In honor of the men and women of Thompson who served their country in two World Wars
(List of people that served)
Korean Conflict
(List of people that served) — — Map (db m58085) WM
Erected to honor the 23 Hartford men who died while in service Mound erected 1897 Urn placed 1910
22nd Infantry: John Miner, George Minor, James Wythe; 16th Artillery: John Burton, Albert Higley; 93rd Infantry: John Hughes, William Orcutt; 123rd . . . — — Map (db m137912) WM
Gov. Clinton gave this land to Baptist Society, 1798.
Log Meeting House, 1788, stood 50 feet to the south, church erected here, 1805. — — Map (db m63514) HM
Hebron District 16 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m132226) HM
Built by Griffin Lumber Co.
fall 1906. Each silo held
a different grade of coal.
Built using cement blocks
invented by Griffin Lumber. — — Map (db m131688) 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 Erected by The State of New York . . . — — Map (db m9783) HM
Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne
used this house as British
army headquarters, July
1777, before his surrender
at Saratoga, Oct. 17, 1777. — — Map (db m18105) HM
During his youth Silas Wright came to Sandy Hill, now Hudson Falls, to learn to be a lawyer, serving his clerkship in this small building. This was the law office of Hon. Henry C. Martindale, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas and a Member of . . . — — Map (db m56907) HM
Jane McCrea was a Fort Edward area resident in 1777 during the Saratoga Campaign. With the approach of the British army, Jane’s brother, Colonel John McCrea a supporter of the Patriot cause, evacuated his farm on the West bank of the Hudson River, . . . — — Map (db m136212) HM
Kenyon Lumber Company was originally built along the Feeder Canal at Lock 12 in 1852. At its peak the mill employed over 100 employees and once sawed over one million feet of lumber in less than 15 days. At that time, six days a week a raft of ¼ . . . — — Map (db m131747) HM
During the mid 19th Century many northern New York & New
England areas had a large migration of French Canadians into the cities and
towns of the region. These immigrants came to work in the many mills and
the logging industry that flourished at . . . — — Map (db m138750) HM
Today’s Boat Basin Park was once a turn-around basin for canal boats that operated out of Hudson Falls. The Feeder Canal was built in 1824 to provide a steady supply of water from the Hudson River to the Champlain Canal. The original canal was only . . . — — Map (db m131746) HM
Road from Ft. Edward to Lake
George made by British army
in 1755 crossed near here.
The Kingsbury Township was
formed here in May 1762. — — Map (db m131638) HM
The large stone piers located below in the Hudson River were placed there in 1837 for the
construction of the Saratoga Whitehall Railroad. The bridge was not completed and the railroad stopped work due to the panic of 1838. The only use ever made . . . — — Map (db m129541) HM
One evening, Duncan Campbell, Laird of Inverawe, was disturbed by a knock on his door. surprised to confront a desperate highlander seeing refuge. He had killed a man and had Duncan swear on his dirk that he would protect him according to ancient . . . — — Map (db m136216) HM
First United States Consul General to Japan.
Founder of the College of the City of New York.
Born in Sandy Hill, N.Y., opposite the Village Green.
More than any other man, he kept the doors of Japan open to the outside world and opened the . . . — — Map (db m136210) HM
In Honor
of those who fought and died;
of those who fought and lived;
this monument is erected
by the Citizens of the Towns of
Fort Edward and Kingsbury.
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Shant that the memory of
our noble dead who freely
gave . . . — — Map (db m229534) WM
This monument is presented by Dr. Erskine G. Clark to the Village of Sandy HillDedicated to the honor and patriotism of the soldiers of Washington County who served in our war to suppress the southern rebellion of 1861, waged against the life of the . . . — — Map (db m221658) HM
Local poet William (Bill) Bronk was born in Fort Edward, New York to William M. Bronk and Ethel Funston Bronk. He was a descendant of Jonas Bronck, for whom the Bronx was named. William Bronk grew up in nearby Hudson Falls and lived in the . . . — — Map (db m229506) HM
Historian and author William Hart Hill was born in Fort Edward, New York on April 29, 1891. His parents, Almon Perry Hill and Mary Northup Hill were both from nearby Hartford, New York. The Hill family name was originally Hills. At the time . . . — — Map (db m229641) HM
Dedicated in honor of those who served their country during World War II from the Town of Kingsbury and the Village of Hudson Falls and in reverent memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice that we the living might remain free. December 7, 1941 . . . — — Map (db m56910) HM
The first settler of this neighborhood was Oliver Colvin, who came here in 1766, and was the second pioneer of the Town of Kingsbury. At one time there were two churches, a school, Post Office, several taverns, hotels, stores, and mills located in . . . — — Map (db m61653) HM
The first burial here is believed to be John Jones, who was the first settler of the Town of Kingsbury to pass away here, 1772. There are veterans of the Revolutionary War and Civil War, buried in this cemetery.
