Battle HonorsGainesville August 28, 1862 2nd Bull Run August 30, 1862 Chantilly September 1, 1862 South Mountain September 14, 1862 Antietam September 17, 1862 . . . — — Map (db m58033) HM
The 1898 Mathilda Steam Engine
A Compound Engine
Two Pistons: a high pressure, and a low pressure
1) High pressure steam is directed to the top of the piston by the steam valve The steam pushes the piston down, which in turn pushes the . . . — — Map (db m204669) HM
The Society of the Colonial Dames of America place this tablet to mark the spot whereon was set in motion the Commonwealth of the State of New York on the thirtieth day of July in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven by . . . — — Map (db m57567) HM
Bronze cannon from Raritan Arsenal Metuchen N.J. presented on May 30,1947 to the City of Kingston N.Y. through Paul Appel to replace iron cannon donated to World War II scrap drive & originally presented on June 28 1877 to the City of Kingston by . . . — — Map (db m204981) HM
As a memorial to those citizens of • Kingston • because of whose patriotism the village was burned by the British forces under the command of Maj. Gen. John Vaughan on the 16th day of October • 1777 • ----------- This tablet is erected by one of the . . . — — Map (db m109022) HM
This Bartlett pear tree commemorates the original tree planted by Thomas Chambers, who in 1652 settled in this vicinity, which later became known as Rondout and Kingston. Upon his death, he was buried under this tree with a simple bluestone slab . . . — — Map (db m59285) HM
This Georgian Revival style museum was built in 1927 to house and display Senate House State Historic Site’s expanding collections. Today’s permanent and temporary exhibits showcase Hudson Valley decorative and fine arts, including works by such . . . — — Map (db m313002) HM
This building was originally built as the machine shops for the Cornell Steamboat Company, which had its headquarters in Rondout. The company dominated the towing business on the Hudson River from the 1830s through the middle of the 20th century. . . . — — Map (db m204679) HM
Thomas Cornell came to the Rondout and began shipping with a sloop in 1837. His first cargoes were coal from the D&H Canal. Steam came to dominate freight transport as it had already taken over passenger transport. Cornell's business grew as more . . . — — Map (db m204675) HM
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. Ferry service, however, was unpredictable. It was relatively slow and ran . . . — — Map (db m303689) HM
The Rondout Creek at this site provided the tidewater terminal for the D and H Canal, a constructed water-way of 108 miles, completed in 1828. Starting at Honesdale, Pennsylvania, hundreds of flat canal boats carried millions of tons of coal, . . . — — Map (db m59272) HM
Pre-Revolution home of Old Dutch Church Conferentie family leader 1754 – 1772. Ulster County Medical Society founded in this building July 1, 1806 — — Map (db m57501) HM
The people who lived here when Europeans arrived were later called the Esopus, part of the Munsee-speaking Lenape. They were linked by language, kinship, and shared traditions to many culturally related but politically independent Indigenous . . . — — Map (db m303653) HM
Wessel Ten Broeck, a Dutch immigrant to New York, built and owned what would become the Senate House. Although only portions of his 1676 house remain, Ten Broeck’s residence was probably a modest stone house with a steep gabled roof facing the . . . — — Map (db m57461) HM
The Congregation of the Fair Street Reformed Church meets here in the oldest public worship building in Kingston.
Established as the Second Reformed Church of Kingston in January, 1849, the small group of 27 people originally met for worship . . . — — Map (db m57762) HM
First Reformed Protestant
Dutch Church of Kingston
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemmorating the history of the United States of America. . . . — — Map (db m267667) HM
Original Dedication
March 28, 1943
Re-Dedication
June 6, 1998
Albert Abdallah · John Abdallah · Robert Ackert · Frank Albrecht · Louis F. Albrecht · Walter F. Albrecht · Michael Appa · Adam Argulewicz · Andrew Argulewicz · Edward . . . — — Map (db m204888) WM
Robert Fulton did not invent the steamboat, but he was the first person to make steamboats. Commercially viable: His first vessel, called just "The Steamboat," proved that steam travel could be safe and reliable. Steamboats took over . . . — — Map (db m204671) HM
Born July 26, 1739, Little Britain, N. Y. Married February 7, 1770, Cornelia Tappen Died April 20, 1812, Buried Washington, D. C. Ulster County Clerk, 1759 – 1812 Brigadier General, Revolutionary War First Governor of New York State, . . . — — Map (db m57570) HM
[ Lower Marker : ] George Clinton First Governor New York State 1777 – 1804 Vice-President United States 1804 – 1812 Honored by Wiltwyck Chapter D. A. R. [ Marker on Monument : ] To the Memory of George Clinton He . . . — — Map (db m57573) HM
In commemoration of the visit of George Washington to Kingston on the 16th of November, 1782 His reception by the Trustees of the freeholders and Commonalty of the Town and the Consistory of this church George J.L. Doll D.D., Dominie Levi . . . — — Map (db m57574) HM
Hasbrouck Park History
Hasbrouck Park is Kingston's first official downtown park which opened in 1920. It is one of Kingston's larger parks at 45 acres.
