Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fort Plain

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fort Plain

1 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Army Camp —

Of Gen. Van Rensselaer's American Army, Oct. 19, 1780. Also site of Palatine Church 1770 — — Map (db m137537) HM

2 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Battle of Stone Arabia — Revolutionary War Heritage Trail —

In October 1780 Sir John Johnson led an British raiding force of 875 men up the Schoharie Creek and then west along the Mohawk River, destroying almost every farm in their path. At Stone Arabia, the vanguard of his troops engaged Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m120862) HM

3 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — 22 — Canal Aqueduct —

Built ca. 1847-1848. Destroyed by flood 1981. Carried boats on Erie Canal across Otsquago Creek. Remnants of walls here. — — Map (db m286212) HM

4 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Canalway Trail: Fort Plain —

Welcome to the Canalway Trail System, offering hundreds of miles of scenic trails and numerous parks for walking, cross-country skiing and other recreational activities. The Canalway Trail parallels the New York State Canal System, compromised of . . . — — Map (db m252506) HM

5 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Canalway Trail: Fort Plain —

Welcome to the Canalway Trail System, offering hundreds of miles of scenic trails and numerous parks for walking, bicycling, cross country skiing and other recreational activities. The Canalway Trail parallels the New York State Canal System, . . . — — Map (db m256463) HM

6 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Clinton March —

1779 Clinton March Colonel Lewis DuBois with 5th New York Regiment and Artillery left Fort Plain for Otsego Lake, June 25, 1779 — — Map (db m75282) HM

7 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Diefendorf Hall —

Woman's rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke here March 25, 1867 on universal suffrage. — — Map (db m136735) HM

8 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Erie Canal in Fort Plain —

The Erie Canal in Fort Plain The village of Fort Plain has long been a center of Mohawk Valley life and commerce. Mohawk Indians settled here long ago. Palatine Germans began arriving in the 1700s. The village is named after a hilltop fort, . . . — — Map (db m253539) HM

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9 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Fort Ehle —

Named for Sgt John Ehle It guarded a key crossing on the Mohawk 1780-83. The small fort's cannon could signal Fort Plain. — — Map (db m286576) HM WM

10 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Fort Failing —

Home and place of refuge built circa 1770 by Nicholas Failing for his son Henry. Later the home of Col. Hendrick Frey — — Map (db m137277) HM

11 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Fort Plain —

"Let the Work of Our Fathers Stand" * * * * * On the Adjacent Hill Summit Stood Fort Plain, Erected 1776, and Its Blockhouse, Built 1780. Military Headquarters of the Mohawk Valley 1780 -1784 Gen. Washington Here July 30, 1783 * * * * * Erected by . . . — — Map (db m5282) HM

12 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Fort Plain —

← 1776-1786 Northern limit of raid by Brant's Indians-Tories 16 killed - 60 captured 100 buildings burned Aug. 2, 1780 — — Map (db m5286) HM

13 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Fort Plain Free Library —

Fort Plain Free Library Formed 1885 By Women's Library Association and Martha Bortle, Local Educator. Chartered 1894. — — Map (db m95733) HM

14 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Fort Plain War Memorial —

In honor of the Patriots who labored and fought for the cause of American Liberty in the Mohawk Valley 1777-1783 — — Map (db m136882) WM

15 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Fort Rensselaer —

Also known as Fort Plain it was the 1780 Hq of General Robert Van Rensselaer & 1781-83 Hq of Colonel Marinus Willett — — Map (db m286578) HM

16 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Gen Washington —

Inspected Fort Rensselaer Toured Area Battlefields & Celebrated End of War With Tryon County Officials July 28 - Aug 2, 1783 — — Map (db m287240) HM

17 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — 361 — Greene House —

Home of Nelson B. Greene from 1885 to 1955. Managed Mohawk Valley Register. Artist, illustrator, authored local histories. — — Map (db m132732) HM

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18 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Henry Seeber —

Grave of Henry Seeber, pioneer, patriot & Revolutionary soldier — — Map (db m130962) HM

19 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Loucks Tavern —

Site of first meeting place Palatine District Committee of Safety August 27, 1774 — — Map (db m131481) HM

20 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Mohawk Town —

Indian Village Occupied top of this hill — — Map (db m177548) HM

21 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Palatine Evangelical Lutheran Church — Revolutionary War Heritage Trail —

This is one of the oldest churches in the Mohawk Valley. Lutheran Palatine Germans built it in 1770 using limestone taken from the creek nearby. The construction cost $155,000 in 2008 dollars with funding donated primarily by the Wagner, Nellis, . . . — — Map (db m137547) HM

22 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — 13 — Revolution in the Mohawk Valley — Fort Plain Museum — Fort Plain —

First Frame of Text: Fort Plain Museum Fort Plain, also known as Fort Rensselaer, was built 1778-79 on two-thirds of an acre of hilltop, an ideal strategic and defensive position. Families from nearby settlements retreated . . . — — Map (db m75301) HM

23 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Sand Hill —

Sand Hill Dutch Reformed Church First Built 1750 Burned in 1780 Raid Rebuilt 1785 - Torn Down 1840 — — Map (db m75274) HM

24 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Sand Hill School —

Sand Hill School Site of the First School Built in this Section Before Revolution — — Map (db m75279) HM

25 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Ta-Ra-Jo-Rees —

Ta-Ra-Jo-Rees "Hill of health" Mohawk Middle Town 1700-1755 N.Y. State Historical Marker 1928 — — Map (db m169862) HM

26 ► New York, Montgomery County, Fort Plain — Te-No-To-Ge —

‹——««« Te-No-To-Ge Largest Mohawk Indian Town Visited By Van Den Bogaert 1634 55 Houses - Over 1000 People — — Map (db m75281) HM

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