Near State Route 169 (New York State Route 169) east of General Herkimer Road.
Featured Text on Marker:
Peace following the French and Indian War (1756-1763) provided security on the frontier, and in 1764, Nicholas Herkimer constructed the Georgian style mansion you see here. The house remained in the Herkimer . . . — — Map (db m75328) HM
Near New York State Route 169, on the right when traveling north.
Since roads were few and were usually poorly maintained, lakes, rivers, and steams became the highways of colonial America. The Mohawk River is a natural break in the Appalachian Mountain chain that runs from Maine to Georgia. It links the Hudson . . . — — Map (db m75974) HM
On Dillenbeck Road (County Route 213) near New York State Route 5S.
Mohawk Upper Castle
Archeological Site
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of . . . — — Map (db m57270) HM
Near New York State Route 169, on the right when traveling north.
The bateau (French word for boat) was the favored type of watercraft used to navigate the inland streams, rivers and lakes of New York in the 1700’s. As roads were few and those that were built were hard to travel due to ruts after rain, . . . — — Map (db m75976) HM
Near New York State Route 169 east of General Herkimer Road.
In 1710, nearly 3,000 Palatines came to the colony of New York. Originally from an area in southwestern Germany known as the Lower Palatinate, they were displaced when the French attacked and destroyed their lands. They first fled to Holland, then . . . — — Map (db m75322) HM
On 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This park is at the location of the oldest existing milestone in New York City. The New Ultrecht milestone was placed here in approximately 1741 under the reign of George II. The stone, which served as a directional post to travelers, stood at the . . . — — Map (db m30090) HM
Near Flatbush Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Many of the fruits you know and love—cherries, peaches, apricots, pears, plums, and apples—originated in the Middle East, Asia, or Europe. Over centuries, farmers worldwide have bred an amazing diversity of these fruits. Among apples alone, there . . . — — Map (db m204033) HM
Near Flatbush Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
The potato, adapted to the wide variety of climates in the Andes Mountains, was among the first plants cultivated by people in Peru, more than 10,000 years ago. Maize (corn) is believed to have been grown originally in the fertile valleys of . . . — — Map (db m204040) HM
Near Flatbush Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
NYC's iconic Lower East Side pickle can trace its origins to the vining cucumber plant native to the foothills of the Himalayas. Introduced by Columbus, cucumbers were already being cultivated in America when Brooklyn Dutch farmers began growing . . . — — Map (db m204031) HM
Near Flatbush Avenue north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Eddoe is a tropical potato-like vegetable that is a family member of dasheen (taro). Eddoe traveled from China and japan to the West Indies along with people who were forced to live and work in the Caribbean by European colonizers. Despite this . . . — — Map (db m204119) HM
Near Flatbush Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Crops like pearl millet and sorghum were first cultivated at least 5,000 years ago in savannas south of the Sahara Desert. These plants have extensive root systems well suited to the long dry season of this region. . . . — — Map (db m204029) HM
Near Flatbush Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Plants are the primary producers of the oxygen and food that we need to survive—and they also play important roles in almost every aspect of our daily lives.
Untapped Possibility
People have used plants medicinally since prehistoric . . . — — Map (db m204019) HM
On Dumont Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Mother Gaston Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
This playground honors the Van Dyke family, who were among the earliest Dutch settlers of 17th century Brooklyn. Successive generations of the Van Dyck (the original Dutch spelling) family produced magistrates, judges, and landowners who held . . . — — Map (db m242954) HM
On Furman Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Broadway, on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
This park is named to honor Thomas Boyland (1942-1982), a charismatic and fiercely independent State Assemblyman from Brownsville who dedicated his life to public service. Boyland was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of thirteen children. He . . . — — Map (db m242925) HM
On Clinton Street just north of Verandah Place, on the right when traveling south.
Settled by Dutch farmers in the 1640's, the rural character of Cobble Hill began to change after 1836, when the Atlantic Avenue Ferry to Manhattan went into operation. The earliest building date from that period and are fine examples of Greek . . . — — Map (db m183062) HM
On Court Street at Congress Street, on the right when traveling south on Court Street.
Irish immigrant – devote (sic) Catholic-American patriot coming in poverty – raising by industry
Generous with the orphans and widows
Donated his land at 5th Ave. for the erection of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. In 1835 the church of St. . . . — — Map (db m149133) HM
On Aberdeen Street, 0.1 miles north of Bushwick Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
What was here before?
This site was once a forested area that was chartered in 1661 by Peter Stuyvesant, Director General of New Netherland. The name Bushwick comes from the Dutch word "boswijck," meaning "refuge in the woods" or "heavy . . . — — Map (db m242921) HM
On Clarendon Road, on the right when traveling east.
