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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Schenectady County, New York
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Ronald Reagan Way near New York State Route 24, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built by Jonathan Stevens,
Indian interpreter at Ael
Plaets (Eel Place) — — Map (db m135688) HM |
| On Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | And cemetery. Settled 1734 by Joseph Yates 1707-1748. Grandfather of Joseph C. Yates governor of N.Y. 1823-24 — — Map (db m131239) HM |
| On New York State Route 30, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Society organized 1800
uniting Duanesburg & Florida
Baptists-1st Ministers-Elders
Reuben Mudge, Elnathan Finch
Present edifice built 1868 — — Map (db m6042) HM |
| On Great Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west on Great Western Turnpike. |
| | Built 1792 Consecrated 1793
by Bishop Samuel Provoost
A Glebe of 80 acres presented
by James Duane for rectory — — Map (db m5453) HM |
| On Great Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west on Great Western Turnpike. |
| | This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1793 — — Map (db m5580) HM |
| On Schoharie Turnpike (County Route 74), on the right when traveling east. |
| | in honor of
Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Christman
———————
"I Give, Bequeath, Devote, Devise,
Shelter to Every Bird That Flies"
———————
Dedicated by
The Mohawk . . . — — Map (db m7152) HM |
| On Schoharie Turnpike (County Route 74), on the right. |
| | The Eastern New York chapter of the Nature Conservancy purchased the original 97 acres of this sanctuary in 1970 from Lansing and Lucille Christman, son and daughter-in-law of the late William W. Christman. William (Will) Christman devoted his . . . — — Map (db m13904) HM |
| On Mill Point Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Erected Here About 1800.
It was used by all
denominations worshiping
in the vicinity. — — Map (db m6044) HM |
| On Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) near Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Society of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church
Org. 1795 By Rev. McKinney
1st Ministers: Rev.
McMaster, Wylie, & Ramsay.
Present Edifice Built 1836
— — Map (db m41320) HM |
| On Eatons Corners Road (County Route 147) at Bramans Corners Road (County Route 102), on the right when traveling north on Eatons Corners Road. |
| | Site of post office & store established about 1820 by Lemuel Eaton and run for years. He brought the mail each Saturday on horseback from Amsterdam. — — Map (db m29760) HM |
| On Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Old Highway 30 (County Route 157), on the right when traveling west on Western Turnpike. |
| |
Lived Near Here In 1800s.
French Settler Accused Of
Witchcraft By New England
Settlers. Killed By Silver
Bullet Shot Through Her Window
— — Map (db m109404) HM |
| On New York State Route 7, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Friends
Meeting House
Erected 1807 Near Site
Of Original Log Structure
1st Preacher—Ezekiel Tripp
Society Organized About 1790 — — Map (db m6043) HM |
| On Mariaville Road (County Route 159) at Batter Street (County Route 94), on the right when traveling west on Mariaville Road. |
| | This house was built
by James Frost in 1834,
using reclaimed portions
from the Featherstonhaugh
Mansion built in 1808 — — Map (db m6040) HM |
| Near Lake Road (County Route 88) 0.6 miles east of Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the left when traveling east. |
| | The boundaries of
the County Forest Preserve are the same
as they were when Elkanoh Rockwell
leased this land from James Duane in 1794.
Duane held 50,000 acres in the area
then known as Duane's Bush. He divided
his land into hundred acre . . . — — Map (db m42061) HM |
| On North Mansion Road at Duane Lake Road, on the right when traveling north on North Mansion Road. |
| |
Home, Erected 1784
- Of -
William North
Born 1755 Died 1836
—————————
Soldier Throughout The
Revolution
Aide De Camp To Baron Steuben
Adjutant General Of The Provisional . . . — — Map (db m27494) HM |
| On Great Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west on Great Western Turnpike. |
| | Born 1732 buried here 1797.
