On Essex Road (New York State Route 22) just north of Blockhouse Road, on the right when traveling north.
Near this spot stood Willsborough Block House erected 1794 as a protection against Indians. By Act of March 1, 1799, creating the County of Essex, the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace were held 1799-1808. This tablet . . . — — Map (db m252728) HM