Originally the center of a Dutch West India Company bowerie, or farm, the original portion of the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House was built c. 1652 by Pieter and his wife Grietje Van Ness and is the oldest surviving structure in New York City. The . . . — — Map (db m30079) HM
"The King's Highway" formerly the road to Flatlands Neck passed this site. Over it the Indian braves and Captain John Underhill with his colonial soldiers passed. Lord Cornwallis, on August 25, 1776, at the head of the British troops silently . . . — — Map (db m233872) HM
A redoubt is part of a fort or defensive position, usually temporary, made from soil and usually reinforced with timber or stone.
Other Defensive Engineering Terms
Abatis - Any temporary construction; In a fort or . . . — — Map (db m181675) HM
Eleven plaques in two series illustration the history of the area.
Series 1:
Plaque 1: 1609 - Native American settlements in Brooklyn
Plaque 2: 1639 – Early Dutch settlement of New Netherlands
Plaque 3: 1767 – Brooklyn Ferry landing . . . — — Map (db m161635) HM
On 5th Avenue north of 36th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Legend has it that, near this spot during our Colonial period, an African American named Joost dueled the Devil in a fiddling contest. When Joost triumphed, the Devil, in defeat, stomped his foot on a rock, leaving an impression of a hoof print. By . . . — — Map (db m181608) HM
On E. 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
The best preserved, and considered by many the most beautiful example of Dutch Colonial architecture in Brooklyn, this dwelling is believed to have been built by Henry and Abraham Wyckoff, descendants of Pieter Wyckoff who came to this country in . . . — — Map (db m30180) HM
On E 36th Street near 1940 E 36th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Hendrick I. Lott House is one of fourteen remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouses in Kings County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a New York City Landmark. The house remains structurally sound and . . . — — Map (db m30200) HM
Near 7th Avenue south of 42nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
The site, named Sunset Park from the outset, presumably derives its name from its vantage point on a hill facing west toward Upper New York Bay. The bluff of Sunset Park affords a thrilling view of the harbor, including the rugged skyline of . . . — — Map (db m228642) HM
On New York State Route 436, 0.6 miles east of Shaw Rd, on the right when traveling east.
of Luther Bisbee II and his
wife, Eliza West. Descendants
of Thomas Besbidge and
Francis West, freemen of
Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
1637-1670 — — Map (db m158649) HM
On Rix Hill Rd, 0.3 miles west of New York State Route 15A, on the left when traveling west.
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania extending westward the dominion of the United States. — — Map (db m168896) HM
On Rush-Lima Road (New York State Route 15A) near Rochester Street (New York State Route 15A), in the median.
Near this site Catholic missionaries erected houses of worship in the westernmost Seneca villages of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The Chapel of La Conception was built in 1668 at Totiakton (near Rochester Junction) St. Jean Chapel was erected in 1669 . . . — — Map (db m58092) HM
On East Main Street (New York State Route 5) at Rochester Street (New York State Route 15A), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
"At the forks of the trail"
Name recorded 1634. Destroyed by Denonville's French Army 1687. Site also of Father Garnier's Chapel of St. Jean. — — Map (db m58069) HM
On North Landing Road, 0.1 miles north of Blossom Road, on the right when traveling north.
The meadows north of this stone form the site of the Indian Landing. Famous in the early history of this country. It was the beginning of the Ohio Trail from Canada to the Mississippi Valley. from this point the portage ran west to the mouth . . . — — Map (db m115349) HM
On Plains Road, 0.1 miles north of Scofield Road, on the right when traveling north.
Totiakton "In the great bend" July 1687, French victors over Senecas lifted their standards and claimed this country for Louis XIV. — — Map (db m116951) HM
On Clark Road at Denonville Ridge, on the right when traveling south on Clark Road.
Camp Site 1687 Denonville's army of about 2600 Frenchmen and Indians camped here overnight July 12 on the way to attack the Seneca Indians. — — Map (db m115348) HM
On Empire Boulevard (New York State Route 404) at Wilbur Tract Road, on the right when traveling west on Empire Boulevard.
From Irondequoit Bay, Indian trails led southward to Seneca villages and on to the Ohio country. LaSalle abd French missionaries arrived in 1669. In 1687, Marquis de Denonville, governor of New France, landed with soldiers and Indian allies to . . . — — Map (db m93767) HM
On South Washington Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street.
Have honor for Nathaniel Rochester
after whom our city was named.
