On New York State Route 97, 0.2 miles east of New York State Route 55, on the right when traveling west.
The Mohawk leader of raid on Minisink (Port Jervis) camped here July 21, 1779. Pursuing Militia camped 3 miles up this same brook. — — Map (db m20493) HM
Near New York State Route 97 west of New York State Route 55, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the men who fought and died under Colonel Hathorn July 22, 1779 at the Battle of Minisink and later brought here for burial. — — Map (db m201347) WM
Ca. 1764-1921, timber rafts
were floated downriver to
shipyards and industries in
Trenton, NJ & Philadelphia, PA
for ship masts and lumber. — — Map (db m132660) HM
The Last Piece of
Yasgur Farm still
held by the Family
Mrs. Yasgur sold all but 1 sq.ft.
of the farm. This last piece
will always remain in her family.
Affectionately Dedicated by Roy & Jeryl & Family — — Map (db m196437) HM
The former home of Max and Miriam Yasgur.
Elliot Tiber brought Woodstock Ventures to this home in 1969 to lease the festival site.
Dedicated to the memory of Max Yasgur — — Map (db m105725) HM
On Hurd Road at West Shore Road, on the right when traveling north on Hurd Road.
This is the original site of the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair held on Aug 15, 16, 17, 1969.
Peace and Music Wayne C. Saward sculptor
On Stage Performers. Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie; Joan Baez; Joe Cocker; Ravi Shankar; Janis . . . — — Map (db m18323) HM
On Main Street east of Winterton Road (South Road) (County Route 62), on the right when traveling east.
Named July 4, 1812, by James Newkirk. First settler, Capt. John Newkirk, prior to 1776. First school, 1784, taught by Mr. Campbell. — — Map (db m138570) HM
On Main Street (County Route 171) 0.1 miles east of High Street, on the right when traveling west.
This beautiful old church was built in 1821 by early settlers of the region. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
S. C. Park and Recreation Commission — — Map (db m137343) HM
On Lower Main Street (County Route 133) at the connector to Upper Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Lower Main Street.
Welcome Iron Horse
The Erie Railroad Company was incorporated on the 24th of April 1832. Active work began in 1836 but with rugged hills, mountain barriers, spanning rivers and deep ravines with bridges and viaducts, political opposition, the . . . — — Map (db m121835) HM
On Lower Main Street (New York State Route 133) at the connector to Upper Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Lower Main Street.
The Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (New York State Route 97) follows the Upper Delaware River through the western parts of Delaware, Sullivan, and Orange Counties. This unique highway connects the rafting and bluestone village of Hancock to the . . . — — Map (db m121838) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Old Newburg Cochecton Turnpike (County Route 114), on the right when traveling north on State Route 97.
By deed Mrs. Oliver Calkin
gave ten lots to each six
children on Cochecton
Newburg Turnpike to be
called Heirsville. Name
changed to Cochecton 1826. — — Map (db m121740) HM
On New York State Route 97, on the right when traveling west.
On N.Y. shore of Delaware River
stands "Station Rock" northern
extremity of land claimed by
Jersey 1719-1769[.] Line caused
many armed clashes between
Yorkers and Jerseymen. — — Map (db m121761) HM
On County Route 48 just east of Cold Spring Road, on the right when traveling east.
Hartwood, Formerly called "Trotters" from a tannery on this site. Renamed by an early settler, Clowes,in honor of his wife's father, Reverend Hart. — — Map (db m57801) HM
On Lake Joseph Drive, 0.6 miles Cold Spring Road, on the left.
Here stood Gillman's depot named for owner of nearby sawmills and tanneries. Station served railroad running from Port Jervis to Monticello 1871-1858 — — Map (db m57656) HM
On County Route 48 at New York State Route 42 on County Route 48.
Here stood one of the stage coach stations placed at regular intervals for the exchange of teams on Mount Hope-Lumberland Turnpike. Chartered 1812 to run from Mount Hope to the Delaware — — Map (db m57795) HM
On King Road, 0.4 miles State Route 42 (State Route 42).
