Jessup's Landing
c.1770. Named for Jessup
Brothers. First lumbermen
on the Hudson. It was area
name until 1886 when
Corinth Village was named. — — Map (db m150079) HM
The Hudson River at Corinth
The Hudson River at Corinth was created by the last glacier to cover New York State about 12,000 years ago. As the climate warmed and the glacier slowly retreated north, it left behind a moraine, the boulders, . . . — — Map (db m150193) HM
Built in 1847 by John Barker.
Operated Continuously As A
Store Until 1945. Believed
To Have Been A Stop On The
Underground Railroad. — — Map (db m57384) HM
Methodist Church built in 1836 due to strong influence of early Beecher Hollow settler Jesse Barker II a Revolutionary War Veteran. — — Map (db m137938) HM
Contract 14
Contract 14 provided for the construction of a cantilever type steel bridge over the Sacandaga Reservoir at Batchellerville, N.Y., consisting of nineteen spans of 150 feet and two of 112 1/2 feet, including the construction of . . . — — Map (db m129394) HM
Erected Prior to 1828, Arad
& Leonard Copeland operated
the water - powered shop. In
1884 converted to machine
shop by John W. Latcher. — — Map (db m20857) HM
Built by Arad Copeland
below Beecher Falls in 1879.
Only NYS Queenpost Truss
Bridge. Placed on NYS and
National Register in 1998 — — Map (db m35154) HM
Soldier - Patriot and One of
the Last Revolutionary
War Pensioners in the U.S.
Samuel Downing 1761 - 1867
Grave Site
Stone Arabia and Saratoga SAR
— — Map (db m129395) HM
Built 1875 on west side Main St. opp. Fox Hill Rd. by Faulkner Noyes and Charles Wait. At times a post office. Moved to its present site c. 1929. — — Map (db m68324) HM
Town of Edinburg acquired-1930.
Used as highway barn until 1974
Converted to rural museum-1991.
Operated by Historical Society.
Time capsule buried-2001. — — Map (db m136296) HM
Site of Woodenware Community
Founded by Tennant Family-1823
W/3 Story Mill, Store; School.
Mfg. Clothespins, Bowls; Lath.
Last Mill Burned 1915.
— — Map (db m88357) HM
First town meeting held on this site March 13, 1801 at the home of James Goodwin. Town named Northfield; changed to Edinburgh in 1808. — — Map (db m136291) HM
Home of Gen. Earl Stimson
1776-1847. Best Managed Farm
In Saratoga Cnty. Paymaster
24Th Reg. 9Th Brigade 11/1811
Prom to Major Gen. 5/29/1837
— — Map (db m142252) HM
Originally built 1770, this house occupied land that became
a British commissary & hospital.
It has been restored in stages over the last three centuries. — — Map (db m149758) HM
The Union Temperate Society of
Moreau and Northumberland was organized here on April 13, 1808.
Believed to be the first ever
temperance organization. — — Map (db m133978) HM
From all walks of life, our Northumberland veterans went where duty called. Never forget how much freedom cost. Let us remember their sacrifice, their honor, now and throughout eternity. — — Map (db m145192) WM
Bertha E. Smith Youth Park
deeded to the town of Northumberland in 1976 for
perpetual use as recreation
of youth in the township. — — Map (db m133979) HM
Fire Tower
Erected of wood in 1916
Steel tower erected in 1920
Cabin built to house ranger
Closed 1990, restored and
staffed summers from 1996 — — Map (db m9257) HM
This 1885 Parabolic Bridge
Replaced 1813 Built Covered
Bridge Which Burned. Placed
On National Register 3/1977
Closed November 1983
— — Map (db m95255) HM
The Hadley "Bow Bridge, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, was constructed in 1885 atop masonry-built foundations to replace a burned 1813 timber covered bridge. The Bow Bridge is an example of a lenticular or . . . — — Map (db m136255) HM
1st Train To Hadley 12/1865
Merged With D&H 11/1902
Hotel Guests Met At Station
Hadley Depot Closed 8/1958
Station Has Been Demolished
Erected 1999 By Town of Hadley
— — Map (db m97390) HM
Rockwell Falls Fiber Co. built in 1878. Became Union Bag & Paper Co. 1892. Next New Era Paper Co. Closed in 1923. Demolished by NY Power. — — Map (db m131737) HM
1877 Located by the Hudson. Moved to 4 Corners in 1932. P.O. now on Old Corinth Road. Jemery Rockwell was the first postmaster. — — Map (db m131738) HM
Named from crescent shape of Mohawk River at this point. Site of Indian carry from Mohawk River to Hudson River. Site of old Crescent Bridge. — — Map (db m128384) HM
Crescent When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, the commercial
focus in Halfmoon shifted to the village of Crescent
where the longest aqueduct on the system carried the
canal across the Mohawk River. That aqueduct was
replaced in 1842. Between . . . — — Map (db m128408) HM
These stone remnants mark the northern end of the aqueduct which carried the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River between 1825 to 1915 — — Map (db m129628) HM
Halfmoon
Halfmoon borders the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and once included the communities we now know as Clifton Park, Waterford, Mechanicville, and a portion of Colonie. The early Dutch fur traders, who met Mahican natives here to barter . . . — — Map (db m145329) HM
Organized in 1788 as one of the four original towns of Saratoga County, Halfmoon became a residential community in the late 20th century. — — Map (db m70842) HM
Property shown on 1767 survey
Continued ownership mid 1800’s
Farmhouse c. 1834
Family established ferry
across the Mohawk in 1707 — — Map (db m128382) HM
Early settlers found well-defined trails between old Indian villages and river fording places. These trails became early roads.
