On U.S. 20 0.1 miles west of Brighton Road, on the right when traveling west.
Site of 2d match factory in
U.S., Eaton and Stanton owners
1845-50, 1st post office in
town 1807, Ivory Holland,
1st post master. — — Map (db m142402) HM
On Arnold Road at Route 51, on the left when traveling west on Arnold Road.
North Face Honor Roll Vietnam War
Fredrick Ackerman James Bolton Donald Harrington Randolph Holdredge David McLean William R. Cursh George H. Twist Charles R. Twist Richard Salamacha Alton Shillieto Philip Smith . . . — — Map (db m149078) WM
On Arnold Road at New York State Route 51, on the left when traveling west on Arnold Road.
East Face
Honor Roll World War One
Burdick, Verne
Bennett, Hill
Bennett, Jay
Dutton, Vaughn
Greene, Harry
Griffith, Glen
Griffith, William
Richards, Earl
Sitts, Edward
Stickles, Emory
Shepherd, . . . — — Map (db m149107) WM
On New York State Route 51 at Arnold Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 51.
U.S. Army Corporal
Michael L. Mayne
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team
5th Squadron 1st Cavalry Regiment
25th Infantry Division
Fort Wainwright, Alaska
KIA 23 Feb. 09 Balad, Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Lest We Forget
This . . . — — Map (db m149074) WM
Cherry Valley
Sacred to the Memory
Of Those who Died by
Massacre
In the Destruction of this Village
At the Hands of the Indians & Tories
Under Brant & Butler,
Nov. 11. AD. 1778
— — Map (db m154638) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 166) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
The Cherry Valley Massacre of 1778
was led by British Captain Walter Butler
and Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant
on this strategically important
frontier settlement. — — Map (db m33655) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 166) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Built by Joseph Phelon as a private residence
for his daughter and her husband. They in
turn added onto the home so weary travelers
could spend the night. The building was given
to the Cherry Valley Historical Association
in 1959 by Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m144234) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 166) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Before the American Revolution, Cherry Valley was
one of the largest and most prosperous of New York's
western frontier settlements. In July 1778 they built
a new fort and brought in the 6th Massachusetts
Regiment to protect local residents . . . — — Map (db m144267) HM
On Main Street at Alden Street (New York State Route 166), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Established in memory of the 42 victims
from Cherry Valley and all who served.
This marble monument was erected
and dedicated in 1870. Once located in the
intersection, it was moved
in the early 1950's. — — Map (db m93183) HM WM
On Main Street (New York State Route 166) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
"Roselawn", formerly known as the Belcher
Mansion, was the original site of the Hotel Eagle
which burned in 1866. The land was then
purchased by Susan Belcher and a house erected
out of limestone from the Campbell Quarry, as
limestone would . . . — — Map (db m144237) HM
Built 1907. Cost $200,000. Flooded 600 acres; Supplied hydroelectric power for the Otsego & Mohawk Trolley Line and nearby villages. — — Map (db m98149) HM
On Main Street near Fair Street, on the right when traveling east.
Indian Agent - Land Speculator
Lived in Pioneer Log House
Located Here 1769-1770.
General James Clinton's
Headquarters Here 1779.
— — Map (db m43351) HM
Indian remains excavated in this field were reburied in 1874 at the base of this mysterious mound.The tablet, with poem by the Rev. W.W. Lord was placed over the remains by Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark in 1899.
"The wide land which now is . . . — — Map (db m98406) HM
On This Site Stood
Otsego Hall,
Bvilt By William Cooper,
The Fovnder Of Cooperstown, in 1798.
The Home Of
James Fenimore Cooper
Where He Lived From 1834
To The Day Of His Death
September 14th, 1851.
Destroyed by Fire in . . . — — Map (db m121197) HM
Site of the First
National Baseball
Hall of Fame Induction,
June 12, 1939
* * * * *
Attended by
Grover Alexander, Ty Cobb,
Eddie Collins, Walter Johnson,
Nap Lajoie, Connie Mack,
Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Tris Speaker, . . . — — Map (db m68721) HM
On Route 20 (U.S. 20) at Continental Road, on the right when traveling east on Route 20.
This monument is
erected to the
memory of
Gen'l James Clinton
Born 1736 died 1812
& marks a point on
the line of march
of his troops from
Mohawk River to
Otsego Lake in
Jvne 1779
General James Clinton
Chapter DAR . . . — — Map (db m42494) HM
Near Glimmerglass State Park Road 1.3 miles north of County Road 31.
Hyde Hall, constructed in four visibly distinct stages between 1817-1835, offers visitors a stunning experience of architectural and social grandeur in the early American republic. Built and decorated in the style of an English neoclassical country . . . — — Map (db m43317) HM
On Glimmerglass State Park Road 0.4 miles north of County Road 31, on the right when traveling north.