Circa 1834. Discovered when a section of a farmhouse was demolished. It was purchased by the Town & moved to this location in 1987. Before the Town was created, a primitive school was functioning in the cabin. — — Map (db m57794) HM
On County Route 48, 0.2 miles north of Griffin Road, on the right when traveling east.
One of the seven schools established in 1837. It was a joint district serving children in Oakland Valley and Orange County. The school term was three months, 20 days. In 1866 it had an enrollment of 82 pupils. It closed in 1943. — — Map (db m57802) HM
On French Clearing Road, 0.2 miles Sackett Lake Road when traveling east.
Named for John Ruddick, 1854 Town Supervisor, who took over area called French Mill. Later served by the former Birchwood Post Office. William Mitchell was last Postmaster. — — Map (db m57654) HM
On Lake Joseph Drive, 0.7 miles New York State Route 42.
Founded in 1886 by the Sisters of St. Dominic. Saint Josephs was established on property purchased from the estate of millionaire Thomas Hunt Talmadge. Through vision and sacrifice, the Sisters developed a community that included a convent, chapel, . . . — — Map (db m209426) HM
On County Route 43, 0.6 miles west of New York State Route 42.
Was built on land donated by Thomas Woods & consecrated on August 7, 1900. Father Vincent Arcese, Rector of Saint Josephs' Convent & Sanatorium served as pastor from 1900 until his death in 1946. Humphrey Toomey and Michael Galligan served as the . . . — — Map (db m57798) HM
On County Route 48 just east of Carpenter Road, on the left when traveling east.
On May 7, 1895 Ezra and Sarah Gray Reed deeded 1/4 acre to the town for the town hall site. The original town hall was erected at a cost of $400.00 and was destroyed by fire sparked by "firing up" a steam roller kept in a nearby shed. The . . . — — Map (db m183661) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Creamery Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 97.
In 1834 John Hankins bought the land now called Hankins. He built the first store, blacksmith shop and sawmill—main industry lumbering. Was Justice of Peace and then Supervisor of the town in 1851[.] Erie R.R. named it Hankins Station. — — Map (db m121873) HM
Near Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling east.
Hospital Rock is the most historically significant place on the battleground. Once Brant’s men broke the Americans’ defensive square late in the afternoon, it was in the shadow of this rock that Lt. Col. Benjamin Tusten, a physician from Goshen, . . . — — Map (db m20513) HM
Near Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling east.
Although two attempts to recover the bodies of the fallen at Minisink Ford are recorded as having taken place in the weeks following the battle, it was not until 1822, forty-five years after the event, that the remains still lying here were gathered . . . — — Map (db m20507) HM
Near Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling east.
Legend has it that the Indians and Tories of Joseph Brant set this stone to honor their dead and wounded who fell before the field of fire from the nearby plateau. — — Map (db m20515) HM
Near Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling east.
After the initial contact at the river, Col. Hathorn’s remaining force, about forty men, conducted a fighting retreat until they reached high ground. Here they took up a position about two acres in size. Sentinel Rock, where you are now, marked the . . . — — Map (db m20511) HM
Near Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling east.
Erected July 22d, 1879 Dedicated to the memory of the Patriots of the Minisink Region who died here July 22, 1779 in the defence of American Liberty <<<<< * * * >>>>> Erected by the Historical Societies of the Minisink Country and of the . . . — — Map (db m20509) HM
Near Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling east.
In July 1779, after raiding the settlement of Minisink, Loyalists and Native Americans under Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant ambushed and pursued Orange County and New Jersey militia. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m20502) HM
Near Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling east.
On July 20, 1779, a party of eighty seven Tories and Iroquois Native Americans under the command of Capt. Joseph Brant raided the frontier settlement of Minisink (present day Port Jervis). The raid destroyed homes, farms and mills and was designed . . . — — Map (db m20505) HM
On County Route 55, on the left when traveling east.
Art Vassmer was the owner and operator of Vassmer's General Store, which served this location in 1969.
Vassmer's, like other local businesses, was overwhelmed by people who showed up for the festival.
Food flew off the shelves. Jars of . . . — — Map (db m197979) HM
On New York State Route 52, 0.1 miles west of Sullivan Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Site of the Historic Triangle Diner
1938-1991
A Landmark Gathering Place
During The Wonderful Era of the
World Famous Catskill Resorts.
