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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Highland

 
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Highland is in Ulster County
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1 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — 156th Regiment N.Y.S.V. Infantry —
On U.S. 9W at Milton Avenue (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 9W.
To the memory of the brave and patriotic men of this regiment who served their country faithfully in the Third Brigade Second Division 19th Army Corps 1862 — 1865 This monument erected by their comrades and friends . . . — — Map (db m146098) WM
2 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Anna Murray Douglass — 1813 — 1882 — Wife & Mother —
Near Mount Hope Avenue.
Wife of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass and mother of his five children. Anna was born free and encouraged Frederick to seek his own freedom. She was a co-conductor on the Underground Railroad here in Rochester, NY. She was a prominent . . . — — Map (db m239862) HM
3 ► New York, Orange County, Highland — Appalachian Trail —
On U.S. 6, on the right when traveling east.
First opened October 1923 in Bear Mtn. – Harriman Park. Maintained by volunteers NY – NJ Trail Conference — — Map (db m20725) HM
4 ► New York, Orange County, Highland — Appalachian Trail —
On U.S. 6, on the left when traveling east.
Footpath for hikers 2100 miles Georgia – Maine Maintained by volunteers NY – NJ Trail Conference — — Map (db m20727) HM
5 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — 601 — Baker Field —
On East River Road 1.2 miles west of Bastian Road, on the left when traveling west.
Baker Field From April-December 1918, U.S. Army School of Aerial Photography was located on this site. Trained aerial photographers for WWI. — — Map (db m166823) HM
6 ► New York, Sullivan County, Highland — The Battle at Minisink — Revolutionary War Heritage Trail —
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
7 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Bausch & Lomb Riverside Park — Empires in America/Securing Western New York/Elmwood Avenue Bridge —
Near Wilson Boulevard at Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Empires in America After Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, European invaders claimed it for themselves. By the middle of the eighteenth century, France, England, and Spain claimed possession of most of the North American . . . — — Map (db m131876) HM
8 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Circa 1915 “N5” Caboose — Hudson Valley Rail Trail —
On New Paltz Road (County Route 12) at Mae Lane, on the left when traveling north on New Paltz Road.
The N5 model was the world's first all-steel caboose to go into large-scale production. Designed by the Pennsylvania Railroad and built at its massive complex in Altoona, PA, the "N5” was produced from 1914 to 1942, with only minor changes to . . . — — Map (db m146047) HM
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9 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Civil War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery —
Near Mount Hope Avenue.
This memorial has no identifying text other than a short excerpt from Theodore O'Hara's poem, Bivouac of the Dead On Fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the . . . — — Map (db m70733) WM
10 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Curtis Point —
Near Moore Road.
Dedicated by the County of Monroe and the City of Rochester in honor of Ted Curtis Visionary advocate for the City of Rochester, the Genesee River and the Erie Canal 14 July 2011 On the 20th anniversary of the Corn Hill Waterfront & . . . — — Map (db m57771) HM
11 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Elting Homestead —
On Main Street 0.1 miles south of Elting Place, on the left when traveling north.
Built by Philip Elting 1817 who founded Village of Highland on his farm which was devised by his grandfather Abraham Elting to Noah Elting April 1797 — — Map (db m145999) HM
12 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — The Empire State Trail —
Near Moore Road south of Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Empire State Trail – Rochester Welcome to the western New York portion of the Empire State Trail. The Rochester area's settlement stretches back to the Seneca tribe -the westernmost of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. While it's . . . — — Map (db m182422) HM
13 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Eric Coker and Kate Hollister Memorial —
Near Wilson Boulevard just south of Alumni Road, on the right when traveling north.
. . . — — Map (db m240331) HM
14 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Erie Lackawanna Railroad Bridge — Over the Genesee River —
Near Wilson Boulevard at Towers Road, on the left when traveling east.
Constructed – 1915 Pedestrian Conversion Date – 2011 Originally constructed to carry the Rochester branch of the Erie Railroad, ca 1854, the heavy plate girder structure is carried on a series of cut stone piers. Enlarged in 1917-1920 as part of the . . . — — Map (db m198751) HM
15 ► New York, Orange County, Highland — Fort Clinton —
On U.S. 6, on the left when traveling east.
