Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sag Harbor, New York
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On Main Street south of Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
This is the site of the Alvin Silver Co., producers
of distinctive flatware and holloware. Along with
the Watchcase Factory, Alvin was the Village's
stalwart employer from 1911 to January 1, 1925
when the handsome structure was gutted on . . . — — Map (db m133166) HM
On Union Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Union Street.
Plaque:
In memory of the
veterans of the War
of the American Revolution
buried at this site
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Dedicated by the D.A.R.
Southampton . . . — — Map (db m134289) WM
On Sage Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Sage Street.
This is original site of the Atheneum, as well
as the Old Barn Church, Sag Harbor's first
place of worship and town hall. A second
church was built here by Presbyterians in 1817,
finally replaced by the Whalers Church in
1844. The structure was . . . — — Map (db m132648) HM
St. David AME Zion Cemetery
ca 1857. Final Resting place
of early settlers. African
Americans, Native Americans
and European Ancestry. — — Map (db m133065) HM
On Main Street at Long Island Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Here stood Duke Fordham's Inn, destroyed by
the fire of 1845; here James Fenimore Cooper
penned his first novel, Precaution, while awaiting
the return of the whaleship Union, in which
he owned shares along with his uncle, . . . — — Map (db m133473) HM
On Bay Street at Marine Park Drive, on the left when traveling east on Bay Street.
In Whaling's heyday - 1800-1850 - East Water Street (now Bay Street) bustled with warehouses, coopers and shipyards; ropewalks for producing ships' riggings, tryworks for boiling down whale blubber into oil for lighting and lubricating; storehouses . . . — — Map (db m133170) HM
On Main Street at Bay Street, in the median on Main Street.
First Custom House
in First District
of New York State
Act passed by First Congress
making Sag Harbor Port of
Entry, approved Aug. 4, 1790 — — Map (db m133474) HM
On Jermain Street at Archibald Way, on the left when traveling east on Jermain Street.
Near here is the site of John Jermain's Mill,
constructed in 1793 - powered by a ditch
dredged from ponds farther uphill, in an
effort to make Otter Pond commercially
profitable. The Mill failed, as did other
attempts to commercialize the . . . — — Map (db m133169) HM
On Wharf Street at Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south on Wharf Street.
The Old Whalers Festival, Inc.
of Sag Harbor dedicate this
plaque to the memory of
John Steinbeck
noted author, Nobel and
Pulitzer Prize winner, who
gave so willingly of his time
and great talent as honorary
chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m133815) HM
On Ferry Road north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter Veterans' Memorial Bridge
May 7, 2008 State of New York Senate Assembly
"The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows: To recognize the ultimate . . . — — Map (db m133399) HM WM
On Main Street south of Jermain Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Ligonee Brook/Creek and the Greenbelt's rare
coastal plain ponds are partners in the drainage
system left by the glaciers. Historically, alewives
and eels have migrated up Ligonee to Long
Pond. In 1803, the Sag Harbor Fire . . . — — Map (db m132649) HM
Summer home from 1908-1918.
Teacher, philanthropist and
advocate for women's rights.
Founded Russell Sage College
and Russell Sage Foundation. — — Map (db m127993) HM
A British Fort near this spot was captured by the Americans under Lieut. Col. Meigs at the Battle of Sag Harbor
May 23, 1777 — — Map (db m133656) HM WM
On Union Avenue at Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Union Avenue.
First Presbyterian Church
Old Whalers'
Originated 1766
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1994
National Park . . . — — Map (db m134310) HM
At the turn of the 19th Century this was
a busy place Peter's Green, with Peter
Hildreth's spider-legged mill grinding
grain into flour, Samuel L. Hommedieu's
ropewalk, where workers walked twisting
yarn into riggings and cables, and . . . — — Map (db m133168) HM
(First panel:)
John E. Howell, born March 2, 1813, died July 23, 1840, while engaged in the whale fishery in the Pacific Ocean, in command of the ship France. He lost his life in an encounter with a sperm whale in the 28th year . . . — — Map (db m134793) HM
On Main Street at Jermain Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
In honor of the men of Sag Harbor who served in the Great War and in memory of those who gave their lives
Alioto, Vincent · Archibald, Jerome F. · Avery, Charles E. · (remaining 300+ names not transcribed) — — Map (db m133856) WM
On Bay Street near Marine Park Drive, on the left when traveling east.
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of Sag Harbor who served our country in World War II
Adam, John · Adam, William F., Jr. · Aldrich, John · Aldrich, Robert · Alexander, Bernard · Alippo, Paul · Anderson, Edward · Archibald, . . . — — Map (db m133855) WM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In honor of Her Excellency
Suzan Johnson Cook...
The first African American and the
first woman to be appointed
Us Ambassador at Large for
International Religious Freedom. — — Map (db m133172) HM
On Bay Street east of Dering Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Cormaria Retreat House was built by
Frank C. Havens for his summer home. In
1902, Havens secured funds from the US
Congress to build the Breakwater. Replaced
in 2003, the Breakwater continues to protect
the harbor from northeast storms. In . . . — — Map (db m133147) HM
On High Street east of Hampton Street, on the left when traveling east.
Upon this hill, during the War of 1812 stood an American fort
under the command of Major John Jermain and manned by the
ranks of the Fourth Regiment of the New York Artillery, it
protected the port of Sag Harbor from foreign invaders.
In . . . — — Map (db m133324) HM WM
On Union Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on Union Street.
Although adjoining the Presbyterian
Church, the Old Burying Ground was a
village cemetery, with the first burials the
infant children of Tory Innkeeper, James
Howell. They were buried in 1767 in
unmarked graves. Used for about 100 years,
the . . . — — Map (db m134943) HM
The Point House
Built in 1804
by John Payne, Jr.
His son Charles W. Payne, Master
of the ship "Fanny", died at sea in
1838. The Broken Mast Monument
in Oakland Cemetery bears his name. — — Map (db m133174) HM
On Wharf Street at Bay Street, in the median on Wharf Street.
This is the site of Wharf Street - a block-long maze of stacked lumber, barrells, jostling horse-drawn wagons and carriages; of sea captains, sailors, harpooners, stevedores, and tradesmen; of coopers, boatyards, sailmakers and smithies - all . . . — — Map (db m133536) HM
On Wharf Street at Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south on Wharf Street.
(Lower panel:)
Erected by the citizens of Sag Harbor in the year Nineteen Hundred and Sixty Six as an historic memorial to the great whaling industry which is part of our heritage. The original windmill was constructed in 1760 and stood 50 . . . — — Map (db m133842) HM