Much of Hasbrouck Park was mined by the Newark Lime and Cement Company in the late . . . — — Map (db m204784) HM
Built by Nicholas Hoffman 1711 on part of Crown Grant of land made to his father Martinus in 1688. This is the northwest corner of the Old Stockade. — — Map (db m57448) HM
This man-made island was designed and constructed in 1848 by a local engineer, James McEntee, to store the coal shipped by D and H Canal from Pennsylvania. The coal was transferred by steam-operated elevators to river barges for shipment to New . . . — — Map (db m59273) HM
Built circa 1790 by this regent, turnpike builder, Associate of Thomas Jefferson. His election to Congress 1797 – 1803 was celebrated by a grand illumination of this house 1798. — — Map (db m109023) HM
This is the original building used as Kingston Academy when founded in 1774 Partially burned by British troops October 16th, 1777 — — Map (db m57445) HM
Their dedication and devotion to God and Country is justly exemplified by their loyalty Courage and Sacrifice rendered in the line of duty — — Map (db m204982) WM
Dedicated to Kingston’s own Defenders of Freedom To the men and women of Kingston who served us so proudly in the armed forces during “Operation Desert Storm” We are forever grateful and proud. Presented by: Citizens of . . . — — Map (db m58039) WM
In Memory of
Korean Conflict
Cpl. Joseph Guido
1933-1952
World War II
Cpl. Louis Perry
1921-1944
Korean Conflict
Cpl. Vincent Yonta
1931-1953 — — Map (db m204781) WM
Ferries ran between Rhinecliff/Rhinebeck and Rondout/Kingston since the early days of Dutch settlement in the late 17th century (after 1680). Originally, rowboats would have been used. Later, in the 18th century (1700s), a more organized ferry . . . — — Map (db m204673) HM
Dedicated to Those Who Served in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America by the Common Council
of the City of Kingston June 2, 1971
Mayor Francis R. Koenig
Alderman At Large T. Robert Gallo
Aldermen
John P. Heitzman · John . . . — — Map (db m204983) WM
In Honor of all who Served in the War on Terrorism We believe that liberty is the design of nature; we believe that liberty is the direction of history. We believe that human fulfillment and excellence come in the responsible exercise of liberty. . . . — — Map (db m204986) WM
This Italianate style house was designed by John A. Wood and built in the early 1870s for Dr. Robert Loughran (1834 – 1899) as an office and residence. A surgeon during the Civil War, Dr. Loughran settled in Kingston and became active in local . . . — — Map (db m57462) HM
This Italianate style house was designed by John A. Wood and built in the early 1870s for Dr. Robert Loughran (1834-1899) as an office and residence. A surgeon during the Civil War, Dr. Loughran settled in Kingston, continued his practice, and . . . — — Map (db m303658) HM
Lou, fond of saying, “Just Relax,” had great concern for others. He often helped boaters in distress and could be seen retrieving broken-away docks. God saw fit to take him, but not before Lou had accomplished one more good and lasting . . . — — Map (db m59290) HM
This bell, cast by the Meneely Bell Foundry in West Troy, New York, in 1861, came from the famous steamboat Mary Powell which operated on the Hudson River from 1861 to 1917. The Mary Powell ran between Rondout/Kingston and New York City and . . . — — Map (db m59289) HM
Of the hundreds of steamboats which cperated on the Hudson River in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Mary Powell was the most famous of all. She was known as the Queen of the Hudson for her beauty, speed, and graciousness. The . . . — — Map (db m204527) HM
Ulster County invites you to the Person House, one of our oldest, most significant buildings and witness to many important moments in Ulter County's history. It was burned at least twice, saw wars and revolution and was home to doctors, tailors, . . . — — Map (db m303644) HM
CITATION: “Sergeant Dietz was a squad leader with Company A, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, on 29 March 1945, when the task force to which his unit was attached encountered resistance in its advance on Kirchain, Germany. Between . . . — — Map (db m89857) HM
What is a Heritage Area? A Heritage Area has a mission to Preserve its historic resources, Educate the general public as to these resources and their roles in the development of local government, provide varieties of Recreation for the . . . — — Map (db m59278) HM
This church was burned by the British in 1777, restored, and later replaced. Governor George Clinton and some seventy soldiers are buried in its cemetery.Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m57412) HM
On this site stood Di Dwyer. The profits from her lifelong cigarette addiction went to tobacco companies, the costs for her medical treatment went to the taxpayers. — — Map (db m303655) HM
On this site stood Ken Oask, who believe stem cell research is sinful, and Kim Russo, who hopes it will help her walk or draw or hold her son's hand again. — — Map (db m303656) HM
To the undying renown of the rank and file of the One Hundred and Twentieth Infantry New York Volunteers. One of “Three Hundred Fighting Regiments” in the War for the Union. ---------- By the Colonel of the Regiment. ---------- 1896. [ . . . — — Map (db m57582) HM
British Forces Burn Kingston Responsible for the security of Kingston, when the British burned the Village on October 16, 1777 – General Clinton wrote to General Gates that of the promised 3000 men, only 400 were sent. He concluded this . . . — — Map (db m57490) HM
Pauline Oliveros' life as a composer, performer and humanitarian spanned sixty years of boundary dissolving music making.