In Loving Memory of Hymie,
Hilda, Jay & Stuart Heller;
Owners of the Triangle Diner. — — Map (db m175938) HM
Near Covered Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north.
Formerly Mott’s Flat bridge
later known as the “Vantran”
original towne lattice truss
Built by John Davidson in 1860
Erected by town of Rockland — — Map (db m105861) HM
On Covered Bridge Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
The bridge was originally known as Motts Flat Bridge, more recently called the Vantran Bridge. It is the oldest of four remaining Catskill type patented town-lattice covered bridges in Sullivan County built by John Davidson in 1860.
The bridge . . . — — Map (db m180631) HM
On Main Street (County Route 149) north of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling north.
Looking across the Willowemoc Creek towards the Livingston Manor Central School you are looking at what was once called Sherwood Island Park. The "island” was formed by the Willowemoc Creek in the front and by water diverted from the . . . — — Map (db m180682) HM
On New York State Route 97 west of Raspberry Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Found only in a narrow section of New York and Pennsylvania, bluestone was the material of choice for sidewalks in the 1800's. Demand from major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and as far away as San Francisco and Havana, Cuba . . . — — Map (db m122006) HM
On Church Street north of New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling north.
Logging was done throughout the area. Loggers would cut the trees during the winter and skid them close to streams to float them down to the Delaware in the spring. Once in the river, hundreds of logs were fastened together forming a raft to float . . . — — Map (db m122077) HM
On Depot Street south of New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling south.
At its height, Long Eddy's business district boasted four general stores. Supporting a population that had grown to 500 by 1890, as well as the neighboring small hamlets, Long Eddy's main street was the source for all of one's needs including . . . — — Map (db m122052) HM
On Ferry Street south of the railroad grade crossing, on the left when traveling south.
In the 1800's, Long Eddy had two ferries crossing the Delaware River, one located at the end of Ferry Street and the other at the end of the Long Eddy. The ferries were guided across the river by a cable and were powered by the flow of the river. . . . — — Map (db m122076) HM
On Depot Street south of New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling south.
Built around 1850, the Long Eddy Hotel was originally a blacksmith's shop. Steve and Carrie Porter moved their saloon (named "The Pig's Foot" by the locals for the pickled pigs feet served as the free food at the bar) to the blacksmith's barn and . . . — — Map (db m122050) HM
On Acid Factory Road west of Kinney Road, on the left when traveling west.
Long Eddy was teeming with industry during the late 1800's. Factories and mills produced board lumber, furniture, rolling pins, handles for rakes and hoes, spindles, porch posts, corn meal, buckwheat flour, wooden cheese boxes and excelsior. The . . . — — Map (db m121978) HM
On New York State Route 97 east of Kinney Road, on the right when traveling south.
Formerly Douglass City
1867 - 1878
Sullivan County's Only City
"To those who conceived it
and all who came after."
1st. settler, Joseph Geer, 1800 — — Map (db m122008) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on State Route 97.
Long Eddy had its first organized baseball team around 1890. The team played neighboring towns of Acidalia, Basket, East Branch, Roscoe, Hankins, Callicoon and bitter rival Fishes Eddy. Games were played at the Long Eddy school (now . . . — — Map (db m122071) HM
On Depot Street at Railroad Street, on the left when traveling south on Depot Street.
The Erie Railroad provided service to Long Eddy from the late 1800's to 1962. Freight such as milk and bluestone were picked up at sidings along the way and brought to market in New York City. Passenger service ranged from one to four trains . . . — — Map (db m122073) HM
On Cemetery Road east of New York State Route 97, on the right when traveling east.
The Riverside Cemetery (now known as the Halsey Cemetery) was established in 1885. The people of Long Eddy worked together to clear the land to create a community cemetery. (Much later, the adjacent St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery was . . . — — Map (db m121875) HM
On Church Street north of New York State Route 97, on the right when traveling north.
