Old stone house
built about 1772 and used for many
years as a tavern.
Set on fire by Indians
Oct. 17, 1780 while family was
in the Old Stone Fort.
Patriot soldiers put out the fire.
Owned 1803 by Peter P. Snyder
and 1833 by Lodowick Fries. — — Map (db m145449) HM
During the American Revolution, almost half of the military actions in New York State occurred along the strategic corridor of the Mohawk Valley. In 1777 British, Native American and Loyalist battalions attacked from the west and north. Defeats at . . . — — Map (db m68007) HM
The history of Schoharie County is rich with stories of accomplishment and courage. Many people mark our early history with the arrival of first Europeans -- German and Dutch settlers who came in 1712. From the beginning, the history of our region . . . — — Map (db m144227) HM
Site of
First Known Free Open-Air
Motion Picture Presentations
Thursday, June 7, 1917 To Sept.
And Each Summer Until Sept. 1930
(See Reverse Side)
Sponsored By The Schoharie Board Of Trade
Reverse Side:
Site Of . . . — — Map (db m101958) HM
Schoharie Valley Railroad Complex
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1972
by the United States
Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m188175) HM
During the American Revolution the large wheat farms of the Schoharie Valley supplied the Continental Army, so they were a frequent target of British-allied Loyalists and Iroquois raiding parties.
After a Loyalist uprising at the Flockey in 1777, . . . — — Map (db m70440) HM
July 10, 1781, Tory Captain
Dockstader with 500 Indians
were routed here by Capt.
Willett and Battle of Sharon
occurred just west of here
— — Map (db m116760) HM
Moved to this location 1989. This sign given in memory of Clarence V. Van Dewerker and his schoolmates by his wife Myrtle Van Dewerker and children Robert and Susan. Clarence was one of the last students to attend the school. Sylvia Somers Lane was . . . — — Map (db m131009) HM
Amiel Samson constructed this building circa 1915 to house his grocery store and the First National Bank. He and his family occupied the second floor, which had large spacious rooms and a hall skylight. The grocery store was located in the right . . . — — Map (db m131031) HM
Prominent community businessman, Jacob Anthony, constructed the Anthony House in 1857. After an 1860 fire destroyed the enormous hotel, Anthony built the United States Hotel (top left) on the same site the following year. Eighteen years later, in . . . — — Map (db m131035) HM
Henry Moyer built the Sharon House (left) in the 1850's. It had wide porches and housed a variety of shops at street level. Later, under the proprietorship of B.P. Sharp & Son, a brochure states: "The Sharon house enjoys the finest location in the . . . — — Map (db m131037) HM
Congress Hall was a magnificent hotel built by H.G. Bang around 1860 to rival the successful Pavilion Hotel and sulphur baths. Although not adjoined, the hotel was part of his beautiful park, Magnesia Temple and bathhouses that surrounded John . . . — — Map (db m131039) HM
This collection of homes on the upper hilly west side of Main Street, is part
of a series of five homes built between 1840 and 1923. Up the hill a few
yards is a Prairie style house. Built in 1923, it is the only 20th century home
In this group. . . . — — Map (db m213217) HM
As the Spa's popularity grew, many homes were converted into boarding houses to profitably accommodate the tourists. The Liberty Hotel, once the home of Hilda Smith Zelgelmeir, was also known as the Italian-American Hotel. This building burned in . . . — — Map (db m213438) HM
The Great Western Turnpike, also known as Route 20, was laid out as early as 1793, but a regular wagon road was not constructed until 1806. Extending from Albany to the western frontier, hotels, taverns and businesses opened along the route to . . . — — Map (db m116761) HM
The American Hotel was built circa 1847 and was the first building in Sharon Springs to be included in the National Register of Historic Places. Later, in 1995, over one hundred and fifty structures in the spa village were added to create the . . . — — Map (db m179411) HM
Eugene Lehman made exquisite violins and stringed instruments in this building for forty-two years. He was also a professional violinist and orchestra leader during the 1920's and 1930's. In a Wurlitzer exhibition of 1942, Mr. Lehman's violins . . . — — Map (db m116765) HM
The most unique of the Sharon Springs temples, the elaborate, ornamental and domed Magnesia Temple was an exquisite example of the iron work construction of engineer D.D. Badger of Architectural Iron Works of New York City. It was built in a . . . — — Map (db m131040) HM
Belief in the curative powers of sulphur water is central in Sharon Springs’ history. For two centuries the village, its inhabitants, its structures, and its fortunes were tied to and shaped by it. In pursuit of this belief an amazing variety of . . . — — Map (db m131011) HM
In the period from 1772 to 1795, the town of
Sharon successively belonged to the counties of
Tryon, Montgomery and Otsego before becoming
part of Schoharie County in 1795. Originally
called New Dorlach by its first settlers, the town
of Sharon . . . — — Map (db m212501) HM
Site of
Indian Stone Heap
Known to have existed in 1753.
Route taken by Sir John Johnson
from Schoharie to Mohawk Valley
led past this monument
— — Map (db m36899) HM
Site Of Encampment of Joseph Brant, Indians, Sir John Johnson & Regulars, On Oct. 17, 1780 after raiding Schoharie & destroying Kniskerns Dorf — — Map (db m31945) HM
Birthplace of
Corporal James Tanner
1844-1927
Enlisted 87th N.Y. Vol. Co C.
Wounded Second Battle Bull
Run. Present at Lincoln's
Death Bed.
— — Map (db m49604) HM
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