1776 - 1976 In memory of the approximately four hundred veterans of the War of Independence who were pioneers in settling the Broome County area. Washington at Valley Forge. — — Map (db m198162) WM
Sacred to the memory
of those who lost their lives
in the Binghamton Clothing Co's
fire July 22, 1913.
Erected by the City of Binghamton.
Twenty one unidentified, buried here
—————— • ——————
Miss Nellie Theresa Connor • Mrs Sarah . . . — — Map (db m256771) HM
Founder and long-time president of the Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters. During World War II he
fought for equal employment in defense industries
for African Americans and after the war won the
fight to ban discrimination in the armed . . . — — Map (db m197937) HM
Alfred Dunk House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m198185) HM
This park was created by the community and the families of those lost on April 3, 2009
Roberta Badaines King
June 20, 1936-April 3, 2009 • United States
"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." . . . — — Map (db m283039) HM
Binghamton Municipal
Building — 1897 - 98
Raymond Almirall - Architect
Designated an historic landmark
by the Binghamton Commission on
Architecture & Urban Design — — Map (db m248302) HM
Near this spot, Col. David Ireland trained the 137th NY. They defended the right flank on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg, contributing to Union victory in the battle & Civil War. — — Map (db m198178) HM
This building is named in honor of
Alvin R. Carpenter, M.D. and Donald E. Hunt
who through their special talents as dedicated doctor
and businessman banker, contributed so much to the
Sheltered Workshop and to the care and welfare . . . — — Map (db m283074) HM
A Mexican-American farm worker and labor leader
who co-founded the National Farm Workers
Association, later known as United Farm Workers,
to fight for justice for farm workers.
"Non-violence takes more guts, if I can put it
bluntly, . . . — — Map (db m197895) HM
The southern end of the
97-mile canal (1837-78) was
at the river confluence. It moved
Pa coal, local lumber
& goods to the Erie Canal.
Canal Society
of NYS — — Map (db m92919) HM
This building is dedicated to
Chester B. Lord
in recognition and grateful
appreciation of his deep
compassion, great vision and
enlightened efforts for the Disabled — — Map (db m283070) HM
Located at the convergence of the Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers, Confluence Park is the hub of the Two Rivers Greenway and a meeting of Binghamton’s past and present.
[captions] The South Washington Street Bridge, shown here, was designed by . . . — — Map (db m198124) HM
This park capitalizes on the natural beauty of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers, maintaining a strong vista of the river confluence. The hub of a network of Binghamton's riverfront greenways, the park was planned to provide safe public access to . . . — — Map (db m198126) HM
Journalist, publisher, author and an American
civil rights leader. As president of the Arkansas
NAACP, she played an important role in the
Little Rock integration crisis of 1957.
"No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal
in his or . . . — — Map (db m197921) HM
Dedicated to the memory of our boys who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War II. B.B.B. Factory. Harold Butts, Joseph Curay, Vernon Leamon, Michael Lutsic, Clarence Misner Workshoe Factory. Martin Bernat, John Bezosky Jr. Geo. F. Factory. . . . — — Map (db m198159) WM
On February 11th Donald was driving a tractor fitted with a sweeper brush to remove snow from sidewalks. Donald noticed co-workers shoveling the sidewalks of this bridge. In an act of kindness he volunteered to clear the bridge sidewalks with his . . . — — Map (db m198180) HM
Civil Rights leader and union organizer who
worked alongside MLK, Jr. and also served as
president of the Montgomery NAACP.
"We had a long, hard row to hoe, but we did it with
persistence, great leadership and belief
in ourselves and . . . — — Map (db m197936) HM
Erected
in loving memory of
Ellen Brown
by her Buffalo friends
in grateful recognition
of the fact that she served
for seventeen years as
Boy's Work secretary
of the Y.M.C.A. of Buffalo
the first employed
by an American . . . — — Map (db m256769) HM
One of the Greensboro Four who participated
in the famous "Sit-In" at the Greensboro, NC
Woolworth's store, challenging the store's
policy of segregation.
"Mom, we are going to do something tomorrow that
may change history that might . . . — — Map (db m197885) HM
In August 1964, she testified at the Democratic
National Convention calling for the seating of
the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
at that convention.
"The first vote I cast, I cast my first vote for
myself, because I was running . . . — — Map (db m197938) HM
First Presbyterian
Church 1863
J. J. Lyons Architect
Designated an historic landmark
by the Binghamton Commission on
Architecture & Urban Design — — Map (db m256257) HM
A self-educated escaped slave and an American
abolitionist and reformer, he firmly believed
in the equality of all people, regardless of race or sex.
"The life of a nation is secure only while the nation
is honest, truthful, and . . . — — Map (db m197919) HM
Fugitive slaves were aided
on the Underground Railroad
at this site.
