Fields of Indian Corn and Potatoes
The surrounding landscape was very different on
September 15, 1863, when the first Albany and
Susquehanna train rolled through from Albany to
Central Bridge. Passengers saw only farm fields of Indian corn . . . — — Map (db m185911) HM
Site Of
GROVE HOTEL
Est. By "Coon" Fryer Ca. 1874
Famed Countywide: Dances,
Picnics, Baseball, Racing,
Honeymoons. Slept 50.
1886 Room Cost $1.50 Day
— — Map (db m146506) HM
This trail is a 9-mile pathway which follows the old Albany and Susquehanna Railroad between Albany and Voorheesville. This pathway connects visitors with landscapes and communities, including the dramatic Normanskill Gorge in the City of . . . — — Map (db m185907) HM
In Colonial Times An
Indian Trail Ascended
The Helderberg Cliffs
At This Point From The
Lowlands To The East
State Ed Dept 1932
Friends of Thacher Park 2014
— — Map (db m77125) HM
Preserved as Farmland
for future generations through the conservation efforts of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy and the Open Space Institute in partnership with owner Peter G. Ten Eyck II.
Founded in 1915 by Peter G. Ten Eyck, Indian . . . — — Map (db m276340) HM
The Indian Ladder Trail runs along the base of the cliff and was historically called the "Lower Bear Path." Here, you are halfway down the limestone cliff, where the Coeymans formation above meets the Manlius below. At the top of the Manlius is a . . . — — Map (db m43845) HM
At this site, on September 14, 1914, this park was formally dedicated in memory of John Boyd Thacher. His widow, Emma Treadwell Thacher, donated the 350 acres to the state of New York to be preserved as a public park. The Thachers, whose summer home . . . — — Map (db m77243) HM
Caves are formed when limestone is dissolved by flowing water. In the ceiling at the back of the cave you can see a large, natural chimney where water has seeped into the rock from above. As limestone dissolves, calcite is deposited to from . . . — — Map (db m12728) HM
Jacob Cooper farm site nearby robbed by Loyalists June 1779. Investigated here by Patriot Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies. — — Map (db m248676) HM
To the Glory of God
and
American Independence
Erected by the citizens of
Voorheesville in honor of
those who gave the supreme
sacrifice in World War II
and all wars
( left panel )
Thomas Lee · Richard Lockwood · John . . . — — Map (db m308168) WM