Maintained by the Town of . . . — — Map (db m61655) HM
Named for Ezekiel Smith, c. 1825. He and his brother Israel operated a store and tavern in the hamlet. At one time there were several hotels, stores, a school, Post Office, a church and railroad station in the neighborhood. There was a canal boat . . . — — Map (db m61659) HM
This stone chair was placed a few yards from this spot in 1841. Who placed it here and why is unknown. However, it may have been a guide post for the Underground Railway. The drawings below were carved on the back of the chair. — — Map (db m61649) HM
Named for William Vaughn, who opened a store and tavern at the corners around 1800. Until the late 1830's a Post Office was located here. A masonic Lodge was held at the corners, starting in 1820, in the home of Salmasius Bardwell. — — Map (db m61658) HM
Established in 1778 as an early business center First slate quarry opened by William R. Williams in 1853 attracting many Welsh settlers By W.C.H.S., 2002 — — Map (db m137918) HM
In loving memory of the veterans who died in service of their country in the Revolutionary War Nathaniel Parker Capt. Charles Bulkley Capt. Seth Wheeler Gideon Beebe John Cramer — — Map (db m147598) WM
Dedicated to the
honor and sacrifice
to the veterans of
the Town of Putnam
who served our country
World War II
Pvt Merrill D. Reid 20 yrs
Normandy France -
August 11, 1944
Pfc Floyd J. Anderson 18 yrs
Ruhr Valley Germany - . . . — — Map (db m180250) WM
Delaware & Hudson railroad with 14 engine roundhouse, back shop, passenger depot, freight bldg., and ice house built by Irish railworkers — — Map (db m131633) HM
1776-1918
Dedicated to the memory of all men of Salem New York who in devoted patriotism gave their total service to their country during time of war and to those who made the supreme sacrifice for liberty and humanity. — — Map (db m58524) HM
United Presbyterian Church organized by Ballibay Ireland July 23,1751
Rev Thomas Clark M.D. and his congregation immigrated to America in 1764 and settled in Salem and erected a log church in 1766 the first Protestant church in New York State . . . — — Map (db m58523) HM
Rehabilitated in 2007. The Rexleigh bridge is a Howe Truss with cast iron shoes built in 1874. This is the third bridge on this site. — — Map (db m58531) HM
In 1778 a stockaded fort was
erected atop this hill and
occupied by Charlotte Co.
militia as a defense against
the British forces. — — Map (db m129208) HM
T/SGT Francis J. Clark
American Legion
Post No. 812
Renamed in honor of the only Medal of Honor recipient from the 28th Infantry Division in World War II. Clark was honored for repeated bravery in action with Co. K, 109th Infantry, near the . . . — — Map (db m159545) WM
Erected as a Presbyterian Church in 1774 and converted to a fort early in the Revolution,
Garrisoned by Charlotte County Militia under command of Col Joseph McCracken, it was starting point of many raids on the supply lines of Gen. Burgoyne during . . . — — Map (db m58527) HM
Veterans Of World War II
John Jackson ·
Joseph Bryant ·
Whitney Smith ·
Charles Smith ·
Gerald J. Gilchrest ·
★ Harold J. Gilchrest ·
Vaino Maki ·
Walter Maki ·
Harvey Bentley ·
Glen S. Rowland ·
Charles Bull · . . . — — Map (db m159549) WM
A streamer fishing fly
created in 1953 by Lew Oatman
as a tribute to Al Prindle,
Shushan's postmaster &
a muse of Norman Rockwell. — — Map (db m159529) HM
Field officers were voted for here, May 11, 1776. Also birthplace John Wood's son, Jethro Wood, inventor first iron mould plow (1814) — — Map (db m130538) HM
On October 11, 1776 at Valcour Island, off the western shore of Lake Champlain, a naval battle took place that may well have decided the fate of the American Revolution. Although they fought valiantly, the Americans lost the battle. However, they . . . — — Map (db m89709) HM
Placed on board vessels of B. Arnold’s Lake Champlain fleet, both were blown up in Whitehall Harbor by their crews July 6, 1777, to avoid capture by the British. — — Map (db m89670) HM
Panel 1
Lakes to Locks Passage takes you through a spectacular landscape laden with history. Follow this map to find your way through four story-filled regions that connect the historic waters of Lake Champlain and Lake George with the . . . — — Map (db m109524) HM
March 21, 1780, 3 Tories and
many Indians murdered a settler
and his wife and captured Lemma
Bartholomew. After his return
he served as ensign in Revolution — — Map (db m155125) HM
In 1775, Skenesborough was captured by American forces in the first aggressive action in New York. Benedict Arnold built his fleet for Lake Champlain here in 1776. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m89667) HM
Throughout history the corridor along Lake Champlain and the Hudson River has been a transportation route of significant strategic and commercial importance. In pre-colonial times it was an important Native American trail. After the arrival of . . . — — Map (db m109349) HM
The completion of the Champlain Canal in 1823 transformed Whitehall from a minor port at the head of Lake Champlain into a bustling transshipment point for goods destined for Troy, Albany, New York City, Buffalo and the West. Lumberyards, icehouses . . . — — Map (db m89796) HM
Philip Skene founded Whitehall, originally known as Skenesborough, in 1759. He was lured here by the availability of hydropower for mills provided by the falls on Wood Creek. The magic word for Skenesborough’s existence is transportation, due to . . . — — Map (db m89815) HM
With the British in pursuit three vessels of B. Arnold’s Lake Champlain fleet were blown up in this harbor by American forces July 6, 1777 to avoid being captured. — — Map (db m89668) HM