Oct. 6, 1777, Orange County Militia defended this post, stormed by British, on futile expedition to aid Burgoyne at Saratoga. — — Map (db m20694) HM
16 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — The Founding of the River Campus —
Near Wilson Blvd. 0.2 miles north of Elmwood Avenue.
Two events that influenced the University’s expansion from Prince Street to the River Campus were the admittance of women in the university as well as the project to build a medical center. In 1910 a man named Abraham Flexner envisioned a new . . . — — Map (db m70896) HM
17 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Francis Bellamy —
Near Wilson Boulevard just south of Alumni Road, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of Francis Bellamy Class of 1876 • Author Of • I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. — — Map (db m238090) HM
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18 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Frederick Douglass — 1818-1895 —
Near Mt. Hope Road.
Escaped Slave, Abolitionist, Suffragist, Journalist and Statesman. Founder of the Civil Rights Movement in America — — Map (db m55840) HM
19 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Frederick Douglass Home Site —
On South Avenue 0.2 miles north of Rockingham Street, on the left when traveling north.
Underground Railroad Sites Rochester's proximity to Lake Ontario afforded runaway slaves a direct route to freedom in Canada. Hundreds of runaway slaves were "conducted" from one "station" to another along this secret network of escape routes . . . — — Map (db m65156) HM
20 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — The Genesee —
On Wilson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Full many fair and famous streams beneath the sun there be, But more to us than any seems our own dear Genesee. We love her banks and stately falls, for to our minds they bring Our dear old Alma Mater's halls, where sweetest memories cling. . . . — — Map (db m131259) HM
21 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Hartwell Carver, M.D. —
Near Mount Hope Avenue near Elmwood Avenue.
In memory of Hartwell Carver, M.D. a descendant of John Carver who came over in the May Flower A.D. 1620. He lived to see as an achieved fact what forty years before was to him a vision of the future. Many years of his life were devoted to . . . — — Map (db m65161) HM
22 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Helen Pitts Douglass — 1838 - 1903 —
Near Mount Hope Avenue.
Widow of Orator and Statesman Frederick Douglass Through her vision his greatness was memorialized at Cedar Hill in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Douglass was the founder of the Frederick Douglass Historical and Memorial . . . — — Map (db m239864) HM
23 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Highland Hamlet — Classic, Small Town America On The West Bank Of The Hudson — Greater Walkway Experience —
On Milton Avenue (U.S. 44) at U.S. 9W, on the right when traveling north on Milton Avenue.
Seeking higher ground, early settlers established this quaint hamlet surrounded by farmland with not-so-distant views of the Hudson. To this day, locals still take its geography literally, pronouncing their home “high land.” Its . . . — — Map (db m146060) HM
24 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Highland Hamlet — Classic, Small Town America On the West Bank Of The Hudson — Greater Walkway Experience —
On Vineyard Avenue at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Vineyard Avenue.
Seeking higher ground, early settlers established this quaint hamlet surrounded by farmland with not-so-distant views of the Hudson. To this day, locals still take its geography literally, pronouncing their home “high land.” Its . . . — — Map (db m146088) HM
25 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Highland Landing —
On River Road at Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling east on River Road.
Yelverton's Landing 1777 Valentine Baker's Landing 1786 New Paltz Landing 1798 The town's shipping center for a century and a half — — Map (db m145987) HM
26 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Highland Landing — Hudson Riverfront Reinvented By The Past, Present, And Future — Greater Walkway Experience —
On River Road at Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east on River Road.
If you were standing on this spot nearly 250 years ago, you may have been the target of British warships making their way up the Hudson to reinforce General Burgoyne in the Battles of Saratoga. Setting colonists' property on fire with hot . . . — — Map (db m145991) HM
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27 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Highland Landing — Hudson Riverfront Reinvented By The Past, Present, And Future — Greater Walkway Experience —
On Mile Hill Road at River Road, on the right when traveling west on Mile Hill Road.
If you were standing on this spot nearly 250 years ago, you may have been the target of British warships making their way up the Hudson to reinforce General Burgoyne in the Battles of Saratoga. Setting colonists' property on fire with hot . . . — — Map (db m146048) HM
28 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Highland Park Burials —
Near Hill Court Road.
