1914 Honor Roll 1975
First Ward
World War | 1914-1918
World War II 1941-1945
Ashworth John B. · Ashworth, Leslie B. · ★ Baillargeon, Vela P. · Barna, George · Barna John · Bellrose, Bernard · Bellrose, Louis G. · Bernard, . . . — — Map (db m282819) WM
Horace Brinsmade Silliman was born in 1825. He was educated in Albany Academy, graduated from Union College in 1846 (a member of Phi Beta Kappa) and later received honorary degrees from Union and Hamilton Colleges.
Silliman first became a . . . — — Map (db m41361) HM
Cohoes had the greatest concentration of locks along
the Erie Canal. Canal locks are like elevators that move barges from one level of water to another. Water flows into and out of the lock chamber by gravity. The high level of water flows into . . . — — Map (db m280771) HM
In All Seasons Shipbuilding and repair is mostly outdoor work— hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The office building at the north end of the site had heated space for draftsmen, bookkeepers, and managers
but most of the other buildings . . . — — Map (db m275042) HM
This Toll Bridge
Opened to the Public.
May 18th 1880.
Originated and Owned by
Thomas A. Knickerbacker.
Was Destroyed By Fire March 7, 1920. — — Map (db m115502) HM
"Misty" was the call sign used by the F-110F Fast Forward Air Controllers (Fast Fac's) during the Vietnam War. There were 155 pilots officially assigned to fly missions over North Vietnam from June 15, 1967 to May 19, 1970. 21 other attached pilots . . . — — Map (db m40826) HM
To many early travelers, Cohoes Falls was as much an obstacle as a scenic wonder. Over the span of a hundred years, three different channels and sets of locks were constructed to lift and lower boats 163 feet past the falls and rapids at Cohoes. . . . — — Map (db m280880) HM
The present day hydroelectric power plant located at this site is owned and operated by the New York
Power Authority. It was constructed in 1908 when the Mohawk River was dammed, the Waterford Flight
of Locks was constructed, and the Erie Canal . . . — — Map (db m138991) HM
Prior to the construction of the New York State Barge Canal and dam at Crescent, the Mohawk River was shallow and fordable most of the year. For centuries, Native Americans had crossed at this place. In 1755, during the French and Indian War, a . . . — — Map (db m268021) HM
In 1834, the Cohoes Hydraulic Company built a dam above the Cohoes Falls, harnessing the abundant flow of the Mohawk River for industrial use. The Cohoes Company gradually developed a series of canals that provided low-cost waterpower to local . . . — — Map (db m280620) HM
The Harmony Mills Company was a leader in America's industrial revolution. It was incorporated in 1836 by Peter Harmony and 21 others. In 1837, the Harmony Manufacturing Company began to construct a large cotton factory, a four-story brick . . . — — Map (db m280649) HM
Sightseeing
Dutch visitors left the first written accounts of the Great Falls of the Mohawk River at Cohoes during the 1640s. Generations of sightseers, poets, and artists followed to look at the falls, hear their roar, and feel the spray. . . . — — Map (db m11612) HM
The Cohoes Mastodont was discovered during the excavation for Harmony Mill #3 in 1866. The mill is sometimes referred to as the "Mastodon Mill" for this reason. When all the bones were recovered, they were kept at the Harmony Mills Office on . . . — — Map (db m41622) HM
The Erie Canal flowed through Cohoes along two distinct paths during the 19th century. The first phase, 1825-1841, is commonly referred to as "Clinton's Ditch" after New York Governor DeWitt Clinton, who was the foremost advocate for construction . . . — — Map (db m42224) HM
The Harmony Mills were the primary catalyst for transforming Cohoes into a prominent 19th century manufacturing center. With extremely successful local management by Robert and David John Johnston, Thomas Garner and Company expanded a single cotton . . . — — Map (db m280631) HM
By the 1870s, the Harmony Mills had national significance as one of the largest and most technologically advanced cotton factories in the United States.
