The land features were constructed
during the American Revolutionary War as
fortifications against the British Army.
Help Perserve Your History — — Map (db m274910) HM
Born March 29, 1889, Broadway playwright, actor, director ard
producer. In collaboration with Russell Crouse, authored “Life
With Father", “Life With Mother”, “Anything Goes”, “The Great Sebastians”, . . . — — Map (db m145287) HM
1850 Doctor and Assemblymen C.S. Hawley later resided here. He founded the Halfmoon Academy. Sec. to Grover Cleveland. Fire Department namesake. — — Map (db m128391) HM
Cluett, Peabody & Co., a Troy-based manufacturer of men's collars and shirts, purchased Peebles Island in 1909. The abundant water, existing rail lines, and proximity to the company's Troy factory made the island an ideal location for treating . . . — — Map (db m115364) HM
Designed and Built in 1932 by the
State of New York
Department of Public Works
Frederick Stuart Greene, Superintendent
T.F Farrell - Chief Engineer
H.O Scheermerhorn - Asst. Chief Engineer
R. B. Smith - Resident Eng
Bates and . . . — — Map (db m34329) HM
The original wooden aqueduct was built in 1825 that carried the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River.
It was compared to the building of the Pyramids and was the longest aqueduct in the world at the time!
The wooden structure was . . . — — Map (db m271950) HM
Site of the colonial Eagle Tavern, a leading haven of area rebels during the American Revolution. Operated by Gerardus van Schoonhoven. Famous guests included Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. — — Map (db m115398) HM
Peebles Island State Park
Peebles Island is one of the five named islands in the delta-like configuration at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. Originally inhabited by Native Americans, it came to house a number of industries . . . — — Map (db m274915) HM
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
American Society of Civil Engineers 1852
Flight of Five Locks - New York State Barge Canal
The Greatest Series of High Lift Locks In The Shortest Distance Of Any Canal In The United . . . — — Map (db m58539) HM
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
Gen. George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga
Used to Force the British
Army to Evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m23713) HM
Built 1826 by Isaac Eddy, owner of the Franklin Ink Works in
Waterford and inventor of formula for pulverizing the ingredients of printers ink. Father of George and Thomas Eddy who also became prominent Waterford industrialists. Example of . . . — — Map (db m145305) HM
[Front Side- Left Panel]
Welcome to
Lock 2 Park
You may continue across Lock 2 to stay on the Champlain Trail to access:
•Garret Field
•Old River Lock #4
•The Waterford Rural Cemetery
•The Northside Business District . . . — — Map (db m50971) HM
There is abundant evidence of Indian occupation on Peebles and Van Schaick Islands. Hammerstones and projectile points have been discovered and suggest that early tribes lived in this area. Archeologists uncovered a number of early hearths here . . . — — Map (db m115382) HM
A distinguished example of Revival architecture in Saratoga County, c. 1840. Built by Judge Duncan McMartin. Residence of prominate businessman and civic leader T.G. Younglove 1850-82. Restored 1988 by John Szemansco, Jr. — — Map (db m128556) HM
In 1799 the old Dutch Reformed Church was moved and relocated to 22 Third Street. Later it was known as "The Mother Church ” with many other congregations sharing services at various times until it was demolished in 1876. The parsonage still . . . — — Map (db m145303) HM
During the Revolutionary War, American troops camped on Van Schaick and Peebles Islands. Thaddaeus Kosciuszko, a prominent Polish engineer who aided the American cause, designed the earthworks that are visible today near the bridge to Waterford. . . . — — Map (db m115385) HM
Built c. 1873 by Colonel Samuel Smith, a hero of the Civil
War. Constructed of solid, poured-in -place concrete, it is
considered the oldest home of its kind in the United States. — — Map (db m145286) HM
Bank robbers entered this building early Oct. 14, 1872, roused the cashier, and forced him to open the safe. After binding & gagging all occupants, they left with half-million dollars worth of cash, securities and jewelry. Once they were caught, . . . — — Map (db m115396) HM
Formerly called the Union Bridge, the original connection between Troy and Waterford was a covered timber toll bridge. The Union Bridge was built in 1804 and was the first bridge crossing the Hudson River north of New York Harbor. The timber . . . — — Map (db m68775) HM
RiverSpark Union Bridge
The site of the Union Bridge, the first bridge over the Hudson River, the original Union Bridge was built in 1804 by the people of Waterford and Lansingburgh. This wooden, covered toll bridge was designed by Theodore . . . — — Map (db m70366) HM
Peebles Island State Park is located in the city of Cohoes (Albany County) and the village of Waterford (Saratoga County). Surrounded by the third and fourth branches of the Mohawk River, this 191-acre park includes Polrump, Goat, and Peebles . . . — — Map (db m115377) HM
You are looking at the northern tip of Van Schaick Island. The Hudson River flows to the east, and the third and fourth branches of the Mohawk River flow around the rest of this rocky island.
Dutch merchants Philip Pietersen Schuyler and Goosen . . . — — Map (db m115371) HM
The Oldest
Incorporated
Village in the
United States
The document at the
left is a copy of the
original Charter
adopted by the village
founders, the New
York State Senate and
the New York State
Assembly officially
incorporating . . . — — Map (db m148225) HM
Welcome to Waterford, Eastern Gateway to the New York State Canal System.
Dutch fur traders settled here in the 1630s, where Mohican families once forded the Mohawk River below the Cohoes Falls. By the late 1700s, sea captains brought their . . . — — Map (db m115436) HM
National Historic
Civil Engineering Landmark
Waterford Bridges
Waterford, New York
The Union Bridge, the first to cross the lower Hudson River was built in 1804 at this site by Theodore Burr and lasted for 105 years until it was . . . — — Map (db m70365) HM
Home of Ethelda Bleibtrey
First American Woman to win
an Olympic event
First woman in the world
to win 3 golds in swimming
Antwerp Olympiad 1920
— — Map (db m145249) HM
Built in 1896 as a combination passenger station and freight house. Located on the 1835 Rensselaer & Saratoga railroad line, later a branch of the Delaware & Hudson.
Riverspark — — Map (db m40592) HM
Map of Village Historic Sites
Early Water Ford was a fording place or crossing place where the Mohawk River slowed to narrow streams around small islands. Settled in 1622 by Dutch fur traders and trappers. It was a base for trade with the . . . — — Map (db m148605) HM
To The Glory Of God And
In Grateful Remembrance
Of Our Heroes Who Served
In All Wars For The Triumph
Of Right And Freedom
Waterford — — Map (db m145259) WM
You are standing in Waterford at the junction of two of New York State's largest rivers - the Hudson and the Mohawk. Here, the Erie Canal meets the Champlain Canal. From this place, you can travel by water to anywhere in the world!
The New York . . . — — Map (db m115442) HM
Erected 1830 by Hugh White
who helped develop Cohoes
Power and Industry; R. R.
Builder; Congressman; Brother
of Canvass White, C. E.,
Builder of Erie Canal
— — Map (db m11532) HM
