Built 1805
First Union Meeting House
Est. For Protestant Worship
The Town's Oldest Public Building
Part Of The Underground R. R.
— — Map (db m146560) HM
Cemetery formed 1841 from Rensselaer Glass Factory and Woodbine Cemeteries. Dr. Smith Boughton's grave, "Big Thunder" Anti-Rent War — — Map (db m135069) HM
A carpenter, Cotton built the parlor and opened it seasonally. He had a dozen cafι tables and sold vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavors. It was a favorite stop for travelers, teens and knitting mill workers.
It was remodeled and became . . . — — Map (db m311779) HM
Presbyterian congregation
formed ca. 1808 & est. church
here ca. 1837-1967. Served as
town hall 1972-1999.
Became arts center in 2003. — — Map (db m261883) HM
Statue Inscription:
1776 1812 1861 1898
Front Plaque
In Honor And Memory of
the Boys Of Berlin Who Served
In World Wars I And II
World War I
Killed in Action
Crandall, Jerry
Hull, Eugene
Mosher, . . . — — Map (db m148282) WM
In May 1834, the first Guttermuth and Jordan families arrived from Bavaria, Germany and settled in this part of the country.
This tablet is placed here in their memory by their descendants in the year 1934. — — Map (db m135110) HM
Elm Street and Green Hollow Road were part of the Eastern Turnpike enacted 1799 to improve existing road from Albany to Mass. line and thence to Boston. — — Map (db m88577) HM
The original church was completed in 1862. The Gutermuths (Goodermote) and the Jordans (Verton)
were among some of the first German settlers to establish this church. The German language was spoken until 1910. In 1967 fire damaged the rear portion . . . — — Map (db m135102) HM
Home of
Van Veachton Rogers
prominent concert harpist,
teacher and composer who
had a lasting influence in
the harp world.
1864 - 1933 — — Map (db m147969) HM
Gilead Church Lutheran, organized about 1746 by Palantine settlers, 400 feet east of this spot. Moved 2½ miles south to present site in 1817. — — Map (db m97561) HM
Open daily, dawn to dusk/Abierto diariamente, desde el amanecer hasta el anochecer.
Open to all/Abierto a todos. Help us keep Boehme Legacy Forest healthy and clean; carry out all trash and leave no trace. . . . — — Map (db m301421) HM
Blooming Grove
Reformed Church, est. 1814
N. J. Marselus first pastor
1st sanctuary January, 1817
This is the 3rd bldg. Here
dedicated April, 1925 — — Map (db m145275) HM
Located in the northeast corner of the town of Hoosick, the Hoosic River divides the towns of Hoosick and White Creek at the hamlet of Eagle Bridge. In the early 1800s the area was called Kingsmills because of a large grain mill run by John King. . . . — — Map (db m290171) HM
Eagle Bridge
Buskirk
Veterans Memorial
Remember those
who served
and those who died
Killed In Action
Brown, Stanley
Fosegah, Thomas
Gould, Jay B.
Hall, Robert — — Map (db m191107) WM
Former home of Col. Joseph H. Allen.
Entrepreneur, industrialist
politician, Civil War veteran
b. 1821 - d. 1884. Buried - Eagle Mills Cemetery — — Map (db m137022) HM
Born: July 4th, 1844
Died: September 17, 1907 (aged 63)
World famous sculptor of the 19th
Century born in Greenbush, NY (Now
the towns of East Greenbush and North
Greenbush, and the City of Rensselaer),
Famous work: "The Death of Cleopatra" — — Map (db m259714) HM
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
Gen. George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga
Used to Force the British
Army to Evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m23720) HM
1844-1907. Born in the Town of
Greenbush. World renowned
sculptor. Carved critically
acclaimed pieces including
Death of Cleopatra in 1876. — — Map (db m315103) HM
1795 Built by 1st settler Abel Owen
1830 Lemuel Steward moved house to this location by 16 yoke of oxen 1923 Moons Mountain Top House-Inn
1987 Grafton Inn Bed & Breakfast — — Map (db m137019) HM
Dedicated to the men and women of the Town of Grafton who devotedly served their country in World War II
Dedicated to the men and women of the Town of Grafton who devotedly served their country in Vietnam
Dedicated to the men and women of . . . — — Map (db m137317) WM
Here on July 4, 1844, Dr.
