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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Albany County, New York
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| | One Second Avenue birthplace of Daniel P. O'Connell November 13, 1885. Albany Democratic leader 1923 to 1977. — — Map (db m131671) HM |
| | Formerly Union Station Listed on The National Register of Historic Places Constructed 1898-1900 for New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Restored and renovated 1984-1986 by Norstar Bankcorp — — Map (db m149334) HM |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m147135) HM |
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Shaker Creek provided water for both the canning and laundry operations. The first laundry, done on December 12, 1859, used a steam powered washing machine. Albany County used the building for laundry until the mid 1980s. Today it is a . . . — — Map (db m115674) HM |
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2006 Preservation Merit Award
Adaptive Use — — Map (db m115739) HM |
| | Attained its present form in the years 1869-1884 Design attributed to the concepts of renowned Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted — — Map (db m138130) HM |
| | 1818 Ephraim Andrews acquires cloth dressing and wool carding mills. By 1850 John E. Andrews establishes a straw paper making mill — — Map (db m131759) HM |
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Incorporated as a village
1890. Officers: President
Hiram Griggs; Trustees
Smith Philley, Jesse
Crounse. Henry A. Wilbur
— — Map (db m49530) HM |
| | The Village's First Freight and passenger train station was built in 1864, only months after the first train passed through Knowersville. In 1896 the old station was moved south along the tracks. In 1897, it was replaced by the newest, . . . — — Map (db m115732) HM |
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New York
Site Of
Altamont High School
1901 - 1954
Altamont High Alumni Association
September 1995
— — Map (db m66983) HM |
| | Welcome to Altamont
The Village of Altamont and its immediate surroundings were once part of a tract of land deeded in 1630 by the Dutch West India Company to Killian Van Rensselaer (c. 1586-1643),a wealthy 17th century Dutch diamond . . . — — Map (db m132693) HM |
| | GEORGE SEVERSON (1766-1813), a
grandson of Jurrian Severson, one of the area's
first settlers, built the Wayside Inn ca. 1785
along the wagon track that is now Main Street.
The site of the Inn was approximately half way
between the farms . . . — — Map (db m145191) HM |
| | IN 1887, CHARLES V. BEEBE received a patent for an easy riding, swing attachment for farm equipment seats. In 1891,he moved to Altamont and opened a harness shop in the Ostrander Building, in what is now 125 Maple Avenue. In 1895, Mr. Beebe . . . — — Map (db m131475) HM |
| | Dedicated to those who served our country in all wars.
For the glory of God and American independence. — — Map (db m131474) WM |
| | Site of house of Dr. Jonathan Johnson first physician in Dunnsville who came here on horseback in 1808 surgeon in War of 1812 — — Map (db m91509) HM |
| | IN 1879, JAMES OSTRANDER BOUGHT a large lot on Church Street, and built a thriving shoe business. In 1882, he sold a portion of the lot to Charles Taber, who opened a tin shop on the site. Both businesses were lost in the 1886 fire, . . . — — Map (db m131455) HM |
| | Family Cemetery Of
Early Pioneer Jurrian Severson
Grave of John J. Vanaernam
Ensign, Revolutionary War
Born 1730 - Died 1814 — — Map (db m44022) HM |
| | The Altamont Hose Company No. 1 was organized in May 1893, with 25 citizens appointed as members by the Village Trustees. The Company's first location was rented space at the Temperance Hall on Lincoln Avenue. In 1926, the Company . . . — — Map (db m131453) HM |
| | Site of
First Inn
and Store
kept in Dunnsville
by John E. Winne
1800-1830 — — Map (db m142750) HM |
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Union Army Captain
NY 91st Regiment Co. D
Lived and Farmed on
this Site from ca. 1822
Until his Death in 1901
— — Map (db m128002) HM |
| | ON 2 APRIL 1864, DAVID BECKER purchased an acre of land from Conrad Crounse for $400, along the newly laid railroad tracks. On
this land, Silas Hilton and Benjamin Crounse built a dry goods store, with rooms to let upstairs. The store . . . — — Map (db m131500) HM |
| | Established 1916 by Peter G. Ten Eyck, Congressman and Commissioner of Agriculture, operated as a dairy and apple orchard. — — Map (db m135951) HM |
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Old Schoharie Road
Built at close of Revolution
First Post Office of
West Guilderland as
this place was then called
— — Map (db m49847) HM |
| | Farm and
Burial Place
John Groot
Officer 3d Regiment
Albany County Militia
War of Revolution — — Map (db m43885) HM |
| | Few settlers ventured into the wilderness prior to the War of Independence.
