| New York (Putnam County), Brewster — 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 Landmarks Preservation Society 1947 Marker Lost Duplicated 1988 — Map (db m24657) |
| New York (Putnam County), Brewster — Old Southeast Cemetery — Oldest marked grave in Putnam County |
| | Historical Landmark
Old Southeast Cemetery
Here rest our early settlers and six pastors of Southeast Church Oldest stone – 1751 • Dedicated June 1970 Southeast Museum Association, Brewster, N.Y. — Map (db m24586) |
| New York (Putnam County), Brewster — The Borden Bridge |
| | Across this bridge, during the Civil War, Gail Borden Jr.’s New York Condensed Milk Company shipped condensed milk to the Union Troops. — Map (db m24511) |
| New York (Putnam County), Carmel — Parade Ground |
| | Here Col. Henry Ludington of Dutchess County Militia drilled his regiment, and mustered them many times to march against the British. — Map (db m526) |
| New York (Putnam County), Carmel — Sibyl Ludington |
| | Sibyl Ludington rode horseback over this road the night of April 26, 1777, to call out Colonel Luddington's regiment to repel the British at Danbury, Conn. — Map (db m525) |
| New York (Putnam County), Garrison — Mandeville’s |
| | This house, built in 1737 was headquarters of Commanders of American troops defending West Point, from 1778 to 1783. — Map (db m20704) |
| New York (Putnam County), Garrison — South Redoubt |
| | One of the fortifications built in 1776 – 1777 to defend the highlands, stood on the hill to the north, above here. New York State Department of Education 1932 Replaced by Putnam County Historian 2001 — Map (db m20701) |
| New York (Putnam County), Kent — Carver Bridge |
| | Carver Bridge Cut stone with wood deck, Timothy Carver, first supervisor of the Town of Carmel, drowned there in 1824. It is now under 50 feet of water one half mile to the south. Allan Warnecke, Historian Town of Carmel 2001 — Map (db m22707) |
| New York (Putnam County), Kent — Daniel Nimham |
| | Daniel Nimham Last sachem of Wappinoe or Wappinger Indians, friend of whites, who sued Adolph Philipse to retrieve land. Had his village here. State Education Department 1932 — Map (db m22704) |
| New York (Putnam County), Kent — Philips Smith Farm |
| | Philips Smith Farm 288 acres, first rented in 1775, then purchased in 1816 through forfeiture land sales for his service in the Revolutionary War; sold by Arthur Smith in 1918. Allan Warnecke, Historian Town of Carmel 2002 — Map (db m22705) |
| New York (Putnam County), Kent — Union Cemetery |
| | Established 1863
Union Cemetery
Two acres purchased, surveyed and dedicated for burials of early area families. Located just south of Foshay’s Corners on the Old Dutchess Turnpike (now Route 301) on lands of Foshay and Halstead farms, incorporated May 28, 1868 as Union Cemetery Association. Ezekiel K. Merritt, Joseph Haight, George Foshay, Henry C. Light, John A. Bennett, John Halstead, and Isaac Bennett were chosen as the first board of trustees. In 1873 some removals, from three . . . — Map (db m22703) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — 1917 “Lest We Forget" 1919 — World War I Memorial |
| | 1917 “Lest We Forget” 1919
Coleman Agor, Jr. • Glenn B. Arnold • Nathan K. Averill • Imlay L. Benet • Lester G. Bennett • James Benson • Louis J. Bittner • Colie Brown • Thurlow Cargain • John S. Carr • H. Ranald Chambers, Jr. • George M. Clark • Robert Clinton • Lester S. Cole • Lewis G. Cole • Stanley Coles • George Collins • Henry C. Davison, Jr. • Louis S. Dean • * Walter DeForest • Michael Donegan • George E. Dougherty • Edward Dunn • Berkeler Enochs • Philip . . . — Map (db m22711) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — 1941 “Lest We Forget” 1945 |
| | 1941 “Lest We Forget” 1945
“In humility before God, and in honor of all who fought and those who died in the Second World War that freedom might live, we gratefully dedicate this stone” — Map (db m22713) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — Capt. John Crane |
| | Capt. John Crane of Col. Ludington’s regiment kept a tavern, built 1772, which formerly stood here. He was County Judge and first Town Clerk of Carmel. New York State Education Department 1932 Replaced by Putnam County Historian 2001 — Map (db m22571) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — Eleazer Hamblin |
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Was the first to settle in Philips Patent, Frederickstown, now Carmel. He came from Harwich on Cape Cod through Norwich, CT to start a homestead here in 1739. Allan Warnecke, Historian Town of Carmel 2001 — Map (db m22570) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — God Bless Our Fallen Soldiers |
| | This Monument is to Honor All Those Who Fought and Died for Our Freedom. Persian-Gulf, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom And All Wars Against Terrorism. Dedicated May 29, 2006 God Bless Our Fallen Soldiers — Map (db m22717) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — Knickerbocker Ice |
| | Warehouse stored the ice cut on Lake Mahopac; floated in by canal then loaded on railroad cars and sold in New York City from 1880 until refrigeration began in 1920. — Map (db m22572) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — Korean and Vietnam War Monument — In Dedication |
| | In Dedication To Those Who Fought and To Those Who Died in the Service of Their Country
Korean War
June 27, 1950 – July 27, 1954
Vietnam War
July 4, 1965 – March 29, 1973 — Map (db m22714) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — Railroad Station |
| | The railroad came to Mahopac in 1871 and the first station was built in 1880. By 1930 Route 6 construction moved it to Bucks Hollow Road, used until 1969. Mahopac American Legion Post 1080 2001 — Map (db m22590) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — Sibyl Ludington |
| | 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, Connecticut. State Education Department 1935 — Map (db m22592) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — Thompson House |
| | Started as a hat factory, then a boarding house in 1851. It was rebuilt to hold 400 guests after a fire in 1869. Emerson Clark improved Hotel Mahopac in 1883. — Map (db m22573) |
| New York (Putnam County), Nelsonville — Connecticut Line |
| | Troops were encamped in this valley on both sides of the brook during the winter of 1780 – 1781. — Map (db m20696) |
| New York (Putnam County), Patterson — Fredericksburg |
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During the Revolutionary War this was Fredericksburg & the main military crossroad. Gen. Washington’s Army camped here Sept. to Nov. 1778 — Map (db m24544) |
| New York (Putnam County), Patterson — Ludington Graves |
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Burial site of Revolutionary war heroes, Col. Henry Ludington and his daughter Sybil, who rode to warn the troops on 26 April 1777 — Map (db m24513) |
| New York (Putnam County), Patterson — Putnam County |
| | Named for General Israel Putnam, commander of American forces in the Hudson Highlands during the American Revolution. — Map (db m24517) |
| New York (Putnam County), Philipstown — Army Camp — ½ Mile → |
| | While West Point defences were being built 1781 the Connecticut Line encamped along the brook. — Map (db m20700) |
| New York (Putnam County), Philipstown — Arnold’s Flight |
| | At Beverley Dock, at the foot of this lane, Arnold, exposed as a traitor, fled by boat to the British ship Vulture, off Croton Point. — Map (db m20687) |
| New York (Putnam County), Philipstown — 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. — Map (db m20697) |
| New York (Putnam County), Philipstown — 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. — Map (db m20710) |
| New York (Putnam County), Philipstown — The First Chain |
| | Planned to keep British ships from going up river, anchored on shore below, was forced by the enemy Oct. 7, 1777. — Map (db m20693) |
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