In Continental Congress
Provincial Convention,
Mayor of New York, State
Senator, Federal Judge. — — Map (db m48921) HM |
| Near Duanesburg Road (New York State Route 7), on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Michael Righter
1718-1804 Buried Here
First Permanent Settler of
Duanesburg Who Lived In
Small Cave Near Here ca 1765
Before Building a Log Cabin
— — Map (db m109359) HM |
| On Batter Street (County Route 94) near North Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | Near site of old
Sherburne Tannery
Est. by John Sherburne
about 1790. After clearing
land the business brought
him over $100,000. — — Map (db m66740) HM |
| On Eaton Corners Road (New York State Route 147), on the right when traveling north. |
| | During the Revolution
a Tory stuck his poplar
walking stick in hasty
escape from capture by
a Continental surprise — — Map (db m6041) HM |
| On Duanesburg Road (New York State Route 7) at U.S. 20, on the right on Duanesburg Road. |
| | A grateful community dedicates this memorial to the men and women who have honorably served this country — — Map (db m130290) WM |
| On Great Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west on Great Western Turnpike. |
| | William North
Born 1755 Buried here 1836
Aide to Steuben in 1779
General in U. S. Army
Son in law of James Duane
Assemblyman and Speaker — — Map (db m5518) HM |
| On West Glenville Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Just north of these gravel knolls is the basin of a postglacial lake. Here men of an Arctic type once lived and hunted — — Map (db m127351) HM |
| On Amsterdam Road (New York State Route 5), on the right. |
| | Here about 1720 stood
the first house in this
part of the valley.
Home of seven generations
of the Van Eps family. — — Map (db m129706) HM |
| On Alplaus Ave. at Bruce Drive, on the right when traveling west on Alplaus Ave.. |
| | Formerly “Aal Plaats” from Dutch meaning “place of eels.” French and Indians camped at Alplaus Creek on the eve of Schenectady Massacre 1690. — — Map (db m125364) HM |
| On Sacandaga Road (New York State Route 157), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Dutch Word Meaning
Beechdale. DeGraff House
Where 40 Schenectady
Militia Fought Off French-
Indian Raiding Party
Town of
Glenville
— — Map (db m104952) HM |
| On Touareuna Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Here, 1825-45, stood the kiln and mill of John Van Eps & Sons, making the first hydraulic cement in this part of the state — — Map (db m130684) HM |
| On West Glenville Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Named by the first settlers of the region. Here, his primitive bridge a fallen tree, the red man crossed this stream — — Map (db m127354) HM |
| On Wolf Hollow Road at Hatcher Ave., on the right when traveling north on Wolf Hollow Road. |
| |
First Church In
Glenville
Built 1785, Here Stood The
"Church At The Woestina"
(Church In The Wilderness)
Removed To Rotterdam 1812
— — Map (db m105176) HM |
| On Mohawk Turnpike/Amsterdam Road (New York State Route 5) at Wolf Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west on Mohawk Turnpike/Amsterdam Road. |
| |
Here About 1790 Harmanus
Vedder Established A Ferry
Which Bore His Name Until
1835 When The Ferry Rights
Were Bought By J. Hoffman
— — Map (db m105177) HM |
| On New York State Route 5 at Johnson Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 5. |
| | Called the sixth flat, Josias Swart, b. 1653, received
a deed from the Trustees
of Schenectady August 5, 1713 — — Map (db m130345) HM |
| On Touareuna Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Site of archaic Algonkian village. Its corn pits yet remains. Through this vale ran a great and ancient path, trod by many races. — — Map (db m130339) HM |
| On West Glenville Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Here ran a great and well-beaten path by the archaic Algonkin and other nations, going between the sea coast and the interior — — Map (db m127348) HM |
| On West Glenville Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Here ran a great and well-beaten path used by the archaic Algonkin and other nations, going between the sea coast and interior — — Map (db m127353) HM |
| On Sacandaga Road (New York State Route 147), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
New York
Sacandaga Road
Cut Through The Primitive
Forest By Early Settlers
Along An Indian Trail
Leading To The Sacandaga
Region And Canada.
