Local Doctor Who Was Active
In Anti-Slavery Movement
Reportedly Hid Freedom
Seekers In His Nearby Home
As Part Of Underground RR
— — Map (db m114024) HM
Leonora Barry-Lake
1849 - 1930 Millhand Elected
Knights of Labor National
Head. Credited for First
Mill Inspection Law.
George E. Pataki, Governor
— — Map (db m77591) HM
The most widely used military helicopter, the Bell UH-1 series Iroquois, better known as the “Huey,” began arriving in Vietnam in 1963. Before the end of the conflict, more than 5,000 of these versatile aircraft were introduced into Southeast Asia. . . . — — Map (db m168955) HM
To perpetuate
the names of those
members of the
community who served
in the armed forces
of our Country during
World War II 1941-1945
In Memoriam
Andrew Zepetelli
Anthony Petitti
Edward Meyers
John Lenahan
Harold . . . — — Map (db m137348) WM
In memory of those who served in the World War 1914’-1918. Let us serve our country in peace as they did in war.
Roll of Veterans names was not transcribed — — Map (db m136956) WM
Guy Park, Guy Johnson's manor house, was built here because boats on the Mohawk River offered the best way to move goods and people during the 1700s. Successive waves of transportation improvements - Mohawk Turnpike, Erie Canal, railroads, and Barge . . . — — Map (db m152505) HM
Native Americans have been visiting the site for nearly 5,000 years, drawn to this location by the rich resources of the Mohawk River and the Chuctanunda Creek North, and the animals and plants that flourished on their banks. The site was visited . . . — — Map (db m97442) HM
Submarine Combat World War II
United States USS Squalus 192
Donato (Dan) Persico, Chief T/M
A Survivor of the Submarine U.S.S. Squalus, which sank on May 23, 1939 off the coast of Portsmouth, NH. A faulty main induction valve caused . . . — — Map (db m47494) HM
Green Hill Cemetery
Established 1857
Victorian Rural Cemetery
Designed by Burton A. Thomas
N.Y.S. & National Registers
of Historical Places 2005 — — Map (db m88511) HM
Guy Johnson came from Ireland in 1756 to work for his uncle, William Johnson. He became Deputy of Indian Affairs and took over as the Superintendent upon Sir William's death in 1774. During the French & Indian Wars, Guy was a colonel in the local . . . — — Map (db m58970) HM
1880
Hurricana Stock Farm
Created By Stephen Sanford,
Gentleman, Industrialist, Entrepreneur,
Philanthropist. Hurricana Boasted Winners In
Nearly Every Stakes Race at Nearby Saratoga, As
Well as The 1916 Kentucky Derby . . . — — Map (db m95887) HM
This Tablet is Erected by the Montgomery County Historical Society. To mark The James Allin Inn where was held the initial meeting for the organization of the Town of Amsterdam on the first Tuesday in April 1794. Also where the name of The Village . . . — — Map (db m58951) HM
Film legend born Dec. 9, 1916 to immigrant parents living at 46 Eagle St. Rose from poverty to appear in over 90 films in Hollywood. — — Map (db m138040) HM
A T-2C Buckeye, assigned to the United States Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) provides instruction to experienced pilots, flight officers, and engineers in the . . . — — Map (db m141050) HM
Was on lot 8, sub-division of lot 1 of the 13th patent. Sold to Gabriel Manny 1804. Came into possession of Ross family in 1839. — — Map (db m130787) HM
Site of
Pettengill Home
Saumel Pettingill, Capt.
5th Co. Third Tryon County
Militia, Killed in Battle
of Oriskany Aug. 6, 1777.
House Burned in Raid, 1780.
