| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Baptist Church |
| | Society organized 1800
uniting Duanesburg & Florida
Baptists-1st Ministers-Elders
Reuben Mudge, Elnathan Finch
Present edifice built 1868 — Map (db m6042) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Christ Episcopal Church |
| | Built 1792 Consecrated 1793
by Bishop Samuel Provoost
A Glebe of 80 acres presented
by James Duane for rectory — Map (db m5453) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Christ Episcopal Church |
| | This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1793 — Map (db m5580) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Christman Sanctuary |
| | in honor of
Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Christman
———————
"I Give, Bequeath, Devote, Devise,
Shelter to Every Bird That Flies"
———————
Dedicated by
The Mohawk Valley Hiking Club
June 13, 1931 — Map (db m7152) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Christman Sanctuary — History |
| | The Eastern New York chapter of the Nature Conservancy purchased the original 97 acres of this sanctuary in 1970 from Lansing and Lucille Christman, son and daughter-in-law of the late William W. Christman. William (Will) Christman devoted his lifetime to farming, nature writing, poetry, and over many years converted his farm into a nature sanctuary. The site is a registered National Historic Landmark listed by the New York State Historic Trust. — Map (db m13904) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — County Line Meeting House |
| | Erected Here About 1800.
It was used by all
denominations worshiping
in the vicinity. — Map (db m6044) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Duanesburg Reformed Presbyterian Church |
| |
Society of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church
Org. 1795 By Rev. McKinney
1st Ministers: Rev.
McMaster, Wylie, & Ramsay.
Present Edifice Built 1836
— Map (db m41320) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Eatons Corners Post Office & Store |
| | Site of
post office & store established about 1820 by Lemuel Eaton and run for years. He brought the mail each Saturday on horseback from Amsterdam. — Map (db m29760) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Friends Meeting House |
| |
Friends
Meeting House
Erected 1807 Near Site
Of Original Log Structure
1st Preacher—Ezekiel Tripp
Society Organized About 1790 — Map (db m6043) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Frost Homestead |
| | This house was built
by James Frost in 1834,
using reclaimed portions
from the Featherstonhaugh
Mansion built in 1808 — Map (db m6040) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Great Lot 92 |
| | The boundaries of
the County Forest Preserve are the same
as they were when Elkanoh Rockwell
leased this land from James Duane in 1794.
Duane held 50,000 acres in the area
then known as Duane's Bush. He divided
his land into hundred acre parcels
called Great Lots.
This is Great Lot #92. — Map (db m42061) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Home of William North |
| |
Home, Erected 1784
- Of -
William North
Born 1755 Died 1836
—————————
Soldier Throughout The
Revolution
Aide De Camp To Baron Steuben
Adjutant General Of The Provisional
Army Under Washington
1798
Speaker Of The New York Assembly
1795 - 1796 - 1810
United States Senator
1798
Member of the First Canal
Commission 1810 - 1816
. . . . .
Erected By
State of New York
Schenectady . . . — Map (db m27494) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — James Duane |
| | Born 1732 buried here 1797.
In Continental Congress
Provincial Convention,
Mayor of New York, State
Senator, Federal Judge. — Map (db m48921) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Sherburne Tannery |
| | Near site of old
Sherburne Tannery
Est. by John Sherburne
about 1790. After clearing
land the business brought
him over $100,000. — Map (db m6045) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — Tory Tree Site |
| | During the Revolution
a Tory stuck his poplar
walking stick in hasty
escape from capture by
a Continental surprise — Map (db m6041) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Duanesburg — William North |
| | 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 — Map (db m5518) HM |
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