Built by Andrew Alden, Lorenzo Bates and Cyrenus Clark in 1825, the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge is not only the oldest existing covered bridge in New York State, but in the United States. Restored in 1967 by the State of New York and placed on the . . . — — Map (db m43340) HM
The Hyde Hall Covered Bridge was built in 1825 as part of the 1817-1835 construction of George Clark's country estate, Hyde Hall. Built by Cyrenus Clark, Andrew Alden, and Lorenzo Bates, this 53-foot-long, single span structure incorporates the Burr . . . — — Map (db m123261) HM
On East Street (New York State Route 80) at South Street (New York State Route 80), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
Ackerman, Roger · ★Aylesworth, Carl · Barrell, Clare · Bemnnington, Willard · Bice, Leverne · Blanchard, Robert · ★Burleson, Robert · Caulder, Catherine · Chase, G. Benjamin · Chase, Lee B. · Chase, Paul · Chase, William · Chase. . . . — — Map (db m149059) WM
On County Route 11 at Wells Avenue, on the right when traveling east on County Route 11.
Hartwick Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2013
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m148968) HM
On North Street (New York State Route 205) at County Route 11, on the right when traveling north on North Street.
“In honor and memory of
those who answered
the call to the colors
of our country”
Dedicated Memorial Day 1949
Site donated by Grace Brownell Beach — — Map (db m149128) WM
On New York State Route 205 at Whitehouse Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 205.
Built in 1790 - 1792
as Butterfield's Tavern
by Captain James Butterfield,
Revolutionary War soldier.
National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m148805) HM
Near Town Line Road at Gilbert Lake Road, on the right when traveling west.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Camp SP-11 Company 212
1933-1941
Gilbert Lake State Park Laurens, N.Y.
Dedicated this 4th day of August 1985 to the
memory of those young men of the Civilian
Conservation Corps who lived and worked at . . . — — Map (db m149019) HM
On Main Street (County Route 11), on the right when traveling east.
A few yards south of this stone stood
John Sleeper's log-house
- built in 1774 -
pillaged by Seneca Indians
Nov 12-14, 1778.
200 yards N.N.E. from here stood his
grist-mill of 1775-78.
Joseph Brant, the Mohawk Chieftain,
was often here on . . . — — Map (db m148884) HM
Rivers and streams flowing southward make this area a part of the great Susquehanna River Valley. Early fur traders from the Mohawk Valley dealt with Indians as far away as Oquaga(Now Windsor). Large colonial land grants were obtained by George . . . — — Map (db m98343) HM
On New York State Route 23 at Pegg Road, on the left when traveling east on State Route 23.
Baronet, humanitarian, noted
doctor, from Sapperton, Eng.
Introduced vaccination in
America in Philadelphia in
1799. Died, Morris, Mar. 1857 — — Map (db m144271) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling west.
Oldest tavern in Richfield; built
by Nathan Dow in 1816, who was
with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga.
First summer guests, 1821, when
board was $1.25 per week.
— — Map (db m42786) HM
Routes of the Armies of
General John Sullivan
and
General James Clinton 1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending . . . — — Map (db m92999) HM
Near Interstate 88 0.7 miles south of New York 357 (New York State Route 357).
This area was once the gathering place for Tories and Indians bent on the destruction of American frontier settlements. In 1777, General Nicholas Herkimer met with Chief Joseph Brant and discussed a peace which might have ended the bloody raids on . . . — — Map (db m91513) HM
On U.S. 20 at Hoke Road (County Route 173), on the right when traveling east on U.S. 20.
B. 1751, Derby, England, came to
America 1772; Revolutionary
Soldier; Settled here 1793;
Died 1814; Buried one Mile
South, Tunnicliff Cemetery.
— — Map (db m42746) HM
On New York State Route 80 at Parker Hill Road, on the left when traveling west on State Route 80.
Alton W. Backus
Herbert R. Backus
Raymond F. Backus
Charles S. Colburn
John L. Heinrich
Ralph G. Heinrich
Roy E. Heinrich
Lowell A. Holdredge
Robert E. Mantor
David H. Mayne
Lee F. Maxson
Charles S. Schwenk . . . — — Map (db m149058) WM
On Main Street (New York State Route 7) 0.2 miles west of Hollenbeck Road, on the left when traveling east.
Site of home of Solomon
Garfield and son Thomas.
Abram Garfield, father of
President James A. Garfield
lived here prior to 1827. — — Map (db m144221) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 7) 0.6 miles west of Decatur Street (County Route 39), on the right when traveling west.
The Town of Worcester (pronounced wUS-ter) is at the divide between the Hudson and Susquehanna watersheds. It was a Mohawk, Indian hunting ground when the Servos family, Palatine Germans, began settlement, perhaos by 1740. There were skirmishes . . . — — Map (db m144285) HM
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