER, OPERATED BY JOHN DECKER AND GIDEON CORTRIGHT, REV. SOLDIER 1750-1799 ON NYS 283 AT LOUNSBERRY

TIOGA NICHOLS, TOWN OF COXE'S MANOR 31,470 ACRES OF LAND ALONG THIS SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WERE GRANTED TO DANIEL COXE AND ASSOCIATES BY THE CROWN OF ENGLAND JANUARY 15, 1775 1750-1799 ON NYS 283 ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES WEST OF OWEGO

TIOGA NICHOLS, TOWN OF LOUNSBERRY FORMERLY NAMED CANFIELD CORNERS BENJAMIN LOUNSBERRY SETTLED HERE IN 1793. EXRA CANFIELD FIRST POSTMASTER 1750-1799 ON NYS 283 AT LOUNSBERRY

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF 1828 OLD ACADEMY BUILDING ON THE SITE OF THE FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE OF OWEGO SETTLEMENT BUILT OF LOGS ABOUT 1797 1800-1849 ON COURT ST., VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF A LOG HOUSE FIRST PERMANENT BUILDING IN THIS PART OF THE VALLEY BUILT 1785 NEAR HERE BY JAMES MCMASTER & PARTY 1750-1799 ON W. FRONT ST., VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF CAMPVILLE NAMED IN HONOR OF COL. ASA CAMP REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1800 & CONDUCTED 1ST TAVERN 1800-1849 ON NYS 17C ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OD VILLAGE OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF FIRST SAWMILL IN OWEGO, BUILT BY JAMES MCMASTER & AMOS DRAPER BEFORE 1791, STOOD JUST ABOVE THIS BRIDGE 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT W. END VLGE. OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF FIRST TAVERN IN OWEGO, BUILT BY CAPTAIN LUKE BATES IN 1795, STOOD HERE FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD IN TAVERN 1750-1799 ON CHURCH ST., VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF HERE THE INDIAN TRAIL FROM CAYUGA LAKE JOINED THE SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL TRAVELED PATHS LONG BEFORE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN Prehistoric ON FRONT ST., VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF ISAAC HARRIS WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1786 WAS DELEGATE TO PHILADEL- PHIA IN 1790 AND SECURED SQUATTERS RIGHTS FROM THE PATENTEES OF COXE'S MANOR 1750-1799 ON OLD NYS 17 AT S. END OF VLGE. OF APALACHIN

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF ITHACA-OWEGO R.R. SECOND CHARTERED IN STATE INC. JUNE 28, 1828 CROSSED THE VILLAGE PARK TO TERMINUS ON SITE OF AHWAGA PARK 1800-1849 ON NYS 17, VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF JAS. MC MASTER WAS GRANTED TITLE TO THE WEST HALF OF TOWNSHIP SITE OF PRESENT VILLAGE OF OWEGO 1788 1750-1799 ON NYS 17, VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF KA-NAU-KWIS KNOWN AS CAPTAIN CORNELIUS, IN TIME OF NEED HERE. SUPPLIED VENISON AND "CORN FLOUR" TO FAMILY OF PIONEER BENANUELL DEUEL

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF NICHOLAS DELAWARE WARRIOR SUCCESSFUL FARMER AMONG THE PIONEERS; WHOSE SQUAW GAVE NAME TO SQUAW ISLAND, CLAIMED THIS FLAT ON NYS 96 AT ERIE R.R. CROSSING, VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF OWAGEO AN INDIAN VILLAGE BURNED AUGUST 19, 1779 BY GEN. CLINTON'S FORCE ENROUTE TO JOIN GENERAL SULLIVAN 1750-1799 ON NYS 17 AT N. END BRIDGE OVER SUSQUEHANNA R., VILGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF OWEGO BIRTHPLACE OF ERIE HERE WAS HELD CONVENTION DECEMBER 20, 1831 TO FURTHER THE CHARTER OF NEW YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT ERIE R.R. CROSSING, VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF OWEGO & ITHACA TURNPIKE INCORPORATED 1807 GIVING NORTHERN SETTLEMENT ACCESS TO MARKETS OF PENNSYLVANIA & MARYLAND 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT N. END, VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF OWEGO FEMALE SEMINARY OPENED IN 1828 BY JULIETTE M. CAMP. OWEGO FEMALE INSTITUTE IN 1843 HEADED BY PROF. AND MRS. JOSEPH M. ELY 1800-1849 ON NYS 17C,VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF TAVERN - 1831 BUILT BY PIONEER MERCHANT RANSOM STEELE THE BARNABY ACADEMY WAS LOCATED HERE SEVERAL YEARS DURING THE CIVIL WAR 1800-1849 ON COUNTY RD. AT APALACHIN

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF TOLL BRIDGE OF 1828, SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD OF 1867. TRESTLE BRIDGE OF 1868, PURCHASED BY VILLAGE, 1881. STEEL BRIDGE ERECTED, 1893. 1800-1849 ON NYS 17 AT S. END OF BRIDGE OVER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

TIOGA OWEGO, TOWN OF TURNPIKE IN 1822 THE SHORTEST ROUTE FROM OWEGO TO NEW YORK VIA MONTROSE, DUNDAFF, MMILFORD, NEWTON, MORRISTOWN, NEWARK NUMEROUS HILLS & TOLLGATES 1800-1849

TIOGA RICHFORD, TOWN OF DUNHAMVILLE EXPERIMENTAL CITY STATE PROPOSED IN 1828 BY WM. DUNHAM, MERCHANT, FIRST POSTMASTER, AND SUPERVISOR OF RICHRORD. 1800-1849 ON NYS 38 ABOUT 1/2 MILE S. OF VILLAGE OF RICHFORD

TIOGA RICHFORD, TOWN OF EARLY TURNPIKE COMMISSION OF 1797: "TO LAY OUT THE ROAD LEADING FROM CATSKILL LANDING TO CATHERINESTOWN IN THE COUNTY OF TIOGA." 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION NYS 38 & 79 AT VLGE. OF RICHFORD

TIOGA RICHFORD, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH ORGANIED 1821, BUILT 1823 BY PURTAN SETTLERS. REBUILT IN 1854. ORIGINAL BELL NOW IN USE 1800-1849 ON NYS 38, VLGE. OF RICHFORD

TIOGA RICHFORD, TOWN OF PUBLIC SQUARE GRANTED BY DEED TO THE TOWN OF RICHFORD BY THE PIONEERS EZEK. RICH & STEPHEN WELLS OCTOBER 9, 1821 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT ERIE R.R. CROSSING, VLGE. OF OWEGO

TIOGA RICHFORD, TOWN OF SITE OF THE OLD ABBEY BUILT 1813 BY SAMUEL SMITH WHO KEPT A TAVERN HERE. THE RICHFORD POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED HERE IN 1830. 1800-1849 ON NYS 38, VLGE. OF RICHFORD

TIOGA SPENCER, TOWN OF SPENCER WAS THE COUNTY SEAT 1811-1822 ON THIS LOT STOOD THE OLD COURT HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE 1821 1800-1849 ON NYS 34, VLGE. OF SPENCER

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF [ARROW] SLAVE BURYING GROUND 45 RODS EAST OF THIS POINT IN EDGE OF WOODS ARE BURIES 14 SLAVES OWNED BY RESIDENTS OF TOWN OF CAROLINE ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF ELLIS

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF 1ST TOWN MEETING HELD HERE IN BUSH TAVEN, MADE OF HEWN LOGS; APRIL 1811 WILLIAM ROUNSVELL, SUPERVISOR CAPT. LEVI SLATER, TOWN CLERK 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF SLATERVILLE SPRINGS

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF BLAIR HOMESTEAD BIRTHPLACE OF AUSTIN BLAIR CIVIL WAR GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN SON OF GEORGE BLAIR PIONEER SETTLER 1809 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 2 MILES N. OF SPEEDSVILLE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF CABIN SITE CABIN BUILT BY MARIA EARSLEY, 1794, FOR HOME. FIRST SETTLER IN CAROLINE. FIRST TRIP FROM ROXBURY, N.J. ON HORSEBACK WITH SON, JOHN 1750-1799 ON NYS 79 AT CAROLINE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF CAMPING GROUND CHIEF WHEELOCK ONEIDA INDIAN KILLED IN ACTION WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 3/4 MILE W. OF SLATERVILLE SPRINGS

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF DEERLICKS ON '76 ROAD EXTENSION INDIANS AND EARLY SETTLERS HERE OBTAINED THEIR SALT '76 ROAD BUILT BY AUGUSTINE BOYER, 1804 1800-1849 ON NYS 330 ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF BROOKTONDALE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH SITE-CEMETERY-1820 FIRST CHURCH IN CAROLINE BUILT 1820-ORGANIZED 1810 BY THE FIRST DOMINIE REV. GARRET MANDEVILLE 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 1 MILE W. OF SLATERVILLE SPGS.

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF HOME OF NATHANIEL TOBEY WHO EMIGRATED FROM BRISTOL CO., MASS. BUILT MANY NEW ENGLAND STYLE HOMES HERE, 1810 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 AT CAROLINE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF OLD GENUNG FARM LOT 93 WAS CLEARED BY MOSES AND BENJAMIN GENUNG, BROTHERS, NEW JERSEY REV. SOLDIERS. CABIN BUILT IN 1800. OWNED BY FAMILY 125 YRS. 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 2 1/4 MILES WEST OF SLATERVILLE SPGS.

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF OLD RICH TAVERN BUILT AND CONDUCTED BY CAPTAIN DAVID RICH WHO EMIGRATED HERE FROM VERMONT 1795. ALSO SITE OF CAPT. RICH'S LOG CABIN 1750-1799 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 1/2 MILE EAST OF CAROLINE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF OLD TOBEY TAVERN BUILT 1808. INN KEEPERS, GEORGE VICKORY AND NATHANIEL TOBEY. ONCE TOBEYTOWN. NOW VILLAGE OF CAROLINE 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 1/2 MILE W. OF CAROLINE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF QUICK HOMESTEAD BUILT IN 1823 BY HENRY QUICK AND WIFE SALLY EARSLEY, WHO CAME WITH FIRST SETTLER FROM ROXBURY (MONTCLAIR) NEW JERSEY, 1794 1800-1849 ON NYS 330 ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES EAST OF BROOKTONDALE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF SETTLERS CABIN BUILT BY BENONI MULKS NEAR SPRING 1798-1801 ORIGINAL FIREPLACE STAND- ING. BOYCEVILLE'S FIRST SETTLEMENT 1750-1799 ON NYS 79, SLATERVILLE SPGS.

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF SITE OF SPEED BLOCKHOUSE BUILT 1806 OF SQUARED LOGS BY JOHN JAMES SPEED. POST OFFICE HERE 1806 CALLED SPEEDSVILLE. CATSKILL TURNPIKE FROM CATSKILL TO BATH, 1804 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES W. OF CAROLINE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF SLATERVILLE MAGNETIC MINERAL SPRINGS DISCOVERED IN VALLEY BY DR. WILLIAM C. GALLAGHER WHO SUNK THE 1ST ARTESIAN WELL HERE IN 1871 1850-1899 ON NYS 79 AT SLATERVILLE SPGS.

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF SOUTH ENTRANCE TO "SIX HUNDRED FOREST" GORGE OF UPPER SIX MILE CREEK. SITE OF OLD "BOTTOM MILL", SAWMILL BUILT 1808 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF SLATERVILLE SPRINGS

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF SPEEDSVILLE COMMONS INCORPORATED STATE PARK, 1858 LABAN JENKS EARLY SETTLER BUILT HOUSE IN 1819 (ON CO. RD. AT SPEEDSVILLE) 1850-1899 ON CO. RD. AT SPEEDSVILLE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF SPRINGFARM OLD PLANTATION HOME OF DR. JOSEPH SPEED, VIRGINIA PIONEER, 1805. LEVEL GREEN ROAD CAROLINE ONCE CALLED SPENCER 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF CAROLINE

TOMPKINS CAROLINE, TOWN OF WEST OWEGO CREEK, N.W. BOUNDARY "BOSTON PURCHASE" 230,400 ACRES OF INDIAN LAND CEDED BY NEW YORK TO MASS. 1787, TO SETTLE BOUNDARY DISPUTE 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES EAST OF SLATERVILLE SPRINGS

TOMPKINS DANBY, TOWN OF NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH SITE ORGANIZED 1816, BUILT 1824 FOUNDED BY DR. LEWIS BEERS PHYSICIAN, PASTOR, JUSTICE AND PIONEER SETTLER, 1797 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF DANBY

TOMPKINS DANBY, TOWN OF THIS WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN THE TOWN OF DANBY ORGANIZED 1807 ERECTED 1813 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT DANBY

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF [ARROW] WAGONSHED WILLIAM R. GEORGE CONCEIVED OF THE JUNIOR REPUBLIC HERE. THE YOUTHFUL VILLAGE WHOSE MOTTO IS "NOTHING WITHOUT LABOR" WAS FOUNDED JULY 10, 18951850-1899 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3/4 MILE WEST OF WEST DRYDEN

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH DRYDEN, 1830. ORGANIZED 1804 1ST CHURCH BUILT, 1807 REV. JOHN LASURE, 1ST PASTOR 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT ETNA

