"Big Boy” was a lot of rolling steel - a whopping 1,250,000 pounds, or 612.5 tons of it with its tender included. The American Locomotive Company built 25 of these mammoth locomotives for the Union Pacific Railroad between the years . . . — — Map (db m125487) HM
Nearing the completion of America's first transcontinental railroad in 1868, Schenectady Locomotive works filled an important order: four recently built engines numbered #60, #61, #62, and #63 were dismantled and shipped
around Cape Horn to San . . . — — Map (db m159913) HM
In gratitude to the men and women of the 12th Ward who served their country in the Second World War.
left plaque: Dedicated to the patriotism and valor of the more than fifteen hundred men and women of the Twelfth Ward who served in the . . . — — Map (db m138067) WM
Home of Harriet Leonard Colburn. First Regent 1911 of
Schenectady Chapter NSDAR.
Suffragist, musician,
leader of civic organizations. — — Map (db m135613) HM
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its predecessor, Schenectady Locomotive Works, manufactured locomotives from 1849 until 1969. For 120 years they designed and sold high quality, state-of-the-art locomotives to railroads and governments on . . . — — Map (db m125514) HM
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its predecessor, Schenectady Locomotive Works, manufactured locomotives from 1849 until 1969. For 120 years they designed and sold high quality, state-of-the-art locomotives to railroads and governments on . . . — — Map (db m125519) HM
To honor the memory
of
Arendt Van Curler
Acknowledged leader of the
fifteen original settlers of Schenectady.
Born at Nijkerk, Holland, 1620;
Came to New Amsterdam, 1638;
To Schenectady, 1662;
Resided here until death. . . . — — Map (db m15029) HM
John Baptist Van Epps
was a fur trader and also
operated a fleet of boats. At
this site he ran the ferry dock
at which George Washington
landed on one of his visits to Schenectady. — — Map (db m128741) HM
Built 1840-1841 to replace
original 1825 structure.
Carried boats on Erie Canal
across Plotterkill. Rebuilt
after July 1891 storm. — — Map (db m162654) HM
Railroads and railroading are an integral part of our nation's songbook. By the early 20th century, that included songs such as John Henry, the mythical steel-drivin' man;" The Wabash Cannonball, a locomotive with "no equal;” . . . — — Map (db m125474) HM
Built on land granted in 1662 to Jacques Van Slyck, son of a Mohawk woman, Otstoch, and Cornelius Van Slyck. Site of Van Slyck’s tavern 1671. Structure replaces the buildings destroyed in the Great Fire of 1819. — — Map (db m128802) HM
Here St Georges Lodge No 6
F & AM Formed June 1774 Here
Washington Was Entertained
By Civil and Military
Authorities June 30, 1782
— — Map (db m51163) HM
Commemorating Massacre of Feb. 8-9,1690. One Hundred and Fourteen French and Ninety-Six Indians Entered During Night at North Gate, Located at this Point. Assault was Commenced Here. Seventy Houses were Burned, Sixty Persons Killed and . . . — — Map (db m77520) HM
Cur Non!
On June 11, 1825
Major General
Marquis De Lafayette,
Soldier, Statesman,
Citizen of France
And of the United States,
Was the Guest of the
Honorable Joseph C. Yates,
Governor of The
State . . . — — Map (db m34319) HM
In 1830, Peter Cooper, the inventor of America's first steam locomotive, demonstrated to executives at the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road that his locomotive, Tom Thumb was economically competitive with canal transportation because of its lower cost . . . — — Map (db m159761) HM
On this corner site stood
first Bellevue Blacksmith
shop, from 1885 to 1925.
Started by Julius Zander,
followed by Julius Zemke.
— — Map (db m49268) HM
Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor and entrepreneur.
Charles Steinmetz was a mathematical genius in the field of electrical engineering. Both epitomized the American dream for success. Edison was profoundly hearing-impaired and Steinmetz . . . — — Map (db m130634) HM
Site Of
First Mill
Built By Sweer Teunise On
Mill Kill 1666. Destroyed
By Flood 1673 and Rebuilt.
First Industry Of The
Mohawk Valley
— — Map (db m51121) HM
This was in the square at intersection of these streets.
Dimensions fifty-six feet north and
south, and forty-six east and west.
Built in 1688, of wood.
Burned during Massacre of 1690.
Rebuilt of stone in 1703.
