Historical Markers and War Memorials in Piermont, New York
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Piermont is in Rockland County
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The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 333, Rockland County observes Memorial Day every May 30th at Piermont Pier
An annual event at several locations in our country; the “Watchfires” are lit at midnight with full military . . . — — Map (db m84391) HM WM
This small early 19th century
community of ten houses
assumed the name of its
prominent colonial Dutch
residents, the Bogert family.
C. 1824 this road, Paradise
Ave., was lengthened through
the salt marshes to a 500-
foot pier on the . . . — — Map (db m84078) HM
Last Stop U.S.A.
During World War Two, 40,000 U.S. troops per month, including many Piermont residents, passed this spot enroute to the end of Piermont Pier, the largest port of embarkation on the East Coast, where ships were waiting to . . . — — Map (db m84404) WM
On May 4, 1783 General George Washington and Governor George Clinton landed near here on their way to Tappan to meet with Sir Guy Carleton, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of North America.
Here, on May 6, Washington greeted Carleton . . . — — Map (db m173714) HM
This monument is dedicated to the many thousands of men from Camp Shanks who left this port to fight on foreign soils in defense of their country during World War II. Their dedication and sacrifice have made America the proud and safe nation it is . . . — — Map (db m84390) WM
Completed in 1859, the Northern connected Jersey City to Upper Piermont (today's Sparkill) and then to Piermont. By 1860, it branched west to Monsey. On May 21, 1870, along this route, known today as the Erie Path, the line was extended north from . . . — — Map (db m138616) HM
1941 Roll of Honor 1945
Robert Gair Company, Inc.
Dedicated To
The Following Employees Who Entered The Armed Forces
Of Our Country In World War II
Leon Aamold • James R. Ainsworth • Charles Albanese • Victor Alfieri • Donald A. Argenti . . . — — Map (db m84405) WM
Home, c. 1800 of
John Sneden, Jr. (1770-1821),
shipbuilder on the Slote,
grandson of famed Dobbs-
Sneden ferrywoman Molly
Sneden and son of patriot
John Sneden. John, Jr.
married Phebe Gesner of
prominent shipbuilding
family. Their 6th . . . — — Map (db m127922) HM
flywheel: (noun) A heavy-rimmed rotating wheel that uses its momentum to minimize speed variation in a machine.
Workers installed this flywheel in 1902 as part of the Piermont Paper Company's steam driven electrical system. Piermont . . . — — Map (db m138606) HM
