On North Water Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Water Street.
The original Pride flag created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker symbolized visibility, inclusion and pride for all members of the LGBTQ community. In 2018 designer David Quasar added a five colored chevron to the classic rainbow flag to place a . . . — — Map (db m175838) HM
Near North Washington Street (New York State Route 385) 0.2 miles north of Union Street.
A paddler's dream became reality in 2001 when Governor George E. Pataki announced funding for the Hudson River Greenway Water Trail stretching from Battery Park in the Village of Waterford, Saratoga County, to Battery Park in Manhattan.
Water . . . — — Map (db m182885) HM
On North Washington Street (New York State Route 385) at Rice Street, on the left when traveling north on North Washington Street.
Zion Lutheran Church
had as its first pastor
Justus Falkner,
1703-1723,
ordained-Philadelphia, Nov. 24, 1703.
His was the first ordination
of a Protestant
clergyman in America — — Map (db m162020) HM
Frequented by gangsters during the Prohibition Era including Jack “Legs” Diamond who was shot here by rivals April 27, 1931 and survived — — Map (db m267806) HM
On Main Street at Pinewood Manor Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Site of Greene County
Agricultural Society Fair
1870-1936. Horse racing until
1961. Speedway held stock
car races for 6 weeks in 1974. — — Map (db m131415) HM
Erected 1883 to shelter Greene
County's sick and destitute.
Farm worked by residents.
Closed 1962. Converted to
County Office Bldg in 1963. — — Map (db m133071) HM
On Pine Street (New York State Route 23), on the right when traveling east.
The majestic Catskill Mountains hover over the west bank of the Hudson River as it winds its way south. These gentle peaks with their deep ravines, irregular ridges and rocky slopes long remained wild and desolate. Although small settlements began . . . — — Map (db m130588) HM
On New York State Route 23 east of Colewood Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Before the construction of highway bridges across the Hudson River, more than 100 ferries provided crucial economic and social links to communities on opposite sides of the river. Ferry service, however, was unpredictable. It was relatively slow . . . — — Map (db m158664) HM
On Main Street at Bridge Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This handsome Greek Revival building is the oldest in the block dubbed "Little Wall
Street: There have been banks on this block since it was built in the early part of the 19th
century. Reorganized as the Catskill National Bank in 1865 when the . . . — — Map (db m304898) HM
Near New York State Route 23 0.1 miles east of Route 385, on the right when traveling east.
Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley Celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the Mid-Hudson Bridge opened August 25, 1930
Rip Van Winkle Bridge celebrates the 90th Anniversary of their sister bridge.
Artist: Jack Kelly, Rip Van Winkle Bridge . . . — — Map (db m158804) HM
Near New York State Route 23 0.4 miles east of Spring Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building honors the loyalty and dedication of Edward J. Burns and Aloysius H. Curran.
As newly hired toll collectors they were on duty at this bridge when it opened on July 2, 1935.
In 43 subsequent years of service, "Mr. Burns" . . . — — Map (db m116800) HM
On Main Street south of Dutchmans Landing Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
From the time of the first Native-Americans, the juncture of the Hudson River and Catskill Creek was an important geographical inroad westward. In 1807, Inventor Robert Fulton tested the first steam boat on the Hudson and began commercial operation . . . — — Map (db m304956) HM
James Powers (1782-1868) was a life-long resident of the Village of Catskill, where he lived as a prosperous lawyer, land developer, and gentleman farmer. He served as eighth president of the village and as state senator (1836-39). His . . . — — Map (db m130578) HM
On Bridge Street (New York State Route 385) at Main Street, on the right on Bridge Street.
You are standing at the approximate center of the Village of Catskill, seat of Greene County, diagonally across Main Street from the Neoclassical Revival Greene County Court House (built 1908). Archaeological findings nearby suggest that this area . . . — — Map (db m304948) HM
The Hudson River as we know it today has played a central role in the evolution of culture and commerce for at least 20,000 years, when the last ice sheet the 350 food thick Wisconsin began to retreat in an era glacial warming. The river begins at . . . — — Map (db m306141) HM
On Harrison Avenue at Prospect Avenue when traveling east on Harrison Avenue.
Although Dutch colonization along Catskill began in 1649 with the purchase of land from the Algonkins, the wooded hillside east of the village was not extensively developed until the middle of the 19th century. James Powers, whose Greek Revival . . . — — Map (db m306154) HM
Near Gardiner Street east of Spring Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling east.