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIAM R. "DADDY" GEORGE 1866-1936 FOUNDER OF GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC 1850-1899 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF WEST DRYDEN

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF BRIDLE ROAD VIRGIL TO ITHACA 1795 BUILT BY JOSEPH CHAPLIN DRYDEN CENTER HOUSE BUILT BY BENJ. ALDRICH TOWN MEETINGS HELD HERE 1750-1799 ON NYS 13 ABOUT 2 1/4 MILES WEST OF DRYDEN

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF CHARLES W. SANDERS 1805-1889 AUTHOR OF SCHOOL BOOKS RESIDED IN WEST DRYDEN AND COMPLETED HIS "FIRST SPELLER" HERE ON TOWN RD. AT PERUVILLE

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF FIRST ROAD IN TOMPKINS COUNTY FROM EAST. USED BY MANY EARLY SETTLERS. STARTED BY JOSEPH CHAPLIN; CONTRACTOR, MAY 5, 1792. COMPLETED IN 1795 1750-1799 ON NYS 13 ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF DRYDEN

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF FIRST ROAD IN TOMPKINS COUNTY FROM EAST. USED BY MANY EARLY SETTLERS. STARTED BY JOSEPH CHAPLIN; CONTRACTOR, MAY 5, 1792. COMPLETED IN 1795 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT MALLORYVILLE

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF INDIAN CAMP HUNTING AND FISHING GROUNDS ON DRYDEN LAKE. ARROWS, SINKERS AND FLINTS ABOUND IN GREAT NUMBERS Prehistoric ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DRYDEN

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF JOHN MILLER FIRST GOVERNOR OF NORTH DAKOTA BORN HERE IN TOWN OF DRYDEN INAUGURATED 1889 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF WILLOW GLEN

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF MALLORYVILLE SETTLED BY SAMUEL MALLORY IN 1826 WHO OPERATED HERE CHAIR AND CLOTH FACTORIES. ONCE SITE OF HOWE AND WATSON AND WADE COOPERAGES 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT MALLORYVILLE

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF MALLORYVILLE ABOUT 1845 WILLIAM TRAPP HERE INVENTED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL BARREL-MAKING MACHINE. HAMLET LATER BECAME COOPERAGE CENTER 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT MALLORYVILLE

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF ONE MILE EAST ON HILL LOG CABIN SITE OF BIRTHPLACE JOHN MC GRAW, 1815-1877. DONOR MC GRAW HALL, CORNELL UNIVERSITY FATHER OF JENNIE MC GRAW FISKE, CORNELL BENEFACTRESS 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 4 MILES S. OF WILLOW GLEN

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HOME OF HANANIAH WILCOX AND WIFE NANCY ANN PRICE WHO SHELTERED AND ASSISTED FUGITIVE SLAVES ON WAY TO CANADA 1850-1899 ON TOWN RD. AT ETNA

TOMPKINS DRYDEN, TOWN OF UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HOME OF WILLIAM HANFORD AND WIFE ALTHA C. TODD, WHO SHELTERED FUGITIVE SLAVES ON WAY TO CANADA AND FREEDOM 1850-1899 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF ETNA

TOMPKINS ENFIELD, TOWN OF APPLEGATE TAVERN BUILT BY JOHN APPELGATE, 1807. SETTLED IN TOWN 1805. 1ST SCHOOLHOUSE IN TOWN N. OF TAVERN, ERECTED 1809 APPLEGATE'S CORNERS 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 5 MIS. W. OF ITHACA

TOMPKINS ENFIELD, TOWN OF INDIAN SITE EARLY IROQUOIAN VILLAGE ARROWS, CRACKED BONES, BEADS, COOKING STONES, FLINT, PIECES OF IROQUOIAN POTTERY FOUND Prehistoric ON TOWN RD. ALONG SCHUYLER-TOMPKINS CO. LINE ABOUT 1 MI. N. NYS 79

TOMPKINS ENFIELD, TOWN OF INDIAN VILLAGE CIRCULAR PALISADE AROUND POND. WALL SOUTH FROM GATE IMMENSE EARLY IROQUOIAN SITE HERE THE INDIANS OBTAINED CLAY FOR POTTERY Prehistoric ON TOWN RD. ALONG SCHUYLER-TOMPKINS CO. LINE ABOUT 2 MI. N. NYS 79

TOMPKINS ENFIELD, TOWN OF VAN DORN TAVERN SITE BUILT BY PETER VAN DORN A CATSKILL TURNPIKE MILESTONE STOOD AT VAN DORN'S CORNERS ON NYS 79 ABOUT 4 MIS. W. OF ITHACA

TOMPKINS ENFIELD, TOWN OF WALLENBECK INN ROUTE OF CATSKILL TURNPIKE FIRST ROAD BUILT IN TOWN. OLD POST ROAD AND STAGE ROUTE USED FROM MECKLENBURG TO KIRBY'S, 1826 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ALONG SCHUYLER-TOMPKINS CO. LINE ABOUT 1 MI. S. NYS 79

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF CONGREATIONAL CHURCH ORGANIZED 1816, BUILT 1832 FIRST SERVICE MAY3, 1833 CENTENNIAL JULY 16, 1916 WEST GRONTON, N.Y. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT WEST GROTON

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF CUMMINGS HOME GURDON CUMMINGS AND WIFE ABIGAIL PETTIS FROM MANSFIELD, CONN., SETTLED HERE IN 1810. OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY FOUR GENERATIONS OF CUMMINGS. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. S. OF SUMMER HILL

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF ELM TREE INN SITE OF 1ST LOG TAVERN IN MC LEAN BUILT BY AMASA COBB, 1796. GIANT ELM WAS NATIVE FOREST SAPLING WHEN TAVERN WAS BUILT 1750-1799 ON COUNTY RD. AT MCLEAN

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF INDIAN VILLAGE FAVORITE HUNTING GROUND OF CAYUGA INDIANS AND OTHER LOCAL TRIBES NEAR OWASCO CREEK Prehistoric ON NYS 38 ABOUT 3 MIS. S. OF GROTON

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF OLD BAPTIST CHURCH-1828 FOUNDER REV. BENJ. WHIPPLE 1ST PASTOR REV. P.L. PLATT MEETINGS HELD SINCE 1805 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT MCLEAN

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF OLD EAST GROTON CEMETERY AND 1ST CHURCH KNOWN AS E. CONGREGATIONAL. ORG. 1805. SITE AT STICKLES CORNERS. BUILT OF LOGS 1810 1ST PASTOR, JOSHUA LAND, 1809 1800-1849 ON NYS 222 ABOUT 2 MIS. E. OF GROTON

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF OLD MILL SITE LAFAYETTE GRISTMILL BUILT BY GEORGE FISH, 1818 NAMED SAME DAY GENERAL MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE VISITED AUBURN, 1825 1800-1849 ON NYS 222 AT LAFAYETTE

TOMPKINS GROTON, TOWN OF SYLVESTER PENNOYER 1831-1902 BORN HERE; GOV. OF OREGON 1886-94 MAYOR CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON, 1896; OWNER AND EDITOR OREGON HERALD, 1868-71 1800-1849 ON NYS 38 AT GROTON

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF CAYUGA INDIAN WINTER QUARTERS LOCATED ON EXPOSED FLATLANDS OF THIS GORGE BELOW WELLS FALLS Prehistoric ON COLUMBIA ST.

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF END OF TURNPIKE WEST TO OLD BOAT LANDING EAST THROUGH LANSING "ENTERPRISE" FIRST STEAMBOAT LAUNCHED ON LAKE 1820 ROUND TRIP TWO DAYS 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF AURORA ST. & RAILROAD AVE.

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF OLD HOMESTEAD REV. DR. SAMUEL PARKER AND MARCUS WHITEMAN, PLANNED HERE IN 1833 JOURNEY WHICH SAVED OREGON TO THE UNION. INDIAN CEMETERY ON ESTATE 1800-1849 ON PARKER PLACE

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF OLDEST HOUSE IN TOMPKINS COUNTY, BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY ABRAM MARKLE, SOLD TO SIMEON DE WITT AND USED AS INITIAL POINT OF SURVEY FOR EARLLY TURNPIKES 1800-1849 ON LINN ST.

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF ORIGINAL LANE USED BY FIRST SETTLERS: YAPLE AND DUMOND NEAR STATE ST.; HENNEPAW ON CASCADILLA CREEK ON EAST BUFFALO ST.

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF OWEGO-ITHACA TURNPIKE, 1811-1841 R.R. INC. 1828, OPENED 1834 2ND R.R. CHARTERED IN STATE INCLINED PLANE 480 FT. EAST 1800-1849 ON NYS 96, S END ITHACA

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF SIMEON DE WITT HOME SITE AND BURIAL PLACE 1756-1834 SURVEYOR GEN. OF N.Y. STATE. REMAINS REMOVED TO ALBANY RURAL CEMETERY 1854 1800-1849 ON DEWITT PLACE

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF SITE OF FIRST COURT HOUSE A PRIMITIVE HALL OF JUSTICE BUILT OF WOOD IN 1818 ERECTION PREVENTED TOMPKINS CO. BEING REANNEXED TO SENECA AND CAYUGA COUNTIES 1800-1849 ON COURT ST.

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF TOLLGATE HOUSE ONCE STOOD UPON ROAD AND TRAFFIC PASSED THROUGH OWEGO-ITHACA TURNPIKE SURVEYED AS EAST ROAD 1792 ON INDIAN TRAILS 1750-1799 ON NYS 34 AT N. BANK OF FALL CREEK AT LAKE ST. BRIDGE

TOMPKINS ITHACA, CITY OF TURNPIKE FROM CATSKILL TO BATH RAN ORIGINALLY THROUGH STATE (OWEGO) ST. MAIL TO WESTERN SETTLEMENTS CARRIED OVER THIS TURNPIKE ON EAST STATE ST.

TOMPKINS ITHACA, TOWN OF CATSKILL TURNPIKE STAGE COACH ROUTE FROM CATSKILL TO BATH 1815. OLD POST ROAD & MAIL ROUTE BETWEEN WATKINS & ITHACA 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 1/2 MI. W. OF ITHACA

TOMPKINS ITHACA, TOWN OF COREORGONEL (WHERE WE KEEP PIPE OF PEACE) CAYUGA INDIAN VILLAGE IROQUOIS SIX NATIONS DESTROYED BY SULLIVAN'S ARMY SEPTEMBER 24-25, 1779 1750-1799 ON NYS 13 & 34 ABOUT 2 1/2 MIS. S.W. ITHACA

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TOMPKINS ITHACA, TOWN OF FISHER'S TAVERN JACKSON'S TAVERN AND TOLLGATE SITES 3/10 MILE SOUTH IRISH HILL ROAD CORDUROY UNTIL 1853 RENAMED NEWFIELD ROAD 1903 1800-1849 ON NYS 13 & 34 ABOUT 2 MIS. S.W. ITHACA

TOMPKINS ITHACA, TOWN OF LINDERMAN TAVERN BUILT BY CORNELIUS LINDERMAN SETTLED IN TOWN 1802 SITE OF LOG CABIN PANORAMA OF CAYUGA LAKE AND CITY OF ITHACA 1800-1849 ON NYS 79 ABOUT 1/2 MI. W. OF ITHACA

TOMPKINS ITHACA, TOWN OF OLD STONE HEAP DAVENPORT'S TAVERN-LOT 87 HERE ABNER TREMAN SPENT THE NIGHT ON HIS RETURN, 1793- 1794, TO HIS CLAIM, NOW THE VILLAGE OF TRUMANSBURG 1750-1799

TOMPKINS LANSING, TOWN OF LUDLOW INN 1795 FIRST LOG TAVERN, 1792 LOG GRISTMILL, 1795 BUILT BY MAJ. THOMAS LUDLOW EARLY SETTLERS--SILAS, HENRY AND THOMAS LUDLOW, 1791 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT LUDLOWVILLE

TOMPKINS LANSING, TOWN OF LUDLOWVILLE-MEYERS DETACHMENT OF GEN. JOHN SULLIVAN'S ARMY UNDER COL. BUTLER CAMPED ON THESE HEIGHTS SEPT. 24, 1779. ANDREW MYERS, PIONEER, 1791 1750-1799 ON HGTS. W. OF NYS 34B BETWEEN LUDLOWVILLE & MYERS

TOMPKINS LANSING, TOWN OF ROGUES HARBOR INN 1830, BUILT BY D.D. MINIER SON OF GEN. ABRAM MINIER WHO LOCATED IN TOWN 1788 AND LIVED ON SITE 1792 LIBERTYVILLE NOW S. LANSING 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 34 & 34B AT SOUTH LANSING

TOMPKINS NEWFIELD, TOWN OF CONNECTICUT HILL BORN HERE, JULY 22, 1855, TO FOREST ERVAY AND WIFE, FOUR CHILDREN, KNOWN AS ERVAY QUADRUPLETS; ON EXHIBITION FOR SEVERAL YEARS 1850-1899 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 3 MIS. W. OF TRUMBULL CORNERS

TOMPKINS NEWFIELD, TOWN OF CONNECTICUT HILL EARLY CALLED SAXTON HILL HIGHEST ELEVATION (2097.2 FT) IN TOMPKINS COUNTY. ONCE OWNED BY STATE OF CONNECTICUT Prehistoric ON TN. RD. ABOUT 3 MIS. W. OF TRUMBULL CORNERS

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF ABNER TREMAN FIRST SETTLER AND FOUNDER OF TRUMANSBURG BUILT HIS LOG HOUSE NEAR THIS SPOT IN 1792 1750-1799 ON NYS 96 AT TRUMANSBURG

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF ALGONKIAN SITE INDIAN VILLAGE EXTENDING FROM MOUTH OF CREEK TO FALLS Prehistoric IN TAUGHANNOCK FALLS STATE PARK

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF CAMP HOUSE BUILT IN 1848 BY HERMAN CAMP COLONEL OF CAVALRY NIGARA FRONTIER WAR OF 1812 1800-1849 ON LAWN ST., TRUMANSBURG

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF CAMP SITE CAPTIAN JONATHAN WOODWORTH REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, NAVIGATOR AND SURVEYOR WITH EXPLORING EXPEDITION] CAMPED HERE IN JUNE 1788 1750-1799 IN TAUGHANNOCK FALLS STATE PK.

