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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Athens

 
Clickable Map of Greene County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Greene County, NY (156) Albany County, NY (594) Columbia County, NY (328) Delaware County, NY (468) Rensselaer County, NY (203) Schoharie County, NY (168) Ulster County, NY (361)  GreeneCounty(156) Greene County (156)  AlbanyCounty(594) Albany County (594)  ColumbiaCounty(328) Columbia County (328)  DelawareCounty(468) Delaware County (468)  RensselaerCounty(203) Rensselaer County (203)  SchoharieCounty(168) Schoharie County (168)  UlsterCounty(361) Ulster County (361)
Catskill is the county seat for Greene County
Athens is in Greene County
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1 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — Athens Veterans Memorial —
Dedicated to the men and women who honorably served our country — — Map (db m126511) WM
2 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — Black Horse Inn —
Built in 1791 by Isaac Hallenbeck — — Map (db m231983) HM
3 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — The Hudson River Greenway Water Trail —
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
4 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — Jan Van Loon House —
Built 1706 by Jan Van Loon chief holder Loonenburgh Pat. 1688. Athens Village first called Loonenburgh. — — Map (db m126509) HM
5 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — Northrup House —
Built 1803 Home of Issac Northrup founder of Athens Village Incorporated 1806 — — Map (db m126510) HM
6 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — Pride Flag —
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
7 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — 1003 — Steamboat Disaster —
The steamboat "Swallow". struck a rock and sank near this site during a storm on the night of April 7. 1845. — — Map (db m231996) HM
8 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — A. Van Loon House —
Built in 1724 by Albertus Van Loon occupied as a residence since date of erection — — Map (db m125871) HM
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9 ► New York, Greene County, Athens — Zion Lutheran Church — Justus Falkner — 1703-1723 —
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
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026