Atkin, Earl Ballantine, Herbert Bartholomew, Carl Bee, Frank Bouton, Harold Bruce, John D. Sergt. Bruce, M. Linn Jr., 1st. Lt. Brushman, Fred Bush, Clarence *Calhoun, James D. Clement, Harry Clement, John Davis, William S. . . . — — Map (db m147379) WM
The Delaware Valley has been inhabited for thousands of years. At Chestnut Point, and in fields along the West Branch of the Delaware River, more recent local residents have found arrow points, pottery shards, scrapers and other artifacts left . . . — — Map (db m137644) HM
Chief Justice of the U.S. first studied law (1881-1882) near this spot with Judge W.M. Gleason while teaching School at Delaware Academy
Law Day May 1, 1959 — — Map (db m136222) HM
Congregation formed 1822 promoting union with all
Christians. Gideon Frisbee leased this land to erect a
house of worship to trustees Newell Dodge, Putnam
Farrington, Daniel Frisbee, John Hammond and Clark Sloat later razed. The present church, . . . — — Map (db m137501) HM
Erected by the people of
Delaware County
In grateful remembrance of those
Who served their Country in the Civil War
And who have defended
The American Flag
(List of Battles)
Gettysburg
Antietam
Wilderness
Cold Harbor . . . — — Map (db m137663) WM
Built in 1870 by James Frazier & James
Warren, it originally spanned the
Delaware at Kingston Street in Delhi.
Replaced by an iron bridge in 1885, it was
moved by David Wright and a town crew to
this site known as Fitches Crossing. . . . — — Map (db m137499) HM
Placed on the State and National
Registers of Historic Places in 1999
Rehabilitated in 2001 by Delaware
County Department of Public Works.
Donated By Greater Delhi Area Chamber Of Commerce
— — Map (db m101315) HM
This house built in 1804 by Gideon Frisbee, later judge, replaced the log inn where the first Delaware County courts convened 1797-1799. — — Map (db m93301) HM
N.Y. Vol. Inf. organized in Delaware County. Mustered into the Union Army Sept. 27, 1862 at Camp Delaware located on the flats below Delhi. — — Map (db m93300) HM
The anti-rent agitations of the 1830's and 1840's originated in the landowning system of colonial New York. Grants of extensive estates in the 17th and 18th centuries gave to the Van Rensselaers, Livingstons and other owners considerable power over . . . — — Map (db m136218) HM
Built in 1854 by Robert Murray
To Span 174 of the East Branch
at a Cost of $1,700. Restored in
1998 For $1,000,000 as a Tribute
to the Skills of the Past. — — Map (db m154887) HM
Built 1854.
Has Been Placed on the National
Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department
of the Interior. May 20, 1999. — — Map (db m154888) HM
Incorporated in 1913. Named to honor the Fleischmann family, long-time summer residents & benefactors Fleischmanns Museum of Memories — — Map (db m136224) HM
Skene Memorial Library Fleischmanns, New York has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior honoring its centennial 2001 — — Map (db m147157) HM
Native of Strathspey, Scotland.
Revolutionary War soldier.
Moresville's first settler-1786.
Magistrate, postmaster,
millwright, tavern & hotel owner.
Village called Moresville until 1874 — — Map (db m132113) HM
Hamden: The Early Years
The Town of Hamden was organized in 1825
In its early years, butter was it's most valuable
commodity particularly during the Civil War years.
The size of a typical family farm was 80 to 100 acres
and supported 8 to . . . — — Map (db m137618) HM
Side A
Hamden Covered Bridge Built in 1859 and placed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1999. Side B
Built in 1859 by Robert Murray to span 128' of the west branch at a cost of $1,000. Restored in 2000 . . . — — Map (db m93306) HM
For nearly one hundred fifty years, the Hamden Covered Bridge has stood as a testament tot the ingenuity and resilience of both Delaware Country structures and the engineers who built them. The story of the Hamden Covered Bridges original . . . — — Map (db m137657) HM
The New York & Oswego Midland Railroad was incorporated in 1866.