Roads were barely expanded trails between settlements. The Great Western Turnpike
(now US Route 20) carried travelers west from Albany. Following ancient routes . . . — — Map (db m133581) HM |
| | BY 1879, THE POPULATION of Knowersville had grown sufficiently to merit the construction of a larger school, and the hamlet's third school building was constructed that year on School Street, later renamed Lincoln Avenue. The Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m131471) HM |
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Schoharie to Albany
Followed this Route
Chartered 1849
Abandoned 1867
— — Map (db m44861) HM |
| | ORSINI PARK WAS CARVED FROM LAND the Albany & Susquehanna Railroad purchased from George Severson (1794-1883) in the early 1850s for the railroad's right-of-way. In addition to the railroad tracks, the land included room for a depot, a . . . — — Map (db m131477) HM WM |
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Built by Early Settler
Jurrian Severson
Located on Map of West Manor
Rensselaerswyck, 1767
— — Map (db m44897) HM |
| | St. Johns Lutheran Church, designed by Albany architect
Charles Nichols and built by contractor George Rockefeller in 1871-72 was the first church built in Knowersville. The original church building was 42 x 62 feet and, completely . . . — — Map (db m131427) HM |
| | HENRY LOCKWOOD BUILT THE FIRST
carriage factory in Knowersville in 1874. The VanBenscoten brothers and Charles B. Warner operated the business until the April 1886 Great
Fire consumed the original building and much of the stock. . . . — — Map (db m131468) HM |
| | The Fredendall Funeral Home is the oldest continuously operated business in Altamont. In 1877, cabinet maker John Thierolf arrived in the village from Albany and soon established a thriving furniture business. Wood crafters were often . . . — — Map (db m145181) HM |
| | On 30 April 1886, Fire Tore through the business district of Knowersville, leveling all five buildings of the Lockwood Estate, including the drug and dry goods store of Davenport & Fredericks, the carriage factory of VanBenscoten & . . . — — Map (db m131465) HM |
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Convention Held Here
January 15, 1845. Delegates
From 11 Counties Petitioned
State To End Unjust
Land Lease System.
— — Map (db m131413) HM |
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Established by Daniel
Simmons in 1825. Said to be
the first factory in the
United States to make
axes from cast steel
— — Map (db m62839) HM |
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First in Town of Berne
Built in 1878 and Made
495 Pounds in a Single Day
— — Map (db m57477) HM |
| | Dedicated to the of those who served in all wars — — Map (db m131422) WM |
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Built About 1750 By
Peter Weidman, A Swiss,
Stood On This Site
— — Map (db m101715) HM |
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Formerly Called
Werner's Mills
And Philadelphia
— — Map (db m50538) HM |
| | Near this spot in September 1781 Johannes Dietz and seven members of his family were massacred by Tories and Indians. — — Map (db m30756) HM |
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For Carding and Fulling
Mill Built at an Early
Date by Malachi Whipple
William H. Ball
And Lyman Dwight
— — Map (db m57478) HM |
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Col. Jesse Wood of Long
Island Settled Here About
1800. Served in War of
1812. Died July 23, 1853
At Age Of 83 Years
— — Map (db m101719) HM |
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Organized 1763. First
Pastor Johannes Schuyler
1767. Oldest Church in
County outside of Albany
— — Map (db m50191) HM |
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In 1812 there were 21
school districts in Town
of Berne and 30 the next
year. In 1816 there were
1710 pupils in school
— — Map (db m62840) HM |
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The Largest House in Berne
With Ten Fireplaces
Built By Peter Weidman
In 1800, Stood
On This Site
— — Map (db m101717) HM |
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West Berne
Called Mechanicsville
1830-34 Because So Many
Mechanics Lived Here
— — Map (db m73433) HM |
| | Built c. 1828 for Adam A. Clark and wife Betsy. Clarksville named in his honor Apr. 16, 1833. First Clarksville postmaster 1826-1841. Local innkeeper. — — Map (db m142470) HM |
| | ( east face )
Site of
Harmanus Bogardus
House
Built by Bogardus c.1803.
Adam A. Clark House 1822-1838.
John Crookes House 1864-1868.
Morgan E. Barber House 1882-1918.
Burned in Great Fire of 1918.
( west face . . . — — Map (db m142472) HM |
| | Built before 1770 by Teunis
Houghtaling, born May 18, 1740 -
died May 20, 1806. Listed on
National Register June 28, 2004. — — Map (db m135121) HM |
| | Built about 1810 by Harmanus
Bogardus for Henry L. Meed, first
postmaster of Bethlehem P.O.
from 1812-1826. P.O. was here.
Bethlehem supervisor 1821-1822 — — Map (db m142469) HM |
| | On Dec.3, 1839, during the Anti-Rent Wars, Sheriff Artcher and his posse marched from Albany to Clarksville. They met their first resistance here. — — Map (db m50488) HM |
| | A tribute to those from this town who served their country in the World War — — Map (db m131674) WM |
| | Town formed March 18, 1791
from Watervliet. A part went
to form Westerlo in 1815.
