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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Montgomery County, New York
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
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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 |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m141049) 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 |
| | Site of first mill west of
Schenectady 1700. Land purchased
1600 by Philip DeGroot family.
Land part of Comfort Patent — — Map (db m130693) HM |
| | 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 |
| | Built 1762 by Sir Wm. Johnson for his daughter Nancy. [It] stood between the river and the present railroad track. — — Map (db m136954) HM |
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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 |
| | Built by Sir William Johnson for daughter, Molly, wife of Col. Guy Johnson. Johnsons left for Canada in 1775. — — Map (db m50053) HM |
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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 |
| | Contains graves of four Revolutionary soldiers. — — Map (db m130669) 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 |
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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 |
| | Home of Stephen Sanford
Industrial Pioneer, Rugmaker
and Philanthropist c. 1860
Donated by John Sanford for
Amsterdam City Hall 1932 — — Map (db m11611) HM |
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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 soldiers pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoners chains – President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of . . . — — Map (db m140810) WM |
| | Legend of Susan DeGraff, widow of Harmanus, died 1848. Passersby see her crying Ghost Searching for husband's grave. — — Map (db m152466) HM |
| | 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 |
| | Ossernenon
Lower Mohawk Indian
Castle 1642-1659.
Father Jogues and Rene
Goupil martyred here.
Tekakwitha born here. — — Map (db m88249) HM |
| | It was here that Americas 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 |
| | Name means "pot that washes itself.” The pothole is in bed of
creek below at entrance to Canajoharie Gorge — — Map (db m130954) HM |
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Site of
Canajoharie Academy
1824-92
Susan B. Anthony Taught Here 1846
50. Charles F. Wheelock, Prin.,
1880-91
— — Map (db m57934) 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 |
| | Furnished stone for the Brooklyn Bridge shipped to New York via the Erie Canal — — Map (db m130956) 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 |
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AKA "Amy" or Island Hermit.
Peddler Who Walked Great
Distances, Danced For Pennies.
Inspired Many Local Tales
— — Map (db m101679) HM |
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Baptist
Church
Erected 1793
Elijah Herrick 1st Pastor
— — Map (db m70206) HM |
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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 |
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Erected in 1813
James Wilson First Pastor
Elder John Ross Pastor
1822 - 1872
— — Map (db m60928) HM |
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Grist Mill
Erected 1850 by
Judah Burton
Son of the 1st Settlers
— — Map (db m31897) HM |
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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 |
| | From early grist mill owned by Judah Burton. Mill Site located on Colyer Road. Donated to the town by Joseph A. Gregar — — Map (db m31838) HM |
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Grave of
Samuel Tallmadege
Born Brookhaven, L.I., Nov.
23, 1755-Died Apr.1, 1825
Lieutenant and Adjutant
in American Revolution
— — Map (db m41367) HM |
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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 |
| | Formed March 12, 1793,
one of the oldest towns in
Montgomery County.
Named for Charles Van Epps,
an early settler. — — Map (db m139068) HM |
| | Site of Charleston Preparative
meeting established 1815 from
Duanesburg monthly meeting.
Interments date from 1820. — — Map (db m145096) 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 |
| | This vicinity
raided by
Tories and Indians on
July 9, 1781
Fort Lewis formed a refuge — — Map (db m145091) HM |
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Associate Church
Organized about 1786 by
Associate Presbytery of
Pennsylvania. 1st ministers:
Mairs, Banks, Donaldson,
Campbell. 1st church
built 1800.
— — Map (db m45792) HM |
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Site of
Town of Florida
United Pres. Church Cemetery
known as Scotch Church Cem.
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First interment 1802, early
Scotch Settlers Buried Here.
