On River Road (New York State Route 144) 0.1 miles south of Simmons Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Mohican Indians and
their ancestors lived in this
area along the Hudson.
River where the ocean tides
flowed. The name
Moh-He-Con-Nuck means
"People of the
Waters That Are
Never Still"
The Grandfather by artist
Len Tantillo, is set in . . . — — Map (db m230106) HM
On Bridge Street (New York State Route 396) west of New York State Route 9W, on the left when traveling west.
Bethlehem Grange Hall 137
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1874 — — Map (db m245667) HM
On Bridge Street east of New Scotland Rd (New York State Route 85), on the left when traveling east.
Albert Slingerland House
36 Bridge Street
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1840 — — Map (db m245405) HM
On Fisher Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Burial Site of Soldiers of the Revolutionary War
John Oliver 3rd Regiment
Albany County Militia John Sager 1st Regiment Line
New York State — — Map (db m244943) HM
On Kenwood Avenue, 0.1 miles east of New Scotland Avenue (New York State Route 85), on the right when traveling west.
A History of the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail This trail is a 9-mile pathway which follows the old Albany and Susquehanna Railroad between Albany and Voorheesville. This pathway connects visitors with landscapes and communities, . . . — — Map (db m142351) HM
On Kenwood Avenue, 0.1 miles east of New Scotland Avenue (New York State Route 85), on the right when traveling west.
The freight house and post office were central
businesses in small railroad communities. In
1864, a year after the first train came through, a
combination passenger and freight station was
built, which remains today near Kenwood Avenue.
In . . . — — Map (db m142349) HM
On Bridge Street (New York State Route 396), on the right when traveling west.
Buried in this cemetery is a
Soldier of the American Revolution
Patrick Callanan
3rd Regt. Albany County Militia
Land Bounty Rights — — Map (db m246400) HM WM
On Grove Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Grove Street.
Fields of Indian Corn and Potatoes
The surrounding landscape was very different on
September 15, 1863, when the first Albany and
Susquehanna train rolled through from Albany to
Central Bridge. Passengers saw only farm fields of Indian corn . . . — — Map (db m185911) HM
On Grove Street at South Main Street (County Route 201), on the right when traveling west on Grove Street.
Site Of
GROVE HOTEL
Est. By "Coon" Fryer Ca. 1874
Famed Countywide: Dances,
Picnics, Baseball, Racing,
Honeymoons. Slept 50.
1886 Room Cost $1.50 Day
— — Map (db m146506) HM
On Grove Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Grove Street.
This trail is a 9-mile pathway which follows the old Albany and Susquehanna Railroad between Albany and Voorheesville. This pathway connects visitors with landscapes and communities, including the dramatic Normanskill Gorge in the City of . . . — — Map (db m185907) HM
In Colonial Times An
Indian Trail Ascended
The Helderberg Cliffs
At This Point From The
Lowlands To The East
State Ed Dept 1932
Friends of Thacher Park 2014
— — Map (db m77125) HM
At this site, on September 14, 1914, this park was formally dedicated in memory of John Boyd Thacher. His widow, Emma Treadwell Thacher, donated the 350 acres to the state of New York to be preserved as a public park. The Thachers, whose summer home . . . — — Map (db m77243) HM
Near Thacher Park Road (Route 157) 0.6 miles east of Hailes Cave Road.
The Indian Ladder Trail runs along the base of the cliff and was historically called the "Lower Bear Path." Here, you are halfway down the limestone cliff, where the Coeymans formation above meets the Manlius below. At the top of the Manlius is a . . . — — Map (db m43845) HM
Near Thacher Park Road (New York State Route 157).
Caves are formed when limestone is dissolved by flowing water. In the ceiling at the back of the cave you can see a large, natural chimney where water has seeped into the rock from above. As limestone dissolves, calcite is deposited to from . . . — — Map (db m12728) HM
On Broadway at 15th Street, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
The land now occupied by the City of Watervliet is part of a tract purchased by the first Patroon, Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1630 from the Mohican or River Indians. The tract was within a large area on the west side of the Hudson River named Wely's . . . — — Map (db m58228) HM
On Broadway near 15th Street, on the right when traveling south.
10 Pounder Rifle
From Watervliet Arsenal Designed
By Robert P. Parrott and Cast at
The West Point Foundry.
Used by the Union Forces These
Guns were Mounted on Carriages
Made at Watervliet Arsenal Where
Ammunition was also Made. This . . . — — Map (db m7299) HM
On 2nd Ave. near 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (September 13, 1860 — July 15, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer, most famous as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front in World War I, . . . — — Map (db m185022) HM
Served the City of Watervliet from 1967 to 1973. Throughout his years of service he accomplished a great deal for Watervliet, including renovations at City Hall and police headquarters, construction of a new firehouse, the opening of the northern . . . — — Map (db m47983) HM
On Broadway north of 15th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Meneely Bell Foundry was established in 1826 by Andrew Meneely, a former apprentice in the foundry of Julius Hanks. Meneely was one of the greatest bell makers in American History. More than 65,000 bells were cast under the Meneely brand . . . — — Map (db m182363) HM
Meneely Foundry
1826 - 1950 First Chime &
Carillon in U.S. Cast Here
Foremost Bell Maker
Patented Rotary Yoke And
Casting Procedures.
— — Map (db m40322) HM
This bell was cast by the Meneely Bell Factory (1826-1951) for the former North Dutch Reformed Church located on the North West Corner of 1st Avenue and 15th Street. This was the third Meneely Bell which tolled for its congregation. The first bell . . . — — Map (db m185074) HM
Near 2nd Avenue (New York State Route 32) at 16th Street, on the right.
Peter J. Dalessandro
Congressional Medal of Honor
Technical Sergeant, US Army, Company E. 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division Sergeant DAlessandro was born May 19, 1918.
Entered service at: Watervliet, N.Y.
Presented the Congressional . . . — — Map (db m246299) HM
The most obvious music associated with any church is the sweet and dignified tolling of the church bell. Pictured above is George E. Hipwod, President of the Holy Names Society who presented the bell for placement in the new church.
The bell was . . . — — Map (db m70628) HM
On 16th Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling east on 16th Street.
Near this site on Broadway, Charles Nalle, a fugitive slave from Culpepper, Virginia, was rescued from slave catchers by Harriet Tubman and citizens of Troy and West Troy (Watervliet), completing an epic struggle begun in Troy. — — Map (db m42015) HM
Near 16th Street at 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The 3 inch antitank gun was deployed during WWII. Hundreds of these guns were used by American troops in Europe and the Pacific during the war.
Range: 16,100 yards max. 1,000 yards antitank range.
The U.S. 1st Army and 3rd Army in Europe had . . . — — Map (db m49148) HM
On New York State Route 143 at Switzkill Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 143.
Built c. 1830. Family run
store, post office, tin shop
gas station c. 1850 -1943.
Long tenured postmaster
C.F. Anderson 1910 -1943. — — Map (db m135157) HM
On New York State Route 143, on the left when traveling west.
Three-floor hotel here 1800’s.
Owned by Henry Latham 1876-84.
Destroyed by fire 1897. Rebuilt
two-floor hotel Haverly House.
Later apartments. Razed c. 1953. — — Map (db m135156) HM
