Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
You are looking at the ruins of the boring mill, one of West Point Foundry’s vital centers and among the earliest buildings in the foundry complex. A large, two-story structure, the boring mill served several functions. The first floor was used for . . . — — Map (db m71312) HM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
You are looking at the ruins of the boring mill, one of West Point Foundry’s vital centers and among the earliest buildings in the foundry complex. A large, two-story structure, the boring mill served several functions. The first floor was used for . . . — — Map (db m71319) HM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Water descended from Foundry Brook to Battery Pond, then by elevated flume into a giant water wheel that turned the foundry’s gears and cranes, feeding air to the hot furnace fires. In the 19th century, Waterpower was power. — — Map (db m71329) HM
On Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
This serene site was once the bustling lifeline to the West Point Foundry, an industrial marvel and a technological powerhouse of its day. On the Waterfront Just after the War of 1812, President James Madison designated Cold Spring as one of . . . — — Map (db m44564) HM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
( East Side Marker : ) The landscape abundant forest and untamed waterpower that drew Gouverneur Kemble to open West Point Foundry in 1818 underwent dramatic changes over its decades of operations. The area’s woodlands were denuded to . . . — — Map (db m71318) HM
On Railroad Avenue at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Railroad Avenue.
General George Washington in frequent visits to the American troops encamped nearby during the War of the Revolution drank at this spring and gave it its name Cold Spring. — — Map (db m47504) HM
On Chestnut Street (New York State Route 9D) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Chestnut Street.
A distinguished citizen Founder of West Point Foundry Twice member of Congress First Senior Warden of this church Honored and beloved by the community — — Map (db m47530) HM
On Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Water and Power West Point Foundry was one of America’s great early ironworks. An internationally renowned center of innovation and manufacturing, it’s been called the Silicon Valley of its day. Shortly after the War of 1812, President James . . . — — Map (db m168263) HM
On Main Street at Chestnut Street (New York State Route 9D), on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated in honor of the men of Cold Spring, Nelsonville and North Highlands who answered the call of their country in the World War * Died in Service * Percy W. Arnold • George A. Casey, D.S.C. • J. Harvey Hustis • Edward Burns • Charles . . . — — Map (db m44905) HM
On Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
West Point Foundry’s 1911 closing was a blow to Cold Spring, although many found work with the Hudson River Railroad and other industries. With the influx of new businesses in the Hudson Valley following World War II, the village began to enjoy a . . . — — Map (db m71314) HM
On Morris Avenue (New York State Route 9D) near Haldane Street, on the left when traveling north.
Paying tribute to those victims and heroes of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. This project is sponsored by the Lower Hudson-Long Island Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. in partnership with the USDA Forest Service and . . . — — Map (db m47529) HM
On Main Street at Chestnut Street (New York State Route 9D) when traveling east on Main Street.
Killed in Action --------------- World War II Martin E. Adams Edward Budney H. Ellis Bowden Gerald Dale Warren Eitner W. Russell Farrell Ralph Fleming Arthur Gilman Walter Glanville Thomas Lutz Stanley Matthews Anthony Nastasi Allen W. Olsen . . . — — Map (db m44907) HM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This magnificent building is the only freestanding structure remaining at the preserve from the foundry years, rising alone from the forest cover. Yet as the photo below shows, West Point Foundry was a massive complex of industrial shops, railways . . . — — Map (db m168356) HM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
A writer describing this military establishment observes: “During my visit I learned that since the [Civil] war began over three hundred cannon have been manufactured here for our government – the Parrott gun exclusively – to . . . — — Map (db m71303) HM
On Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
The school was built in 1830 for immigrant apprentices at the West Point Foundry, enlarged for workers’ children in 1867, and incorporated into the Philipstown school system until 1891. William H. Taylor, a former foundry superintendent (pictured . . . — — Map (db m71315) HM
On Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
View to Constitution Island preserved by authors Susan Warner & Anna Warner who wrote the hymn “Jesus Loves Me.” c. 1819-1915 George E. Pataki, Governor — — Map (db m44527) HM
On Chestnut Street (New York State Route 9D) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Chestnut Street.
This tree is dedicated on the 50th Anniversary of World War II to those veterans of that conflict who attended St. Mary’s. June 1993 — — Map (db m47533) HM
