On 2nd Avenue (New York State Route 32) near 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This Marks the Location of A
Bridge That Crossed the Original
Erie Canal. It Was One of 16 Bridges
Located in the City and Over
300 Along the Canal Route
— — Map (db m276655) HM
On 3rd Avenue (New York State Route 32) near 6th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Edwin Emery's Canalside Store
Canal Boats Were Able To
Load and Unload Dry Goods
Directly Into Warehouse Located
In the Rear of This Building
— — Map (db m276418) HM
On Broadway at 15th Street, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
The land now occupied by the City of Watervliet is part of a tract purchased by the first Patroon, Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1630 from the Mohican or River Indians. The tract was within a large area on the west side of the Hudson River named Wely's . . . — — Map (db m58228) HM
On Broadway near 15th Street, on the right when traveling south.
10 Pounder Rifle
From Watervliet Arsenal Designed
By Robert P. Parrott and Cast at
The West Point Foundry.
Used by the Union Forces These
Guns were Mounted on Carriages
Made at Watervliet Arsenal Where
Ammunition was also Made. This . . . — — Map (db m7299) HM
On 2nd Ave. near 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (September 13, 1860 — July 15, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer, most famous as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front in World War I, . . . — — Map (db m185022) HM
Served the City of Watervliet from 1967 to 1973. Throughout his years of service he accomplished a great deal for Watervliet, including renovations at City Hall and police headquarters, construction of a new firehouse, the opening of the northern . . . — — Map (db m47983) HM
On Broadway north of 15th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Meneely Bell Foundry was established in 1826 by Andrew Meneely, a former apprentice in the foundry of Julius Hanks. Meneely was one of the greatest bell makers in American History. More than 65,000 bells were cast under the Meneely brand . . . — — Map (db m182363) HM
On Broadway (New York State Route 32) near Schyler Lane, on the right when traveling north.
World Renowned
Meneely Bell Foundry
Bell From...
St. Brigid's Church
To meet the needs of a growing population of Catholics in the Port Schuyler area, a church on the northwest corner of Salem (4th Avenue) and Mansion (7th . . . — — Map (db m253752) HM
Meneely Foundry
1826 - 1950 First Chime &
Carillon in U.S. Cast Here
Foremost Bell Maker
Patented Rotary Yoke And
Casting Procedures.
— — Map (db m40322) HM
On 16th Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling east on 16th Street.
Near this site on Broadway, Charles Nalle, a fugitive slave from Culpepper, Virginia, was rescued from slave catchers by Harriet Tubman and citizens of Troy and West Troy (Watervliet), completing an epic struggle begun in Troy. — — Map (db m42015) HM
This bell was cast by the Meneely Bell Factory (1826-1951) for the former North Dutch Reformed Church located on the North West Corner of 1st Avenue and 15th Street. This was the third Meneely Bell which tolled for its congregation. The first bell . . . — — Map (db m185074) HM
Near 2nd Avenue (New York State Route 32) at 16th Street, on the right.
Peter J. Dalessandro
Congressional Medal of Honor
Technical Sergeant, US Army, Company E. 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division Sergeant DAlessandro was born May 19, 1918.
Entered service at: Watervliet, N.Y.
Presented the Congressional . . . — — Map (db m246299) HM
The most obvious music associated with any church is the sweet and dignified tolling of the church bell. Pictured above is George E. Hipwod, President of the Holy Names Society who presented the bell for placement in the new church.
The bell was . . . — — Map (db m70628) HM
On Selke Drive at Lower Hudson Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Selke Drive.
World Renowned
Meneely Bell Foundry
Bell from…
United Methodist Church
In 1831, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Gibbonsville was erected on the South West corner of Washington and Ferry Street (1st . . . — — Map (db m272190) HM
Near 16th Street at 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The 3 inch antitank gun was deployed during WWII. Hundreds of these guns were used by American troops in Europe and the Pacific during the war.
Range: 16,100 yards max. 1,000 yards antitank range.
The U.S. 1st Army and 3rd Army in Europe had . . . — — Map (db m49148) HM
On 3rd Avenue 0 miles south of 6th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Bell Description
1872 West Troy Meneely Bell
Inscribed "The Meneely Bell Foundry"
West Troy, NY 1872
This 185 lb. bronze bell was found in a local estate of the former Mayor of Richmond Virginia, Horace Edwards. Mr. Edwards was . . . — — Map (db m303576) HM