She influenced American music . . . — — Map (db m303688) HM
Uptown Kingston conceived and designed by John Pike for urban renewal His talented designs defeated urban blight and preserved the character of an older era for all to enjoy. — — Map (db m57563) HM
The first European settlers came here between 1652-53 to farm the rich land in the lowlands along the Esopus Creek near the fields where Native Americans had grown maize for centuries. Friction between the settlers and the Esopus Indians mounted to . . . — — Map (db m57546) HM
The stockade was built in three weeks and stood 14 feet high. The settlers, about 70 took their houses and barns apart log by log, carted them uphill and rebuilt them inside the Stockade Area. The walled village was called Wiltwyck. Gates gave the . . . — — Map (db m57547) HM
On the run from British forces occupying New York City, the rebel colony's fledgling government came to Kingston in 1777, a city of committed revolutionary sympathies. After the state's first constitution was adopted, New York's newly formed . . . — — Map (db m303657) HM
Consider the sacrifices made by ordinary citizens like Abraham van Gaasbeck, who risked his life, family, and property, when he offered his modest stone house as a meeting place for the first New York State Senate in September 1777. Would you have . . . — — Map (db m57457) HM
This church organized in 1659 and chartered November 17, 1719 under His Majesty George King of Great Britain was served until December 1808 by pastors educated in the Universities of Holland and Germany who preached in Dutch. The first sermon by . . . — — Map (db m57576) HM
In the second half of the 19th century, (after 1850) the most important docks for passenger steamboats on the Rondout were those of Thomas Cornell and Romer, Tremper, & Gillett. Thomas Cornell's docks were located where the brick Cornell . . . — — Map (db m204526) HM
Once a handful of homes and storehouses known as Kingston Landing, this area grew rapidly with the D and H Canal. Shipyards, foundries, stone quarries and brick yards sprouted along the Rondout Creek attracting Irish and German immigrants. The . . . — — Map (db m59277) HM
Between the 1840’s and early 1920’s ferries were used to transport people and vehicles across the Rondout Creek. The last was a chain ferry affectionately nicknamed the “Skillypot”, Dutch for tortoise, apt for both its appearance and . . . — — Map (db m59274) HM
Bordering the Rondout Creek, the downtown business area of Kingston developed as a separate village from Kingston called Rondout. Rondout was the scene of maritime activity beginning in the early 17th century when the Dutch set up trading posts on . . . — — Map (db m254423) HM
In the days before the Rondout Creek bridges, people crossed the creek by ferry. First, a wooden scow which was sculled or rowed across the creek was used for many years. Then a steam-driven chain ferry, John P. Sleight, was used . . . — — Map (db m204670) HM
This building, formerly the First Kingston Armory, was purchased through an agent, Luke Noone, in July of 1867. The church received financial support of not only the Catholics, but many Protestants and Jews as well. Dedicated as St. Joseph’s on . . . — — Map (db m252421) HM
Originally built in 1875, as a mansard-roofed commercial building, this structure housed stores, a saloon, and on its third and fourth floors, an “opera house” for stage productions. After a fire ten years later, the fourth floor was . . . — — Map (db m59276) HM
These two grooved sections of bluestone were once part of the “Stone Road” which was installed on the dirt roads that ran from the bluestone quarries in the Catskills, not far from Kingston, to the waterfront on the Rondout . . . — — Map (db m59287) HM
Col. Wessel Ten Broeck born at Westphalia 1635 erected this stone house about 1676 wherein the first Senate of State of New York met after the adoption of the first Constitution 1777, until the burning of Kingston October 16, 1777. — — Map (db m57439) HM
Cornerstone laid by his excellency Alfred E. Smith Governor of the State on the 150th anniversary of the organization of the first legislature at Kingston September 10th, 1927. — — Map (db m57452) HM
Famous slave of Ulster County, born in Hurley, N.Y. Though illiterate, this woman of indomitable character and intellect left her indelible mark as an eloquent condemner of slavery, from this court. By winning her lawsuit – the . . . — — Map (db m57502) HM