Thomas Cole's home, known then as Cedar Grove, was a farm of about 110 acres. On the farm were various livestock including oxen, horses, cattle, pigs, and chickens. The land was also filled with vegetable and grain crops, orchards, vineyards, and . . . — — Map (db m303843) HM
On West Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
Family home of Catskill native
General George Decker
appointed by President
John F. Kennedy
United States
Army Chief of Staff 1960-1962 — — Map (db m129479) HM
On Bridge Street (New York State Route 385) at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east on Bridge Street.
Secured this day, July 3rd, 2026
And to be reopened on July 3rd, 2076
July 4th, 2026, represents the 250th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America. All these years later, the . . . — — Map (db m306881) HM
On West Main Street 0.2 miles south of Maple Street (U.S. 9W), on the right when traveling south.
Catskill Jr.-Sr. High School
Ground Improvements
constructed by
Work Projects
Administration
1938 - 1940
Sponsored by
Board of Education
School District No. 1 — — Map (db m306947) HM
At one time, had an elementary school, a church, a railroad station, a post office, 5 grocery stores, a large cement plant, 1 ice house & a population of about 800 — — Map (db m129481) HM
On Gardiner Street east of Spring Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling east.
The Hudson River School Art Trial takes you to the nearby sites in the Catskills that inspired America's first great landscape painters, enabling you to walk in the footsteps of Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, Asher B. Durand, Jasper Cropsey, . . . — — Map (db m303800) HM
On Main Street at Bridge Street when traveling north on Main Street.
On Sept. 17, 1824, General Lafayette visited Catskill and was escorted from a
steamboat to meet local envoys at Croswell's Hotel. — — Map (db m232010) HM
Near Gardiner Street east of Spring Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling east.
It is with gratitude and humility that we acknowledge that at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, we are learning, speaking, and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Muhheaconneok or Mohican, The People of the Waters That Are Never . . . — — Map (db m303801) HM
On Gardiner Street east of Spring Street (Route 385), on the right when traveling east.
When Thomas Cole lived and worked here during the 1830s and 1840s, the setting was rural. The property consisted of 110 acres, much of which was farmland used as grazing meadows, grain fields and fruit orchards. The farmland is now residential . . . — — Map (db m303799) HM
Near Water Street at Union Street, on the right when traveling south.
Completed 1882 as first of 3 crossings of Catskill Creek for Catskill Mountain Railway. Took steamboat passengers to summer resorts in mountains. — — Map (db m162019) HM
On Main Street at Bridge Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Sacred to the memory of
the Revolutionaries
of 1776 who, at great
personal risk, and with
aspirations to liberate
the thirteen colonies of
British North America,
endured the terrible
strife of a calamitous
war, and forever
consecrated . . . — — Map (db m304888) WM
On Main Street at Factory Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Installed around 1913, when the original New York Restaurant opened its doors, this elevator was used to bring in various goods including coal, ice blocks used for refrigeration, and food.
We proudly display this piece of the past as . . . — — Map (db m232022) HM
On Main Street at Bridge Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This marker stands in
silent testament to the
soldiers, civil servants,
and residents of the Great
Imbought and Coxackie
districts of Old Albany
county, known and
unknown, who did service
during the American
Revolution, 1775-1783.
Also . . . — — Map (db m304882) HM WM
[West Face of the Monument ]
The World War
Dedicated To The Men Who Served In The
Tenth New York Infantry July 15, 1917. • July 8, 1919
N. G. U.S.
Lieut. Col. Albert Saulpaugh
Capt. Percy W. Decker. Adj. - Sergt. Major Wm. Hock . . . — — Map (db m129546) WM
Near Gardiner Street east of Spring Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling east.
In this historic kitchen garden, we are partnering with Lucy Grignon (enrolled member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Nation and a direct descendant of the Menominee Nation) of Ancient Roots Homestead to honor the land on which the . . . — — Map (db m303846) HM
On Gardiner Street east of Spring Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling east.
Visitor Center
We recommend that you begin your visit at the Visitor Center, which is straight ahead. Inside you can purchase tickets and browse the museum shop.