This plaque is dedicated to the men, women and children whose unmarked graves were discovered in Highland Park in 1984 and subsequently reinterred here. They are believed to have been 19th century residents of the Monroe County . . . — — Map (db m239882) HM
29 ► New York, Sullivan County, Highland — Hospital Rock — Revolutionary War Heritage Trail —
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
30 ► New York, Sullivan County, Highland — In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes — Revolutionary War Heritage Trail —
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
31 ► New York, Sullivan County, Highland — Indian Rock —
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
32 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Indian Town
On Joseph C Wilson Blvd north of Elmwood Ave., on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
In primitive wilderness here was a large Algonkin village whose bark cabins and tilled fields covered nine acres — — Map (db m131213) HM
33 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — John W. Stebbins —
Near Hill Court Road.
Born Oct. 22 1819 Initiated Nov. 30 1950 Grand Master 1875 Grand Representative 1877 Grand Sire 1894 Pres. I.O.O.F. Home Lockport 1893 Died July 30 1905 55 years service in Odd Fellowship Erected by the Lodges and Encampments of . . . — — Map (db m239877) HM
34 ► New York, Sullivan County, Highland — Last Stand On The Rocky Hill — Revolutionary War Heritage Trail —
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
35 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Lloyd World War I Memorial —
On Main Street at Vineyard Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Dedicated To The Sons Of The Town Of Lloyd Who Offered Their Lives In Humanity's Defense In The Great War Of The Nations And In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice: Floyd Davis · Frank . . . — — Map (db m146018) WM
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36 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Lloyd World War II & Vietnam War Memorial —
On U.S. 9W at U.S. 44, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 9W.
In Memory Of The Men And Women Of The Town of Lloyd Who Served Our Nation In War And Peace They Gave The Supreme Sacrifice World War II Bennett, Lloyd B. · Bezzaro, Anthony J. · DiBenedetto, Joseph A. · Donovan, William J. · Dubols, . . . — — Map (db m146096) WM
37 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company Fire — Ninth of November, 1886 —
Near Mount Hope Blvd. 0.2 miles north of Elmwood Avenue.
In the evening of the ninth of November, 1886, The Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company, while filled with operatives was destroyed by a fierce and sudden fire in which thirty-four lives were lost. ————— The remains of these . . . — — Map (db m70894) HM
38 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Mid-Hudson Bridge Dedication — 400 Years of History —
Near Haviland Road 0.5 miles east of U.S. 44, on the left when traveling east.
Eleanor Roosevelt, joined by the state superintendent of public works (left) and the bridge designers (right), cuts the ribbon at the August 25, 1930, opening of the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Background photograph courtesy New York State Bridge . . . — — Map (db m145280) HM
39 ► New York, Sullivan County, Highland — Minisink Battle Monument —
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
40 ► New York, Sullivan County, Highland — Minisink Battleground Park —
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
41 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Mount Hope Cemetery —
On Mount Hope Avenue (New York State Route 15) at Ravine Street, on the left when traveling north on Mount Hope Avenue.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m239854) HM
42 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Nursery Office —
On Mount Hope Avenue (New York State Route 15) 0.1 miles north of McLean Street, on the right when traveling north.
Nursery Office Designed by A.J. Davis in the Gothic style, 1855 for Ellwanger and Barry, the nurserymen who made Rochester the Flower City. — — Map (db m101157) HM
43 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Oak Hill Country Club & The University of Rochester — Rochester Institutions take form —
Near South Plymouth Avenue north of Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Oak Hill Country Club was established in 1901 on 85 acres next to the Genesee River. The initial 137 members paid a $25 initiation fee and annual dues of $20. Membership provided access to nine holes of golf, a farmhouse repurposed as a clubhouse, . . . — — Map (db m189951) HM
44 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Old Scottish Burial Plot — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 —
Near Indian Trail Avenue.
This memorial, provided by the Scottish Heritage Society of Rochester, is dedicated to the memory of all Scots souls interred here. [Text style modified for ease of reading] Chas. Albert 1869-1871 • Child [of] James Albert . . . — — Map (db m239867) HM
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45 ► New York, Orange County, Highland — Orange County —
On U.S. 9W, on the right when traveling north.
