| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Albany Path Ska-Nek-Ta-De |
| |
Trail Through Open Pines
Wagon, Stagecoach and
Military Road. Now State
St. and Route 5 to Albany
— Map (db m51127) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — ALCo Site |
| |
On this three-acre plot
in 1848 was founded the
locomotive works which
prospered until 1968 as
American Locomotive Co.
— Map (db m38348) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Arendt Van Curler |
| |
To honor the memory
of
Arendt Van Curler
Acknowledged leader of the
fifteen original settlers of Schenectady.
Born at Nijkerk, Holland, 1620;
Came to New Amsterdam, 1638;
To Schenectady, 1662;
Resided here until death.
Home lot, southeast quarter of this block.
Cousin of Patroon Kilian Van Rensselaer;
Often consulted by Governor Nicolls;
Highly respected by the Governors of Canada,
and rescued many Christians from hands of Mohawks
He was an . . . — Map (db m15029) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Clench's Tavern |
| |
Here St Georges Lodge No 6
F & AM Formed June 1774 Here
Washington Was Entertained
By Civil and Military
Authorities June 30, 1782
— Map (db m51163) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Cur Non? |
| |
Cur Non!
On June 11, 1825
Major General
Marquis De Lafayette,
Soldier, Statesman,
Citizen of France
And of the United States,
Was the Guest of the
Honorable Joseph C. Yates,
Governor of The
State of New York.
Erected By the American
Friends of Lafayette.
May 20, 1961
— Map (db m34319) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Early Smithy |
| |
On this corner site stood
first Bellevue Blacksmith
shop, from 1885 to 1925.
Started by Julius Zander,
followed by Julius Zemke.
— Map (db m49268) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Ellis Hospital |
| | Built 1893 on this site,replacing 1885 Dispensary.
It became City Hall Annex
in 1906 as hospital moved
to Nott Street location. — Map (db m58342) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — First Mill |
| |
Site Of
First Mill
Built By Sweer Teunise On
Mill Kill 1666. Destroyed
By Flood 1673 and Rebuilt.
First Industry Of The
Mohawk Valley
— Map (db m51121) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Free Masonry |
| |
St George's Lodge, No. 6
F. & A. M. Founded Here
1774 Under Auspices Of
Sir John Johnson, Grand
Master, New York Colony
— Map (db m51170) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Home of Aaron Dickinson |
| |
1863
Home of Aaron Dickinson, blacksmith
and his wife Elizabeth
Home of J. Teller Schoolcraft while he was
Mayor of Schenectady (1914-1915)
Site of store owned by John Prince (New York
State Assembly member, after whom Princetown
was named) and Myndert Van Guysling (1795)
— Map (db m56484) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Hotel Van Curler |
| |
Hotel Van Curler
Built 1925
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
— Map (db m50859) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — John Glen House 1740 |
| |
John Glen
House 1740
Washington Occupied N.E.
Bedroom, Second Floor
On First Visit to
Schenectady In 1775
— Map (db m32541) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Joseph C. Yates |
| |
Here Was Born
Joseph C. Yates,
Nov. 9, 1768.
He was the First Mayor of Schenectady,
State Senator, Judge of the
Supreme Court, and Governor of the
State of New York,
Died at his Residence, East Corner
Governor's Lane, March 19, 1837.
Centennial Tablet 1898. — Map (db m33771) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — M-7 Day |
| |
Saturday April 10, 1943
On this spot representatives of the
British Eight Army
paid tribute to
American Locomotive Co.
Workers
— Map (db m51131) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Nott Memorial |
| |
Nott Memorial
Has Been Designated A
National Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating The History of The
United States of America
1986
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
— Map (db m23365) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Revolutionary Hospital & Continental Barracks |
| | . . . — Map (db m50316) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Schenectady |
| | Updated 2008 Marker:
The Chamber of Schenectady County
Welcomes You To
Schenectady
Settled by Arent Van Curler 1661
Burned by the French and Indians
Feb. 8, 1690
The original 1924 marker read:
Erected by Chamber of Commerce
Schenectady
Settled by Van Curler 1661
Burned by the French and Indians
February 8, 1690
— Map (db m15074) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Schenectady |
| | Founded in the Wilderness
Beyond Feudal Control
Inherits the Spirit of Liberty
And Progress * Here Our
Forefathers Established
A College Free From
Sectarianism * They
Helped to Develop The
Steam Railroad and Inland
Water Transportation
That Carry Throught Her
Gates the Commerce Of
Our Nation ****
In Places of Business In
Workshop and Laboratory
Her Citizens Still Labor
To Promote the Advancement of Civilization* — Map (db m58355) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Schenectady Police Department — 125th Anniversary |
| |
Dedicated May 18th, 1995 In
Commemoration Of The 125th Anniversary
Of The Schenectady Police Department
----------------
In Remembrance of those Police Officers Who Gave
The Ultimate Sacrifice For Their Community
----------------
Officer James A. Mynderse - March 31, 1900
Captain Albert L. Youmans - November 28, 1924
Officer Frank A. Quinlivan - September 15, 1925
Officer John R. Flynn - August 28, 1934
Officer John C. Sherman - August 22, 1941
Officer William J. . . . — Map (db m50312) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Schenectady's Little Italy |
| |
Benvenuti
Welcome to
Schenectady's Little Italy
-------------------------------
This Gateway and Street are dedicated to Italian immigrants who came to Schenectady during the great European immigrations to the United States beginning at the end of the 19th Century. Driven by poverty, political unrest and war, New York and our nation offered a haven from despair, providing immigrants and their children hope and opportunity in a free and democratic country.