Born in Virginia 21 February 1752
Colonel in the American Revolution
Patriot Pioneer Founder
He typified in his honorable public service and private enterprise the best . . . — — Map (db m70731) HM
The Genesee River valley, called by the Native Americans Gen-nis-he-yo (Geneseo) meaning "Pleasant Valley", was prized territory.
In addition to providing transportation and an abundant resource for salmon fishing and hunting, the land had . . . — — Map (db m64531) HM
On Lake Road, 0.2 miles west of Bay Road, on the right.
Here Denonville's French Army landed to invade the Seneca Country; July 12, 1687, 400 men were left to build fort; Battle at Victor July 13, 1687 — — Map (db m65349) HM
On Queen Anne Road, 0.4 miles west of Main Street (County Road 27), on the right when traveling west.
Built 1712 for use of missionaries to Mohawk Indians. Here in 1775 Rev. J. Stuart & J. Brant translated in Mohawk the gospel of St. Mark. — — Map (db m213140) HM
On New York State Route 5S east of Noeltner Road (County Route 164), on the right when traveling east.
Text on the Front (North) Plaque:
Isaac Jogues
Apostle
of
The Mohawks
At Their Castle
Ossernenon
On This Site
A.D. 1642-1646
Born at Orleans, France
A.D. . . . — — Map (db m88320) HM
On New York State Route 5S east of Noeltner Road (County Route 164), on the right when traveling east.
Kateri Tekakwitha
Iroquois Maiden
Born A.D. 1656
At Ossernenon Auriesville
Living here until 1666
At Caughnawaga, Fonda, 1667-1677
and baptized there
Easter Sunday 1676
at Caughnawaga, Canada 1677
until her death, . . . — — Map (db m88331) HM
It was here that America’s only Canonized Martyrs the Jesuit priest Father Isaac Jogues, the Jesuit lay-brother Rene’ Goupil and John Lalande shed their blood for Christ in 1642 and 1646. Here also, in this Indian village of Ossernenon the Lily of . . . — — Map (db m70846) HM
On New York State Route 5, on the right when traveling east.
The Mohawk Valley was a principal pass to the interior between the Adirondack Mountains and the Allegheny Plateau. Here dwelt the Mohawks, one of the Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy who barred the white man's advance westward. In the . . . — — Map (db m59525) HM
On East Main Street (New York State Route 5) east of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
Komteyea, laett ons op gaen tot den bergh des heeren to
den huyse des Godes Jacob op dat hy ons leerevansyne
wegen en dat wy wandele in syne paden.
This boulder marks the site of Reformed Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, organized 1758, erected . . . — — Map (db m137587) HM
On East Main Street (New York State Route 5) east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born Pompton, N.J. March 29, 1729
died Caughnawaga, N.Y., October 22,1794. Served as first stated pastor of the
Caughnawaga Church from 1771 to 1794. Buried under the church. — — Map (db m137589) HM
On Schoharie Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
Historical documents identify this general area as the location of the Lower Mohawk Castle throughout the 1700s. In 1712 the missionary at Fort hunter described this Mohawk village: "Their chief town or castle as it is called, stands by the fort, . . . — — Map (db m88340) HM
On Schoharie Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
On August 28, 2011, Hurricane Irene produced historic flooding that caused the Schoharie Creek to breach its banks and destroy the site's parking lot. As the flood water receded, a number of stone walls and numerous artifacts associated with the . . . — — Map (db m88541) HM
Early settler, obtained from Mohawk Indians 450 acres of land in 1737. Was one of contractors who built Queen Anne Chapel and Fort Hunter. — — Map (db m213131) HM
On Schoharie Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of
Old Fort Hunter
Built 1711-12 by order of
Gov. Hunter for Protection
of Mohawk Indians. Was
Stockaded and Surrounded
Queen Anne Chapel.
— — Map (db m47293) HM
On Schoharie Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
Long before the Erie Canal was constructed, Schoharie Crossing was home to a Mohawk village called the Lower Castle, which consisted of 40-50 houses surrounded by a defensive palisade. Following a request for missionaries made by Mohawk chiefs . . . — — Map (db m88534) HM
Sir William Johnson (1715-1774), Indian trader, statesman, diplomat and Colonial Empire Builder, in 1763 built Johnson Hall, the center of his estate and the scene of many Indian conferences.
Coming from Ireland in 1738, Johnson traded with the . . . — — Map (db m64987) HM
On Interstate 90, 7 miles east of New York State Route 30, on the right when traveling east.
The Mohawk Valley was a principal pass to the interior between the Adirondack Mountains and the Allegheny Plateau. Here dwelt the Mohawks, one of the Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy who barred the white man's advance westward. In the seventeenth . . . — — Map (db m64988) HM
On NY Thruway (U.S. I-90), on the right when traveling west.