Some are soldiers of Revolution . . . — — Map (db m45795) HM |
| | A Liberty Pole erected on this spot occasioned the first blood shed in old Tryon County in May 1776 — — Map (db m81119) HM |
| | Mohawk Indian castle burned by French and Indians 1693 — — Map (db m131354) HM |
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Lower Mohawk Indian
Castle 1667 Ruled By
Turtle Clan. Jesuit
Mission of St. Peter's
Destroyed in Raid of 1693
— — Map (db m67065) 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 |
| | Approaching the site of old Caughnawga Church erected 1763 — — Map (db m131356) HM |
| | stood at Yosts where there was a toll gate and a bridge across the Mohawk which was swept away by high water and never rebuilt — — Map (db m131350) HM |
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Erected in 1836 when Fonda
became County Seat.
Scene of many social,
religious and political
meetings
— — Map (db m59070) HM |
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Early Settler and Trader
Village Named for Him
Trading Post Burned and
Fonda Killed in 1780 Raid
Her. & Gen. Soc.
Of Mont. Co.
— — Map (db m66547) 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 |
| | Old [Caughnawaga] Cemetery.
Village property since 1855.
Many early settlers buried here.
Also 6 Revolutionary soldiers. — — Map (db m131373) HM |
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Built About 1781 By
John Fonda
Of Tryon County Militia
— — Map (db m66777) 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 |
| | 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 Regimentsm 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 |
| | Built about 1781 by Major Abraham Veeder who kept an inn here and operated a ferry across the river — — Map (db m131375) HM |
| | Erected 1780 by "Peggy" Wemple, Revolutionary heroine — — Map (db m131371) HM |
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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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
| | Lock 30 of the Enlarged Erie Canal was built between 1838 and 1841 in this location to allow for the efficient operation of the Schoharie Aqueduct, which carried the canal over, and totally apart from, the Schoharie Creek. Prior to the aqueduct's . . . — — Map (db m66552) HM |
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Along with remnants of an English fort, a Mohawk village, and the original Erie Canal, this location also contains features that echo back to the time when the hamlet of Fort Hunter was an agricultural community. Two modest farm houses, a corn . . . — — Map (db m88545) HM |
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The partially water-filled ditch in front of you is a portion of the Erie Canal. Construction of this canal began July 4, 1817, in Rome, New York. The canal was dug in two directions at the same time, west toward Buffalo and east toward Albany. . . . — — Map (db m88433) HM |
| | Putman's Lock Grocery, owned by the Garret Putman family from 1855 into the 1900s, is typical of the many stores which lined the canal. Part of the store, which contained living quarters and rooms for rent, was destoyed by fire in the 1930s. The . . . — — Map (db m47503) HM |
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Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site was established in 1966 to honor the great contributions of the Erie Canal to the growth of both New York State and the entire nation. Schoharie Crossing is dedicated to protecting the many remaining . . . — — Map (db m88337) HM |
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Built by Isaac Depuy across
Schoharie Creek, 1796-97.
Partially destroyed by ice
Febuary 23, 1814
— — Map (db m68005) HM |
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Site Of
I-Can-De-Ro-Ga or
Ti-On-On-To-Gen. Lower
Castle Mohawks' Wolfclan.
Last Mohawk Indian Village
in valley, 1700-1775.
— — Map (db m47294) HM |
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Site of
Old Fort Hunter
Built 1711-12 by order of
Gov. Hunter for Protection
of Mohawk Indians. Was
Stockaded and Surrounded
Queen Anne Chapel.
— — Map (db m47293) HM |
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Site of
Queen Anne Chapel
Built 1711-12 for use of
Mohawk Indians. Torn down
1821 to make way for Erie
Canal
— — Map (db m47295) HM |
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Long before the Erie Canal was constructed, Schoharie Crossing was home to a Mohawk village called the Lower Castle, which consisted of 40-50 houses surrounded by a defensive palisade. Following a request for missionaries made by Mohawk chiefs . . . — — Map (db m88534) HM |
| | The stone structure extending about halfway across Schoharie Creek in front of you is what remains of the Schoharie Aqueduct. Built between 1839 and 1841 as part of the Enlarged Erie Canal, the Schoharie Aqueduct was perhaps the single greatest . . . — — Map (db m142208) HM |
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