Dr. S. Hand house & nearby
A.M.E. Zion and A.M.E. Bethel Church — — Map (db m101993) HM
Harlow E. Bundy House
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2011
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m248723) HM
Historic
North Side
Bingham's Patent
Near this site is the
northern boundary of the
land grant of William
Bingham. This was the city
limit until April 4, 1890 — — Map (db m93031) HM
Historic
North Side
The Chenango Canal
Between 1837 and 1875 the
canal linked Binghamton
and Utica. Its general course
followed the line of State
St. which is built on the
filled in canal bed. — — Map (db m93029) HM
Civil War Veterans Ingraham Hill Cemetery
W.H. Brown Co. G 143rd NY Inf. • Joel Butler NYS Vol. 137th Regt. GAR • Luther H. Eldred NYS Vol. Co. H 143rd Regt. • J. H. Landon Co. K 179th Inf. GAR • Unknown Veteran GAR • Unknown GAR Marker . . . — — Map (db m255368) WM
The lone survivor of a lynching, Cameron dedicated
his life to promoting civil rights, racial unity
and equality. He was an author and founded several
chapters of the NAACP and also
America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee.
"I . . . — — Map (db m197940) HM
Was part of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, founded by Martin Luther King, Jr.
whose purpose was to harness moral authority in the
service of the civil rights movement.
"If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can . . . — — Map (db m197877) HM
The 35th President of the U.S., Kennedy supported
desegregation and civil rights. He proposed
what became the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
"One person can make a difference and
every person should try." — — Map (db m197905) HM
Became a Freedom Rider associated with the
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Later, as the chairman of SNCC, he helped plan
and took part in the Selma, Alabama desegreation
march that became known as Bloody Sunday.
"We can . . . — — Map (db m197888) HM
Dedicated to all veterans who served our country during the Korean Conflict, "The Forgotten War", July 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 [south side] Korean (conflict) War. June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953. Killed in action, Broome County, NY. Patrick . . . — — Map (db m198173) WM
Erected November 1913 by Guglielmo Marconi to test the possibility of transmitting telegraphic signals to moving trains along the Lackawanna RR. — — Map (db m198200) HM
Men of Broome who served for us, in your name this bridge we give, that your laurels may grow green, that your memory may live. Flowing stream and wooded hills spanned by arch of classic grace, here we speak our gratitude, here we hold your . . . — — Map (db m198130) WM
Devoted his life to the pursuit of social justice
through non-violent civil disobedience,
beginning in South Africa, then as a leader of the
independence movement in his native India.
He was assassinated as he tried to address the . . . — — Map (db m197899) HM
Near This Point 18 August 1779
Camped the army of James Clinton en
route to join the forces of General John
Sullivan in the expedition against the Iroquois and their British allies in the war of
the American Revolution
Originally erected by . . . — — Map (db m92920) HM
Imprisoned for resisting South African apartheid.
Four years after his 1990 release, South Africans
of all races were allowed to vote for the first time
in a national election where he was elected the
first black president of South . . . — — Map (db m197904) HM
First hospital on the United States dedicated to the treatmemt of alcoholism.
Placed by the New York State Society of the National Society of the Dames of the Court of Honor
Mrs. James V. Fiori
State President
1997 — — Map (db m149561) HM
Phelps Mansion Museum
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places 1973
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m92921) HM
Indians and other Americans
removed from former burial
ground on the west bank
of the Chenango River
5 miles north of its
confluence with the
Susquehanna River
1972 — — Map (db m256783) HM
A museum exhibit interprets the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign of 1779. The campaign destroyed Native American villages and crops throughout the Iroquois homeland. — — Map (db m94628) HM
Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779
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 . . . — — Map (db m93324) HM
Security Mutual
Building — 1904
T. I. Lacey & Son - Architect
Designated an historic landmark
by the Binghamton Commission on
Architecture & Urban Design — — Map (db m248287) HM
Broome Co. specialty as early as 1938, skewered chunks of marinated meat, charbroiled & served on bread. Celebrated at “Spiedie Fest” starting 1983. — — Map (db m298041) HM
St Michael’s
Greek Catholic Church Cemetery
Historical Plaque
1907 - 1936
Our forefathers buried their dead by horse and buggy on the negotiated 1907 right of way with Glenwood Cemetery Association. We have two right of ways through Glenwood . . . — — Map (db m253483) HM
Former site of St. Mary's Home operated by the sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet founded by the Rev. James F. Horrigan 1881 - 1961. Erected by the kids, benefactors of St. Mary's Home Aug. 1998. — — Map (db m198202) HM
St. Michael’s
World War II Memorial
In Memory of Veterans
of World War II. Stalwart
Defenders of Lasting
Peace for Freedom and
our American way of
life.
Въ памѧть . . . — — Map (db m253474) HM
A woman's right activist whose protests
ultimately led to the passage of the Nineteenth
Amendment to the Constitution which gave
women the right to vote.