Bouchton and his Calico
Indians exhorted tenants
against the Patroons. Their
cry; "Down with the rent!" — — Map (db m145270) HM
Hoosick This memorial is placed to honor the boys who lost their lives in World Wars I and II Earl Rudd Andrew Williams Leon Wilcox Lester Goodermote — — Map (db m105746) WM
Site of First Hoosick Baptist Church Organized March 16, 1785. First building erected 1792. Elder Samuel Rogers first regular pastor 1797 — — Map (db m97251) HM
Chartered 1907. Charles Cheney bequeathed funds for new building in 1912. Cornerstone was laid Oct. 1922 & library opened to public Nov. 1923. — — Map (db m303864) HM
This plaque is erected in honor of
Henderson E. Van Surdam
to celebrate his 100th birthday
Born September 28,1881 - Hoosick Falls, New York
Composer World Traveler All American Football Player Graduated Hoosick Falls High School And . . . — — Map (db m148155) HM
Hoosick Falls Armory has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 by The United States Department of Interior — — Map (db m203082) HM
Purchased the former Benedict home in 1907
and established the Elks home on this site.
The tower and third story was removed
during a 1960's renovation.
Elks Lodge 178 disbanded in 2008. — — Map (db m148105) HM
Awarded to Sgt. Harris S. Hawthorne for capture of Confederate Maj. Gen G. W. Custis Lee at Sailors Creek, VA. April, 1865. Buried here. — — Map (db m203149) HM
In the early 1800's four settlers, Dr. Salmon Moses, Hezekiah Munsell Jr., Seth Parsons and George M. Tibbets, started organizing an Episcopal Church in Hoosick Falls. St. Mark's Episcopal Church was then founded in 1833 and the Gothic Revival . . . — — Map (db m303891) HM
Erected in honor
of the men and women of
the
Town
of Hoosick
who
served their country in
1914 - the World War - 1918
In
memoriam
Baker, Walter H.
Baldwin, Lester
Bennett, Raymond
Blumquist, August
Canfield, Edward . . . — — Map (db m147949) WM
In memory of
all men and women
in the Town of Hoosick
who served in
World War II
Korean War and
the Vietnam War
the Persian Gulf War — — Map (db m148240) WM
The mower is a one-horse open-gear tubular-steel mower with steel wheels and a 4ft. blade, circa 1893.
The lugged zigzagged wheels are made to resist slippage either way when mowing, without . . . — — Map (db m303894) HM
Site of
Walloomsac M.E. Church
Incorporated April 18, 1811
Reincorporated 1845 and 1858
on Pittstown circuit
Church building removed 1898 — — Map (db m124808) HM
In memory of Hon. Walter Abbott wood, 1815 - 1892. Industrialist and inventor. Wood mowing and reaping machines were sold throughout the world. His mansion stood high on the hill behind this marker and in 1926 it was joined to the newly built high . . . — — Map (db m147944) HM
Potter Hill acquired Its name after an accident that killed 53-year-old Captain John Potter Esq. On the evening of June 24, 1806, Potter was killed when he fell off his wagon and was crushed by a barrel of cider that fell off as well after his . . . — — Map (db m290218) HM
Without definite boundaries, West Hoosick came into being, settled by a group of stalwart, sober-minded farmers.
Silas Herrington was one of the earliest settlers at West Hoosick
who came to the valley of the Nepimose from Scituate, Rhode Island . . . — — Map (db m290209) HM
Enlarged by Wynantskill Imp.
Assn. In 1866 the Lake Water
Turned the Burden Water Wheel
Which Helped Power
The Industrial Revolution
— — Map (db m248090) HM
Why is It Called the
Albany-Hudson Electric Trail?
The "AHET" name honors the trail's history as well as its present-day use. The 36-mile rail-trail follows the route of an electric trolley that operated from 1899 to 1929.
running from . . . — — Map (db m230279) HM
The Albany-Hudson Electric Trail crosses the ancestral lands of the Muhheconneok, "People of the Waters that are Never Still," Native Americans whose name refers to
the tidal Hudson River. Called Mahicans by early Dutch settlers and Mohicans by . . . — — Map (db m230281) HM
The Albany-Hudson Electric Trail follows the route of a thirty-seven-mile-long
electrified rail line that connected its namesake cities from 1900 to 1929. This
interurban line, which used electricity to power high-speed travel between cities
and . . . — — Map (db m229846) HM
Why is It Called the
Albany-Hudson Electric Trail?