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF CAYUGA INDIAN FORT AND BURIAL GROUND EARTH WORK ON NORTH SIDE BURIAL GROUND OPPOSITE CIRCULAR EARTH WORKS S.E. BLUFF SUPPORTED PALISADE Prehistoric ON TN RD. ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF WATERBURY

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF HALSEY HOUSE BUILT 1829 BY NICHOLL HALSEY FIRST SETTLER & FOUNDER OF HALSEYVILLE 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT HALSEYVILLE

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF OLD COOPER INN BUILT BY THOMAS COOPER, 1823 PIONEER SETTLER, 1799 ITHACA-GENEVA TURNPIKE STATE COACH ROUTE AND POST ROAD, 1811 1800-1849 ON NYS 96 AT JACKSONVILLE

TOMPKINS ULYSSES, TOWN OF SAMUEL WEYBURN SETTLED HERE IN 1790 THE HOSPITALITY OF HIS LOG CABIN HOME SAVED LIFE OF ABNER TREMAN, REV. SOLDIER CAUGHT IN BLIZZARD 1793-4 1750-1799 IN TAUGHANNOCK FALLS STATE PK.

ULSTER ESOPUS, TOWN OF [ARROW] JOHN BURROUGHS 1 1/2 MILES WESTWARD IS "SLABSIDES", RUSTIC CABIN OF THE POET-NATURALIST, WHERE HE SPENT MUCH TIME B'WAY & PARK LA., IN WEST PARK

ULSTER ESOPUS, TOWN OF CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION ESOPUS BUILT 1842 1800-1849 US 9W AT WEST PARK

ULSTER HURLEY, TOWN OF GENERAL WASHINGTON WAS GIVEN A PUBLIC RECEPTION HERE ON HIS JOURNEY FROM WEST POINT TO KINGSTON, NOV. 16, 1782 1750-1799 N.E. CORNER ZANDHOECK RD. & MILLBROOK AVE. IN HURLEY

ULSTER HURLEY, TOWN OF OLD GUARD HOUSE LIEUT. DAVID TAYLOR, BRITISH SPY, WAS CONFINED IN THIS HOUSE AND HANGED ON AN APPLE TREE, OCTOBER 18, 1777 1750-1799 US 209 AT HURLEY

ULSTER HURLEY, TOWN OF OLD MINE ROAD ESOPUS-MINISINK TRAIL INDIAN TRAIL CONNECTING DELAWARE VALLEY WITH HUDSON RIVER. USED BEFORE AND DURING REVOLUTION US 209 AT HURLEY

ULSTER HURLEY, TOWN OF VAN DEUSEN HOUSE BUILT 1723 TEMPORARY CAPITOL OF STATE AFTER BURNING OF KINGSTON 1777 1750-1799 US 209 AT HURLEY

ULSTER KINGSTON, CITY OF ELMENDORF TAVERN MEETING PLACE STATE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY 1777 1750-1799 SE CORNER MAIDEN LA. & FAIR ST.

ULSTER KINGSTON, CITY OF FIRST KINGSTON ACADEMY FOUNDED 1774 BY TRUSTEES OF TOWN OF KINGSTON 1750-1799 SW CORNER JOHN & CROWN STS.

ULSTER KINGSTON, CITY OF PLAN OF KINGSTON STOCKADE (WILTWYCK) FORT (F) AND 1658 STREETS SITE OF OLD STOCKADE 1658 1650-1699 N. FRONT ST. & CLINTON AVE.

ULSTER KINGSTON, CITY OF SITE OF OLD BLOCKHOUSE BUILT 1658 1650-1699 S.W. CORNER MAIN & FAIR STS.

ULSTER KINGSTON, CITY OF SITE OF TAPPEN HOUSE OCCUPIED BY GEORGE CLINTON WHILE GOVERNOR OF STATE S.W. CORNER N. FRONT & WALL STS.

ULSTER KINGSTON, CITY OF SITE OF BOGARDUS TAVERN FIRST MEETING PLACE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 10TH 1777 1750-1799 N.W. CORNER MAIDEN LA. & FAIR ST.

ULSTER KINGSTON, CITY OF VAN KEUREN HOMESTEAD BURNED BY BRITISH OCT. 17, 1777. REBUILT AND OCCUPIED BY DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE THEN. 1750-1799 ST. JAMES ST. BETWEEN PINE & CLINTON AVES.

ULSTER LLOYD, TOWN OF COLONEL DEYO HOME ERECTED 1805 BUILT AND OCCUPIED BY COLONEL JACOB DEYO 8TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE GUARD 1800-1849 NYS 55 E. OF TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ULSTER LLOYD, TOWN OF ELTING HOMESTEAD BUILT BY PHILIPELTING 1817 WHO FOUNDED VILLAGE OF HIGHLAND ON HIS FARM WHICH WAS DEVISED BYT HIS GRANDFATHER ABRAHAM ELTING TO NOAH ELTING APRIL 1797 1800-1849 MAIN ST., S. OF ELTING PL., IN HIGHLAND

ULSTER LLOYD, TOWN OF ELTING'S LANDING BOMBARDED BY BRITISH 1777 NOAH ELTING'S FERRY 1793 HORSE DRAWN FLAT BOAT 1819 "DUTCHESS AND ULSTER", STEAM POWER FERRY EST. 1830 1750-1799 W. OF R.R., NEAR RIVER IN HIGHLAND

ULSTER LLOYD, TOWN OF HIGHLAND LANDING YELVERTON'S LANDING 1777 VALENTINE BAKER'S LANDING 1786 NEW PALTZ LANDING 1798 THE TOWN'S SHIPPING CENTER FOR A CENTURY AND A HALF 1750-1799 E. END OF MAIN ST., HIGHLAND

ULSTER LLOYD, TOWN OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORGANIZED MAY 26, 1792, AS THE PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGA- TION OF NEW PALTZ. PRESENT EDIFICE ERECTED 1844. 1750-1799 CHURCH & GROVE STS., HIGHLAND

ULSTER LLOYD, TOWN OF REVOLUTIONARY DRILL FIELD 1775 9TH COMPANY THIRD ULSTER COUNTY REGIMENT COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN PELEG RANSOM 1750-1799 US 9W S. OF TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ULSTER LLOYD, TOWN OF ULSTER COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. 1650-1699 NYS 55 AT W. ENTRANCE TO MID-HUDSON BRIDGE

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] DISCOVERY OF CEMENT AT BRUCEVILLE, NATHANIEL BRUCE, BURNED IN A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE, SOME NATIVE ROCK AND DISCOVERED CEMENT IN 1818. 1800-1849 NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] JOHN BURROUGHSBY S. AND A. DEPUY AMERICAN NATURALIST TAUGHT SCHOOL AT HIGH FALLS IN 1857 NEAR PRESENT BUILDING 1850-1899 CHURCH ST., S. OF NYS 213 IN HIGH FALLS

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF [ARROW] OLD STONE AQUEDUCT BUILT IN 1825 BY D. & H. CANAL CO.; COMPLETED 1828; ENLARGED IN 1842 AND 1851; ABANDONED FEB. 23, 1899. 1800-1849 NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF 1 1/2 MILE SITE OF CLOVE REFORMED CHURCH ORGANIZED 1807. MOVED TO PRESENT SITE IN HIGH FALLS 1867 1800-1849 NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF DAVIS TAVERN FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER THE REVOLUTION, THE PUBLIC BUSINESS OF THE TOWN OF MARBLETOWN WAS TRANSACTED HERE. 1750-1799 US 209 AT MARBLETOWN

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF OLD DEPUY HOUSE BUILT IN 1797 BY S. AND A. DEPUY WHO KEPT A TAVERN HERE. 1750-1799 NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF OLIVER HOUSE IN ORIGINAL ANDREW OLIVER HOUSE HERE, THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE MET FOR ONE MONTH, AFTER BURNING OF KINGSTON, OCTOBER, 1777. 1750-1799 US 209 AT MARBLETOWN

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF SCHOONMAKER HOME BUILT IN 1760 BY CAP. FREDERICK SCHOONMAKER, REVOLUTIONARY OFFICER; HOME FORTIFIED AND USED AS PLACE OF REFUGE DURING THE WAR. 1750-1799 NYS 213, E. OF HIGH FALLS, AT COXEN CREEK BRIDGE

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF SITE OF COLONIAL CHURCH HERE STOOD THE EARLIEST CHURCH IN THIS VICINITY, ORGANIZED 1737, BUILT 1746, THE FIRST MINISTER WAS 1700-1749 US 209 AT MARBLETOWN

ULSTER MARBLETOWN, TOWN OF TACK TAVERN HOME OF JOHANNES TACK, WHERE COURT CONVENED AFTER BURNING OF KINGSTON BY THE BRITISH, OCTOBER, 1777. FIRST SCHOOL WAS NEARBY. 1750-1799 US 209 AT STONE RIDGE

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF BEVIER HOUSE BUILT BY LOUIS BEVIER, THE PATENTEE, IN 1698. ELTING HOMESTEAD FROM 1740. THIS HOUSE HAS AN INTERESTING SUB-CELLAR 1650-1699 SE CORNER HUGUENOT ST. & BROADHEAD AVE., NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF DEYO HOUSE BUILT BY PIERRE DEYO, ONE OF TWELVE ORIGINAL PATENTEES OF NEW PALTZ, IN 1692. 1650-1699 HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF DIE PFALZ A FRENCH HUGUENOT VILLAGE GOVERNED BY "THE DUSINE", A BODY OF 12 MEN CHOSEN ANNUALLY. FOR 100 YEARS THE ONLY FORM OF GOVERNMENT. HUGUENOT & N. FRONT STS., IN NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF DUBOIS HOUSE THE FORT BUILT IN 1705 BY DANIEL DUBOIS. SITE FIRST REDOUBT. THERE ARE PORT HOLES IN THE EAST END. 1700-1749 HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF DUBOIS HOUSE BUILT IN 1755 BY BENJAMIN DUBOIS, GRANDSON OF ISAAC DUBOIS, NEW PALTZ PATENTEE. 1750-1799 CO. RD., W. OF NEW PALTZ 4 1/2 MIS. N. OF NYS 299

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF FREER HOUSE BUILT 1720 BY HUGO FREER, ONE OF TWELVE ORIGINAL PATENTEES OF NEW PALTZ. THE LOW HOUSE AFTER 1732. 1700-1749 HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF HASBROUCK HOUSE BUILT IN 1712, BY ABRAHAM, THE PATENTEE, ONCE SOLDIER IN ENGLISH ARMY, FRIEND OF GOV. ANDROS. KITCHEN SCENE OF COCK FIGHTS. 1700-1749 HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF JEAN HASBROUCK HOUSEBUIULT IN 1712, BY THE PATENTEE; NOW HOME OF THE HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SINCE 1899. 1700-1749 HUGUENOT & N. FRONT STS., IN NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF NEW PALTZ FOUNDED 1678. SIX HOUSES BUILT BEFORE 1720 ARE ON HUGUENOT STREET, ON THE WALKILL RIVER, HOMES OF REFUGEES OF FRANCE. 1650-1699

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF NEW PALTZ FOUNDED 1678. SIX HOUSES BUILT BEFORE 1720 ARE ON HUGUENOT STREET, ON THE WALKILL RIVER, HOMES OF REFUGEES OF FRANCE. 1650-1699 NYS 208, S. OF NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF NEW PALTZ FOUNDED 1678. SIX HOUSES BUILT BY HUGUENOT REFUGEES FROM FRANCE, ORIGINAL PATENTEES, BEFORE 1720, ARE ON WALKILL RIVER 1650-1699 NE CORNER MAIN & N. FRONT STS., IN N

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF SITE OF THE "OWL" CHURCH CONFERENTIA CHURCH PARTY ORGANIZED 1767, TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH CLASSIS OF] NORTH AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, JOINED PALTZ CHURCH, 1783 1750-1799 CO. RD. W. OF NEW PALTZ, 1 MI. S. OF NYS 299

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF SITE OF WALLOON CHURCH BUILT OF LOGS, FIRST CHURCH-SCHOOL, 1783, FIRST CHURCH OS STONE 1717. CALLED "OLD FRENCH CHURCH", PRECURSOR REFORMED CHURCH.1750-1799 HUGUENOT ST., W. OF N. FRONT ST., IN NEW PALTZ