— — Map (db m47414) HM
In honor of Frank J. Sirchia Born March 1, 1924 Killed in action June 6, 1944 on the Normandy Beachhead in France 29th Infantry Division — — Map (db m137662) WM
Built 1712 for use of missionaries to Mohawk Indians. Here in 1775 Rev. J. Stuart & J. Brant translated in Mohawk the gospel of St. Mark. — — Map (db m213140) HM
Home of Stephen Sanford
Industrial Pioneer, Rugmaker
and Philanthropist c. 1860
Donated by John Sanford for
Amsterdam City Hall 1932 — — Map (db m11611) HM
»————›
Built circa 1850 to service
Barges on Erie Canal, served
As store and forwarding
Warehouse for goods shipped
Across river to Amsterdam — — Map (db m50148) HM
The majestic Mohawk Valley has been the scene of many key events which have helped to shape the character and destiny of New York State and the nation. This was once the home of the proud Mohawks, one of the main tribes of the powerful six-nation . . . — — Map (db m130806) HM
In Honor of All Who Served
Back Face:
Lest We Forget.
In the final choice, a soldier’s pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoner’s chains – President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of . . . — — Map (db m140810) WM
Text on the Front (North) Plaque:
Isaac Jogues
Apostle
of
The Mohawks
At Their Castle
Ossernenon
On This Site
A.D. 1642-1646
Born at Orleans, France
A.D. . . . — — Map (db m88320) HM
Kateri Tekakwitha
Iroquois Maiden
Born A.D. 1656
At Ossernenon Auriesville
Living here until 1666
At Caughnawaga, Fonda, 1667-1677
and baptized there
Easter Sunday 1676
at Caughnawaga, Canada 1677
until her death, . . . — — Map (db m88331) HM
It was here that America’s only Canonized Martyrs the Jesuit priest Father Isaac Jogues, the Jesuit lay-brother Rene’ Goupil and John Lalande shed their blood for Christ in 1642 and 1646. Here also, in this Indian village of Ossernenon the Lily of . . . — — Map (db m70846) HM
The Town and Village of Canajoharie take their name from the ancient Mohawk village that was once located in this area. Known by many as "the Boiling Pot", the name accurately translated as "The Pot That Washes Itself" or "The Clean Pot." All of . . . — — Map (db m130996) HM
"Bromley" Hoke (1847-1913) Canajoharie native served in 54th Mass. Regt, one of nation's 1st black troops to fight in the Civil War — — Map (db m137292) HM
Site of home of Christopher P. Yates, Montgomery County delegate to Constitutional Ratification Convention at Poughkeepsie 17 June - 26 July 1788 — — Map (db m130959) HM
This fountain marks the northeastern terminal of the Continental Road, constructed under the supervision of General James Clinton, to Otsego Lake June 17, 1778 — — Map (db m130981) HM
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States. — — Map (db m130975) HM
Built 1750 by Hendrick Schrembling
Became Reuff's Tavern in 1778
Gen. James Clinton's Hdqts 1779
Gen. Washington visited here 1783
Recruiting office 1812, Demolished 1850 — — Map (db m159624) HM
Portage route of General James
Clinton's army Canajoharie to Otsego Lake 2000 men, 300 wagons, 200 batteaux and supplies moved overland — — Map (db m130969) HM
The Canalway Trail: Canajoharie
Welcome to the Canalway Trail System, offering hundreds of miles of scenic trails and numerous parks for walking, bicycling, cross-country skiing and other recreational activities. The Canalway Trail parallels . . . — — Map (db m137361) HM
Built 1749 By Martin J. Van Alstyne
16 of 31 Meetings of Tryon County
Safety Committee Held Here 1774-75
General Nicholas Herkimer Received
Commission As Brig. Gen Here 1775 — — Map (db m22527) HM
This 1834 Side Hall Federal Style House
Was The Home of Judah and Susan Burton
The Child of Judah and Eunice Burton
For Whom The Hamlet of Burtonville
Was Named
— — Map (db m101396) HM
Burtonville, one of the first settlements in Montgomery County was originally part of the Stone Heap Patent. Judah Burton settled here shortly after the Revolutionary War, building a dam and mills on the creek calling it Burton Dam. The community's . . . — — Map (db m71989) HM
While A Slave She Nursed
Wounded at the Battle Of
Monmouth June 28, 1778, Moved
To the Area with Her Owner,
Became a Beloved Care Giver
— — Map (db m61133) HM
Grave of
William McConkey
Jan. 22, 1744 - Sept. 10, 1825
Owner of ferry on Delaware
River on which Washington
crossed Dec. 25, 1776
— — Map (db m41370) HM
Site of Fort Lewis, the
stockaded home of
Ensign Henry Lewis,
Capt. Yates Company.
