Historical Markers and War Memorials in Haverstraw, New York
New City is the county seat for Rockland County
Haverstraw is in Rockland County
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First African Methodist Episcopal Church in County established here 1846 on land purchased for $100 by black brick workers. Relocated after 1906 landslide. — — Map (db m171790) HM
Be it known that Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library in recognition of its significance in American History and culture was listed on the State Register of Historic Places on 13 June 1991 and on the National Register of Historic Places on 9 . . . — — Map (db m138317) HM
This monument is dedicated to those who lost their lives during the single greatest tragedy in the history of the Village of Haverstraw.
During a snowy evening on January 8, 1906 around 11:00 P.M., an unusual thaw occurred causing a landslide . . . — — Map (db m191470) HM
Lest We Forget
The Honored Dead
Louis W. King • John Cashman Oldfield • Michael James McGuire • Richard V. Brophy • James E. Hinshelwood • Joseph A. Craven • Thomas F. Lynch, Jr. • Harold Ferguson • Herbert Matlege Schaper • Leo B. Laders • . . . — — Map (db m36884) HM
Killed in Action Desert Storm
Sn Gilbert A Fontaine
December 22 1990
Spring Valley New York
US Navy
SSg Tatiana Dees
January 7 1991
Congers New York
US Army — — Map (db m191461) WM
Killed in Action in Afghanistan
Sgt Edward H Bolen
November 10 2010
Blauvelt New York
US Army
Maj Thomas E Kennedy
August 8 2012
New City New York
US Army — — Map (db m191464) WM
Composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and his wife, singer-actress Lotte Lenya (1898-1981) are buried here. Born in Germany, Weill achieved fame with The Threepenny Opera in 1928. After fleeing Nazi persecution, Weill and Lenya settled in New York . . . — — Map (db m83169) HM
Within these woods, in the early morning hours of September 22, 1780, American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John André plotted the surrender of the American fortress at West Point. While attempting to return to British lines, André was . . . — — Map (db m165783) HM