ULSTER NEW PALTZ, TOWN OF STONE CHURCH - 1773 FIRST STONE CHURCH, 1717. SERVICES IN FRENCH TO 1753, DUTCH LANGUAGE TO 1800. CHURCH CORNER STONE SEEN AT SOUTH WALL OF PORTICO. 1750-1799 HUGUENOT ST., NEAR BROADHEAD AVE., NEW PALTZ

ULSTER PLATTENKILL, TOWN OF ULSTER COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. 1650-1699 NYS 32, S. OF PLATTEKILL, AT ULSTER-ORANGE CO. LINE

ULSTER ROCHESTER, TOWN OF ALTON BROOKS PARKER MAY 14, 1852 - MAY 10, 1926 PRINCIPAL OF THIS SCHOO,, 1870-71 CHIEF JUDGE OF THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS, 1897-1904 CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF U.S.; 1904 1850-1899 US 209, N. OF ACCORD

ULSTER ROCHESTER, TOWN OF COLONIAL TAVERN SILES BOUCK, SCOUT TAKEN IN INDIAN AND TORY RAID IN 1779, TO FORT NIAGARA, CAME BACK HERE, WHILE NEIGHBORS WERE HOLDING A MEETING 1750-1799 US 209, S. OF ACCORD

ULSTER ROCHESTER, TOWN OF ROCHESTER CHURCH REV. NUCELLA PREACHED, 1695 LOG CHURCH BUILT, 1700 2 STONE CHURCHES, 1743, 1860 2 OTHER CHURCHES BURNED PRESENT 6TH ON SAME SPOT 1650-1699 US 209, S. OF ACCORD

ULSTER ROCHESTER, TOWN OF SITE OF COLONIAL FORT HERE ON DEYO'S HILL STOOD A FORT PROTECTING EARLY SETTLERS FROM INDIANS 1750-1799 US 209 N. OF KERHONKSON

ULSTER ROCHESTER, TOWN OF SITE OF INDIAN RAID IN COLONIAL CHURCH WHICH STOOD HERE, 1778, SETTLERS FORTIFIED THEMSELVES, AND SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT OFF ATTACK OF INDIAN RAIDERS. 1750-1799 US 209 AT PINE BUSH

ULSTER ROCHESTER, TOWN OF SITE OF TRAINING FIELD COLONIAL MILITIA, IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN AND REVOLUTIONARY WARS, MET FOR TRAINING IN A FIELD AT THIS PLACE 1750-1799 US 209 N. OF ACCORD

ULSTER ROCHESTER, TOWN OF TOM QUICK FARM HOME OF TOM QUICK, BOUGHT FROM HARMON HEKUN, INDIAN, 1676; QUICK WAS KILLED BY INDIANS AND HIS SON SLEW MANY RED MEN IN REVENGE. 1904 1650-1699 US 209, N. OF ACCORD

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF CREEKLOCKS ORIGINALLY WAGENDALL. RENAMED 1825 WHEN DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL WAS BUILT. CANAL ENTERED CREEK HERE. 1800-1849 CREEKLOCKS RD., CREEKLOCKS

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF D. & H. CANAL STARTED 1825, OPENED 1828. IMPORTANT WATERWAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK STATE, CONNECTING DELAWARE AND HUDSON RIVERS. 1800-1849 NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF FORDING PLACE USED BY GEN. CLINTON'S FORCES, ON WAY FROM NEWBURGH TO DEFEND KINGSTON, FROM BRITISH RAIDERS IN OCTOBER, 1777. 1750-1799 NYS 32 AT ROSENDALE

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF FREER HOUSE BUILT 1765 BY JACOB FREER, GRANDSON OF HUGO FREER, NEW PALTZ PATENTEE; FIRST SETTLED BY FAMILY IN 1730 CALLED "HALF MOON". 1700-1749 NYS 32 S. OF TILLSON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF GRIST MILL OPERATED IN 1809 BY JACOB LOW SNYDER, EARLY SETTLER; IN 1825 BY JUDGE LUCAS ELMENDORF. CEMENT GROUND HERE FOR D. & H. CANAL. 1800-1849 NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF HOME OF ABRAHAM VAN WAGENEN AN ORIGINAL SETTLER, BUILT, 1725-1730. 1700-1749 CREEKLOCKS RD., CREEKLOCKS

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF JOPPENBERGH JACOB'S MOUNT, NAMED FOR COL. JACOBUS RUTSEN, FIRST SETTLER, IN 1680 1650-1699 NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF LEFEVRE HOUSE BUILT 1780; SINCE 1810 HOME OF LEFEVRE FAMILY, DESCENDANTS OF SIMON, NEW PALTZ PATENTEE, CALLED BLOEMENDAL. 1750-1799 NYS 32, S. OF BLOOMINGTON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF MEETING HOUSE FRIENDS CHURCH, BUILT IN1800. PHEBE TILLSON WAS THE FIRST RECOMMENDED MINISTER. 1800-1849 GRIST MILL RD., TILLSON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF NEWKIRK TAVERN BUILT IN 1781 BY GERRIT NEWKIRK. A FAMOUS HOSTERLRY. 1750-1799 NYS 32 AT MAPLE HILL

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF PERRINE'S BRIDGE ERECTED IN 1850. ONE OF THE FEW OLD COVERED BRIDGES STILL STANDING IN NEW YORK STATE. 1850-1899 NYS 32 S. OF TILLSON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF PETRUS VAN WAGENEN ONE OF ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF WAGENDALL, OCCUPIED BY VAN WAGENEN FAMILIES, BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1726-1730. 1700-1749 SW CORNER CREEKLOCKS RD. & MAIN ST., BLOOMINGTON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH FIRST ORGANIZED 1797, BURNED 1846, REBUILT ON PRESENT LOCATION, 1847. 1750-1799 CHURCH ST., W. OF MAIN ST., BLOOMINGTON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF ROSENDALE CEMENT DISCOVERED HERE IN 1826. FIRST COMMERCIAL MILL OPERATED HERE 1826 BY WATSON E. LAWRENCE, CALLED LAWRENCEVILLE. 1800-1849 NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF RUTSEN HOUSE FIRST HOUSE BUILT IN TOWN BY JACOBUS RUTSEN IN 1680. JACOBUS RUTSEN HARDENBERGH GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON. 1650-1699 NYS 32 AT ROSENDALE

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF SITE OF DE WITT MILL ERECTED 1750 BY COL. CHRALES DE WITT. FLOUR GROUND HERE FOR AMERICAN ARMY IN THE REVOLUTION. 1750-1799 NYS 32 AT BLOOMINGTON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF SITE OF DE WITT HOUSE BUILT 17365; DESTROYED 1930; HOME OF COL. CHARLES DE WITT, MEMBER PROVINCIAL CONGRESS CALLED CROCODILE INN, ABOUT 1800. 1700-1749 NYS 32 AT BLOOMINGTON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF SITE OF TAVERN FIRST CHURCH ERECTED HERE IN 1797, REFORMED CHURCH OF BLOEMENDAL BURNED 1846, REBUILT 1847, AT NEW LOCATION AT BLOOMINGTON 1750-1799 E. OF NYS 32 IN MAPLE HILL

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF SNYDER HOME COMMUNITY FIRST SETTLED 1755 BY JACOB SNYDER, HOUSE ERECTED 1788; HOME OF CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER. 1750-1799 CO. RD. AT COTTEKILL

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF TAWAERI TAQUI NORTHWEST CORNER OF PATENT GRANTED TO THE HUGUENOT SETTLERS OF NEW PALTZ, IN 1677, IS ONE HALF MILE WEST. 1650-1699 SPRINGTOWN RD., TILLSON

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF TILLSON HOME FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1778. HOME OF JOB TILLSON, SCOUT IN REVOLUTIONARY ARMY AT 12 YEARS. COMMUNITY NAMED IN HONOR OF FAMILY. 1750-1799

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF WAGENDALL ON THIS FARM IS HOME OF JACOB AARTSEN VAN WAGENEN, BUILT 1669, FIRST SETTLER, AND HOME OF JOHANNES VAN WAGENEN, BUILT 1775. 1650-1699 CREEKLOCKS RD., CREEKLOCKS

ULSTER ROSENDALE, TOWN OF WHITE'S MILL BUILT 1830 BY HUGH WHITE, SUPPLIED CEMENT FOR CROTON RESERVOIR, WHITEPORT NAMED TO HONOR HUGH WHITE. 1800-1849 CO. RD. AT WHITEPORT

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF BARCLAY HEIGHTS NAMED FOR HENRY BARCLAY 1778-1851, EARLY SETTLER WHO FOUNDED TRINITY CHURCH, UTILIZED LOCAL WATER POWER AND GREATLY PROMOTED INDUSTRY. 1750-1799 US 9W, S. OF BARCLAY ST., IN SAUGERTIES

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF BRICK CHURCH BUILT 1827. USED FOR WORSHIP UNTIL 1852. THEN SOLD FOR USE AS AN ACADEMY. LATER KNOWN AND USED AS BURHANS BLACKSMITH SHOP 1800-1849 LIVINGSTON ST., W. OF NYS 32, SAUGERTIES

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF BRINK HOMESTEAD OWNED CONTINUOUSLY BY FAMILY OF CORNELIUS LAMBERTSEN BRINK, PURCHASER, 1688, OF SECOND LAND GRANT IN TOWN. ART OF ORIGINAL HOUSE REMAINS. 1650-1699 CO. RD., 1-1/2 MIS. S. OF MT. MARION

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF FLATBUSH REFORMED CHURCH OF SAUGERTIES, N. Y. ORGANIZED JUNE 9, 1807. BUILDING ERECTED 1808. 1800-1849 NYS 32, 1-1/2 MIS. S. OF GLASCO

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF GLASCO TURNPIKE ROAD FROM EARLY GLASS WORKS ON THE UPPER SAWKILL, TO SHIPPING POINT ON HUDSON ABOVE RONDOUT. NAMED FOR SIGN ON COMPANY'S WAREHOUSE. NYS 212, E. OF WOODSTOCK

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF INDIAN CAVE HOME OF "NACHTE JAN", LAST INDIAN OF REGION. FRIEND OF CORNELIUS PERSEN, OFTEN WARNED HIM OF ATTACKS BY INDIANS AND TORIES. 1750-1799 NYS 32, SO. OF KATSBAAN

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF KATSBAAN CHURCH ERECTED 1732 KNOWN AS "DE STEENEKERK OP DE KATS BAAN." REBUILT 1867. IN NORTH WALL ARE STONES WITH NAMES OF BUILDERS. 1700-1749 CO. RD., 8 MIS. N. OF KATSBAAN

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF KIERSTED HOUSE OF PRE-REVOLUTIONARY DAYS. HOME OF DR. CHRISTOPHER KIERSTED, FIRST PHYSICIAN IN TOWN, RENDERED SERVICE DURING REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1750-1799 MAIN ST., E. OF WASHINGTON AVE., SAUGERTIES

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF KING'S ROAD OLDEST HIGHWAY IN TOWN, 1703. FIRST KNOWN AS "FOOTPATH" TO ALBANY, THEN AS THE "QUEEN'S HIGHWAY", LATER AS THE OLD KING'S ROAD." 1700-1749 NYS 32, 100 YDS. N. OF THRUWAY ENTRANCE NO. 20

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF LUTHERAN CHURCH ORGANIZED IN 1710 BY THE PALATINES. FIRST PASTOR REV. JOSHUA KOCHERTHAL. FIRST CHURCH NEAR SITE OF PRESENT CHURCH 1700-1749 US 9W AT WEST CAMP

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF MYER HOMESTEAD LAND DEEDED 1724 TO CHRISTIAN MYER, PROMINENT PALATINE SETTLER; EIGHTEEN DESCENDANTS SERVED IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1700-1749 CO. RD., 1-1/2 MIS. S. OF NYS 32

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF MYNDERSE HOUSE JOHN PERSON, PATENTEE 1712, BUILT GRIST MILL AND EST'D FERRY ACROSS ESOPUS CREEK. DEEDED TO DAUGHTER OF MYNDERT MYNDERSE. ADDITION BUILT 1743 1700-1749 MYNDERSE ST., S. OF US 9W, IN SAUGERTIES

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF PERSEN STORE SITE 25 YARDS EAST STOOD STORE OF CORNELIUS PERSEN; ALSO FUR TRADE HEADQUARTERS OF JOHN JACOB ASTOR; IN 1867 USED AS PLACE OF WORSHIP NYS 32, SO. OF KATSBAAN

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF POST TAVERN SITE USED AS PATRIOTS MEETING PLACE DURING REVOLUTION. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION SIGNED HERE. RELIGIOUS SERVICES HELD HERE 1815-29. 1750-1799 MAIN ST., W. OF PARTITION ST., SAUGERTIES

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF SAWYER'S MILL STOOD ON THIS SITE 1663. SAUGERTIES DERIVED ITS NAME FROM THE DUTCH WORD "DE ZAAGERTJES". 1650-1699 US 9W N. OF SAUGERTIES AT BRIDGE