— — Map (db m104957) HM |
| On New York State Route 147 at Charlton Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 147. |
| | Cut through primitive forest by early settlers along an Indian trail leading Sacandaga Region and Canada — — Map (db m126936) HM |
| On Freedmans Bridge Road at New York State Route 50, on the right when traveling south on Freedmans Bridge Road. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m149031) WM |
| Near Freeman's Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Farm of John F. Seeley, 19th Century broom corn grower, broom manufacturer. First bridge erected here in 1855 by Volney Freeman — — Map (db m125398) HM |
| On Sacandaga Road (New York State Route 147) at Ridge Road (County Route 49), on the right when traveling south on Sacandaga Road. |
| |
New York
Site Of A Tavern
Kept By Nicholas S. Van
Patten. First Glenville
Town Meeting Held Here
Jan. 2, 1821
— — Map (db m104983) HM |
| On Sacandaga Road (New York State Route 147), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
1748 1929
In Memory
Of The Men Who Were Killed
In This Ravine In
The Beukendaal Battle
On July 18, 1748
By The Canadian Indians
John A. Bradt
Johannes Marinus
Peter Vrooman
Daniel Van Antwerpen
Cornelis Viele, . . . — — Map (db m102619) HM |
| On West Glenville Road at Lovers Lane, on the left when traveling east on West Glenville Road. |
| | Here, about 1770, Harmanus Van Vleck cleared a tract and built his house in the dense forest, yet haunt of the wolf, bear, and panther — — Map (db m127352) HM |
| On New York State Route 5 1 mile from New York State Route 103, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built by Schermerhorn family in 1676 and 1769 on east end of seventh flat. For many years kept as a tavern by Albert Vedder. — — Map (db m130349) HM |
| On Wolf Hollow Road at Hoffman's Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Wolf Hollow Road. |
| |
A Fault And Displacement
of 1000 Feet in Earth's
Surface Rocks. Here, In
1669, The Mohawks Ambushed
Their Algonkian Invaders
— — Map (db m105175) HM |
| On Hoffman's Hill Road near Wolf Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
New York
Wolf Hollow
A Fault And Displacement
Of 1000 Feet In Earth's
Surface Rocks. Here, In
1669, The Mohawks Ambushed
Their Algonkian Invaders
— — Map (db m105189) HM |
| On River Road, on the right. |
| |
Edith M. Boldebuck,
a leading GE patent holder,
played a key role in the
developments of plastics and
insulating materials. — — Map (db m123052) HM |
| Near River Road (County Route 19) south of Line Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | History of the John Brown Hiking Trails and Mohawk River State Park
Named for local preservationist, the John Brown Hiking Trails wind
through 100 acres on Niskayuna Town land and 117 acres on the
Mohawk River State Park, formerly the . . . — — Map (db m158316) HM |
| On Balltown Road (New York State Route 146) at Van Antwerp Road, on the right when traveling south on Balltown Road. |
| | In Memory Of
Raymond F. Loucks
Town Attorney 1958-1967
County Attorney 1968-1977
And All Who Served
The Town Of Niskayuna — — Map (db m146105) HM |
| | This area was the site of rich Native American agricultural fields and extensive trade paths. In the 17th century and 18th centuries, Dutch colonists and other European settlers farmed here and transported their goods on those same paths. Boats . . . — — Map (db m126661) HM |
| On New York State Route 146, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1817, the Erie Canal was established under the management of the Erie Canal Commission. The canal was dug from Albany to Buffalo 4’ deep and 40’ wide with stone locks 15’x 90’. The locks were the limiting factor on boat size, and the efficiency . . . — — Map (db m128557) HM |
| | The Town of Colonie includes 10.2 miles of riverfront along the Mohawk River and Erie Canal. The bike-hike trail which parallels the river and canal is part of the 359 mile NYS Canalway Trail stretching from Buffalo to Albany. Points of interest . . . — — Map (db m127029) HM |
| On New York Thruway (U.S. I-90), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Sir William Johnson (1715-1774), Indian trader, statesman, diplomat and Colonial Empire Builder, in 1763 built Johnson Hall, the center of his estate and the scene of many Indian conferences. Coming from Ireland in 1738, . . . — — Map (db m75961) HM |
| On Broadway at Guilderland Avenue, in the median on Broadway. |
| | To the honor of those from the 10th ward who so gloriously served their country in World War II 1941-1945
These gave their all in World War II
John A. Alois, Stanley Best, Ralph R. Bouck, Joseph Caiazzo, James F. Dorning, Albert Desimone, . . . — — Map (db m133937) WM |
| | In its early years, Schenectady was a frontier community, centered on farming and trade with the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (or Haudenosaunee). Life for early settlers was highly focused on the Mohawk River. One of the most precious . . . — — Map (db m146897) HM |
| Near Rice Road near Schermerhorn Road. |
| | The stonework surrounding you is the remains of lock 23 of the Enlarged Erie Canal. Canal boats, drawn by mules and horses, passed through the chambers on either side of you on their way toward revolutionizing transportation in the mid-nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m25101) HM |
| | About 3000 feet from modern Lock 8 is Lock 23, built in 1841 during the enlargement of the Erie Canal (1836-1862). It replaced original Erie Canal Lock 26.