Used as guard house and . . . — — Map (db m223655) HM
Constructed in 1892 for
Thomas Edison's research on
lighting and later for
Doppler Radar development
for the United States
Government was restored in
1998 by Warren Camp with
support from The City Of
Schenectady and The New York . . . — — Map (db m66125) HM
George Westinghouse Jr.
An engineer, inventor and industrial giant, he was born in Central Bridge, Schoharie
County, October 6, 1846 and moved to Schenectady as a youth. At the start of the Civil War in 1861 he joined the Union Army. In 1863 . . . — — Map (db m211623) HM
Historic Vale Cemetery Vale Cemetery opened in 1857 as a non-denominational, not-for-profit cemetery and a classic example of the Rural Cemetery Movement. The Rural Cemetery Movement envisioned cemeteries as public places with parks, lakes, . . . — — Map (db m135164) HM
1863
Home of Aaron Dickinson, blacksmith
and his wife Elizabeth
Home of J. Teller Schoolcraft while he was
Mayor of Schenectady (1914-1915)
Site of store owned by John Prince (New York
State Assembly member, after whom . . . — — Map (db m56484) HM
Hotel Van Curler
Built 1925
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m50859) HM
1860 1941
In This Auditorium On October 8, 1917
At The 35-th National Convention Of The
Polish Roman - Catholic Union Of America
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Polish Pianist And Statesman
Prime Minister Of Poland - 1919
Leader Of . . . — — Map (db m101770) HM
To the memory of John Howard Payne,
the author of Home Sweet Home.
A student at Union College in the Class of 1810.
‘Mid the pleasures and palaces
Though I may roam
Be it ever so humble
There’s no place like home
A charm from the . . . — — Map (db m130631) HM
Here Was Born
Joseph C. Yates,
Nov. 9, 1768.
He was the First Mayor of Schenectady,
State Senator, Judge of the
Supreme Court, and Governor of the
State of New York,
Died at his Residence, East Corner
Governor's Lane, March . . . — — Map (db m33771) HM
Nott Memorial
Has Been Designated A
National Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating The History of The
United States of America
1986
National Park Service
United States Department of . . . — — Map (db m23365) HM
Site of
Nott Terrace High School
Athletic field built in
1925 for the former Schenectady
High School and other city
outdoor sporting events — — Map (db m197388) HM
Built before 1700 by Hendrick Brouwer a fur trader who died here 1707. Sold 1799 to James Rosa, Supt. Mohawk & Hudson R.R. 1831 — — Map (db m128840) HM
1837
Original Site of the African Church
Founded in 1837
By Reverend Isaac Duryee
Renamed Duryee Memorial African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
in 1894
— — Map (db m97295) HM
Count Casimir Pulaski - Polish friend of America in the Revolutionary War distinguished himself on General George Washington’s staff in the Battle of Brandywine. Commissioned Brigadier General. Fought at Germantown and other battles in winter of . . . — — Map (db m128129) HM WM
(south side)
In memory of the
soldiers & sailors from
Schenectady County,
who aided in the
suppression of the
Great Rebellion of
1861-5.
(north side)
Erected by the
Ladies Monument
Association of the City
of . . . — — Map (db m128133) WM
On This Site Stood
During the Revolutionary War
The General Hospital For The
Northern Department, And The
Continental Barracks.
Built By Order Of
General Washington In Nov.
1776, And used Until 1780 By
Troops Passing Through Or . . . — — Map (db m50316) HM
Updated 2008 Marker:
The Chamber of Schenectady County
Welcomes You To
Schenectady
Settled by Arent Van Curler 1661
Burned by the French and Indians
Feb. 8, 1690
The original 1924 marker read:
Erected by Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m15074) HM
Founded in the Wilderness
Beyond Feudal Control
Inherits the Spirit of Liberty
And Progress * Here Our
Forefathers Established
A College Free From
Sectarianism * They
Helped to Develop The
Steam Railroad and Inland
Water . . . — — Map (db m58355) HM
While on a scouting trip in Schenectady to locate an industrial site for the Edison Machine Works, Harry Livor noticed two empty factory buildings adjacent to the Erie Canal. They had recently been built for the McQueen
Locomotive Works, a rival . . . — — Map (db m159851) HM
This memorial erected on the
100th anniversary of the founding
of the locomotive industry in this city and is dedicated to all Schenectadians who died
for their country.