The Stockade
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1975 — — Map (db m57565) HM
The Oke Sudam House (top) was a stone house on John and Fair Streets where John Sudam was born. It was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the Stuyvesant Hotel (also called Hotel Stuyvesant). The Spencer's Business School building is still . . . — — Map (db m252596) HM
When the Stockade was established in the 17th century, a narrow lane called Dover Street ran from John Street to North Front Street. By 1830, Fair Street had been added and Dover Street lost its name and became a continuation of it, as noted on . . . — — Map (db m252598) HM
Fire was a big threat in Kingston's early days. Houses were built with wood, and flammable chimneys sat atop thatched roofs made from mud mixed with twigs, straw, or grass. Brick chimneys later became standard. Skirmishes with the indigenous . . . — — Map (db m252599) HM
The Kingston Opera House on Fair and John Streets opened in 1850 and offered a variety of novelty acts popular at the time. The photograph at right shows a post office, music store, and druggist that occupied the ground floor. Another view is . . . — — Map (db m252600) HM
The Fair Street Historic District was designated in 1988 to acknowledge the area between St. James Street and Franklin Street that is home to the former residences of affluent business leaders who began building homes in the 1850s in a variety of . . . — — Map (db m254443) HM
John Street, once called Middle Street, was in the center of the Stockade. Historian Ed Ford believed it was likely named for John Crook, Ulster County Clerk from 1746 to 1759, using his first name rather than giving Kingston a "Crook . . . — — Map (db m303642) HM
The Clermont at 295-299 Wall Street was built in 1878, seen above circa 1888 when it was likely decorated for a visiting dignitary. Today it stands to your left on the corner of John and Wall Streets with its exterior beautifully restored to . . . — — Map (db m303647) HM
Wall Street Became the Main Retail Street thanks to the efforts of Joseph Smith, who arrived in Kingston in 1826 and surmised that the growing city needed more commercial buildings among the old stone houses and wooden structures. The . . . — — Map (db m303648) HM
Built in 1899 on the site of a former lumberyard, this four-story, wood-frame Tudor Revival was first operated by Margaret Conklin from 1899 to 1917. It served as a boarding house for women, many of whom had come to Kingston to work in the . . . — — Map (db m303686) HM
Wessel Ten Broeck, a Dutch immigrant to New York, built this house in 1676. The residence was likely a modest stone house with a steep gabled roof facing the street in the Dutch style, though only parts of that structure remain. The house passed . . . — — Map (db m303652) HM
1 In spring, prepare the soil by adding fish scraps or wood ash to increase fertility.
2 Make a mound of soil a foot high and four feet wide. Once the danger of frost has passed, sow six kernels of corn an inch deep and . . . — — Map (db m303684) HM
Second and largest house built
by Tobias the Elder (born 1687
in Albany). Later occupied by
Major Huyck in charge of Army
recruitment for War of 1812. — — Map (db m306510) HM
The 1898 steam tugboat Mathilda was built in Sorel, Quebec, and for many years worked on the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. Originally, coal fueled her steam boilers. Later her engine was changed to an oil-fired, two-cylinder . . . — — Map (db m204377) HM
Chronology
First Courthouse
(1684 – circa 1777)
The first Courthouse was authorized by the General Assembly soon after the organization of Ulster County in 1683. The structure contained both the Courthouse and Jail and was most likely . . . — — Map (db m303675) HM
The house was built circa 1812 by NY State Senator John Sudam, who hosted Washington Irving and Martin Van Buren as guests. The Van Leuven family purchased the house circa 1880 and it then became known as the Van Leuven Mansion — — Map (db m57500) HM
This house,
the home of
the Vansteenburgh family
for two centuries,
sustained no injury
when
Kingston was burned
by the British troops
October 16 1777. — — Map (db m291624) HM
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