Enlarging the canal became imperative by the mid-1830's after user demand outstripped the . . . — — Map (db m93716) HM |
| On SCCC Loop, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Head of navigation on the Mohawk, this thriving gateway post funneled traders, soldiers and settlers west for over 160 years. Warehouses -- filled with furs, grain, salt, potash and other goods -- lined the far bank of the Binnekill. Hundreds of . . . — — Map (db m53146) HM |
| On SCCC Loop, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Mariner, master of the batteau Discovery, which departed this harbor August 21, 1992, on the 200th anniversary of Schuyler's Expedition, through her final voyage to Onondaga Lake, July 9th 1994; there he was struck by lightning and died, July . . . — — Map (db m51122) HM |
| On Broadway at Westinghouse Place, in the median on Broadway. |
| |
Born October 6, 1846 Central Bridge, New York
Died March 12, 1914 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Educated in Schenectady Attended Union College
Civil War Veteran of the Union Army and Navy 1863,1865
Founded Westinghouse . . . — — Map (db m134086) HM |
| Near un-named cul-de-sac off of Duanesburg Road. |
| |
U.S. Army
Rotterdam Housing Area
Home of Jimmy Carter
October 1952 - October 1953
James Earl Carter, Jr., President of the United States
1977-1981, and his wife Rosalynn, lived in Quarters
Number 7 when he . . . — — Map (db m6870) HM |
| On The loop to SUNY/Schenectady, on the right when traveling west. |
| | From the beginning, it was the waterway that attracted people to Schenectady. Dutch settlers founded Schenectady in 1661 as part of the New Netherland Colony. The name "Schenectady" is said to be derived from the Mohawk word for "on the side of the . . . — — Map (db m146740) HM |
| | This historic burial plot contains the remains of descendants of Harmen Albertse Vedder, an original settler of Schenectady. He purchased the land and built a home in 1672. Harmen died around 1715 and is probably buried here. After purchasing this . . . — — Map (db m23020) HM |
| On Riverside Drive (New York State Route 5S), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Died November 28, 2006 due to a spinal cord injury caused by a car-bike crash at this crossing, October 29, 2006.
The white "ghost bike” has been
standing watch as a memorial to Alan since 2007, awaiting the current design to be installed . . . — — Map (db m130990) HM |
| On Main Street (New York State Route 5S), on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Built Circa 1705
Occupied for 3 Centuries
The Farmstead Features
2 Distinct Styles
Of Dutch Architecture
— — Map (db m32192) HM |
| On Main Street (New York State Route 5S), on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Built Circa 1705
Occupied For 3 Centuries
The Farmstead Features
2 Distinct Styles
Of Dutch Architecture
— — Map (db m73814) HM |
| | These stone arches are the remains of an aqueduct that conveyed the Erie Canal across the Plotter Kill Creek. Aqueducts were used to carry the canal and its towpath over rivers, ravines, and other obstructions. They each consisted of an arched stone . . . — — Map (db m125976) HM |
| On Harborside Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | "Big Boy” was a lot of rolling steel - a whopping 1,250,000 pounds, or 612.5 tons of it with its tender included. The American Locomotive Company built 25 of these mammoth locomotives for the Union Pacific Railroad between the years . . . — — Map (db m125487) HM |
| Near AlCO Heritage Trail 0.1 miles west of River Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
Nearing the completion of America's first transcontinental railroad in 1868, Schenectady Locomotive works filled an important order: four recently built engines numbered #60, #61, #62, and #63 were dismantled and shipped
around Cape Horn to San . . . — — Map (db m159913) HM |
| On Iroquois Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In gratitude to the men and women of the 12th Ward who served their country in the Second World War.
left plaque: Dedicated to the patriotism and valor of the more than fifteen hundred men and women of the Twelfth Ward who served in the . . . — — Map (db m138067) WM |
| On Union Street (New York State Route 146) at McKellan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Union Street. |
| | Home of Harriet Leonard Colburn. First Regent 1911 of
Schenectady Chapter NSDAR.