Construction of St. Patrick's Catholic Church was completed in 1904. Prior to that time, the congregation met for Mass in Preston Kellams Hall, in a private residence located across Church Street. Funds were raised to build a new church, and the . . . — — Map (db m122135) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Church Street/Depot Street, on the right when traveling north on State Route 97.
Long Eddy hotels such as the Maple Grove House served as stopping places for both laborers and vacationers. Log drivers guiding their rafts down the Delaware River found the calm waters of the eddy a convenient place to tie up their log rafts and . . . — — Map (db m122054) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 97.
On this hill, July 22, 1779, N. Y. and N. J. Militia were decimated by Mohawks and Tory raiders of Minisink, (Port Jervis) under Brant. — — Map (db m20497) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Minisink Battle Ground Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 97.
Entrance to Battlefield where July 22, 1779, N. Y. and N. J. Militia attacked Mohawk and Tory raiders of Minisink (Port Jervis). — — Map (db m20500) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Minisink Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 97.
Built by John A. Roebling, builder of Brooklyn Bridge, to support D. & H. Canal aqueduct by which boats crossed Delaware, 1848 – 98 — — Map (db m20567) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Minisink Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 97.
The Delaware & Hudson Canal, one of the nation’s first large-scale private enterprises, transported millions of tons of anthracite (hard coal) from northeastern Pennsylvania to markets in New York. Gravity railroads took the coal over Moosic . . . — — Map (db m20594) HM
On New York State Route 97 near Minisink Road, on the left when traveling north.
The building and operation of the 108-mile Delaware & Hudson Canal provided a multitude of jobs not only for Dutch and English settlers but for Irish and German immigrants. The area hummed with activity. Laborers dug the canal with picks and . . . — — Map (db m20590) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Minisink Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 97.
John A. Roebling’s legacy is based on his use of suspension cables to hold up bridges and aqueducts. He devised the techniques of air spinning, which is still used today to build much larger spans. This former aqueduct is the nation’s oldest . . . — — Map (db m20597) HM
On New York State Route 97 at Minisink Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 97.
From canal boats to canoes, the past flows into the present here at the Delaware Aqueduct. Walk across the aqueduct’s reconstructed towpath where mules once pulled Delaware & Hudson Canal boats back to Pennsylvania for another load of coal. Enjoy . . . — — Map (db m20596) HM
On New York State Route 97, on the right when traveling west.
Col. Joseph Brant led 40 Mohawks and Tories up this ravine and ambushed N. Y. and N. J. Militia lying for him on hill to the west. — — Map (db m20495) HM
On New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling north.
After Battle of Minisink, Brant’s raiders with their plunder forded river here to camp at the mouth of the Lackawaxen Creek opposite. — — Map (db m20494) HM
On New York State Route 17B at Maplewood Garden Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 17B.
Maplewood School 1848-1947
Monticello School Dist. #6
School & property sold 1956.
Judge George L. Cooke &
Alice Kitz taught here. — — Map (db m205665) HM
On New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling west.
This fort represents the buck-skinned variety of American frontier fortifications. It tells the story of the Delaware Company a group of Connecticut pioneers who established their settlement in the face of every conceivable hardship. This authentic . . . — — Map (db m23734) HM
On New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling west.
< Fort Delaware Side: >
The present day Fort, a replica of the frontier “lower fort” of the Cushetunk settlement of 1755-1785, was originally located six miles up river near Milanville, Pennsylvania. Another fort was . . . — — Map (db m23934) HM
On New York State Route 97, on the left when traveling west.
The reconstructed stockade, blockhouses, log cabins, blacksmith shop, shed, armory, and herb garden are representative of forts constructed by Connecticut settlers in the 1750’s. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m23635) HM
On Bridge Street (New York State Route 52) east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Narrowsburg's History
Narrowsburg, located in the town of Tusten, was established in 1853, when the town was separated from the Town of Lumberland. The town is named for Lt. Col. Benjamin Tusten of Goshen, New York, who was one . . . — — Map (db m121041) HM
On 10 Mile River Road at Tusten Road, on the left when traveling north on 10 Mile River Road.
Homes, stores and mills here by ca. 1875. Quarried bluestone shipped out by Erie Railroad and lumber rafted down Delaware River. — — Map (db m167262) HM