"Failure is impossible" — — Map (db m197893) HM
Built by Cornelius & Barbara Bevier circa 1850. Purchased 1889 by Otsego County native & Civil War veteran William Wright for 3,000.00. W. E. Wright was a carpenter, general contractor & proprietor of two stove & tinware stores in Binghamton. . . . — — Map (db m94390) HM
The Binghamton Clothing Company stood directly across the street from this marker. The fire, which began on July 22, 1913 at approximately 2:25pm, remains the worst loss of life by fire in city history. The fire claimed 31 lives. Nellie Connor, . . . — — Map (db m198174) HM
First Farm Bureau in the United States
In 1911 began the largest organization of farmers founded for the purpose of extending the science of agriculture.The growth of their idea resulted in the unparalleled productivity of American agriculture . . . — — Map (db m93291) HM
Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m198201) HM
Became a civil rights activist and participated in
the Selma Alabama march after Bloody Sunday,
and was murdered later that day by the
Ku Klux Klan.
"Everybody's struggle" — — Map (db m197883) HM
A white mail carrier who staged lone protests
against racial inequality by hand-delivering letters
he had written denouncing racial segregation.
He was gunned down on his final walk to
the state capital in Mississippi.
"Equal rights . . . — — Map (db m197891) HM
William L. Moore was a man of action. This Binghamton native faced many challenges while helping to preserve the freedom and rights of others. After he served our country honorably as a U.S. Marine and graduated from Harpur College (SUNY), he . . . — — Map (db m198184) HM
In the streets nearby before the Civil War and after arose a vibrant African American community of property owners, pastors and educators who helped formerly enslaved runaways seek freedom in the city or gave them support for their travels. Black . . . — — Map (db m258018) HM
The A.M.E. Zion Church, now known as Trinity A.M.E. Zion at 203 Oak St., served as a place of worship and a safehouse for runaway slaves. The church was founded by Rev. Henry Johnson and others in 1838. Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen, director of the . . . — — Map (db m258019) HM
Binghamton was an important hub of anti-slavery and women's rights conventions and debates. Brigham Hall hosted in September 1857 one of several conventions organized by the Anti-Slavery Society in Western and Central New York. Activists like A. . . . — — Map (db m303526) HM
Bud Fowler played for the Binghamton Bingos in 1887 amid rampant segregation. Fowler was one of the first players to integrate a professional baseball team before Jackie Robinson integrated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and helped usher in the civil . . . — — Map (db m252208) HM
Christ Church
(Episcopal)
Organized 1810
Built 1853
has been placed on
National Register of
Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m257848) HM
Christopher Columbus
"Vir ligur atque italicus"
Explorer and navigator
Discoverer of America
Herald
of the journey to our land
of millions of people
of
all races, creed and nationality
Broome County
Quincentennial Committee . . . — — Map (db m256031) HM
Church Building Dedicated
Aug. 17, 1869
[Bell inscription reads]
"To show forth thy loving-kindness in the morning
and thy faithfulness, every night." — — Map (db m283037) HM
Former Black Civil War veteran, Andrew Jackson, worked for the Phelps family and helped to preserve and maintain this stately property until it was sold in 1888. He came to Binghamton from Georgia after the war during which he was a "body . . . — — Map (db m256033) HM
Before the enslaved population gained their freedom in the American south, the City of Binghamton had a school for Black children established in 1861. In this way Binghamton was an early pioneer in the education of Black youth. The school was . . . — — Map (db m258020) HM
Major Olmsted reported to the Binghamton Press in 1910 how his father and mother were active agents of the Underground Railroad and how their house was used to provide refuge for those who were passing through Binghamton. Olmsted described one . . . — — Map (db m257849) HM
Welcome to Binghamton
A lovely place to visit, a great place to live!
Nestled within the wooded hills of the Susquehanna River Valley Binghamton has one of the most affordable housing markets in the country as the city offers a wealth . . . — — Map (db m249020) HM
At 6:30 PM on Steptember 28, 1975, a Crowley Foods worker saw two youths launching a rubber raft from the shore of the Susquehanna River. He hurried to the nearest telephone to call the Binghamton Fire Department, but before his call went through, . . . — — Map (db m263202) HM
Ancient river crossing and settlement. Native peoples traveled here to trade, to hunt, and to live near the Chenango and Tioughnioga. — — Map (db m296070) HM
The stone walls visible here are parts of Lock 107 on the Chenango Canal, which opened in 1837. Constructed as a composite lock of stone lined with wooden planks, Lock 107 was repaired and rebuilt several times over the years. The last rebuild of . . . — — Map (db m94370) HM
The Chenango Canal was part of a vast network of canals that connected New York State's cities with the Great Lakes, the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean. Opened for navigation on May 6, 1837, the Chenango Canal carried people between the Erie . . . — — Map (db m296124) HM
Last vacant school in town. Became community center 1940. Moved from Doraville in 2 parts 3 1/2 miles in 1993. Restored to mid-1800's. — — Map (db m252007) HM
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