United by language and . . . — Map (db m39547) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Site of Queen's Fort |
| |
Built in 1705, as a triple stockade. Rebuilt in 1735, on heavy hewn timbers set on stone wall ten feet high. Fort was one hundred feet square, with blockhouse at each corner, twenty four feet square and twenty feet high. Was capable of holding three hundred men. Entered by a large swinging gate, raised like a drawbridge. Six cannon commanded the approaches from all sides. One square within, was used as a parade and drill ground. Taken down during the revolutionary war and timbers used in . . . — Map (db m32506) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Site of Schenectady |
| | The site of Schenectady was bought of the Indians by Van Curler in 1661 and a patent granted 1690. Union College was chartered in 1795. The city was incorporated in 1798 and in 1831 became the western terminus of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad. Locomotive building was begun here in 1848 and the electrical industry was established in 1886. The Schenectady airport was opened in 1927 — Map (db m58551) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Site of the Home of Charles Proteus Steinmetz — From 1903 Until His Death in 1923. |
| | A pioneer in electrical engineering . He was president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Consulting Engineer of the General Electric Company and Professor of Engineering at Union College. A civic leader he was chairman of the Schenectady School Board and President of the Common Council he served both the broad world of science and the interests of his home city. — Map (db m50131) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — South Gate of Stockade |
| |
Located at centre of
present State Street in east line
of stockade, which extended north,
through a point nine feet west
of northeast corner of present
State and Ferry Streets.
Watch house was located southwest
of, and near this gate.
Assault during massacre of
February 8-9, 1690, was made
outside of gate, where on north
side of State Street, nine
persons were killed and two taken
prisoners.
Tablet erected by Common Council
on centennial anniversary of . . . — Map (db m7251) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Southwest Corner of Stockade |
| | Southwest Corner of Stockade, was twenty-eight feet South, from a point one hundred feet west, of this tablet. A blockhouse or fort, containing the royal flagstaff, stood in this angle of stockade, and was burned on night of massacre, Feb. 8-9, 1690. Seven persons were then killed, and six taken prisoners, near the corner of these streets. Centennial Tablet, March 16, 1898. — Map (db m32410) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Spanish American War Memorial |
| | Freedom — Patriotism — Humanity. Erected by
the County of Schenectady commemorating the valor
and patriotism of the men of this County who
served in the war with Spain, Philippine Insurrection,
and China Relief Expedition 1898–1902.
Dedication May 30, 1921, under the auspices of General
Eugene Griffin Camp No 11 United Spanish War Veterans
and the Board of Supervisors of Schenectady County.
Rededicated June 15, 1996. — Map (db m13862) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Stockade Historic District |
| | The Seventeenth Century
The Schenectady Stockade is one of the oldest communities in America. Founded by the Dutch on land purchased from the Mohawk Indians in 1661, it came under English rule three years later. From the earliest days a timber stockade wall enclosed the settlement; however, in 1690 a massacre and fire destroyed the village in the first of the colonial wars. With the help of the Mohawks, undaunted settlers rebuilt before the new century.
The Eighteenth Century
The . . . — Map (db m58817) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Thomas Edison Arrived at Schenectady |
| | At this site Thomas Edison arrived at Schenectady Aug. 20, 1886 to found his Machine Works which in 1892 became the General Electric Company. — Map (db m4337) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — West College |
| |
Built 1804 on this site by
Union College before move
to uptown campus in 1814.
It became first city hall,
then Union Classical School.
Union College
Bicentennial
1795-1995
— Map (db m58871) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Whipple Bowstring Truss |
| |
Whipple Bowstring Truss
An Example of the First Scientifically
Designed Bridge Truss
Commemorating the Contributions
to Bridge Engineering of
Squire Whipple, Class of 1830
A gift from the
City of Johnstown, New York
Reconstructed at its Present Location in 1980
by
Union College Civil Engineering Students
— Map (db m32344) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Yates House |
| |
Reputed Oldest House
In City. Typical Early
18th Century Home Of
Abraham Yates — Map (db m14804) HM |
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