Suffragist, musician,
leader of civic organizations. — — Map (db m135613) HM |
| On Front Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Site of S&S RR (Schenectady and Saratoga Railroad) Subway — — Map (db m128758) HM |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) just south of Stanford Ave., on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Trail Through Open Pines
Wagon, Stagecoach and
Military Road. Now State
St. and Route 5 to Albany
— — Map (db m51127) HM |
| On Nott Street near Maxon Rd., on the right when traveling east. |
| |
On this three-acre plot
in 1848 was founded the
locomotive works which
prospered until 1968 as
American Locomotive Co.
— — Map (db m38348) HM |
| | The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its predecessor, Schenectady Locomotive Works, manufactured locomotives from 1849 until 1969. For 120 years they designed and sold high quality, state-of-the-art locomotives to railroads and governments on . . . — — Map (db m125514) HM |
| | The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its predecessor, Schenectady Locomotive Works, manufactured locomotives from 1849 until 1969. For 120 years they designed and sold high quality, state-of-the-art locomotives to railroads and governments on . . . — — Map (db m125519) HM |
| On Union Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. |
| |
To honor the memory
of
Arendt Van Curler
Acknowledged leader of the
fifteen original settlers of Schenectady.
Born at Nijkerk, Holland, 1620;
Came to New Amsterdam, 1638;
To Schenectady, 1662;
Resided here until death. . . . — — Map (db m15029) HM |
| On Schermerhorn Road west of Rice Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Early type of Dutch
farmhouse. To west was
Woestina (Wilderness) — — Map (db m123077) HM |
| On Washington Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | John Baptist Van Epps
was a fur trader and also
operated a fleet of boats. At
this site he ran the ferry dock
at which George Washington
landed on one of his visits to Schenectady. — — Map (db m128741) HM |
| On Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | First Schenectady home of Dr. Charles Proteus Steinmetz — — Map (db m130186) HM |
| | Railroads and railroading are an integral part of our nation's songbook. By the early 20th century, that included songs such as John Henry, the mythical steel-drivin' man;" The Wabash Cannonball, a locomotive with "no equal;” . . . — — Map (db m125474) HM |
| On Washington Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built on land granted in 1662 to Jacques Van Slyck, son of a Mohawk woman, Otstoch, and Cornelius Van Slyck. Site of Van Slyck’s tavern 1671. Structure replaces the buildings destroyed in the Great Fire of 1819. — — Map (db m128802) HM |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Washington Ave., on the right when traveling east on State Street. |
| |
Here St Georges Lodge No 6
F & AM Formed June 1774 Here
Washington Was Entertained
By Civil and Military
Authorities June 30, 1782
— — Map (db m51163) HM |
| On Front Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street. |
| | Commemorating Massacre of Feb. 8-9,1690. One Hundred and Fourteen French and Ninety-Six Indians Entered During Night at North Gate, Located at this Point. Assault was Commenced Here. Seventy Houses were Burned, Sixty Persons Killed and . . . — — Map (db m77520) HM |
| On Front Street at Governors Lane, on the right when traveling west on Front Street. |
| |
Cur Non!
On June 11, 1825
Major General
Marquis De Lafayette,
Soldier, Statesman,
Citizen of France
And of the United States,
Was the Guest of the
Honorable Joseph C. Yates,
Governor of The
State . . . — — Map (db m34319) HM |
| Near Erie Blvd. west of Rush Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1830, Peter Cooper, the inventor of America's first steam locomotive, demonstrated to executives at the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road that his locomotive, Tom Thumb was economically competitive with canal transportation because of its lower cost . . . — — Map (db m159761) HM |
| On Union Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Union Street. |
| |
Founded Before 1680.
