This experimental bowstring
truss is the world's first bridge
made of recycled plastic lumber,
and is comprised of 68,000 one
gallon milk jugs. Built in October
2000, it was instrumented and
load tested beyond 15 tons. — — Map (db m158563) HM
Oak Hill Cemetery
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2011
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m145171) HM
Oak Hill Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2017
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m145170) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
The Mrs. Osborn House
c.1850 — — Map (db m145113) HM
Legendary Rip Van Winkle Trail
Route 23A, scenic route from
Palenville to Haines Falls, following
the footsteps of the legendary
Rip Van Winkle and his faithful dog,
Wolf. Built by convict labor 1914-1921. — — Map (db m147154) HM
Art Flick
Aug. 3, 1904 - Aug. 30, 1985
Dedicated conservationist and sportsman
Art loved the Schoharie. Here he helped
establish the first "fish-for-fun” area in New York State and secured many miles of public
fishing rights. Here he . . . — — Map (db m159038) HM
Homestead of town founder Col. Zadock Pratt. Tanner, banker, legislator. Planned village, built homes and world's largest tannery. Oct. 30, 1790 - April 5, 1871. — — Map (db m132716) HM
Zadock Pratt
October 30, 1790 to April 6, 1871
Born in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York
Buried in Prattsville, New York Cemetery
Tanner, Farmer, Builder, Banker
U.S. Congressman (1837-1839; 1843-1845)
Wives:
Beda . . . — — Map (db m137374) HM
Built by brothers John and Martinus Laraway
in 1785 as a stagecoach inn. Operated as the Fowler House Hotel in the late 1800s. Owned by the O'Hara family as a residence since 1919 and survived Hurricane Irene flooding in 2011.
Listed in the . . . — — Map (db m234508) HM
Charles W. Bouton
Herbert M. Carman
Weldon W. Conine
Frank W. Dunham
Claude M. Fowler
John D. Groves
Peter M. Hanley
David Holland
Harvey E. Ives
Norman E. Kinney
Charles M. Madden
Ennist R. Newbury
Albert N. O’Hara
Thomas . . . — — Map (db m132643) HM
Est. ca. 1879 with opening of
post office. "Wawantepekook"
meaning "Round Head Place"
was name given nearby hill
by local indigenous peoples. — — Map (db m181009) HM
South Cairo Depot opened here July 28, 1882. Served Catskill Mountain Railway until May 1919 carrying passengers & freight
to resorts in mountains. — — Map (db m158682) HM
Twenty year's sleep and
thunderous nine-pin game,
Irving's 1819 short story
gave Catskill Mountains its
famous Dutch character. — — Map (db m147099) HM
The heart of the Catskills, Tannersville, New York has been aptly called "The Painted Village in the Sky” due
to the fact that most buildings in the village have been
painted in cheery, vibrant colors. Milo Claude Moseman, a tireless . . . — — Map (db m147102) HM
Settled shortly after the
Revolution, originally a small
settlement surrounding a tannery,
Tannersville became a bustling
summer resort village after
trains came, in 1882. — — Map (db m147113) HM
Tannersville School
Ground Improvements
constructed by
Work Projects
Administration
1938 - 1940
Sponsored by
Board of Education
School District No. I — — Map (db m147185) HM
A Testimonial Of
Gratitude And Appreciation
In Honor Of The Young Men
Of The Town Of Hunter
Who Served Our Country
In The World War Of
1914-1918
Ackert, Ernest •
†Adkins, John D. •
Baldwin, Horace G. •
Baldwin, Vaille S. • . . . — — Map (db m147208) WM