Named from the patentee
Barent Pieterson Coeymans — — Map (db m135122) HM |
| | Built by Israel Shear. Restored 1980 by Paul & Nancy Caswell. Placed on State Register of Historic Places October 9, 1996. National Register Dec. 6, 1996 — — Map (db m131672) HM |
| | Robert Craner was born in 1933 to Grace and Alfred Craner and grew up at 27 Church Street in the "Orchard" section of Cohoes. He graduated from the local Catholic Central High School in 1950 and enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 19. Craner . . . — — Map (db m40821) HM |
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Peebles Island State Park is located in the city of Cohoes (Albany County) and the village of Waterford (Saratoga County). Surrounded by the third and fourth branches of the Mohawk River, this 191-acre park includes Polrump, Goat, and Peebles . . . — — Map (db m115377) HM |
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Erected under direction
of Thaddeus Koscuiszko
in August-September 1777
to check Burgoyne's invasion — — Map (db m115356) HM |
| | Continental Army, Northern
Department under command
General Philip Schuyler
General Horatio Gates
Aug. 15 - Sept. 8, 1777 — — Map (db m7665) HM |
| | Encampment of the Northern
Department Continental Army
August 9-September 8-1777
from this place August 9-1777
Gen. Ebenezer Learned
with his Massachusetts Brigade
marched to relieve
Fort Stanwix — — Map (db m7666) HM |
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Cluett, Peabody & Co., a Troy-based manufacturer of men's collars and shirts, purchased Peebles Island in 1909. The abundant water, existing rail lines, and proximity to the company's Troy factory made the island an ideal location for treating . . . — — Map (db m115364) HM |
| | Designed by Architect J.C. Holland and constructed in 1895, this Romanesque Revival building is the center of Cohoes Government. The limestone structure was the first building in the city constructed with public funds. — — Map (db m40988) HM |
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Site of
Cohoes
Mastodon
Found September 1866
Now in N. Y. State Museum
— — Map (db m40818) HM |
| | This monument is dedicated to the Men of Cohoes who on land or on sea risked their lives that this Nation might endure — — Map (db m131753) WM |
| | Algonquin and Mohawk
Indian trail.
Colonial military route. — — Map (db m131687) HM |
| | First building erected for the
manufacture of knit goods by
power in America, 1836. First
power knitting machinery
applied in Cohoes, 1832 — — Map (db m11392) HM |
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First Power Mill
- for the -
Manufacture of Knit Fabrics
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Erected in 1843, By Egberts & Bailey
Inventors of the Power Knitting
Machine in 1832.
· · . . . — — Map (db m11350) HM |
| | Early Settlers at Boght and Crescent. Intermarried with Lansing's. Organized the Boght Reformed Church in 1784. Fonda Rd. is named for the family. — — Map (db m129626) HM |
| | George Stacey Davis was a shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. He also spent several seasons as a third baseman and center fielder, and lesser amounts of time at other positions. Over his playing career, . . . — — Map (db m120681) HM |
| | 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 |
| | Home of James
"Buttermilk” Lansing
Built by Douw Fonda before
1767. One of founders of
Boght Settlement, Cohoes, N.Y. — — Map (db m147936) HM |
| | Junction of the Original
Erie and Champlain Canals
First Settlement and Name
of Cohoes. Site of the
First Post Office. — — Map (db m6161) HM |
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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 |
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There is abundant evidence of Indian occupation on Peebles and Van Schaick Islands. Hammerstones and projectile points have been discovered and suggest that early tribes lived in this area. Archeologists uncovered a number of early hearths here . . . — — Map (db m115382) 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 |
| | British and Continental
Army ford. Protected
August September 1777
by Generals Enoch Poor
and Benedict Arnold. — — Map (db m138976) 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 m138984) HM |
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During the Revolutionary War, American troops camped on Van Schaick and Peebles Islands. Thaddaeus Kosciuszko, a prominent Polish engineer who aided the American cause, designed the earthworks that are visible today near the bridge to . . . — — Map (db m115385) 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 of . . . — — Map (db m42224) 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 |
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First Settlers of Cohoes
And Owners of Half Moon
Patent Buried Here
— — Map (db m7249) 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 Burgoynes superior . . . — — Map (db m37457) HM |
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You are looking at the northern tip of Van Schaick Island. The Hudson River flows to the east, and the third and fourth branches of the Mohawk River flow around the rest of this rocky island.
Dutch merchants Philip Pietersen Schuyler and Goosen . . . — — Map (db m115371) HM |
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A colonial ford across
the Mohawk River from
which Waterford derives
its name. Site of the
colonial Fort Half-Moon — — Map (db m115362) HM |
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Site of the Reformed Dutch
Church of the Boght
1st Church North of Albany
Organized by the Classis
Of Albany, Feb. 22, 1784
— — Map (db m24730) 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | Site of Erie Canal lock &
former Weighlock Bldg.1850-1915
located near "The Juncta" of old
Erie and Champlain Canals — — Map (db m40996) HM |
| | First burials occurred on
this historic site in 1787-
Mother Ann Lee and early leaders
reburied here later — — Map (db m41150) HM |
| | Built in 1916 on the site of the original barn which had been destroyed by fire — — Map (db m40593) HM |
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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 |
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