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Lockhart patent
Protected by the town of
Orangetown Local Law
est. 1968
— — Map (db m124115) HM |
| | Lockhart Patent
Protected by the Town of Orangetown local law
Est. 1968 — — Map (db m124117) HM |
| | Skunk Hollow or, “the mountain,” was a free black community from 1806-1905. The first known deed dated 1806 belonged to Jack Earnest from Palisades. In 1841, William Thompson, an African Methodist Episcopal itinerant preacher bought . . . — — Map (db m8630) HM |
| | This house stands on the
north half of lot No. 42
of the Kakiat Patent bought
from William Bayard by
Peter Perry c. 1773.
The earliest section of the
existing structure was
probably built by his son
Johannes c. 1774. It has been
enlarged . . . — — Map (db m84128) HM |
| | This late 18th century home-
stead stands on lot no. 10 of
the 1727 Kakiat Patent. Mary
Salyer, daughter of Michael
Salyer and Elizabeth Mabie,
inherited the house and 9
acres in 1811. Among other
early owners were DeClark,
Aymar and . . . — — Map (db m84077) HM |
| | The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 333, Rockland County observes Memorial Day every May 30th at Piermont Pier
An annual event at several locations in our country; the “Watchfires” are lit at midnight with full military . . . — — Map (db m84391) HM WM |
| | This small early 19th century
community of ten houses
assumed the name of its
prominent colonial Dutch
residents, the Bogert family.
C. 1824 this road, Paradise
Ave., was lengthened through
the salt marshes to a 500-
foot pier on the . . . — — Map (db m84078) HM |
| | Last Stop U.S.A.
During World War Two, 40,000 U.S. troops per month, including many Piermont residents, passed this spot enroute to the end of Piermont Pier, the largest port of embarkation on the East Coast, where ships were waiting to . . . — — Map (db m84404) WM |
| | This monument is dedicated to the many thousands of men from Camp Shanks who left this port to fight on foreign soils in defense of their country during World War II. Their dedication and sacrifice have made America the proud and safe nation it is . . . — — Map (db m84390) WM |
| | Completed in 1859, the Northern connected Jersey City to Upper Piermont (today's Sparkill) and then to Piermont. By 1860, it branched west to Monsey. On May 21, 1870, along this route, known today as the Erie Path, the line was extended north from . . . — — Map (db m138616) HM |
| | 1941 Roll of Honor 1945
Robert Gair Company, Inc.
Dedicated To
The Following Employees Who Entered The Armed Forces
Of Our Country In World War II
Leon Aamold • James R. Ainsworth • Charles Albanese • Victor Alfieri • Donald A. Argenti . . . — — Map (db m84405) WM |
| | Home, c. 1800 of
John Sneden, Jr. (1770-1821),
shipbuilder on the Slote,
grandson of famed Dobbs-
Sneden ferrywoman Molly
Sneden and son of patriot
John Sneden. John, Jr.
married Phebe Gesner of
prominent shipbuilding
family. Their 6th . . . — — Map (db m127922) HM |
| | flywheel: (noun) A heavy-rimmed rotating wheel that uses its momentum to minimize speed variation in a machine.
Workers installed this flywheel in 1902 as part of the Piermont Paper Company's steam driven electrical system. Piermont . . . — — Map (db m138606) HM |
| | Built in 1865, this church was an outgrowth of the Wesley Chapel, located a few miles to the south. In
1862 a group of residents felt the
need for their own church and were
sent their first pastor, the Rev.