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF SCHOONMAKER HOMESTEAD ELDER KATSBAAN CHURCH, MEMBER OF GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. OCCUPIED CON- TINUOUSLY BY DESCENDANTS. PRE-REVOLUTIONARY HOUSE. MAIN ST., W. OF MYNDERSE ST. IN SAUGERTIES

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF SETTLERS CAPTURED JUNE 10, 1780, NEAR THIS SPOT, PETER SHORT AND PETER MILLER WERE CAPTURED BY TORIES DISGUISED AS INDIANS AND TAKEN TO CANADA 1750-1799 NYS 212, E. OF WOODSTOCK

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF TAVERN SITE NEAR HERE STOOD NOTED INN KEPT BY "OOM HANS" MYER, FREQUENTED BY AARON BURR. MYER DROVE AMBULANCE WAGON FROM SARATOGA TO ALBANY CO. RD., 5 MIS. S. OF NYS 32

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF TAVERN SITE KEPT BY CHRISTIAN FIERO. PUBLIC MEETING PLACE DURING REVOLUTION. FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD HERE APRIL 16, 1811 1750-1799 NO. OF NYS 32, AT KATSBAAN

ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF ULSTER COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. 1650-1699 US 9W AT ULSTER-GREENE CO. LINE

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ULSTER SAUGERTIES, TOWN OF WEST CAMP SETTLED 1710 BY PALATINES FROM THE RHINELAND FOR PRODUCTION OF NAVAL STORES. BUILT CHURCH AND SCHOOL DURING FIRST WINTER. 1700-1749 US 9W AT WEST CAMP

ULSTER SHANDAKEN, TOWN OF SITE OF NEW FORT 23 INDIANS KILLED, 13 CAPTURED. 23 CAPTIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN RELEASED. 3 SOLDIERS KILLED, SEPT. 5, 1663 1650-1699 OFF CO. RD., 1 MI. S. OLD SHAWANGUNK CHURCH

ULSTER SHANDAKEN, TOWN OF ULSTER COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683 RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. 1650-1699

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF ABRAM BEVIER WHOSE HOUSE STOOD HERE, HAD A SMALL CANNON, WHICH THE INDIANS FEARED, AND WHICH MADE HIS HOME OF FORT FOR SETTLERS IN RAID OF 1781. 1750-1799 US 209 AT NAPANOCH

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF BEVIER HOUSE AUG. 12, 1781, INDIANS RAIDING RONDOUT VALLEY FIRED HOUSE OF CORNELIUS BEVIER, BUT FLAMES WERE PUT OUT BY NEGRO WOMAN SLAVE. 1750-1799 US 209 AT WAWARSING

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF CORNELIUS DEPUY HOUSE ATTACKED BY INDIANS, AUG. 12, 1781. GARRET VAN WAGENEN, 16, SHOT THE LEADER, AND SCARED THE OTHERS AWAY. 1750-1799 US 209, N. OF WAWARSING

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF HOME OF JOHANNES G. HARDENBERGH ERECTED 1762. NEW YORK RECORDS DEPOSITED HERE OCT. 12, 1777 BEFORE KINGSTON WAS BURNED BY THE BRITISH 1750-1799 US 209, 1 MI. S. OF KERHONKSON

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF OLD MINE ROAD ESOPUS - MINISINK TRAIL INDIAN TRAIL CONNECTING DELAWARE VALLEY WITH HUDSON RIVER. USED BEFORE AND DURING REVOLUTION 1750-1799 US 209, N. OF SPRING GLEN

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST MILL HERE, ON VERNOOY KILL, WAS FIRST MILL, BROUGHT FROM HOLLAND AND SET UP EARLY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY CORNELIUS VERNOOY. 1700-1749 US 209 AT WAWARSING

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF SITE OF LONG HOUSE AT FOOT OF HIGH BLUFF STOOD INDIAN COUNCIL HOUSE DESTROYED BY CAPT. KREGIER, AUGUST 31, 1663 1650-1699 US 209 AT WAWARSING

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF ULSTER COUNTY ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. 1650-1699 US 209, S. OF SPRING GLEN

ULSTER WAWARSING, TOWN OF WAWARSING FORT ON THE KNOLL 399 FT EAST STOOD A STONE FORT WHICH PROTECTED THE SETTLERS DURING THE INDIAN RAID OF AUG. 12, 1781. 1750-1799 US 209 AT WAWARSING

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF "DOWN RENT" WAR REBELLION AGAINST "THREE LIFE" LEASES CAUSED RIOTS HERE BY FARMERS DISGUISED AS INDIANS, 1845, AND LED TO ABOLISHMENT OF SYSTEM. 1800-1849 S. OF NYS 212, AT LAKE HILL

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF BAEHR'S STORE CHRISTIAN BAEHR, A GERMAN PEDDLER, FOUNDED STORE ON SAWKILL, IN 1839. EARLY IN TANBARK INDUSTRY, IT GAVE NAME TO HAMLET BEARSVILLE. 1800-1849 NYS 212, AT BEARSVILLE

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF BLUESTONE QUARRY THE CALIFORNIA QUARRY, ON OVERLOOK MOUNTAIN, NORTH, WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THESE INDUSTRIES WHICH FLOURISHED, 1839-1900. 1800-1849 CO. RD., NE OF WOODSTOCK

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF ELIAS HASBROUCH CAPTAIN IN AMERICAN ARMY, 1775-1783; AT QUEBEC WITH GEN. MONTGOMERY; BURIED HERE. HIS HOUSE IN KINGSTON WAS BURNED BY BRITISH, 1777. 1750-1799 N. OF NYS 212 AT LAKE HILL

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF GLASCO TURNPIKE ROAD FROM EARLY GLASS WORKS ON THE UPPER SAWKILL TO SHIPPING POINT ON HUDSON, ABOVE RONDOUT. NAMED FOR SIGN ON COMPANY'S WAREHOUSE. CO. RD., N OF WOODSTOCK

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF GLASCO TURNPIKE ROAD FROM EARLY GLASS WORKS ON THE UPPER SAWKILL, TO SHIPPING POINT ON HUDSON, ABOVE RONDOUT. NAMED FOR SIGN ON COMPANY'S WAREHOUSE. CO. RD., NE OF WOODSTOCK

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF GLASS FACTORY BRISTOL (SHADY) 1825-1856. ONE OF EARLY INDUSTRIES IN CATSKILLS; MADE WINDOW GLASS AND DOMES FOR WAX FLOWERS, STILL FOUND IN WOODSTOCK. 1800-1849 1/2 MI. N. OF SHADY

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF OLD WOODSTOCK MILL GRIST MILL, 1788-1925 ALSO RUN AS CARDING MILL, 1836 AND LATER, BY JOSHUA NASH. 1750-1799 SE CORNER NYS 212 AND NYS 375

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF OLD ZENA MILL OPERATED PRIOR TO 1750 BY MAJOR JOHANNES HARDENBERGH. GRANTED TO EPHRAIM VAN KEUREN, LATER RUN BY CAPT. WILLIAM SWART AND WILHEMUS HOWE. CO. RD., N. OF ZENA

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF SITE OF NEWKIRK HOUSE ONE OF THE EARLIEST HOUSES IN WOODSTOCK, OCCUPIED 1777 BY BARRET NEWKIRK, LATER BY JACOBUS ELTINGE. 1750-1799 NYS 212, AT VILLAGE CENTER IN WOODSTOCK

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF TANNERY BROOK TANNERS, USING HEMLOCK BARK, RAN MILLS HERE, 1830-1870. HIDES WERE BROUGHT IN SHIPS UP THE HUDSON TO KINGSTON. 1800-1849 NYS 212, W. OF WOODSTOCK

ULSTER WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF ZENA - WAGHKONK ZENZ WAS CALLED WAGHKONK OR AWAGHKONK, INDIAN FOR LOW MEADOWS OR MARSH; DUTCH TRANSLATED IT VAN DAAL, OR VALLEY; ENGLISH VANDALE CO. RD. AT ZENA

WARREN BOLTON, TOWN OF DIAMOND ISLAND IN CENTER OF LAKE, MILITARY DEPOT OF BURGOYNE'S ARMY, ATTACKED, SEPT. 1777, BY AMERICANS UNDER COL. BROWN; LATER ABANDONED BY ENEMY 1750-1799 ON DIAMOND ISLAND IN L. GEORGE

WARREN GLENS FALLS, CITY OF HALF WAY BROOK MIDWAY BETWEEN FORT EDWARD AND FORT GEORGE. ON THIS SITE ABOUT 1755 STOOD A BLOCKHOUSE ENCLOSED BY A STOCKADE. 1750-1799 ON US 9 AT NORTHERN END OF CITY

WARREN HAGUE, TOWN OF THROUGH THIS PASS TO TROUT BROOK WAS AN INDIAN TRAIL USED BY ROBERT ROGERS AFTER BATTLE ON SNOWSHOES, 1758, ON RETREAT TO FT. WILLIAM HENRY 1750-1799 ON NYS 8 & NYS 9N ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF HAGUE

WARREN LAKE GEORGE, TOWN OF FORT WM. HENRY 1755 BUILT BY SIR WM. JOHNSON 1757 AFTER A GALLANT DEFENSE COL. MONROE IN COMMAND SURRENDERED TO THE FRENCH UNDER GEN. MONTCALM 1750-1799 ON LAKE FRONT, L. GEORGE VLGE.

WARREN LAKE GEORGE, TOWN OF MONTCALM'S CAMP 1757 ON THESE GROUNDS MONTCALM'S ARMY CAMPED DURING THE SIEGE OF FORT WM. HENRY AUGUST 6-9, 1757 1750-1799 ON US 9 AT LAKE GEORGE VLGE.

WARREN LAKE GEORGE, TOWN OF THE HOSPITAL AT BATTLE OF LAKE GEORGE MANY WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND SOME WITH SMALLPOX WERE CRUELLY MURDERED BY INDIANS OF MONTCALM'S ARMY 1750-1799 ON STATE RESERVATION AT LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE

WARREN QUEENSBURY, TOWN OF FIVE MILE RUN IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR THIS RUN WAS AVOIDED BECAUSE OF FEAR OF ATTACK BY HIDDEN INDIANS. NAME CHANGED TO MEADOW RUN 1808. 1750-1799 ON US 9 ABOUT 2-1/2 MILES NORTH OF GLENS FALLS

WARREN QUEENSBURY, TOWN OF MILITARY ROAD BETWEEN FORT EDWARD AND LAKE GEORGE BUILT BY SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON DURING THE SUMMER OF 1755 1750-1799 ON US 9 ABOUT 4-1/2 MILES NORTH OF GLENS FALLS

WARREN QUEENSBURY, TOWN OF ONEIDA NAMED FOR TOM HAMMOND, A HALF BREED ONEIDA INDIAN A THRIVING SETTLEMENT DOING A LARGE LUMBERING BUSINESS AT CLOSE OF REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON NYS 9L ABOUT 3-1/2 MILES NORTH OF GLENS FALLS

WARREN THURMAN, TOWN OF JAMES CAMERON PIONEER WOODSMAN FARMER, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, SETTLED IN THIS VALLEY IN 1773. BURIED 100 FEET WEST OF THIS MARKER. 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF WARRENSBURG

WASHINGTON ARGYLE, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH AND MANSE OF ARGYLE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION BUILT IN 1792 NEAR GROUP OF TREES A SHORT DISTANCE EAST OF THIS SPOT. 1750-1799 ON NYS 40 ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARGYLE

WASHINGTON ARGYLE, TOWN OF KILMER MILL BUILT SHORT DISTANCE WEST OF HERE BEFORE REVOLUTION. FIRST SETTLEMENT IN ARGYLE VILLAGE AND FIRST GRIST MILL WITHIN FORTY MILES. 1750-1799 ON NYS 197 AT ARGYLE

WASHINGTON ARGYLE, TOWN OF SITE OF ALLEN HOUSE WHERE NINE PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY LE LOUP'S INDIANS JULY 1777 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES EAST OF SOUTH ARGYLE

WASHINGTON ARGYLE, TOWN OF THE STREET ROAD LAID OUT IN 1764 BY GRANTEES OF ARGYLE PATENT. EXTENDED EAST SEVEN MILES FROM HUDSON RIVER BORDERED BY TOWN LOTS OF SETTLERS 1750-1799 ON NYS 40 ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ARGYLE

WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE, TOWN OF CONTINENTAL ROAD (DI-ON-ON-DA-WA-HA TRAIL) COL. BAUM'S ROUTE FROM FT. MILLER TO BENNINGTON AUGUST 14, 1777 1750-1799 ON SO. UNION ST., CAMBRIDGE

WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE, TOWN OF GREAT NORTHERN WAR TRAIL 1628-1764 OVER WHICH INDIANS LED NEW ENGLAND CAPTIVES TO CANADA DURING INDIAN WARS 1600-1649 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 22 & NYS 313 AT CAMBRIDGE

WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE, TOWN OF SITE OF BUSKIRK'S BRIDGE BUILT 1801 BY MARTIN VAN BUSKIRK TO REPLACE USE OF FORD 1800-1849 AT APPROACH TO COVERED BRIDGE OVER HOOSIC R. NEAR BUSKIRK

WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE, TOWN OF SITE OF KING'S M.E. CHURCH ERECTED 1823, NAMED FOR FENNER KING, LEADER AND PROMOTER. DESTROYED 1897. 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF CENTER CAMBRIDGE

WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE, TOWN OF SITE OF CAMBRIDGE WASHINGTON ACADEMY INCORPORATED BY REGENTS, 1815 MERGED IN UNION SCHOOL, 1873 1800-1849 ON ACADEMY ST. IN CAMBRIDGE

WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE PATENT BUILDING STARTED 1775 INTERRUPTED BY REVOLUTION COMPLETED 1783 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. AT SOUTH END OF VILLAGE OF CAMBRIDGE

WASHINGTON EASTON, TOWN OF FRIEND'S LOG MEETING HOUSE SURROUNDED BY BURGOYNE'S INDIAN ALLIEWS IN 1777 BUT FINDING FRIENDS UNARMED STACKED ARMS AND ATTENDED MEETING PEACEABLY. 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 3/4 MILE EAST OF EASTON

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF BLOCK HOUSE ON ISLAND ON CO. RD. AT KANES FALLS

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF BLOCK HOUSE BUILT DURING REVOLUTIONARY WAR PROBABLY TO PROTECT SAWMILL AND WATER PIPES TO FORT ANN 1750-1799 ON ISLAND AT KANES FALLS

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF DEWEY PLACE BUILT IN 1788 BY THADDEUS DEWEY, OWNED BY DEWEY, WHITE, COLLINS AND PARRISH FAMILIES. ONCE AN OLD TAVERN. 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. AT DEWEY BRIDGE

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF FORT ANN "GATEWAY TO NORTH" HERE STOOD FIVE FORTS 1690-1777 ON ROUTE BETWEEN LAKE CHAMPLAIN & HUDSON RIVER 1700-1749 ON US 4 AT FORT ANN

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF HALF-WAY CREEK USED IN FRENCH AND INDIAN & REVOLUTIONARY WARS FOR TRANSPORT OF SUPPLIES 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT FORT ANN

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF HOME OF COL. GEORGE WRAY TWO MILES WEST, BUILT ABOUT 1778, CONTAINS SLAVE PENS. 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT FORT ANN

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF HOME OF COL. GEORGE WRAY ORIGINAL MANOR HOUSE BUILT 1778, CONTAINS SLAVE PENS. GRAVE OF COL. WRAY IN THE ORCHARD. 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. 2 MI. WEST OF FT. ANN

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF OLD POWDER HOUSE USED DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. TO W. FORT ANN IN FORT ANN VILLAGE

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF OLD WELL USED IN FORT SITE. BUILT BEFORE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BY QUEEN ANNE OF ENGLAND 1750-1799 ON CHARLES ST. AT FORT ANN

WASHINGTON FORT ANN, TOWN OF OLDEST HOUSE BUILT BEFORE 1800, OWNED SUCCESSIVELY BY MOORE PIKE AND SHIPMAN FAMILIES 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT FORT ANN

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF "THE ISLAND" BARRACKS HOSPITAL, BRICK-KILN 1755 1750-1799 ON OLD FORT ST. IN FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF 1/4 MILE DUER HOUSE BRITISH HEADQUARTERS AUG. 14--SEPT. 10, 1777 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT FORT MILLER

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF BAGLEY'S BRIDGE, (PONTOON TYPE) BLOCKHOUSES GUARDED APPROACHES BUILT DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1750-1799 ON US 4 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF FORT EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF BLOCKHOUSE AN OUTPOST OF THE FORT BUILT DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1750-1799 ON BRIDGE ST., FORT EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF FORT EDWARD 1755 GREAT CARRYING PLACE FORT NICHOLSON 1709 FORT LYDIUS 1731 FORT LYMAN 1755 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT S. END OF FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF FORT EDWARD 1755 GREAT CARRYING PLACE FORT NICHOLSON 1709 FORT LYDIUS 1731 FORT LYMAN 1755 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT N. END OF FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF GENERAL SCHUYLER'S ENTRENCHMENTS HEADQUARTERS OF AMERICAN ARMY AFTER THE EVACUATION OF FORT EDWARD JULY 1777 1750-1799 ON US 4 ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF FORT EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF JANE MC CREA HOUSE 1777 1750-1799 ON B'WAY IN FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF NEAR HERE STOOD THE RED HOUSE, MENTIONED IN MADAME RIEDESEL'S MEMOIRS BUILT ABOUT 1765 1750-1799 ON BANK OF OLD CANAL OFF B'WAY BETWEEN STATE & ARGYLE STS., FT. EDWD.

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF NEAR HERE WAS NORTHEAST BASTION, PART OF OUTWORKS FORT EDWARD 1755 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF B'WAY & MOON STS., FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF OLD MILITARY ROAD FOLLOWED THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF BURGOYNE AVENUE TO MOSS STREET IN KINGSBURY 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF CASE ST. & BURGOYNE AVE., FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RIVER FORT MILLER BUILT DURING FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT FORT MILLER

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF ON THE WEST BANK WAS THE HOME OF COLONEL JOHN MC CREA PATRIOT BROTHER OF JANE MC CREA 1750-1799 ON US 4 ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF FORT EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF ORIGINAL BURIAL PLACE OF JANE MC CREA JULY 28, 1777 1750-1799 ON US 4 ABOUT 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF FORT EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF REMAINS OF OLD MOAT HOSPITAL, PART OF OUTWORKS FORT EDWARD 1755 1750-1799 ON OLD FORT ST. FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF REVOLUTIONARY BLOCKHOUSE ATTACKED JULY 27, 1777 1750-1799 ON CASE ST., FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME JUDGE WILLIAM DUER STATESMAN AND PATRIOT ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 3/4 MILE EAST OF FORT MILLER

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF STATE ST. BURYING GROUND ORIGINAL BURIAL PLACE OF DUNCAN CAMPBELL SECOND BURIAL PLACE OF JANE MC CREA 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF STATE & NOTRE DAME STS., FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF THE GRAVE OF DUNCAN CAMPBELL & JANE MC CREA ARE JUST WITIN AND TO THE LEFT OF THIS GATEWAY 1750-1799 ON US 4 BETWEEN FORT EDWARD & HUDSON FALLS

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF TO THE SITE OF OLD FT. EDWARD BUILT 1755 1700-1749 AT INTERSECTION OF OLD FORT & MONTGOMERY STS., FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON FORT EDWARD, TOWN OF TO THE SOUTH PUTNAM'S RANGERS AND PROVINCIAL TROOPS DEFEATED FRENCH AND INDIANS AFTER THEY HAD KILLED TWELVE MEN JULY 23, 1757 1750-1799 ON NOTRE DAME ST. IN FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON GRANVILLE, TOWN OF ERECTED 1784 THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE TOWN OF GRANVILLE 1750-1799 ON OLD RTE. NYS 22 IN TRUTHVILLE

WASHINGTON GRANVILLE, TOWN OF ERECTED 1789 THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN THE TOWN OF GRANVILLE 1750-1799 ON NYS 149 AT S. GRANVILLE

WASHINGTON GRANVILLE, TOWN OF FIRST CHURCH IN THE TOWN OF GRANVILLE ERECTED IN 1782 BY THE UNION RELIGIOUS SOCIETY 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 IN MIDDLE GRANVILLE

WASHINGTON GRANVILLE, TOWN OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE ERECTED 1806 BESIDE CHURCH SITE OF LOG SCHOOL HOUSE OF FRIENDS LATER A DISTRICT SCHOOL 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION OF STATE & NOTRE DAME STS., FT. EDWARD

WASHINGTON GREENWICH, TOWN OF FROM THIS PLACE BURGOYNE'S GERMAN TROOPS MARCHED TO THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT CLARKS MILLS

WASHINGTON GREENWICH, TOWN OF MC NEAL'S FERRY OPERATED DURING REVOLUTIONARY DAYS 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT BRIDGE OVER HUDSON R. AT THOMSON

WASHINGTON GREENWICH, TOWN OF POSITION OF BURGOYNE'S BRIDGE OF BOATS ON WHICH HE CROSSED THE HUDSON 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. LEADING TO ABANDONED BRIDGE OVER HUDSON R., CLARKS MILLS

WASHINGTON GREENWICH, TOWN OF POSITION OF GENERAL STARK BEFORE CROSSING THE RIVER 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. BETWEEN CLARKS MILLS & THOMSON

WASHINGTON GREENWICH, TOWN OF SITE OF THE BRITISH CAMP BEFORE CROSSING HUDSON LATER OCCUPIED BY GENERAL FELLOWS' CONTINENTALS 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. LEADING TO ABANDONED BRIDGE OVER HUDSON R., CLARKS MILLS

WASHINGTON GREENWICH, TOWN OF SITE OF CAPTAIN FURNIVAL'S BATTERY COMMANDING MARSHALL HOUSE AND RIVER CROSSING 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. AT CLARKS MILLS

WASHINGTON HARTFORD, TOWN OF BROWN'S TAVERN ERECTED 1802 BY CALEB BROWN 1800-1849 ON NYS 40 AT S. HARTFORD

WASHINGTON HARTFORD, TOWN OF CLINTON GIFT GOV. CLINTON GAVE THIS LAND TO BAPTIST SOCIETY, 1798, LOG MEETING HOUSE, 1788 STOOD 50 FEET TO THE SOUTH, CHURCH ERECTED HERE, 1805 1750-1799 ON CO.RD. AT HARTFORD

WASHINGTON HARTFORD, TOWN OF HAWK'S CORNERS SAVILLE'S TAVERN BUILT 1800 M. BULL'S BLACKSMITH SHOP 1794, A TOWN POUND 1794 HIGLEY'S SHOE SHOP, 1850 1800-1849 ON NYS 149 ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF HARTFORD

WASHINGTON HARTFORD, TOWN OF MILL CREEK COVELL'S MILLS EAST 1810, HATCH TANNERY 100 FT. SOUTH 1800, SCOTT'S CLOTHING WORKS AND OTHER MILLS BELOW. WOOLEN MILL, 1 MILE WEST, 1836 1800-1849 ON NYS 40 AT S. HARTFORD

WASHINGTON HARTFORD, TOWN OF SITE OF OLD MILLS I. NORTON BUILT DAM 1814 DOWN'S CLOTHING WORKS WOODELL STARCH MILL 1866 DAICY CABINET WORKS 1870 HIGBY TANNERY BELOW 1818 1800-1849 ON NYS 149 AT HARTFORD

WASHINGTON SALEM, TOWN OF HOME AND LABORATORY DR. ASA FITCH, JR. 1809-1879 FIRST STATE ENTOMOLOGIST, 1854-71. PIONEER IN STUDY OF CROP PESTS AND THEIR CONTROL 1800-1849 ON RTE. 29, 2 MILES S.W. OF SALEM

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF A LOG CHURCH WHICH STOOD HERE WAS BURNED BY THE BRITISH BATTLE OF WALLOOMSAC AUG. 16, 1777 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES WEST OF WHITE CREEK

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF GREAT NORTHERN WAR TRAIL C. 1650 - 1700 OVER WHICH INDIANS LED NEW ENGLAND CAPTIVES TO CANADA DURING INDIAN WARS 1650-1699 ON WEST SIDE OF S. PARK ST. IN CAMBRIDGE

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF SITE OF "JOHN ALLEN'S HAT SHOP" BORN 1775 - DIED 1855 ON TN. RD. AT WHITE CREEK

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF SITE OF ASH GROVE CEMETERY AND 2D M.E. CHURCH IN U.S. ORGANIZED 1770 BY IRISH METHODISTS UNDER THOMAS ASHTON AND PHILIP EMBURY 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. AT ASH GROVE

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF SITE OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE ERECTED BY SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF WHITE CREEK. PREPARATIVE MEETING IN 1783. FINISHED IN 1785. LARGER ONE BUILT 1804. 1750-1799 ON TN. RD. AT WHITE CREEK

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF SITE OF UNION ACADEMY ESTABLISHED IN 1810 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT WHITE CREEK

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF SITE OF SKIRMISH BETWEEN HESSIAN TROOPS & CAMBRIDGE SETTLERS SEVERAL PATRIOTS TAKEN PRISONERS, AUG. 15, 1777. 1750-1799 ON NYS 22 ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF C

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF SITE OF BRITISH ENCAMPMENT AUGUST 13, 1777 COL. BAUM'S FORCES CAMPED HERE 1750-1799 ON US 22 ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF CAMBRIDGE

WASHINGTON WHITE CREEK, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME JOHN WOOD FIELD OFFICERS WERE VOTED FOR HERE, MAY 11, 1776. ALSO BIRTHPLACE JOHN WOOD'S SON, JETHRO WOOD, INVENTORFIRST IRON MOULD PLOW (1814) 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF WHITE CREEK

WASHINGTON WHITEHALL, TOWN OF NEAR THIS SPOT MARCH 21, 1780, 3 TORIES AND MANY INDIANS MURDERED A SETTLER AND HIS WIFE AND CAPTURED LEMMA BARTHOLOMEW. AFTER HIS RETURN HE SERVED AS ENSIGN IN REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON US 4 AT WHITEHALL