Sheltered the residents
of Currytown during
Indian and Tory raids
of 1780 - 1781. — — Map (db m145092) HM
Associate Church
Organized about 1786 by
Associate Presbytery of
Pennsylvania. 1st ministers:
Mairs, Banks, Donaldson,
Campbell. 1st church
built 1800.
— — Map (db m45792) HM
Site of
Town of Florida
United Pres. Church Cemetery
known as Scotch Church Cem.
<———————««
First interment 1802, early
Scotch Settlers Buried Here.
Some are soldiers of Revolution . . . — — Map (db m45795) HM
Within this area stood
Caughnawaga
the Mohawk Indian village
and
St. Peter Chapel
in which
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
"The Lily of The Mohawks"
was baptized
Easter Sunday April 18, 1678
This memorial was erected by the . . . — — Map (db m162354) HM
Caughnawaga 1667 - 1780 *Site of Mohawk Indian Turtle Clan village 1667-1693 Jesuit Mission of St. Peter 1669-1684 Home of Kateri Tekakwitha "Lilly of the Mohawks"1667-1677 Mohican attack repulsed 1669 Destoryed in French raid 1693 Settled by . . . — — Map (db m59763) HM
Archeological investigations of this site
were started in 1943. This consisted of
surface searching only.
In spring of 1945 the field was plowed.
During June of 1945 a test trench was
opened within one of the many evident
darkened areas . . . — — Map (db m162355) HM
Fonda 1836-1918 *
Mohawk Turnpike Improved 1800
Utica & Schenectady R.R. Built,
Station Named for Pioneer
Family 1836
Montogomery Co. Agricultural
Society Formed Oct. 13, 1844
First County Fair held at
Court House Nov. 11-12, 1844 . . . — — Map (db m59765) HM
One of ten markers used to mark the boundaries a person in jail on a civil action could leave jail for the day to work off debt. Established during the 1840s — — Map (db m131372) HM
Irish Born Stone Cutter
Donated Sacred Heart R.C.
Church 1876. Purchased from
Reformed Church-Built 1840
Member State Assembly 1869
— — Map (db m130804) HM
• Located on 178 acres of virgin woodland.
• Actual site of Mohawk Indian Village, (called
Caughnawaga) where blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
lived, from 1666-1677.
• Kateri was baptized at St. Peters Chapel in or
near the village on Easter . . . — — Map (db m162394) HM
Liberty Pole
The first blood shed in Tryon County during the revolution was near this spot when patriots attempted to erect a liberty pole in May, 1775.
Sir William Johnson gave this or a similar stone to Francis Saltz for a mill on Schoharie . . . — — Map (db m162393) HM
Major General
Richard Montgomery
*
Born In Ireland Dec. 2, 1736
Entered British Army 1756
Served In North America 1757-1765
Returned to New York, Married
Jane Livingston and Settled
At Rhinebeck 1773
In 1775 Made Brigadier General . . . — — Map (db m59766) HM
The Mohawk Valley was a principal pass to the interior between the Adirondack Mountains and the Allegheny Plateau. Here dwelt the Mohawks, one of the Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy who barred the white man's advance westward. In the . . . — — Map (db m59525) HM
We, the Montgomery County Veterans of the Korean War, along with our friends and neighbors, erect the memorial in memory of our fellow comrades who gave their lives during the Korean War June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953.