First Mohawk Valley Church
From Its Academy of 1785
Grew Union College, 1795.
— — Map (db m77728) HM |
| On Broadway near Fairview Ave., on the right when traveling west. |
| |
On this corner site stood
first Bellevue Blacksmith
shop, from 1885 to 1925.
Started by Julius Zander,
followed by Julius Zemke.
— — Map (db m49268) HM |
| On Erie Boulevard at South Ferry Street, on the right when traveling south on Erie Boulevard. |
| | Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor and entrepreneur.
Charles Steinmetz was a mathematical genius in the field of electrical engineering. Both epitomized the American dream for success. Edison was profoundly hearing-impaired and Steinmetz . . . — — Map (db m130634) HM |
| On Jay Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on Jay Street. |
| | Built 1893 on this site,replacing 1885 Dispensary.
It became City Hall Annex
in 1906 as hospital moved
to Nott Street location. — — Map (db m58342) HM |
| On Mill Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Site Of
First Mill
Built By Sweer Teunise On
Mill Kill 1666. Destroyed
By Flood 1673 and Rebuilt.
First Industry Of The
Mohawk Valley
— — Map (db m51121) HM |
| On Washington Ave. at Water Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Ave.. Reported missing. |
| |
St George's Lodge, No. 6
F. & A. M. Founded Here
1774 Under Auspices Of
Sir John Johnson, Grand
Master, New York Colony
— — Map (db m51170) HM |
| Near Water Street at Fuller Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
St. George's Lodge No. 6
F. & A.M. Founded Here
1774 Under Auspices of
Sir John Johnson Grand
Master, New York Colony
— — Map (db m143156) HM |
| On Rugby Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | E.K Rossiter, T.H. Ellet, W.T.B. Mynderse, and A.J. Russell were among the major architects who designed houses here. — — Map (db m125443) HM |
| On Erie Blvd, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Constructed in 1892 for
Thomas Edison's research on
lighting and later for
Doppler Radar development
for the United States
Government was restored in
1998 by Warren Camp with
support from The City Of
Schenectady and The New York . . . — — Map (db m66125) HM |
| Near North Brandywine Avenue (New York State Route 146). |
| | Historic Vale Cemetery Vale Cemetery opened in 1857 as a non-denominational, not-for-profit cemetery and a classic example of the Rural Cemetery Movement. The Rural Cemetery Movement envisioned cemeteries as public places with parks, lakes, . . . — — Map (db m135164) HM |
| On Washington Ave. at Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Ave.. |
| |
1863
Home of Aaron Dickinson, blacksmith
and his wife Elizabeth
Home of J. Teller Schoolcraft while he was
Mayor of Schenectady (1914-1915)
Site of store owned by John Prince (New York
State Assembly member, after whom . . . — — Map (db m56484) HM |
| On Washington Ave at State Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling south on Washington Ave. |
| |
Hotel Van Curler
Built 1925
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m50859) HM |
| On Irving Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
1860 1941
In This Auditorium On October 8, 1917
At The 35-th National Convention Of The
Polish Roman - Catholic Union Of America
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Polish Pianist And Statesman
Prime Minister Of Poland - 1919
Leader Of . . . — — Map (db m101770) HM |
| On Kings Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Site of a 18th Century tavern on the King’s Highway. — — Map (db m127554) HM |
| On Washington Ave.. Reported missing. |
| |
John Glen
House 1740
Washington Occupied N.E.
Bedroom, Second Floor
On First Visit to
Schenectady In 1775
— — Map (db m32541) HM |
| On Union Street at Library Lane, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. |
| | To the memory of John Howard Payne,
the author of Home Sweet Home.
A student at Union College in the Class of 1810.
‘Mid the pleasures and palaces
Though I may roam
Be it ever so humble
There’s no place like home
A charm from the . . . — — Map (db m130631) HM |
| On Front Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Here Was Born
Joseph C. Yates,
Nov. 9, 1768.
He was the First Mayor of Schenectady,
State Senator, Judge of the
Supreme Court, and Governor of the
State of New York,
Died at his Residence, East Corner
Governor's Lane, March . . . — — Map (db m33771) HM |
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