Main House
The 1815 Main House is where Thomas Cole and Maria . . . — — Map (db m303798) HM
On Gardiner Street east of Spring Street ( Route 385), on the right when traveling east.
O Cedar Grove! whene'er I think to part
From thine all peaceful shades my aching heart
Is like to his who leaves me some blessed shore
A weeping exile ne'er to see it more—
Thomas Cole, 1834
This 6-acre park was given to The Village of Catskill in 1990 for the benefit of the community by Mary Deane Beattie
Volunteer. Suppprt. Donate.
Friends of Beattie-Powers maintains everything you see here:
the grounds, house and gardens. . . . — — Map (db m306138) HM
Near Broome Street 0.4 miles south of West Bridge Street ( Route 385), on the right.
This field is named after Willie "Mack" Jackson for
his 26 years of dedicated service as an umpire
for Catskill Little League.
"I get involved with kids because they are a part of me." — — Map (db m306946) HM
Near River Street at Betke Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
The Old Landing Towns
Athens, Coxsackie, New Balimore, and Coeymans are towns that
thrived during the 1900s. Each town was a busy port for industries like brick making, ice harvesting, shipbuilding, metalworking, and barrel making.
The . . . — — Map (db m283121) HM
On Mansion Street (New York State Route 385) at Spencer Street, on the right when traveling west on Mansion Street.
This African Methodist Episcopal Congregation was established in 1853 by free &
formerly enslaved people of Coxsackie. Church built 1856. — — Map (db m175175) HM
Near U.S. 9W at Peter Bronk Road, on the left when traveling north.
This homestead
has been in the Bronk
family since its erection
in 1663 and is given by its
present owner to the
Greene County
Historical Society
in memory of his mother
Adelaide Ely Bronk Lampman
The lower marker reads: . . . — — Map (db m313939) HM
Near U.S. 9W at Peter Bronk Road, on the left when traveling north.
Bronck House
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating or illustrating
the history of the . . . — — Map (db m313940) HM
On County Route 42 at Peter Bronck Road, on the left when traveling north on County Route 42.
At this site in May 1775, the
Broncks signed the Coxsackie
Declaration opposing the
"Oppressive Acts of the
British Parliament." — — Map (db m176698) HM
On Washington Avenue (New York State Route 385) at Ely Street, on the right on Washington Avenue.
1941 In Memory Of 1945
Those Who Gave Their Lives In
World War II
Albright, Donald C.
Ames, Milton H.
Ballieul, Ferdinand A.
Hallenbeck, Lawrence E.
Hallenbeck, W. Harding
Hotaling, Earl O.
Irving, John D.
Mattice, Lawrence C. . . . — — Map (db m150302) WM
On Mansion Street (New York State Route 385) south of Spencer Street, on the right when traveling north.
George H. Scott
Organizer and leader of
Volunteer firemen
First President
Greene County Firemen's Assn.
1889
Tri-county Firemen's Assn.
Columbia-Greene-Ulster
1890
which became
Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen's Assn. . . . — — Map (db m313343) HM WM
On Mansion Street (New York State Route 385) near Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the the boys from Coxsackie, N.Y. who answered their country's call in the World War.
★ Ernest Applebee •
★ John Henry Collins •
★ William P. McPartland •
★ Howard W. Van Loan •
★ Haswell . . . — — Map (db m313297) WM
Near County Route 42 near Peter Bronck Road, on the left when traveling north.
In tribute to
Jessie Van Vechten Vedder
1859-1952. Photographer,
preservationist, founder of
historical society & author
of History of Greene County — — Map (db m176697) HM
From here you see a long limestone ridge running north and south almost parallel to the Hudson (Nordt) River. The Dutch arriving here in the mid 1600s found a Native American trail on the limestone ridge (Kalkberg). The ancient well-traveled and . . . — — Map (db m314031) HM
On Pantaleo Place near River Street, on the right when traveling north.
Hub of commerce & travel
est. by 1810. From here local
goods were sent to market,
steamships docked and a ferry
crossed the Hudson River. — — Map (db m179125) HM
On New York State Route 395, on the left when traveling north.
First church building , 1733-1798, about 1/4 mile west on north side of road. Second church building, 1798-1861, on south side of road nearly opposite the first. Present building erected 1861.
Pastors
George Michael Weiss, 1732-1765
Johannes . . . — — Map (db m184371) HM
On River Street at Betke Boulevard on River Street.