George D. Carmichael, in 1863. His . . . — — Map (db m84088) HM |
| | Architect Walter Robb Wilder
designed this one-room
schoolhouse in 1915
for Ramapo District Eleven
in which he owned
a farmstead. Attended by
neighborhood children
for 16 years, the school
later became the West
Pomona Community . . . — — Map (db m84072) HM |
| | The steep, barren Ramapo Mountains, with elevations of less than 1300 feet, isolated this region from the mainstream of developments in the Hudson Valley. The Ramapo River, flowing from Round Lake near Monroe into New Jersey, provided a . . . — — Map (db m56696) HM |
| | Original house built around 1755 by Ramapo Pass pioneer, Stephen Sloat. It served as a command post under captain Sloat to prevent British troops from moving north through the pass. The Sloat family also operated an inn offering lodging and meals, . . . — — Map (db m64693) HM |
| | The earliest burial was that of Pvt. John Sloat, killed at the Sloat House in 1781 during the Revolutionary War. The Sloat Family burial plot was created in 1832, and by 1851, other families began utilizing the area west of the Sloat Plot as a . . . — — Map (db m138629) HM |
| | This building existed in the late 1890s as a rooming house for workers in the mills of Sloatsburg until around 1950. The ground floor of the building was converter into a restaurant, circa 1904 by Henry & Kathleen Tobin, offering open-air dining on . . . — — Map (db m82148) HM |
| | This elegant mansion of
eclectic styles was built
in the early 1870's by
Charles T. Pierson. His
grandfather, Jeremiah H.
Pierson, founded the
Ramapo Iron Works which
operated nearby from 1795
to 1851. Charles T. Person
opened the . . . — — Map (db m84062) HM |
| | Carson McCullers, writer and dramatist, made this house her home from 1945 to her death on September 29, 1967. Born in Columbus, Ga., on February 19, 1917, she achieved fame with The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940 and Reflections in a . . . — — Map (db m44279) HM |
| | Built in 1854 for A. J. Storms of the Storms Tub & Pail Factory. 1875-1882 home of Edwin Stillwell, Captain of the Nyack-Tarrytown Ferry. Purchased 1885 by the Couch Family. Dr. Louis Couch used the tower for his Homeopathic practice. Daughter . . . — — Map (db m44276) HM |
| | Shortly before his death, community
leader and benefactor Stephen Rowe
Bradley, Sr. (b. 1836; d. 1910)
expressed his intent to donate 212
acres of his land to the Palisades
Interstate Park Commission. His
heirs implemented his wishes and . . . — — Map (db m84087) HM |
| | The Bridge Street Bridge was constructed in 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland Ohio. It survives as a unique example of a small late 19th century hand operated mechanical drawbridge. The lifting system dates back to drawbridge designs . . . — — Map (db m96445) HM |
| | Organized March 1, 1848 and incorporated April 10, 1848 in Piermont, the church, the oldest Episcopal congregation in Rockland County, first held services in the Lime Kiln Building, Piermont, purchased from Eleazor Lord (1788-1871).The present . . . — — Map (db m78863) HM |
| | Atop Rockland Cemetery lies the grave of he whose exploration in the 1840s opened the way west for countless settlers, who issued the first Emancipation Proclamation and who saved the west for the Union in 1861. From the ashes of his campfires . . . — — Map (db m8606) HM |
| | Born April 19, 1851 – Died March 7, 1911 A brilliant Officer and a successful commander holding more independent commands during his life time than any of his contemporaries. The United States ships Pinta, Drift, Culgoa, torpedo boats . . . — — Map (db m42561) HM |
| | Born February 26, 1880 Died October 13, 1957 A brilliant Officer and a successful commander Served in Spanish-American War on U.S.S. St. Louis Later saw service in China Squadron In World War I served with distinction in command of destroyer . . . — — Map (db m42563) HM |
| | Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail
This project was designed and constructed by the New York State Deparirment of Transportation in partnership with the Town of Orangetown Parks and Recreation Department.