Cornelius Claes Vandenburgh established a rope ferry at this site before 1705 connecting
an Indian trail that . . . — — Map (db m128394) HM
C. 1834, one of oldest Greek Revival farmhouses in Malta. Families here were Tompkins, Patrick, Riley, Bryan, Blackburn, Slade, Bartlett since 1971 — — Map (db m129068) HM
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth
1837 - 1861
Site of childhood home
First Union officer killed
in the Civil War
Erected in 2013 by the Town of Malta
— — Map (db m71469) HM
Born nearby April 11, 1837. Commanded Fire Zouaves. First Union Officer to die in Civil War. "Mourned as a son" by Abraham Lincoln. — — Map (db m129657) HM
Michael Dunning, 1725-1812
pioneer settler. Purchased
1127 acres April 28, 1773.
Laid out common or parade
at Dunning Street. Militia
captain in the Revolution. — — Map (db m129055) HM
“Burying Ground” set off by Michael Dunning from farm. Oldest grave 1775, his first wife Hannah, and graves of many other pioneer settlers. Designated a Malta Landmark 1990 — — Map (db m66806) HM
Open-air theater started in 1949
by Sarto and Leona Smaldone,
Drive-In purchased in 1988 by
brothers Ed and Tom Caro,
in operation for over 50 years.
Designated a Malta Landmark 2007
— — Map (db m40426) HM
Settled well before 1800.
Nearby stood Dean Chase's
tavern well known landmark
and stage coach stop. The
ME church was built in 1814. — — Map (db m129057) HM
Earliest recorded grave 1805.
Some early family graves are
Arnold, Baker, Brown, Chase,
Crouch, Fish, Hill, Ireland,
Millard, Phillips, Ramsdale
Reno, Riley, Rowley, Wiggins. — — Map (db m129058) HM
Formerly Collamer Cemetery. Oldest recorded grave 1796. Veterans’ graves from World
Wars I and II, Civil War, War
of 1812 and Revolutionary War. — — Map (db m129110) HM
Maltaville, ca. 1764, earliest settlement first named Malt-ville
due to nearby malt brewery.
Community supported several industries, church and P.O.
designated a Malta landmark 1999 — — Map (db m133868) HM
Home of William Marvin and
Susanna (Wright) Marvin
his wife, pioneer settlers
in Town of Malta. Land
purchased April 2, 1772.
House built circa 1790. — — Map (db m129112) HM
Donated by Captain Michael Dunning in 1776 for use as a militia training ground during the Revolutionary War. It has since served Malta as a public square. — — Map (db m129067) HM
Home of George Wiggins. Land, 1821. House c. 1835 150 years in one family. Given Town of Malta 1972 by Nelson P. Collamer. Great, Great Grandson. — — Map (db m66807) HM
Vernacular Greek Revival
farmhouse of David Wiggins
and wife Mary A. 1840-1874
Charles H. Brown family home
1900-1965. Purchased 1970 and
restored Thomas V. & Juanita Nolen — — Map (db m129111) HM
Site of grist, lumber & knit- ting mills dating to 1783. John Short’s Saloon hosted canal travelers here in 1832 where Central Ave. now runs. — — Map (db m56895) HM
Lincoln’s law clerk, first Union officer killed in Civil War 5-24-1861. Final resting place Hudson View Cemetery, Mechanicville, with parents. — — Map (db m40737) HM
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 m23712) HM
Historic Yards
First Linked to Rail in 1835
major yards were built by
Hoosic Tunnel, D&H, Fitchburg
& B&M Lines. By 1912 it was
third largest yard in U.S.A
— — Map (db m40828) HM
First friction matches, 1811;
Champlain Canal, 1823; S & R RY 1835; linen thread mill, 1850; power dam, 1885; rail yards, 1892; book paper mill 1904. — — Map (db m129272) HM
Dedicated In Memory Of
PFC. Harold M. Patenaude
101st Airborne Div.
Killed In Action -
Vietnam - 9/10/66
And The Members Of
The US Armed Forces
In All Wars — — Map (db m145178) WM
On this site in 1842, Oscar Granger and others built a glass factory and support community called Mt. Pleasant. Twenty-five years later, the factory closed and the community gradually died out. — — Map (db m136259) HM
Early businesses from c. 1780 to late 1800’s. Gordon Grist Mill; Rugg Wheel Shop; Frink-Kellog Store; S. Rugg Tannery; Freelander Blacksmith Shop & Hotel; Thompson Law Office — — Map (db m127387) HM
Area of town first settled c. 1772 by David Wood family. Powell's Store, Episcopal & Presbyterian Churches until c. 1850; School #3 to 1950's. — — Map (db m127303) HM
Old Stone Church
area settled late 1700's.
J. Bentley homestead where
Baptist Society founded 1793.
Stone church built 1826 still
serves. District # 13 school. — — Map (db m130153) HM
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