The Mohawk Valley was a principal pass to the interior between the Adirondack Mountains and the Allegheny Plateau. Here dwelt the Mohawks, one of the Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy who barred the white man's advance westward. In the . . . — — Map (db m75968) HM
On Ocean Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Atlantic Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
First Oven for Public Use
Sold By Aaron Alburtis To
Issac Bloom in 1760. Bread
Was Baked Here For Three Cents
Twice A Week For Neighbors — — Map (db m169720) HM
On E. Rockaway Road at Meadowview Avenue, on the left when traveling east on E. Rockaway Road.
Was given to John Hewlett
by his Grandfather, George
Hewlett, who came here from
England in 1636. The home
is still in the family — — Map (db m190716) HM
On Merrick Road at Massapequa Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Merrick Road.
Jones family burial ground, circa late 1700’s. Wm. Jones & his wife, Phoebe Jackson. Descendants include Samuel, “Father of the N.Y.S. Bar”. — — Map (db m65096) HM
On Main Street at East Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Roslyn Historic District
Main Street
In this block stand 37
structures built 1690–865
Town of North Hempstead
Marker erected October 9, 1966 — — Map (db m200688) HM
Near park path at St. Marks's Place at Avenue A, on the left when traveling east.
This park honors Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), who served as Governor of New York from 1807 to 1817 and as Vice President of the United States under James Monroe (1758-1831) from 1817 to 1825. Peter Stuyvesant (1610–1672), director . . . — — Map (db m145224) HM
Near State Street, on the left when traveling north.
In spring 2006, during the South Ferry excavation in the Battery, four sections of a colonial era wall were identified by archaeologists. Although each of the four sections exhibited unique features, they are all likely part of the same wall, . . . — — Map (db m20306) HM
Near State Street, on the left when traveling north.
This map, dated 1695, shows a wall with batteries built to the south and west of Fort George, located at the tip of Manhattan. It was likely constructed of wood and stone. Additional works were added throughout the early to mid-18th century. The . . . — — Map (db m29319) HM
On Forsyth Street at Rivington Street, in the median on Forsyth Street. Reported permanently removed.
The M’Finda Kalunga Garden is named in memory of an African-American burial ground that was located on nearby Chrystie Street between Rivington and Stanton Streets.
Dutch colonists brought the first enslaved Africans to the New Amsterdam . . . — — Map (db m135368) HM
On West 137th Street at St. Nicholas Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 137th Street.
What was here before?
After being home to the Lenape for thousands of years, Harlem was settled by Dutch farmers in the late 1600s. The neighborhood's agricultural yield began to wane after the American Revolution and many residents moved . . . — — Map (db m210007) HM
On Federal Plaza/Duane Street, 0 miles west of African Burial Ground Way/Elk Street, on the right when traveling east.
On the marker is the Adinkra symbol, "Sankofa" - a symbol for the importance of learning from the pastr
For all those who were lost,
For all those who were stolen,
For all those who were left behind,
For all those . . . — — Map (db m129965) HM
Near Federal Plaza at Worth Street, on the left when traveling south.
1685 Alderman, 1691-95 Mayor, 1701 Comptroller, and 1708 Receiver General of the Port of New York; 1698 member of the Earl Bellomont's Council. 1698 Associate judge of the Supreme Court. 1700 Colonel commanding regiment of militia or city trained . . . — — Map (db m241559) HM
On Lafayette Street near Worth Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
This impressive bronze statue, created by American sculptor George Edwin Bissell (1839-1920), depicts mayor Abraham De Peyster (1657-1728). Born in New Amsterdam (now known as “Manhattan”), De Peyster came from a prosperous mercantile family. In . . . — — Map (db m128530) HM
On Duane Street near Elk Street, on the left when traveling west.
The African Burial Ground was active until 1794. Within an area of not quite six acres, perhaps as many as 20,000 people were interred, mostly free or enslaved Africans. During the 18th century, one in ten residents of New York was of African . . . — — Map (db m129982) HM
On Elk Street near Duane Street, on the left when traveling east.
Africans were brought to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam from different regions with diverse cultures, religions, and languages. In 1664 the British captured New Amsterdam and renamed it New York. Before the American Revolution, New York had . . . — — Map (db m129983) HM
On Elk Street near Duane Street, on the left when traveling north.
The African Burial Ground was labeled “Negros Buriel Ground” on the 1755 map at the right. Colonial New York laws banned African funerals in officially consecrated graveyards, prohibited gatherings of large numbers of enslaved . . . — — Map (db m129995) HM
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