Historical Markers and War Memorials in Altamont, New York

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Altamont, New York

1 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Altamont —

Incorporated as a village 1890. Officers: President Hiram Griggs; Trustees Smith Philley, Jesse Crounse. Henry A. Wilbur — — Map (db m49530) HM

2 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 2 — Altamont Free Library / Biblioteca Libre de Altamonte — Altamont, New York — The Museum In The Streets —

The Village's First Freight and passenger train station was built in 1864, only months after the first train passed through Knowersville. In 1896 the old station was moved south along the tracks. In 1897, it was replaced by the . . . — — Map (db m115732) HM

3 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Altamont High School —

New York Site Of Altamont High School 1901 - 1954 Altamont High Alumni Association September 1995 — — Map (db m66983) HM

4 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Map — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

Welcome to Altamont The Village of Altamont and its immediate surroundings were once part of a tract of land deeded in 1630 by the Dutch West India Company to Killian Van Rensselaer (c. 1586-1643),a wealthy 17th century Dutch . . . — — Map (db m132693) HM

5 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 10 — Beebe Harness Shop / Tienda de Arneses Beebe — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

In 1887, Charles V. Beebe received a patent for an easy riding, swing attachment for farm equipment seats. In 1891,he moved to Altamont and opened a harness shop in the Ostrander Building, in what is now 125 Maple Avenue. In 1895, . . . — — Map (db m131475) HM

6 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Dedicated —

Dedicated to those who served our country in all wars. For the glory of God and American independence. — — Map (db m131474) WM

7 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Dr. Jonathan Johnson —

Site of house of Dr. Jonathan Johnson first physician in Dunnsville who came here on horseback in 1808 surgeon in War of 1812 — — Map (db m91509) HM

8 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 12 — Enterprise Building / Edificio Enterprise — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

In 1879, James Ostrander bought a large lot on Church Street, and built a thriving shoe business. In 1882, he sold a portion of the lot to Charles Taber, who opened a tin shop on the site. Both businesses were lost in the 1886 fire, . . . — — Map (db m131455) HM

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9 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Family Cemetery —

Family Cemetery Of Early Pioneer Jurrian Severson Grave of John J. Vanaernam Ensign, Revolutionary War Born 1730 - Died 1814 — — Map (db m44022) HM

10 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 11 — Fire Department / Village Hall / Cuerpo de Bomberos / Ayuntamiento — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

The Altamont Hose Company No. 1 was organized in May 1893, with 25 citizens appointed as members by the Village Trustees. The Company's first location was rented space at the Temperance Hall on Lincoln Avenue. In 1926, the Company . . . — — Map (db m131453) HM

11 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — First Inn and Store —

Site of First Inn and Store kept in Dunnsville by John E. Winne 1800-1830 — — Map (db m142750) HM

12 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 276 — Henry Crounse —

Union Army Captain NY 91st Regiment Co. D Lived and Farmed on this Site from ca. 1822 Until his Death in 1901 — — Map (db m128002) HM

13 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 8 — Home Front Café / Café Home Front — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

On 2 April 1864, David Becker purchased an acre of land from Conrad Crounse for $400, along the newly laid railroad tracks. On this land, Silas Hilton and Benjamin Crounse built a dry goods store, with rooms to let upstairs. The . . . — — Map (db m131500) HM

14 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Indian Ladder Farms —

Established 1916 by Peter G. Ten Eyck, Congressman and Commissioner of Agriculture, operated as a dairy and apple orchard. — — Map (db m135951) HM

15 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Inn of George Severson —

Old Schoharie Road Built at close of Revolution First Post Office of West Guilderland as this place was then called — — Map (db m49847) HM

16 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — John Groot —

Farm and Burial Place John Groot Officer 3d Regiment Albany County Militia War of Revolution — — Map (db m43885) HM

17 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 27 — Knowersville — Altamont, New York — Museum In The Streets —

Few settlers ventured into the wilderness prior to the War of Independence. Roads were barely expanded trails between settlements. The Great Western Turnpike (now US Route 20) carried travelers west from Albany. Following ancient . . . — — Map (db m133581) HM

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18 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 15 — Lincoln Avenue School / Escuela Lincoln Avenue — Altamont, New York — Museum in the Streets —

By 1879, the population of Knowersville had grown sufficiently to merit the construction of a larger school, and the hamlet's third school building was constructed that year on School Street, later renamed Lincoln Avenue. The Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m131471) HM

19 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Old Plank Road —

Schoharie to Albany Followed this Route Chartered 1849 Abandoned 1867 — — Map (db m44861) HM

20 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 1 — Orsini Park / Parque Orsini — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

Orsini Park was carved from land the Albany & Susquehanna Railroad purchased from George Severson (1794-1883) in the early 1850s for the railroad's right-of-way. In addition to the railroad tracks, the land included room for a depot, . . . — — Map (db m131477) HM WM

21 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — Severson House —

Built by Early Settler Jurrian Severson Located on Map of West Manor Rensselaerswyck, 1767 — — Map (db m44897) HM

22 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 16 — St. John’s Lutheran Church / Iglesia Luterna St. John — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

St. John’s Lutheran Church, designed by Albany architect Charles Nichols and built by contractor George Rockefeller in 1871-72 was the first church built in Knowersville. The original church building was 42 x 62 feet and, completely . . . — — Map (db m131427) HM

23 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 14 — The Carriage Works / Fábrica de Transportes — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

Henry Lockwood built the first carriage factory in Knowersville in 1874. The VanBenscoten brothers and Charles B. Warner operated the business until the April 1886 Great Fire consumed the original building and much of the stock. . . . — — Map (db m131468) HM

24 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 5 — The Fredendall Funeral Home/La Funeraria Fredendall — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

The Fredendall Funeral Home is the oldest continuously operated business in Altamont. In 1877, cabinet maker John Thierolf arrived in the village from Albany and soon established a thriving furniture business. Wood crafters were often . . . — — Map (db m145181) HM

25 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 13 — The Great Fire / El Gran Incendio — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

On 30 April 1886, Fire Tore through the business district of Knowersville, leveling all five buildings of the Lockwood Estate, including the drug and dry goods store of Davenport & Fredericks, the carriage factory of VanBenscoten & . . . — — Map (db m131465) HM

26 ► New York, Albany County, Altamont — 4 — Wayside Inn / Posada Wayside — Altamont, New York — The Museum in the Streets —

George Severson (1766-1813), a grandson of Jurrian Severson, one of the area's first settlers, built the Wayside Inn ca. 1785 along the wagon track that is now Main Street. The site of the Inn was approximately half way between the . . . — — Map (db m145191) HM

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