The route chosen stretched from Oswego on Lake Ontario to Jersey City, NJ. When the panic of 1873 hit, the Midland entered bankruptcy. In 1880, a new group of investors bought . . . — — Map (db m137623) HM
This memorial
is dedicated to
two young men, who
willingly gave their lives
to protect our freedom
Lieutenant
Cameron N. Hall
U.S. Navy
4-29-77 · 8-15-07
Staff Sergeant
Justin R. Whiting
U.S. Army . . . — — Map (db m122147) WM
The Largest Community in the valley was Cannonsville, a center of commerce and civic life. Presbyterian Baptist and Methodist Churches served both spiritual and temporal needs. The Cannonsville Community House hosted dances, lectures, and . . . — — Map (db m137637) HM
Memorial
to those who served
in the
World War
Edmund J. Cotter Jr. Andrew Dunn
John L. Dunn Charles Esolen
Edward Guinan Ambrose McGranaghan
Edmund McGranaghan Eugene McGranaghan
Thomas McGranaghan Aloysius Meyer . . . — — Map (db m122205) WM
The Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (New York State Route 97) follows the Upper Delaware River through the western parts of Delaware, Sullivan, and Orange Counties. This unique highway connects the rafting and bluestone village of Hancock to the . . . — — Map (db m122138) HM
In memory of
all those
who gave their lives
and to those who
served their country
in time of war
——————————
This flag pole
presented to
Hancock Central School
by . . . — — Map (db m122148) WM
This stone marks the location of the first house erected in the Town of Harpersfield in 1771 by John Harper for whom this town was named. It was burned in 1777 by the Indians and Tories under Brandt and Butler. — — Map (db m159037) HM
Family compound occupied
by farm, mills, stores
and homes since Milow and
Polly (Faulkner) Hubbell
settled here in 1848.
Listed on State and National Registers of Historic Places — — Map (db m24676) HM
Built for Kelly Brothers
for easier cow care.
Meade family ran dairy
farm through 1963.
Reconstructed 1988
State and National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m132124) HM
While the Flood Buy-Out Program allowed many families to relocate out of the floodway, it also permanently changed the community.
More than six acres of land in the heart of Margaretville, mostly on Main Street, became vacant. Local residents . . . — — Map (db m147303) HM
Hamlet developed in 1840s. First hotel opened at this site 1845. Village named for Margaret Livingston when it incorporated in 1875. — — Map (db m132230) HM
Three Hudson Valley Dutch
families arrived in 1763 to
settle the Delaware Valley
where the Lenni Lenape
first hunted and fished. — — Map (db m132108) HM
The cost of the Flood of '96 was high. Ten people died in the Catskills. Dozens lost their homes. The lives of thousands more were disrupted for months. Across Delaware County, the State and Federal governments paid more than $20 million in . . . — — Map (db m147368) HM
Th East Branch of the Delaware of and its many tributaries- - the Binnekill, Bush Kill, Plattekill, Mill Brook, Dry Brook, Bull Run, Batavia Kill, Red Kill and others
are central to the history of the Village of Margaretville and the wider Town . . . — — Map (db m132228) HM
This stream-crossed valley beneath 3,200-foot Pakatakan Mountain has been attracting travelers since the Lenni Lenape found good hunting and fishing here hundreds of years ago. The first European settlers arrived in the region in 1763, and a small . . . — — Map (db m132158) HM
In 1852, John B. Gould purchased a "tin shop” in this original structure built in 1840. His son, Jason "Jay” Gould, born in Roxbury in 1836, became a partner with his father in the shop at age 16. The younger Gould was sent to New York . . . — — Map (db m133799) HM
Routes of the Armies of
General John Sullivan
and
General James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending . . . — — Map (db m92998) HM
This Plaque Is Dedicated
To The Memory of the First
Settlers of Sidney Center,
Jacob and Martha Bidwell
Settled 1792
Donated by Rotary Club of Sidney, N.Y. — — Map (db m149559) HM
I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect . . . — — Map (db m147280) WM
Property on top of this
mountain was donated to the
Village of Stamford in 1917
by the estate of Dr. Stephen
Churchill for use as a park
Elevation 3,214 Feet — — Map (db m5402) HM
Near here, on 16 May 1785 Elizabeth North, fording the river on horseback, was the first of the settlers to reach their new home. — — Map (db m149323) HM
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S Dept. of Interior as a component of Gardiner Place Historic District — — Map (db m149315) HM
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