Prior to 1870, no single mill operation in America equaled the Harmony Mills in scale or . . . — — Map (db m280611) HM
The Matton Shipyard
John E. Matton built his shipyard here on Van Schaick Island in 1916, shortly after the new Barge Canal opened. Besides building barges and tugboats, the shipyard serviced and repaired the boats that travelled both the . . . — — Map (db m48282) HM
Military encampment 1777 Here, in the days leading up to the Battles of Saratoga, 5,000 – 8,000 Continental soldiers were garrisoned. — — Map (db m37454) HM
1735 - 1927
Van Schaick Mansion
Home Of
John G. Van Schaick
and his Wife Anna Patriot Americans
Built by Anthony Van Schaick
Son of Goosen Gerritsen original patentee
Headquarters
August 18-September 8-1777
Northern . . . — — Map (db m7250) HM
In 1777, this mansion was the headquarters for the Northern Department of the Continental Army, and the site where the victorious Saratoga Campaign was planned. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m37455) HM
The plans for the Battle of Saratoga were drawn up in this house in the summer of 1777, when the American Army was headquartered here. That April General Philip Schuyler and 5,000 troops retreated from Fort Edward in advance of Burgoyne’s superior . . . — — Map (db m37457) HM
The power of falling water built Cohoes, where mills and factories on power canals used waterpower to manufacture textiles and metal goods. Today the energy of Cohoes Falls is carried through wires to homes and businesses throughout eastern New . . . — — Map (db m280758) HM
In December of 1944, near Kalterherberg, Germany Technical Sergeant Peter J. Dalessondro of the 9th Infantry Division, at great personal risk, intrepidly fought against overwhelming enemy attack to save his company from defeat. His singlehanded . . . — — Map (db m21881) HM
This 70-acre property was donated to the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy by
Dr. Patricia Fox in 2015. Dr. Fox owned the property for over 30 years, and it is one of the last remaining areas of open space in this area of the Town of Colonie. Through . . . — — Map (db m147937) 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 m23749) HM
1755 Constructed as Military Road from
Albany to Lake George by Provincial
Troops from New York, New England
and New Jersey under command of
Major General William Johnson
———
Named in honor of Major General . . . — — Map (db m24514) HM
Farm of Arendt Van Curler
1643-1667. Pieter Schuyler
& Margarita Schuyler after
1672. Fortified 1747, and
Military Encampment 1750's
— — Map (db m184813) HM
The Boght
Settled On and After
1704 By The
Vischer Weaver Witbeck
Lansing Powell Runkle
Dunsbach Lieverse Staats
Roff Godfrey Van O Linde
Groesbeck Van Vranken Fero
Van De Mark Van Denburgh
Johnson Pollock Storms
Fonda and . . . — — Map (db m24731) HM
For nearly a century, canal boats were pulled by mules and horse over this portion of New York State's famed Erie Canal.
One of the slowest and most crowded parts of the waterway started to the north of the Flatts at Maplewood. Here Began the . . . — — Map (db m14742) HM
This Greek-revival building was one of several weigh stations along the Canal used to levy the tolls for barges carrying merchandise and farm goods.
Until 1850 freight cargoes were measured by the displacement theory, but this hydraulic type . . . — — Map (db m40999) HM
Delmar Post Office
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1939 — — Map (db m305132) HM
2500 BC Late Archaic Period Indian Encampment
1791 The Patroon granted 230 acres to the Radley family
1933 New York State purchased the Radley and Ackerman farms
1933-36 Base camp for Civilian Conservation Corp. S72 - Co. 270 that . . . — — Map (db m263982) HM
This vernacular stone house was constructed c. 1793 by family members of Johannes “John” Van Deusen, the proprietor of these former farmlands. The Town of Bethlehem was established that very same year, during the first decade of America’s . . . — — Map (db m308055) HM
Erected In Honor Of
The Men And Women
Of The Town Of
Bethlehem
Who Served In The
Armed Forces
And In Memory Of
Those Who Made The
Supreme Sacrifice — — Map (db m142348) WM
Founded and Erected 1825. "For The Glory of God" quoted from 1824 land deed. Horse sheds built 1840. Fellowship hall added 1906. — — Map (db m97276) HM
Built by John Van Deusen
Albany carpenter & firemaster
ca. 1793 on 200-acre farmstead
Later farmed by Bradt, Ostrander,
Leonard families until 1980s — — Map (db m308046) HM
Welcome to
The Five Rivers Mini Forest
"Let us plant trees together-from under our feet, and into the world."
