Waterford in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Button Park
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
1. Button Park Marker
Lysander Button Fire Engine Manufactory, 1850.
Builders of the famed Button Steamers and Hand-Pumpers.
Erected by Town of Waterford.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 42° 47.261′ N, 73° 40.785′ W. Marker is in Waterford, New York, in Saratoga County. It can be reached from Tugboat Alley. Marker is along the waterfront about 100 feet NNW of the Waterford Harbor Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Tugboat Alley, Waterford NY 12188, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Waterford (a few steps from this marker); The Waterways that Shaped a Nation (within shouting distance of this marker); Parsonage of Dutch Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Issac Eddy House (about 600 feet away); Flight of Five Locks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Empire State Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Breastworks (approx. 0.2 miles away); An Urban Refuge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterford.
Also see . . . Lysander Button. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 21, 2006
2. Button Park Marker
Photographed by Larry Gertner
3. Fire engine, side-stroke water pump, 1872, L. Button & Sons, Waterford, NY
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
4. Button Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 7, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 3. submitted on July 7, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on March 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