Mr. Joseph B. Clarke was the Superintendent . . . — — Map (db m111973) HM |
| | For God and Country
In Memory of Those Who Served
And
For Those Known Only to God
Korea
1950 – 1955
John M. Perry Post No. 1044
American Legion — — Map (db m111963) WM |
| | Dedicated To The Memory Of
The Men Who Served
And To Those Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
★ Vincent DeLongis
★ George Pinto
★ Bernard Haring
★ Moses Yadanza
★ Joseph Cardillo
★ Anthony Tudesco . . . — — Map (db m111961) WM |
| | Dedicated To All Those
Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
In The Preservation of Our Freedoms
and to
The Men and Women of This Community
Who Have Served or Are Currently Serving
In the Armed Forces
Of the United States
The John . . . — — Map (db m111962) WM |
| | For God and Country
In Memory of Those Who Served
And
For Those Known Only to God
Viet-Nam
1961 – 1975
John M. Perry Post No. 1044
American Legion — — Map (db m111964) WM |
| | Dedicated
To
The Memory of The Men
of
Orangeburg, Palisades, Piermont
Sparkill and Tappan
Who Died
In The Great World War
1917 – 1919
Rev. Hedley T. Cooper · Archibald J. Engle · Carmine Formato · H. Leroy Kline · Charles W. . . . — — Map (db m111971) WM |
| | This church built in 1897
is successor to the Skunk
Hollow Mountain Church of
1856 (Methodist Episcopal
Church of Coloured People)
and the 1865 Swamp Church
of Palisades (an A.M.E. Zion
Church), both organized
by the Reverend . . . — — Map (db m84065) HM |
| | Ramapo pioneers and heroes of American battles. Buried here is Dan Beard, founder of Boy Scouts of America. — — Map (db m138330) HM |
| | Built on land granted to the Dutch Church for meeting and school houses by Capt. Aury Blauvelt. Second school in Rockland County. — — Map (db m138328) HM |
| | Estab. 1774 as Prot. Dutch Reformed Church of Kakeath on land from Teunis Cuyper. Initial church built 1778. Present church built 1856. — — Map (db m27678) HM |
| | Daniel Carter Beard served with distinction as our first National Scout Commissioner from 1910 to 1941.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1928 until his death in 1941, Uncle Den called Brooklands in Suffern, Rockland County, New York his home. . . . — — Map (db m138407) HM |
| | of town of Ramapo to 1801 built in early 1700’s by T. Cuyper. Parsonage from 1837 under Dom. Peter Allen. — — Map (db m138329) HM |
| | Inception • Sept. 28th First Divine Service • Oct. 2nd Established • Dec. 4th, 1774 First Consistory Elders Cornelius Smith • Abraham DeBaun Rynier Quackenbos • Johannes Smith Deacons Jacob Servant • Petrus DeMarest . . . — — Map (db m138421) HM |
| | During the night of the attack, Captain Francis Tew was stationed near the abatis with four companies of the 17th Regiment, part of the total British garrison of 564 men. On this spot, a small defensive position called flech #2 had been constructed, . . . — — Map (db m11632) HM |
| | Here, by the innermost abatis, a British eight-inch howitizer – an artillery weapon that could hurl a 45-pound explosive shell a distance of 1900 yards – was aimed towards the shallow waters of Haverstraw Bay to guard the southern flank . . . — — Map (db m11643) HM |
| | Near this location passed the north column of 300 American Light Infantry, commanded by Colonel Richard Butler of Pennsylvania. On the rocky height in front of you was the Flagstaff Battery, which mounted a 12-pounder cannon. This weapon, like many . . . — — Map (db m11660) HM |
| | Fleche #1 was situated on this hill, and mounted a brass 12-pounder cannon (one which fired a 12-pound ball) under the command of Lieutenant William Horndon, of the Royal Artillery. Horndon was unaware that the shots from Major Murfree’s Light . . . — — Map (db m11635) HM |
| | In front of you is the Upper Works, and inside were two flank batteries, each with large ship guns. Lieutenant John Roberts of the Royal Artillery went to the left battery, nearest the bay, after the first shots of the attack were fired: Captain . . . — — Map (db m11646) HM |
| | You are now inside the remains of the Upper Works. Within 15 minutes of each other, the two columns of American Light Infantry converged on the flanks of these fortifications. Lieutenant Colonel Francois de Fleury, a French engineer and professional . . . — — Map (db m11649) HM |
| | British War Veterans of America, Inc. New York Branch of the British Legion erected this plaque to perpetuate the memories of men of the 17th British Regiment of Foot who died near this spot defending the Stony Point fortification against General . . . — — Map (db m11621) HM |