—Dr. Akira Miyawaki
This 2,000-square-foot forest was planted in June 2025 by the Department of Environmental . . . — — Map (db m309027) HM
Near here Andrew Hannay raised a company of volunteers October 1777
to oppose invasion of Burgoyne who surrendered before their arrival — — Map (db m135130) HM
The Elsmere Train Station
The hamlet of Elsmere represents the influence
which railroads had on the growth of suburban
communities. In 1863, when the first A&S Railroad train left Adams Station for Albany, the area now known as Elsmere . . . — — Map (db m185915) HM
This trail is a 9-mile pathway which follows the old Albany and Susquehanna Railroad between Albany and Voorheesville. This pathway connects visitors with landscapes and communities, including the dramatic Normanskill Gorge in the City of . . . — — Map (db m185901) HM
House built 1821 by Wm. C.
Hewitt for Wm. Chapman. 1834
Rushmore Bennett started an
apple and sheep farm. Summer
boarding house 1890's-1920's. — — Map (db m276308) HM
Onesquethaw Valley
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1974
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m263980) HM
Named after early settlers, renamed Jerusalem after the Jerusalem reformed church, later became Feura Bush when post office was added. — — Map (db m303907) HM
The stone, builders rejected,
has become the chief
cornerstone. Psalm 118:22
Church built 1825 of stone
rejected for the Erie Canal. — — Map (db m276304) HM
Col. Schenectady militia during American Revolution owned farm here 1765 to death in 1799. Buried on high knoll above reservoir. — — Map (db m144957) HM
The Capital District has long been important as a trading post, military objective and governmental center. Located near the juncture of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, Albany has been the “crossroads” of the northeast since . . . — — Map (db m56854) HM
Former estate of Judge Elisha Powell Hurlbut. Wrote "Rights of Woman" essay in 1841. Served on state suffrage committee 1880-1882. — — Map (db m223915) HM
A Unique Urban Village
We're not a big city, but we're not a small town either. And while the northern half of our island is home to Honeywell, Lydall, Sealy Mattress, Silhouette Eyewear and numerous other industries, factories no longer . . . — — Map (db m256010) HM
.7 Sq. Mi.
You are here. (actually, just a tiny bit north of here). Welcome to Green Island!
This map shows the State Dam, which was destroyed by the 1913 flood. The Federal Dam, pictured above, was built in 1916.
The entire . . . — — Map (db m256004) HM
The Entire History of Industrial America comes to a concentrated point here in the 0.7-square mile town and village of Green Island.
The age of iron was literally forged here. Starbuck Brothers, Morris and Manning, Green Island Malleable . . . — — Map (db m255785) HM
Hamlet est. here by ca. 1875
along Great Western Turnpike.
included toll gate, school,
stores, post office, railroad
station, hay presses & homes. — — Map (db m254502) HM
Begun 1785 by Leonard De
Neuville. Known as Albany
Glass House, later Hamilton
Glass Wks. Made bottles &
window glass. Closed 1815
— — Map (db m50620) HM
Town Hall
Town of Guilderland
Est. April 4, 1803
First Officers; Supervisor
Nicholas V. Mynderse,
Clerk Peter G. Veeder
Town of Guilderland 1985
— — Map (db m103165) HM