WAYNE LYONS, TOWN OF FIRST SCHOOL A LOG SCHOOL HOUSE WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE BEFORE 1808. BRICK STRUCTURE REPLACING IT WAS USED AS A CATHOLIC CHURCH 1800-1849 ON BUTTERNUT ST., LYONS

WAYNE LYONS, TOWN OF NAMING OF LYONS ABOUT 1796 NEAR THIS SPOT THE RIVER VIEW RESEMBLING THAT OF LYONS, FRANCE, LED CHARLES WILLIAMSON TO RENAME "THE FORKS" SETTLEMENT - LYONS 1750-1799 ON WATER ST., LYONS

WAYNE MARION, TOWN OF 1800 FIRST TAVERN KEPT IN MARION WAS LOCATED ON THIS SITE 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST., MARION

WAYNE MARION, TOWN OF FIRST LOG HOUSE IN MARION WAS ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN 1795 BY HENRY LOVELL 1750-1799 ON NYS 21 IN MARION

WAYNE MARION, TOWN OF MARION SETTLED IN 1795-6 BY PIONEERS FROM RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS, WAS ORGANIZED AS A TOWN APRIL 15, 1826 1750-1799 ON MAIN ST., MARION

WAYNE MARION, TOWN OF THIS HOUSE ERECTED IN 1830 WAS A STATION OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY IN THE DAYS OF SLAVERY 1800-1849 ON NYS 21 ABOUT 1/2 MI. SOUTH OF MARION

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF 1/4 MILE SACRED GROVE ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. S. OF PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF 1793-1805 FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE IN PALMYRA BUILT HERE ON LAND GIVEN BY GENERAL JOHN SWIFT 1750-1799 ON CHURCH ST., PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF 4 MILES SOUTH CUMORAH FAMOUS MORMON HILL AND ANGEL MORONI MONUMENT AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 31 & 21 IN PALMYRA

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WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF EAST PALMYRA CHURCH FIRST TO BE ORGANIZED IN STATE, WEST OF PRE-EMPTION LINE, 1793 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. EAST OF EAST PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF HERE IN 1790 FIRST LOG HOUSE IN PALMYRA BUILT AND OCCUPIED BY THE PIONEER SETTLER GENERAL JOHN SWIFT 1750-1799 AT INTERSECTION OF NYS 31 & 21 IN PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF JOSEPH SMITH HOME WHERE HE LIVED IN 1827 WHEN HE TRANSLATED PART OF BOOK OF MORMON 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. SOUTH OF PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF MARTIN HARRIS FARM MORTGAGED FOR $3,000 IN 1829 TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR FIRST PUBLICATION OF BOOK OF MORMON 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1 MI. N. OF PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF ROPE WALK HERE ROPE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 500 FOOT LENGTHS. IT WAS USED ON THE ALBANY SCHENECTADY R. R. 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/2 MI. EAST OF PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF SAMPSON HOUSE BIRTHPLACE OF REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM T. SAMPSON COMMANDER OF FLAGSHIP IN SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1840-1902 1800-1849 ON SO. SIDE VIENNA ST., PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF SAW MILL BROOK LONG ISLAND COLONY SETTLED HERE MAY 2, 1792 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1-1/2 MIS. WEST OF E. PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHURCH IN PALMYRA 1811-1832 LAND GIVEN BY GENERAL JOHN SWIFT 1800-1849 ON CHURCH ST., PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF SITE OF PIONEER HOME OF GIDEON DURFEE BUILT 1811 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/4 MI. EAST OF PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF SITE OF ORTHODOX QUAKER MEETING HOUSE FIRST ONE ERECTED IN WESTERN NEW YORK 1800-1830 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. NORTH OF PALMYRA

WAYNE PALMYRA, TOWN OF THIS HOUSE BUILT BY PLINY SEXTON IN 1827 WAS A STATION OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY IN THE DAYS OF SLAVERY 1800-1849 ON MAIN ST., PALMYRA

WAYNE SAVANNAH, TOWN OF INDIAN TOWN ON HILL TO EAST WAS ONONTARE, A FORTIFIED TOWN OF CAYUGA NATION. IN 1670 THE SITE OF MISSION OF ST. RENE 1650-1699 ON NYS 414 ABOUT 1 MI. SOUTH OF SAVANNAH

WAYNE WALWORTH, TOWN OF ON THIS SITE ISAAC BARNHART BUILT DAME IN 1813, GRIST MILL IN 1818. CRAGGS ROLLER MILLS 1862-1930 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. NEAR WALWORTH-MACEDON TOWN LINE

WAYNE WALWORTH, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST CHURCH IN WALWORTH, BUILT PRIOR TO 1809; IN USE UNTIL 1825 1800-1849 ON NYS 350 ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF WALWORTH

WAYNE WALWORTH, TOWN OF SITE OF THE FIRST ACADEMY IN WALWORTH INCORPORATED 1842 BUILT OF LAKE STONES AT A COST OF $4000 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. IN WALWORTH

WAYNE WALWORTH, TOWN OF SITE OF LOG SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT IN 1804 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. IN WALWORTH

WAYNE WALWORTH, TOWN OF SITE OF FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH 1834-1875 BUILT AT A COST OF $2000 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MIS. N.W. OF WALWORTH

WAYNE WALWORTH, TOWN OF SITE OF TANNERY BUILT BY LUTHER FILLMORE IN 1805 1800-1849 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTH OF WALWORTH

WAYNE WALWORTH, TOWN OF WALWORTH KNOWN AS DOUGLAS CORNERS 1801-1825 HERE STEPHEN DOUGLAS OF CONN. BUILT FIRST HOUSE 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. AT WALWORTH

WAYNE WILLIAMSON, TOWN OF FIRST ROAD IN WILLIAMSON BUILT BY CHARLES WILLIAMSON IN 1794 CALLED THE OLD SODUS ROAD BETWEEN PALMYRA AND SODUS BAY 1750-1799 ON US 104 AT E. WILLIAMSON

WAYNE WILLIAMSON, TOWN OF FIRST WHITE MEN FROM 1687 FRENCH BATEAUX MEN STOPPED HERE TO TRADE WITH INDIANS. FIRST SETTLER "YANKEE BILL" WATERS, A HUNTER LIVED HERE 1804 1650-1699 ON NYS 21 AT PULTNEYVILLE

WAYNE WILLIAMSON, TOWN OF INDIAN TRAIL THIS ROAD, SECOND IN TOWN WAS INDIAN TRAIL, LATER CANANDAIGUA-PULTNEYVILLE POST ROAD, BUILT OF PLANK, HERE STOOD TOLL GATE ON NYS 21 ABOUT 2 MIS. NORTH OF WILLIAMSON

WAYNE WILLIAMSON, TOWN OF SITE OF FIRST LOG HOUSE BUILT 1807 BY MAJOR WILLIAM ROGERS. USED FOR TAVERN, STORE, AND POST OFFICE. SETTLEMENT WAS CALLED ROGERS CORNERS 1800-1849 AT INTERSECTION NYS 104 & 21 IN EAST WILLIAMSON

WAYNE WILLIAMSON, TOWN OF SITE OF UNION CHURCH ERECTED 1825, OPEN FOR USE OF ANY DENOMINATION, DEDICATED TO TOLERANCE AND PROMOTION OF GOOD ORDER AND RELIGION 1800-1849 ON NYS 21 AT PULTNEYVILLE

WAYNE WILLIAMSON, TOWN OF SITE OF UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TERMINUS HOME OF SAMUEL CUYLER USED AS TERMINUS OF UNDERGROUND R.R. DURING SLAVERY PERIOD 1850-1899 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 1/4 MILE EAST OF PULTNEYVILLE

WAYNE WOLCOTT, TOWN OF WOLCOTT FALLS CALLED BY INDIANS "CANADASGUA", LEAPING WATERS ABOVE THE LAKE. SITE OF MELVIN'S MILLS ESTABLISHED 1809 1800-1849 ON US 104 AT WOLCOTT

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF CAMP SMITH NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CAMP ESTABLISHED 1882. CONTAINS 1900 ACRES. NAMED FOR ALFRED E. SMITH, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK 1850-1899 SEMINARY AVE., NO. OF ENTRANCE TO SEMINARY

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF CAMP SMITH NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CAMP ESTABLISHED 1882. CONTAINS 1900 ACRES. NAMED FOR ALFRED E. SMITH, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK 1850-1899 US 6-202, SO. BEAR MT. BRIDGE

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF CAMP SMITH NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CAMP ESTABLISHED 1882. CONTAINS 1900 ACRES. NAMED FOR ALFRED E. SMITH, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK 1850-1899 US 6-202, NR. BEAR MT. BRIDGE

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF CROMPOUND ROAD MAIN ROAD FROM YORKTOWN TO PEEKSKILL IN COLONIAL DAYS AND DURING THE REVOLUTION 1750-1799 US 202, E. OF PEEKSKILL, CLINTON AVE. & CROMPOUND RD.

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF JAN PEECK BRIDGE NAMED TO COMMEMORATE THE PLACE WHERE JAN PEECK, DUTCH TRADER, 1640-1650, MET INDIANS TO TRADE FOR FURS 1600-1649 US 6, US 9 AND US 202, NO. OF PEEKSKILL CREEK BRIDGE

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF JAN PEECK BRIDGE NAMED TO COMMEMORATE THE PLACE WHERE JAN PEECK, DUTCH TRADER, 1640-1650, MET INDIANS TO TRADE FOR FURS 1600-1649 US 6, US 9 AND US 202, SO. OF PEEKSKILL CREEK BRIDGE

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF KINGS FERRY IMPORTANT RIVER CROSSING IN COLONIAL DAYS AND THE REVOLUTION. USED BY FRENCH AND AMERICAN ARMIES ON MARCH TO YORKTOWN IN 1782 1750-1799 KINGS FERRY RD., NEAR VERPLANCK

WESTCHESTER CORTLANDT, TOWN OF POST HANNOCH HOUSE OWNER OPERATED KINGS FERRTY 1664. COLONEL LIVINGSTON'S HEADQUARTERS, 1781. WASHINGTON PRESENTED MEDALS TO CAPTORS OF ANDRE HERE IN 1782 1650-1699 KINGS FERRY RD., 1 MI. W. OF US 9

WESTCHESTER EASTCHESTER, TOWN OF SUNSET HILL WHERE IN THE YEAR 1666 GRAMATAN CHIEF OF THE MOHICAN INDIANS SIGNED THE DEED TRANSFERRING EASTCHESTER TO THE WHITE MAN 1650-1699 PONDFIELD RD., W. OF VALLEY RD., BRONXVILLE

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF ANDRE CAPTURED HERE IN 1780 THREE HONEST MILITIAMEN ARRESTED MAJOR JOHN ANDRE ADJT-GEN. BRITISH ARMY, DISGUISED, PREVENTING DISASTER TO AMERICAN CAUSE. 1750-1799 US 9 AT PARK ENTRANCE, TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF ASBURY M.E. CHURCH FOUNDED 1796 BY REV. JOHN BARNET MATTHIAS, ITINERANT PREACHER. CHURCH FIRST INCORPORATED IN 1807. THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1837. 1750-1799 WASHINGTON AND ELIZABETH STS., TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF BATTLE OF EDGAR'S LANE SEPT. 30, 1778 CONTINENTAL DRAGOONS UNDER MAJ. HENRY LEE KILLED 23 HESSIANS ON A MARAUDING EXPEDITION. BATTLE WAGED FROM HERE TO RAVINE. 1750-1799 US 9, NO. OF FARRAGUT PKWY. IN HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF CHRIST CHURCH ERECTED IN 1837. FOR MANY YEARS WASHINGTON IRVING WAS VESTRYMAN AND WARDEN. IVY IS FROM CUTTINGS FROM VINE ON HIS HOME SUNNYSIDE. 1800-1849 US 9 AND ELIZABETH ST., TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF DRAPER PARK MEMORIAL TO DR. JOHN WILLIAM DRAPER 1811-1882 ASTRONOMER AND HISTORIAN MADE 1ST PHOTOGRAPH OF MOON 1800-1849 IN JOHN W. DRAPER MEMORIAL PK. US 9 & WASHINGTON AVE., IN HASTINGS-ON-HUDSO

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF DRAPER PARK MEMORIAL TO DR. JOHN WILLIAM DRAPER 1811-1882 CHEMIST, PHILOSOPHER, HISTORIAN FIRST PHOTOGRAPHED THE HUMAN FACE, 1839 1800-1849 US 9 & WASHINGTON AVE., IN HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF EARTH REDOUBT CONSTRUCTED IN REVOLUTION, FROM HERE THE LOCAL WATER GUARD CANNONADED BRITISH SLOOP VULTURE RETURNING FROM ANDRE-ARNOLD MEETING. 1750-1799 FOOT OF CHURCH ST., TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF FRENCH CAMP HEREABOUTS, FRENCH TROOPS, UNDER COUNT DE ROCHAMBEAU, SENT TO ASSIST WASHINGTON MADE THEIR CAMP JULY 6, TO AUGUST 19, 1781. 1750-1799 UNDERHILL RD. & CLAYTON ST., E. OF ARDSLEY

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF ISAAC VAN WART ONE OF MAJOR ANDRE'S CAPTORS SEPT. 23, 1780 ELMSFORD CITIZEN 1758-1820 BURIED HERE 1750-1799 NYS 9A, BETWEEN MAIN & VAN WART STS., ELMSFORD