| | During the American Revolution, King’s Ferry was the most secure Hudson River crossing north of British-held New York City. It was the key connecting New England with the rest of the thirteen states. From August 2-25, 1781, 1,200 American troops . . . — — Map (db m143687) HM |
| | After cutting down most of the trees at Stony Point to reduce cover for potential attackers and create a “field of fire” for artillery, the British constructed two sets of fortifications – the Outer Works, located near the present . . . — — Map (db m11626) HM |
| | The Upper Works was the main British defensive position. As in the Outer Works, an abatis spanned the width of the peninsula. Included in the abatis were artillery positions, but these weapons, mostly heavy ship guns, were intended for long-range, . . . — — Map (db m11642) HM |
| | This tablet is to commemorate the heroic capture of the fortress of Stony Point by troops of the Light Infantry under the command of Maj. Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne the night of July 15-16, 1779 Erected by the Jewish War Veterans of . . . — — Map (db m11617) HM |
| | The Hudson River has always been a major avenue of New York State’s economy. During the 19th century, many industries, large and small, sprang up along its shores. To the south of Stony Point, beds of rich clay near Haverstraw Bay were utilized to . . . — — Map (db m11695) HM |
| | On December 1, 1974 a Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing 727 flying between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Buffalo, NY, encountered atmospheric icing and crashed on this site. Flight 6231 was operating a ferry flight, having been chartered . . . — — Map (db m134172) HM |
| | On the rise in front of you was located fleche #3, where the British had placed a brass 12-pounder cannon and two 5 and ½-inch mortars, called Royals, to defend the right flank of the outer abatis. In addition, two Grenadier companies of the . . . — — Map (db m11681) HM |
| | The crucial King’s Ferry crossing between Stony Point and Verplanck was guarded on both sides of the river by small American garrisons for most of the Revolutionary War. Military passes were required for using the ferry.
In 1780 American Major . . . — — Map (db m143644) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m138655) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m8227) HM |
| | Below you, between Stony Point and Verplanck’s Point on the opposite shore, the Hudson River narrows to a width of three-quarters of a mile. All travelers, Continental Army troops, supplies, communications, both military and civil, passing between . . . — — Map (db m143853) HM |
| | “I was surprised when I viewed in the morning the difficulties our troops surmounted,” wrote Captain Champion. “This piece of ground was fortified by all British art and industry ….” . . . — — Map (db m11653) HM |
| | The Charles R. Lewis VFW Post
Is Proud
To Honor All the Victims Who
Perished on 9/11/01 in the WTC
Especially
The Five Victims
From Stony Point
Janet Alonso
Robert McCarthy
Luke Nee
Gerald O'Leary
Thomas Schoales
God Bless . . . — — Map (db m37058) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m8216) HM |
| | Stony Point Battlefield has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m11619) HM |
| | On the night of July 15-16, 1779, Brigadier General Anthony Wayne of Pennsylvania led the American Light Infantry in a midnight assault against a British force that had occupied Stony Point. Approximately one hour later, the garrison had been . . . — — Map (db m11708) HM |
| | In the early 20th century, a number of stone structures were constructed here by the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. After the State purchased the site in 1897, the administration was turned over to the Society and the site opened . . . — — Map (db m11663) HM |
| | From the Revolutionary soldier led by General Anthony Wayne in the Battle of Stony Point and to all past wars this cannon memorial is dedicated to all veterans living and deceased who have fought bravely to preserve our independence and everlasting . . . — — Map (db m33069) HM |
| | Left Tablet:
Stony Point A British Outpost commanding the King’s Ferry Assaulted and taken July 15-16, 1779 by the Corps of light infantry commanded by Anthony Wayne Renamed Fort Wayne Acquired by the State of New York 1897 The American Scenic . . . — — Map (db m8257) HM |