Imagine standing here knowing only one pair of bald eagles still nest in New York State.
There are no young eagles left in the area. Year after year eggs are laid, but they do not survive due to the side effects of pesticides used in the region. . . . — — Map (db m283130) HM
Near County Route 42 near Peter Bronck Road, on the left when traveling north.
Prior to the Revolutionary War, burial
sites were unprotected, reused, unmarked, frequently disturbed and for other purposes such as agriculture. In the 1790s Americans reconsided how and where the dead were buried. This Bronck Burying Ground is . . . — — Map (db m178792) HM
Near County Route 42 near Peter Bronck Road, on the left when traveling north.
In 1663, in what was then New Netherlands, Pieter Bronck and his wife Hilletje Jans built the stonehouse. Leonard Bronck, who used the Americanized version of Leendert, was the great grandson of Pieter and the son of Jan Leendert Bronck. Leonard was . . . — — Map (db m176702) HM
Near County Route 42 near Peter Bronck Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Bronks, like many Dutch families, had deep roots in the Colony of New York.
The transfer of their loyalty from the Dutch to the English and then to the
Revolutionary government had been relatively smooth. By the beginning of the the . . . — — Map (db m176706) HM
Near County Route 42 near Peter Bronck Road, on the left when traveling north.
Under date of May 17, 1775, more than 220 “Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Cocksakie District in the County of Albany" put their names or marks to a document known to them as
"The Association,” popularly called “The Coxsackie Declaration.” . . . — — Map (db m176704) HM
On County Route 42 near U.S. 9W, on the left when traveling north.
About This Barn
Why does this barn have thirteen sides? We do not know, but the building itself is one variation of a type of farm building usually known as a round barn. Round barns have as few as five sides to as many as twenty, while . . . — — Map (db m176708) HM
On Cornwallville Road (County Route 20) at Smith Lane, on the left when traveling west on Cornwallville Road.
Here stood the
Cornwallville Methodist Episcopal Church
1821 – 1964
Moved from Meeting House Hill, Durham, in 1821. Moved to the Farmers' Museum at Cooperstown in 1964
Erected in memory of its members 1985 — — Map (db m245309) HM
On Cornwallville Road (County Route 20) at Smith Lane, on the left when traveling west on Cornwallville Road.
Boys
of this community
who served in the
World War.
Russell C. Sutton · John C. Nicholson, Jr. · Fletcher S. Palmer · Jack W. Smith · Carl H. Mattice · Newman E. Barnes · Clarence Armstrong · Ellsworth H. Mores · Clarence A. Smith · . . . — — Map (db m245310) WM
Near Route 145, on the right when traveling south.
John Edward Lawe, stood tall in the U.S. labor movement, a union man all his working life: 35 years with the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO as a dues-paying
member, officer and international president (1985-1989). He was a dynamic . . . — — Map (db m131425) HM
On New York State Route 145, on the left when traveling south.
In 1840, one half mile east,
train plunged through trestle
into creek at High Rock ended career of Canajoharie Catskill Railroad — — Map (db m131389) HM
On New York State Route 214, on the right when traveling north.
This tablet commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of New York State's Forest Preserve. The surrounding mountains, streams, and woodlands remain a legacy from the past protected by the Constitution of New York State. They represent a heritage . . . — — Map (db m127694) HM
On County Route 26 at Route 81, on the right when traveling west on County Route 26.
1635 English Lawyer
John Stevens to New England.
In 1995, Family marked 360
yrs. in America. 1641 John at
Stamford, CT. 1793 Ruben to
Greenville. 1827, James buys
this 1790’s house from E. Reed.
Stevens Homestead 1827 - . . . — — Map (db m140977) HM
On County Highway 26 at Newly Road, on the right when traveling west on County Highway 26.
Brandy Hill
Settled 1790's by
Rundle and Butler Families.
Site of Cider Mill, Hotel,
Stage Coach Stop, Tin Shop,
Church, Saw Mill and Farms — — Map (db m140971) HM
On New York State Route 32, on the right when traveling south.
Pioneer in U.S. oil industry
drilled first oil well in
Titusville, PA Aug. 27, 1859
Born Greenville, NY Mar. 29, 1819
Died Bethlehem, PA Nov. 8, 1880. — — Map (db m129492) HM
