On Water Street near Waterloo Street when traveling east.
Followed Native American trail that once crossed river near here. Named ca. 1858 for 18th c. fortification on north side of river. — — Map (db m224491) HM
On New York State Route 31, on the right when traveling east.
Filled in during railroad construction
in the 1850's, this stream was originally
a ravine known to the Iroquois as
"Little Waters", and to early settlers
as Vanderbilt Creek. In the 1700's
it formed part of the Indian trail
between Sodus Bay . . . — — Map (db m131868) HM
On New York State Route 31, on the right when traveling east.
In 1722 a blockhouse was built here by an expedition sent by
Governor William Burnet of the Province of New York. The site was
the location of an earlier French trading post, on the trail
leading from Sodus Bay. During the French and Indian War, . . . — — Map (db m131857) HM
On South Park Street west of Glasgow Street, on the right when traveling west.
Clyde Downtown Historic District
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m157121) HM
On Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
1722 Blockhouse constructed
1782 Military Tract #27 (now Town of Galen) established for Revolutionary War medical staff veterans
1811 Permanent settlement, Lauraville, begins south of river
1825 Erie Canal completed/Stow Insurance Office . . . — — Map (db m132026) HM
Named about 1818 by William Mcnab, a Scottish surveyor. The Clyde was a principal waterway for early settlers until completion of the Erie Canal. Later used as part of the NYS Barge canal, circa 1917. — — Map (db m231541) HM
On Glasgow Street (New York State Route 414) 0 miles south of Ford Street, on the right when traveling north.
On April 8, 1847 a fired that began in an old barn destroyed several buildings across from this site. Rain helped contain flames. — — Map (db m157124) HM
On Ford Street, 0.1 miles west of Genesee Street (New York State Route 31), on the left when traveling west.
Est. ca. 1831 on this site made farm implements. Later expanded to make boilers, traction & portable steam engines. Closed 1954. — — Map (db m157125) HM
On State Highway 31, on the right when traveling east.
This replica blockhouse was constructed 1975-76, as a
Bicentennial project, with donations from local businesses
It is built to resemble the original blockhouse, described as
being about 12 feet by 18 feet in dimension, two stories in
height . . . — — Map (db m131867) HM
On South Park Street (New York State Route 31) at Sodus Street, in the median on South Park Street.
To the memory of the men and women of the Town of Galen who gave their lives in the World War 1917-1919. Silivo Baldasare PVT Co. 311th Inf. Killed in Action George Aden Brown PVT. 17th Co. 5th Marines Died of Wounds John Dawson PVT. HDQTS CO. . . . — — Map (db m131907) WM
On Columbia Street, 0.1 miles west of Glasgow Street, on the left when traveling west.
On May 2, 1902 about 400 ft. south of this site fast mail train No. 3 collided with a freight train. 13 mail clerks were injured. Two crew died. — — Map (db m157123) HM
On South Park Street west of Glasgow Street, on the right when traveling west.
Between 1910-1918, the Rheinmetall Factory of Germany produced 1,234 of these heavy trench mortars. They could hurl 97kg (210-lb) high-explosive shells up to 550 meters.
This gun was a war trophy given by the US Government to the Village of . . . — — Map (db m157122) HM