| | 1776 – 1976 Dedicated to all veterans living and dead of all American wars who fought to ensure this great country’s freedom — — Map (db m33071) HM |
| | WW I 1917 – 1918
In Flanders Field
Loved and Were Loved
And Now We Lie In
Flanders Field
By John McCrea
The War to End All Wars
President Woodrow Wilson
WW II 1941 – 1945
Pearl Harbor Dec. 7th 1941
A Day . . . — — Map (db m37059) WM |
| | In reaction to Sir Henry Clinton’s move against Stony Point, the Continental Army marched north from New Jersey, to protect West Point, and a plan was devised to counter the British advance. Apprised of the formidable British defenses at Stony . . . — — Map (db m11629) HM |
| | The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, designated a linear National Park by the 1968 National Trails System Act, is a continuous, marked public footpath extending approximately 2,144 miles from Mount Katahdin, Maine to Springer Mountain, Georgia . . . — — Map (db m29869) HM |
| | Although Stony Point and Verplanck’s Point became a focus of British strategy in 1779, they had shown interest in the Hudson Highlands before. On October 6, 1777, the British had landed here and attacked Forts Clinton and Montgomery, seven miles to . . . — — Map (db m11668) HM |
| | In late May 1779, a British force of more than 6000 men captured the Hudson River and the small American fort at Verplanck’s Point on the opposite shore. These strategic locations guarded the southern entrance to the Hudson Highlands. The British . . . — — Map (db m11624) HM |
| | In the 19th century, improved navigational aids were required, as the number of commercial vessels increased. In 1825, the Erie Canal was opened, allowing ships to sail from the Great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Hudson River, a tidal . . . — — Map (db m11693) HM |
| | It Began with a Boom Just over a century ago, more than a thousand cubic yards of the Palisades Cliffs were being blasted away every day for a growing New York in need of roads and foundations. The constant explosions could be felt and heard . . . — — Map (db m44589) HM |
| | In 1781, the American and French allies combined their armies at a pivotal turning point in the Revolutionary War. Under the command of General George Washington and French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, the armies . . . — — Map (db m143738) HM |
| | Erected by The Citizens of the Town of Stony Point In Grateful Appreciation of the Noble Sacrifice of These Sons Who Gave Their Lives and in Recognition of Those Who Fought in the 1917 - World War - 1919
Erected in Memory of Those Who Served and . . . — — Map (db m104902) WM |
| | On this site stood the walnut tree where under its branches Gen. George Washington paid his troops. 1779 — — Map (db m33209) HM |
| | Located at the center of Laffayette & Orange Avenue in the Late 1800’s. Built at the Hillburn Granite Quarry, by James Rice Sr., father of James Rice Mayor of Suffern for 16 years. Donated by: The Mayor and the Zeck Family Suffern Chamber . . . — — Map (db m24981) HM |
| | Indian Rock
This 17,300-ton Proterozoic granite gneiss is 8-12 billion years old. Originating between the Ramapo Mountains and Hudson Highlands, this glacial erratic was deposited here by the Laurentide Ice Sheet approximately 21,000 years ago. . . . — — Map (db m143321) HM |
| | After crossing the Hudson, Commander-in-chief of the French army in America, General Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau, encamped here with his 5000 troops en route from Newport, R.I. to Virginia. Joining with Gen. Washington, the two armies hurried to . . . — — Map (db m25761) HM |
| | The ground at this intersection, “Historic Crossroads of the American Revolution,” had long been a grassy triangle. In 1908 Charles E. Suffern gave the village this cannon, and the stone wall was built around it. Some residents, . . . — — Map (db m24978) HM |
| | A one-room schoolhouse,
Suffern's first, was erected
nearby circa 1853. In 1880
a five-room schoolhouse
was built on this site. By
1901 a brick school was
constructed for $25,000
to accommodate a growing
student population. As
more students . . . — — Map (db m84082) HM |
| | Erected Oct. 4, 1924 Site of Suffern’s Tavern a noted hostelry of the Revolution Headquarters of • General • George Washington • July 15th to 20th, 1777 • Headquarters of Colonel Aaron Burr commanding the troops guarding the Ramapo . . . — — Map (db m24974) HM |
| | As the gateway to the Ramapo
Pass, Suffern became an
important stop after the Erie
Railroad laid its tracks from
the Piermont Pier in 1841.