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF JOHN DEAN ROCK REFUGE OF CAPTAIN JOHN DEAN DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1750-1799 SAW MILL R. PKWY., SO. OF HAWTHORNE CIRCLE

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF SECOND REFORMED CHURCH ERECTED IN 1837 AS SOUTH CHURCH OF OLD DUTCH CHURCH OF SLEEPY HOLLOW BECAME A SEPARATE CONGREGATION 1851 1800-1849 US 9 AND CENTRAL AVE., TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF SITE OF COUENHOVEN INN TAVERN USED DURING REVOLUTIONARY WAR, WHERE WASHINGTON RESTED AND HELD CONFERENCE. LATER MARTIN SMITH'S INN. 1750-1799 US 9 AND MAIN ST., TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF SITE OF GRAHAM HOME DR. ISAAC GILBERT GRAHAM 1760-1849 SURGEON'S MATE, 1781-1783 IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1750-1799 ACCESS DR., THORNWOOD

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF SITE OF HOME SERGEANT STAATS HAMMOND 1744-1820 THE LAST STOPPING PLACE OF MAJOR ANDRE BEFORE HIS CAPTURE AT TARRYTOWN 1750-1799 S.E. SIDE HAWTHORNE TRAFFIC CIRCLE

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF SITE OF MOTT HOME SCHOOL LAWN WAS SITE OF OLD HOME BUILT 1712. SCENE OF ACTIVITY IN REVOLUTION. SAID TO BE HOME OF IRVING'S HEROINE KATRINA VAN TASSEL. 1700-1749 US 9, NO. OF HAMILTON PL., TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN BRIDGE DESCRIBED BY IRVING IN THE LEGENT OF SLEEPY HOLLOW FORMERLY SPANNED THIS STREAM AT THIS SPOT. 1800-1849 US 9, NO. OF STONE BRIDGE, NORTH TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER GREENBURGH, TOWN OF THE OLD DUTCH CHURCH OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, BUILT 1697 BY FREDERICK PHILIPSE, FIRST LORD OF THE MANOR. IN USE SINCE EXCEPT IN REVOLUTION 1650-1699 US 9 AT DEVENS AVE., NORTH TARRYTOWN

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF "BILLY" CRAWFORD'S TAVERN BUILT IN 1732 WESTCHESTER LODGE MET HERE IN 1797 1700-1749 SO. COLUMBUS AVE., E. OF SO. THIRD AVE.

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF "BROM" DYCKMAN A "WESTCHESTER SCOUT" WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED HERE DURING A SKIRMISH ON MARCH 4, 1782 1750-1799 W. FIRST ST. & SO. 11TH AVE.

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF APPROACHING SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH EASTCHESTER FOUNDED 1665 1650-1699 SO. COLUMBUS & SO. FULTON AVES.

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF COLONIAL ROAD FROM PHILIPSE MANOR TO EASTCHESTER CROSSED HERE MACQUESTEN PKWY. NO., AT OAK ST.

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF COLONIAL ROAD FROM PHILIPSE MANOR TO OLD BOSTON POST ROAD AT EASTCHESTER SO. THIRD AVE. AT WASHINGTON BLVD.

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF EASTCHESTER LANE PART OF COLONIAL ROAD FROM PHILIPSE MANOR TO EASTCHESTER SO. 11TH AVE. & EASTCHESTER LANE

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF HUNT HOUSE PURCHASED BY ISRAEL HUNT FROM THOMAS LAWRENCE, 1789. 1750-1799 RD. TO CROSS COUNTY PKWY. FROM NO. COLUMBUS AVE.

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF SITE OF FOWLER'S TAVERN BUILT IN 1733, REBUILT 1799 WHERE MILITIA GATHERED IN 1776. MASONS MET HERE 1700-1814 1700-1749 SO. COLUMBUS AVE. AT SO. THIRD AVE.

WESTCHESTER MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF SITE OF MORRELL'S TAVERN AT A SKIRMISH HERE ON OCTOBER 23, 1776, TEN HESSIANS AND ONE AMERICAN FELL 1750-1799 NO. COLUMBUS AVE., NO. OF SHERMAN AVE.

WESTCHESTER NEW ROCHELLE, CITY OF COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE FIRST CATHOLIC COLLEGE FOR WOMEN IN NEW YORK STATE, FOUNDED 1904 1900-1949 S.E. CORNER MAIN ST. & PINTARD AVE.

WESTCHESTER NEW ROCHELLE, CITY OF COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE FIRST CATHOLIC COLLEGE FOR WOMEN IN NEW YORK STATE, FOUNDED 1904 1900-1949 N.W. CORNER PELHAM RD. & LELAND AVE.

WESTCHESTER OSSINING, TOWN OF BIRTHPLACE OF JOHN L. WORDEN 1818-1897 REAR ADMIRAL U.S. NAVY COMMANDED "MONITOR" AGAINST "MERRIMAC" HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA, MARCH 9, 1862 1800-1849 US 9, SO. OF SCARBOROUGH RD.

WESTCHESTER OSSINING, TOWN OF SPARTA CEMETERY SET APART BY COL. PHILIPSE GRAVES OF REV. SOLDIERS. CANNON FIRE HIT TOMBSTONE. FIRST SITE OF PRES. CHURCH MOVED TO SING SING IN 1800. 1750-1799 US 9 AT CEMETERY, OSSINING

WESTCHESTER OSSINING, TOWN OF UNION HOTEL STOOD ON THIS CORNER ABOUT 1800 TO 1890. OWNED BY ENOCH CROSBY, JR., LATER BY SIMEON M. TOMPKINS. STAGE STOP N.Y. - ALBANY & SOMERS. 1800-1849 US 9 AT CHURCH ST., OSSINING

WESTCHESTER SCARSDALE, TOWN OF SITE OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER RESIDENCE. ERECTED 1817. HERE WAS WRITTEN THE SPY 1821. 1800-1849 MAMARONECK RD. BETWEEN MURRAY HILL & KELWYNNE RD.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF CAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICAN AND BRITISH FORCES DURING THE REVOLUTION. WASHINGTON USED NEARBY VALENTINE HOMESTEAD FOR HEADQUARTERS FREQUENTLY. 1750-1799 SEMINARY AVE.& MILE SQUARE RD.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF COLONIAL ROAD SPRAIN ROAD OVER WHICH AMERICAN FORCES PASSED IN ADVANCE AND RETREAT BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, OCT. 26, 1776 1750-1799 SPRAIN RD., NO. OF CEMETERY ENTRANCE

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF COLONIAL ROAD SPRAIN ROAD OVER WHICH AMERICAN FORCES PASSED IN ADVANCE AND RETREAT BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, OCT. 26, 1776 1750-1799 SPRAIN RD., SO OF BRIDGE

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF COLONIAL ROAD SPRAIN ROAD OVER WHICH AMERICAN FORCES PASSED IN ADVANCE AND RETREAT BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, OCT. 26, 1776 1750-1799 SPRAIN RD., AT AUSTIN AVE.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF COLONIAL ROAD SPRAIN ROAD OVER WHICH AMERICAN FORCES PASSED IN ADVANCE AND RETREAT BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, OCT. 26, 1776 1750-1799 SPRAIN R., NO. OF TUCKAHOE RD.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF MANOR HALL BEGUN 1682, FINISHED 1745 SEAT OF PHILIPSE FAMILY UNTIL 1779. CONTAINS THE COCHRAN COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENTS 1700-1749 WARBURTON AVE. & DOCK ST.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF MILE SQUARE ROAD COLONIAL ROAD, EASTCHESTER TO WHITE PLAINS, USED BY AMERICAN FORCES BEFORE BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, OCT. 28, 1776 1750-1799 MILE SQUARE RD., E. OF CENTRAL PARK AVE.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF MILE SQUARE ROAD COLONIAL ROAD, EASTCHESTER TO WHITE PLAINS, USED BY AMERICAN FORCES BEFORE BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, OCT. 28, 1776 1750-1799 MILE SQUARE RD., W. OF BRONX RIVER RD.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF SITE OF VALENTINE HOMESTEAD WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE REVOLUTION. HOUSE STOOD 150 FEET BACK OF STONE MARKERS. 1750-1799 SEMINARY AVE., NO. OF ENTRANCE TO SEMINARY

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF SITE OF THE GLEBE 125 FEET EAST OF THIS SPOT STOOD ST. JOHN'S RECTORY, 1770 - 1845 ON LAND GIVEN BY FREDERICK PHILIPSE 1751. SCENE OF SKIRMISHES 1778. 1750-1799 SAW MILL R. RD., NO. OF ASHBURTON AVE.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF ST. JOHNS FIRST PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND IN YONKERS - ABOUT 1783. GRAVES OF SOLDIERS OF REVOLUTION AND LATER WARS; ALSO EARLY SETTLERS OF YONKERS 1750-1799 SAW MILL R. RD., NO. OF ASHBURTON AVE.

WESTCHESTER YONKERS, CITY OF YONKERS NAMED FOR THE "JONKHEER" ADRIEN VAN DER DONCKED PATENTEE OF COLEN DONCK 1641. BECAME PART OF MANOR OF PHILIPSBOROUGH 1693 1600-1649 US 9, NO. OF DUDLEY ST.

WESTCHESTER YORKTOWN, TOWN OF PARSONAGE SITE OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HEADQUARTERS OF YORKTOWN COMMITTEE WHO DISARMED LOYALISTS IN 1776. BURNT BY BRITISH IN 1779 1750-1799 N.W. CORNER US 202 & NYS 132, AT YORKTOWN

WESTCHESTER YORKTOWN, TOWN OF PINES BRIDGE OLD CROTON RIVER CROSSING IMPORTANT BRIDGE HEAD GUARDED BY AMERICAN TROOPS DURING THE REVOLUTION 1750-1799 NYS 100, NO. SIDE OF BRIDGE OVER CROTON RESERVOIR

WESTCHESTER YORKTOWN, TOWN OF YORKTOWN CHURCH BUILT BY PRESBYTERIANS IN 1738. ARMY STORE HOUSE DURING REVOLUTION. BURNED BY BRITISH 1779. PRESENT BUILDING ERECTED 1799 1700-1749 N.W. CORNER US 202 & NYS 132, AT YORKTOWN

WYOMING MIDDLEBURY, TOWN OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MIDDLEBURY ORGANIZED WITH 15 MEMBERS JUNE 14, 1817 1800-1849 ON NYS 19 IN WYOMING

WYOMING MIDDLEBURY, TOWN OF WEST MIDDLEBURY BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED WITH 17 MEMBERS MARCH 11, 1811 PRESENT BUILDING DEDICATED JUNE 21, 1832 1800-1849 ON CO. RD. 47 IN HAMLET OF WEST MIDDLEBURY

WYOMING SHELDON, TOWN OF HERE STOOD A LOG HOUSE BUILT IN 1807, HOME OF ZIBA HAMILTON PHYSICIAN OF HOLLAND LAND CO., SURGEON IN WAR OF 1812, PIONEER SETTLER 1800-1849 ON TN. RD. ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF VARYSBURG

WYOMING SHELDON, TOWN OF TURNER'S CORNERS PIONEER OUTPOST 1804 ON INDIAN TRAIL FROM PORTAGE TO LAKE ERIE 1800-1849 ON US 20A ABOUT 4-1/2 MILES WEST OF VARYSBURG

YATES BENTON, TOWN OF METHODIST CHURCH BENTON CLASS FORMED 1793 EZRA COLE PREACHED 1792 OLDEST EXISTING RELIGIOUS SOCIETY IN YATES CO. AND OF METHODISM IN WESTERN N.Y. 1750-1799 ON NYS 14A AT BENTON CRNRS.

YATES BRANCHPORT, TOWN OF RED JACKET NEAR THIS SPOT STOOD CABIN HOME OCCUPIED BY PARENTS OF NOTED SENECA CHIEF RED JACKET, 1752. HIS MOTHER'S GRAVE IS NEAR 1750-1799 ON NYS 54A ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF BRANCHPORT

YATES JERUSALEM, TOWN OF BUILT ABOUT 1790 FRIEND'S HOME HERE LIVED JEMIMA WILKINSON KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSAL FRIEND 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF BRANCHPORT

YATES JERUSALEM, TOWN OF HERE LIVED GU-YA-NO-GA INDIAN CHIEF OF THE SENECA NATION FRIEND OF THE REVOLUTION 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF BRANCHPORT

YATES MIDDLESEX, TOWN OF INDIAN BURIALS HERE IS AN INDIAN BURIAL PLACE OF THE PERIOD PRIOR TO THE COMING OF EARLY SENECAS. EXCAVATED BY STATE MUSEUM 1922 Prehistoric IN VINE VALLEY

YATES POTTER, TOWN OF BUILT ABOUT 1790 POTTER MANSION HOME OF ARNOLD POTTER PIONEER & EARLY SETTLER AFTER WHOM TOWN IS NAMED 1750-1799 ON CO. RD. ABOUT 3-1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF PENN YAN

YATES TORREY, TOWN OF THE UNIVERSAL FRIEND JEMIMA WILKINSON HER SETTLEMENT 1788-1794 1750-1799 ON TOWN RD. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DRESDEN