Dolgeville in Herkimer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Culture • Hospitality

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 14, 2019

1. Culture • Hospitality Marker

Inscription. Alfred Dolge
December 22, 1848 — January 5, 1922
Industrialist, Inventor, Author
and Progressive Businessman
Died in Milan, Italy
Buried in Dolgeville Cemetery — July 1922
Union Free School – Circa 1900
Dedicated October 15, 1887
Architect — William Kuhles — NYC
Razed 1962 for P&C Supermarket
Cottage Hotel — Circa 1900
Erected Circa 1887
Valmar Hotel Mid 1940’s till 1984
Arthur’s Restaurant 1984 — present
The American Hotel — Circa 1900
Erected 1894 as the Lenz Hotel
Razed 1922 for
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Dolgeville — Bird’s Eye View — Circa 1900
In view —
Dolge Avenue, Park Avenue
and E. Canada Creek
St. John’s Episcopal Church (Erected 1893)
Daniel Green & Co Factory #1
Dolgeville Hotel — Circa 1911
Erected 1886 as the Stoddard House Hotel
In 1884 the rear wing of the building is
relocated from the corner of Elm St. & Main St.
In 1918 converted to
residential/retail building
Turn Hall (Turnverein Club) — 1894
Erected 1894 by Adolf Wegner & Bros
from Frankfort, NY
1902 — 1920 Dolgeville Felt Shoe Co
1920 — 2000 Various

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Location. 43° 6.283′ N, 74° 46.197′ W. Marker is in Dolgeville, New York, in Herkimer County. Marker is on North Main Street (New York State Route 167) just south of West State Street (New York State Route 29), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located on the south side of the pergola in a small wayside park overlooking East Canada Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dolgeville NY 13329, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Innovation • Industry (a few steps from this marker); Brockett's Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Municipal Building Annex (about 600 feet away); Daniel Green (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dolgeville War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town of Salisbury War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bell Purchased 7 May 1831 (approx. 3.4 miles away); Robert Higbie House (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dolgeville.

Also see . . . Dolgeville, New York (Wikipedia). The village changed its name to Dolgeville because of the economic growth promoted by Alfred Dolge (1848–1922), a pioneering and benevolent

Marker detail: Alfred Dolge image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Alfred Dolge

industrialist. In addition to factories, Dolge built a railroad, laid out the village, built two schools, installed an electric system, a water system, sewage, a fire department, a free library, a concert hall, a gymnasium, public parks, a newspaper, and pioneered in a pension and profit sharing system for employees. (Submitted on April 6, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Union Free School – Circa 1900 image. Click for full size.

3. Marker detail: Union Free School – Circa 1900

Marker detail: Cottage Hotel — Circa 1900 image. Click for full size.

4. Marker detail: Cottage Hotel — Circa 1900

Marker detail: The American Hotel — Circa 1900 image. Click for full size.

5. Marker detail: The American Hotel — Circa 1900

Marker detail: Dolgeville — Bird’s Eye View — Circa 1900 image. Click for full size.

6. Marker detail: Dolgeville — Bird’s Eye View — Circa 1900

Marker detail: Dolgeville Hotel — Circa 1911 image. Click for full size.

7. Marker detail: Dolgeville Hotel — Circa 1911

Marker detail: Turn Hall (Turnverein Club) — 1894 image. Click for full size.

8. Marker detail: Turn Hall (Turnverein Club) — 1894

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 14, 2019

9. Culture • Hospitality Marker

(East Canada Creek in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.