The "AHET" name honors the trail's history as well as its
present-day use. The 36-mile rail-trail follows the route
of an electric trolley that operated from 1899 to 1929,
running from . . . — — Map (db m229756) HM
The land east of the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail in this part
of the Village of Nassau was once the site of the Nassau Fair,
held annually from the mid-1890s to 1944. The Village, once a
junction on the Albany-Boston stagecoach route, was the . . . — — Map (db m230193) HM
The Hudson River Valley was colonized by Dutch settlers in the first half of the 1600s. The stream in front of you - the Valatie Kill - draws its name, pronounced "vah-lay-sha," from the Dutch words "vaal" (falls), "je" (little), and "kill" (stream . . . — — Map (db m230195) HM
Philip Defreest House
Home built between 1720 & 1760
on land leased from
Van Rensselaer Patroon.
Passed on to Jordan
family in early 1900's.
Purchased by RPI in 1969. — — Map (db m272679) HM
1850's Greek Revival house in Hamlet of Bloomingrove. Jacob was great grandson of 1730's settler Juria Sharp. Morgan Spring Water in 1908 — — Map (db m306892) HM
Colonel Baum, commanding a force of 700 men sent by General Burgoyne to seize military stores at Bennington, here met American militia under Colonel Gregg who destroyed the bridge and fired upon the enemy. Colonel Baum here drew up his famous call . . . — — Map (db m36756) HM
General John Stark with New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts militia defeated and captured an expeditionary force sent by General Burgoyne and commanded by Colonel Baum.
This was one of the first decisive victories in the War of the Revolution. — — Map (db m58443) HM
Battle Of Bennington
Second engagement
At this point occurred the defeat of Colonel Breyman, who commanded a force of 600 men sent by General Burgoyne to reinforce Colonel Baum. Seth Warner and his regiment of Vermont rangers “Green . . . — — Map (db m58444) HM
Lakes to Locks Passage takes you through a spectacular landscape laden with history. Follow this map to find your way through four story-filled regions that connect the historic waters of Lake Champlain and Lake George with the Champlain Canal . . . — — Map (db m148238) HM
St. Croix Church
Near here is site Dutch
Reform Church the First
Protestant Church in
Hoosick Valley on lot of
A. Wendell in Hoosac Pat. — — Map (db m141046) HM
In remembrance of all those
who have served our country
Revolutionary War
Joseph Allen
John G. Brimmer
Gideon Clark
Lebbens Cottrell
Caleb Hakes
William Hartshorn, Capt.
Sterry Hewitt
Adel Lewis, Maj. . . . — — Map (db m302458) WM
In 1855 James A. Garfield, while a student at Williams College, preached
in the Church of Christ, Disciples. The church occupied the rear of this
site facing the "back street". Garfield also taught penmanship to
children in a room on the second . . . — — Map (db m148086) HM
To the glory of God
and
American Independence
Erected in honor and
memory of those who
from the 8th ward of
the City of Rensselaer
served in the armed
forces ofthe United
States of America in the
Second World War
Dedicated May . . . — — Map (db m251371) WM
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
Gen. George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga
Used to Force the British
Army to Evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m23718) HM
Erected 1910 by the City of Rensselaer to the memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of the City of Rensselaer in the Civil War, 1861 - 1865
This tablet erected 1920 in memory of the boys from this city who died in . . . — — Map (db m305810) WM
First Inhabitants
Mahican Indians, known today as Mohicans by the Mohican Nation, were Algonquian-speaking people who inhabited this spot as early as the 1400s. Mahicans gathered here, at Schaghticoke, Cohoes, and at DeLaets and . . . — — Map (db m43911) HM
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
Gen. George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga
Used to Force the British
Army to Evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m23747) HM
Home of Civil War Veterans
Benjamin F. Clark, 1826-1902. Pvt., 125th NY Infantry & Son Andrew J. Clark, 1848-1907, Pvt., 8th MA Militia Infantry. — — Map (db m246913) HM
Built 1871 as Methodist Episcopal. First woman pastor E.H. Delavan served 1881-1882. Restored 1998 by Stephentown Historical Soc as Heritage Ctr. — — Map (db m118573) HM