In 1848, rails were extended
from Jersey City to Suffern.
From this period to the mid
20th century . . . — — Map (db m84081) HM |
| | This cannon “Independence” used at the Battle of Long Island, Aug. 27th, 1776, was purchased by the Union Hill Association in 1851 and presented by the only surviving member, Chas. E. Suffern, to the Village of Suffern on April 23rd, . . . — — Map (db m24973) HM |
| | The Methodist Episcopal
Church of Mechanicsville, an
outgrowth of the Wesley
Chapel, was built in 1856 and
derived its name from the
community, known for the
mills and industry which
thrived in the area. In 1882
the first post office . . . — — Map (db m84074) HM |
| | Where Major John Andre, British spy, plotter with Arnold, to deliver West Point, was confined before his execution. — — Map (db m7304) HM |
| | On the hill south is the site of the gallows where Major John Andre, British spy, was hanged, and buried, on Oct. 2, 1780. — — Map (db m59755) HM |
| | Here died, October 2, 1780, Major John Andre of the British Army who, entering the American lines on a secret mission to Benedict Arnold for the surrender of West Point, was taken prisoner, tried and condemned as a spy. His death, though according . . . — — Map (db m59756) HM |
| | Trails of the Bear Mountain – Harriman Parks Bear Mountain – Harriman State Park’s trail system is an extensive web of paths, trails and old roads that satisfy the hiker seeking natural beauty and a quiet escape. While the best . . . — — Map (db m53753) HM |
| | has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Occupancy Karl Kirchner 1936 — — Map (db m52955) HM |
| | Site of one of the largest
U.S. Army staging areas
and embarkation points in
the United States during
World War II. More than
1.3 million men and women
passed through the camp
enroute to Europe. The
camp was 2 ½ miles long
by one mile . . . — — Map (db m84067) HM |
| | Camp Shanks
This Memorial Erected In Memory
Of The Millions Of Men And Women
Who Passed Through This Port Of
Embarkation, The Last Stop U.S.A.
January 1943 - July 1946
A.D. 1967
To Honor The Camp Shanks Memorial Committee . . . — — Map (db m84417) WM |
| | ★ Camp Shanks ★
“Last Stop U.S.A.”
More than 1.3 million troops departed
this military facility to fight the Nazis
in World War II.
Trains took GI’s from this location to
ships that brought them to Europe.
They . . . — — Map (db m112062) WM |
| | has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States.
U.S. . . . — — Map (db m7289) HM |
| | Washington’s Headquarters Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 1780, during the trial of Andre, British spy, plotter with Benedict Arnold. — — Map (db m7294) HM |
| | This house served as General Washington’s headquarters during Major John André’s trial and in 1783, when Sir Guy Carleton visited to plan the evacuation of New York City. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m8710) HM |
| | has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Restored by Edward & Molly Samett 1993 — — Map (db m52954) HM |
| | In Memoriam
Floris Willemse Krom
By 1642 — 1706
Member General Assembly
Province of NY
High Sheriff of Orange County — — Map (db m112013) HM |
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