One of the original counties of Province of New York, established 1683, by Gov. Thomas Dongan, named for William, Prince of Orange. — — Map (db m81840) HM
46 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Our Firehorses —
Near Hill Court Road.
[Bas relief of horses galloping with steam fire engine] Glorious in beauty and in service Faithful Friends We cannot call them dumb because they spoke in deeds in every hour of danger Perpetual remembrance enshrines their . . . — — Map (db m239887) HM
47 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge Cantilevered Spans — The Great Connector —
Near Haviland Road 0.5 miles east of U.S. 44, on the left when traveling east.
The bridge has three cantilevered spans supported by rectangular trusses. Developed during the 19th century, the cantilever span is supported on only one end and can bridge greater distances with few supports. Background photograph by . . . — — Map (db m145298) HM
48 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Poughkeepsie Regatta — 400 Years of History —
Near Haviland Road 0.5 miles east of U.S. 44, on the left when traveling east.
The eight-man crew from the University of Wisconsin varsity team lifting a 60-foot boat. When this photograph was taken in 1914, races on the Hudson were four miles long and went from north to south with the prevailing current. Background . . . — — Map (db m145359) HM
49 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Presbyterian Church —
On Church Street at Grove Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
Organized May 26, 1792, as the Presbyterian Congregation of New Paltz. Present edifice erected 1844. — — Map (db m145980) HM
50 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Sloops — The Hudson Highway —
Near Haviland Road 0.5 miles east of U.S. 44, on the left when traveling east.
Sloops were the primary means of travel and shipping on the river, the "eighteen wheelers" of the 19th century. A sloop (from Dutch sloep) is a sailboat with a single mast placed toward the front of the boat. Background photograph . . . — — Map (db m145299) HM
51 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition — To the Memory of —
Near Mount Hope Blvd. 0.2 miles north of Elmwood Avenue.
Capt-Lieut. Thomas Boyd, Sergeant Michael Parker, Sergeant Nicholas Hungerman, Sergeant William Floyd, Corporal Calhoun, Oneida Lt. Honyost Thaosagwat and nine volunteer riflemen, John Conrey, Benjamin Curtin, James McElroy, William . . . — — Map (db m70895) HM WM
52 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Susan B. Anthony —
Near Mount Hope Road (New York State Route 15).
Susan B. Anthony 1820-1906 Leader in the movement for women's political, social, economic, and education rights. Proposed the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. — — Map (db m115281) HM
53 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Temple B'rith Kodesh/Rochester German Benevolent Society Burial Plots —
Near Indian Trail Avenue.
Temple B'rith Kodesh Dedicated April 3, 1848 First Burial August 30, 1849 Rochester German Benevolent Society Dedicated December 4, 1848 First Burial April 27, 1850 May their souls be bound up in the bond of eternal life . . . — — Map (db m239869) HM
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54 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Thomas M. Rathbun — Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 — December 21, 1827 —
Near Hill Court Road.
First Rochester fireman killed in the line of duty [Dedicated] Sept. 12, 1987 — — Map (db m239885) HM
55 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Town of Lloyd Organized —
On New Paltz Road (County Route 12) 0 miles east of Pancake Hollow Road (County Route 15), on the left when traveling east.
First Town of Lloyd meeting held here May 6, 1845, Lloyd Township set off from town of New Paltz. Town pop. 1845 was 2035. — — Map (db m28649) HM
56 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Highland — Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. —
Near Mount Hope Blvd. near Elmwood Avenue.
. Taken from the Spanish flag-ship Reina Christina at Manila Bay, May 1, 1898. Dedicated November 28, 1902 by L. Bordman Smith Command No. 53, Spanish War Veterans, Memorial to Monroe County Comrades who sacrificed their lives on the altar of . . . — — Map (db m70732) WM
57 ► New York, Ulster County, Highland — Women’s Veteran Memorial —
On Church Street just south of Grove Street, on the right when traveling south.
In Honor Of The Women From The Town of Lloyd Who Have Served In The Armed Forces Of The United States — — Map (db m146102) WM
 
 
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