With temperatures of -30° . . . — — Map (db m137600) WM
Site of Peggy Wemple Tavern and mill. Husband Barent M. Wemple d. 1771. Tories burned property-1780. Peggy rebuilt same year, ground 2,200 bushels of wheat for Army — — Map (db m131359) HM
Komteyea, laett ons op gaen tot den bergh des heeren to
den huyse des Godes Jacob op dat hy ons leerevansyne
wegen en dat wy wandele in syne paden.
This boulder marks the site of Reformed Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, organized 1758, erected . . . — — Map (db m137587) HM
In Memory Of
The 115th and 153rd Regiments N.Y. Volunteers of the Civil War.
The 115th (Iron Hearted) Regiment was organized and mustered Into U.S. service Aug. 29, 1862, at Fonda, N.Y. and honorably discharged at Raleigh, N.C., June . . . — — Map (db m59526) HM
A Natural Advantage
The Erie Canal was built by taking advantage of a path carved by nature through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. Construction on the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York, on July 4, 1817, and it opened in Buffalo in . . . — — Map (db m129772) HM
Westward Flow
Many Europeans-including large numbers of Irish, German and Dutch immigrants - and New Englanders migrating west boarded
packet boats or line boats. The cost to ride a line boat. Sometimes just a penny.
Left Inset:
A Tale Of . . . — — Map (db m129784) HM
Gateway to the West
The Erie Canal was the first major commercially successful connection between the East Coast and the Western Frontier. Known as the "Gateway to the West,” the canal helped fan the flames of the Industrial . . . — — Map (db m129789) HM
Numbers Tell the Tale
The Erie Canal originally spanned 363 miles and was 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep. It was largely
built by farmers and finished by immigrants, with not a single trained engineer among them and
without any mechanized . . . — — Map (db m133734) HM
Mother of Cities
The Erie Canal is often called the "Mother
of Cities” because it spurred the growth of
boom cities such as Syracuse, Buffalo, Utica,
Cleveland, Milwaukee and Chicago.
A Financial Force
The Erie Canal helped . . . — — Map (db m140255) HM
Born Pompton, N.J. March 29, 1729
died Caughnawaga, N.Y., October 22,1794. Served as first stated pastor of the
Caughnawaga Church from 1771 to 1794. Buried under the church. — — Map (db m137589) HM
Tryon County 1772-1784 Montgomery County 1784 *Tryon County set off from Albany County 1772 Name changed to Montgomery County in honor of Major General Richard Montgomery 1784 County Seat moved from Johnstown to Fonda, 1836, and Present court house . . . — — Map (db m59764) HM
Historical documents identify this general area as the location of the Lower Mohawk Castle throughout the 1700s. In 1712 the missionary at Fort hunter described this Mohawk village: "Their chief town or castle as it is called, stands by the fort, . . . — — Map (db m88340) HM
Limestone was used to build locks, aqueducts, and other features throughout New York State's canal system both because of its availability and its durability. This limestone block was a capstone from the Schoharie Aqueduct. Local limestone formed . . . — — Map (db m64591) HM
Dams played a vital role in the operation of both the original and the Enlarged Erie Canals. Although only one dam was in use here at any
given time, several dams were built throughout the 19th century to replace those constantly being destroyed . . . — — Map (db m176625) HM
In front of you are the stone remains of the East Guard Lock, which date to the original Erie Canal. A key element to the canal's operation was controlling the amount of water entering the system. Too much water was more dangerous than too little. . . . — — Map (db m88430) HM
On August 28, 2011, Hurricane Irene produced historic flooding that caused the Schoharie Creek to breach its banks and destroy the site's parking lot. As the flood water receded, a number of stone walls and numerous artifacts associated with the . . . — — Map (db m88541) HM
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