Dedicated September 24, 1948 — — Map (db m134991) WM
Dedicated May 18th, 1995 In
Commemoration Of The 125th Anniversary
Of The Schenectady Police Department
----------------
In Remembrance of those Police Officers Who Gave
The Ultimate Sacrifice For Their Community
---------------- . . . — — Map (db m50312) HM
Benvenuti
Welcome to
Schenectady's Little Italy
-------------------------------
This Gateway and Street are dedicated to Italian immigrants who came to Schenectady during the great European immigrations to the United States beginning at . . . — — Map (db m39547) HM
This was at intersection of Union and Church Streets. Built 1734. Taken Down and Rebuilt on present site 1814 Burned 1861 and Rebuilt 1863.
During massacre, Feb. 8-9, 1690, on south East Corner of these Streets, eight persons were Killed and . . . — — Map (db m200275) HM
Built in 1705, as a triple stockade. Rebuilt in 1735, on heavy hewn timbers set on stone wall ten feet high. Fort was one hundred feet square, with blockhouse at each corner, twenty four feet square and twenty feet high. Was capable of holding . . . — — Map (db m32506) HM
A pioneer in electrical engineering . He was president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Consulting Engineer of the General Electric Company and Professor of Engineering at Union College. A civic leader he was chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m50131) HM
Located at centre of
present State Street in east line
of stockade, which extended north,
through a point nine feet west
of northeast corner of present
State and Ferry Streets.
Watch house was located southwest
of, and near this . . . — — Map (db m7251) HM
Southwest Corner of Stockade, was twenty-eight feet South, from a point one hundred feet west, of this tablet. A blockhouse or fort, containing the royal flagstaff, stood in this angle of stockade, and was burned on night of massacre, Feb. 8-9, . . . — — Map (db m32410) HM
Freedom — Patriotism — Humanity
Erected by the County of Schenectady commemorating the valor and patriotism of the men of this County who served in the war with Spain, Philippine Insurrection, and China Relief Expedition . . . — — Map (db m13862) HM
The Seventeenth Century
The Schenectady Stockade is one of the oldest communities in America. Founded by the Dutch on land purchased from the Mohawk Indians in 1661, it came under English rule three years later. From the earliest days a timber . . . — — Map (db m58817) HM
Imagine what it was like before Americans began their love affair with the automobile. Local travel outside the cities was often difficult, uncomfortable and limited to horse-drawn carriages. The highway system we now take for
granted was . . . — — Map (db m159899) HM
In 1847, master mechanic John Ellis and lawyer Platt Potter teamed up with the Norris brothers to brìng locomotive manufacturing to Schenectady. After raising $40,000 from
progressive citizens to recruit the new ìndustry and $10,000 from the . . . — — Map (db m159948) HM
In 1901, the Schenectady Locomotive Works, manufacturer of steam locomotives since 1848, merged with seven smaller companies (including Brooks Locomotive Works and Richmond Locomotive Works) to form ALCO, the American Locomotive Company . . . — — Map (db m159873) HM
“We rode over a fine sandy cart road through a woods of nothing but beautiful evergreen or fir trees.”
Dankers and Sluyter 1680 — — Map (db m137846) HM
Work began here in Rotterdam in 1908 on Erie Barge Canal Lock 8. In addition to constructing Lock 8, engineers built a three-span moveable dam (about 510 feet wide) that raises boats heading upstream as much as 15 feet when the dam is activated. . . . — — Map (db m130555) HM
This is an RS-3 diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco in Schenectady as 1 of 1,370 RS-3's from May 1950 through August 1956. This locomotive was designed and used as [a] road switcher.
The RS-3 is powered by a 1,600 horsepower twelve . . . — — Map (db m135001) HM
The site of Schenectady was bought of the Indians by Van Curler in 1661 and a patent granted 1690. Union College was chartered in 1795. The city was incorporated in 1798 and in 1831 became the western terminus of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad. . . . — — Map (db m58551) HM
At this site Thomas Edison arrived at Schenectady Aug. 20, 1886 to found his Machine Works which in 1892 became the General Electric Company. — — Map (db m4337) HM
A rural cemetery est. 1857. At rest are early settlers, veterans, notable women, politicians, industrialists, African-Americans, inventors — — Map (db m127896) HM
A rural cemetery est. 1857.
At rest are early settlers,
veterans, notable women,
politicians, industrialists,
African Americans, inventors. — — Map (db m135163) HM
Built 1804 on this site by
Union College before move
to uptown campus in 1814.
It became first city hall,
then Union Classical School.
Union College
Bicentennial
1795-1995
— — Map (db m58871) HM
Whipple Bowstring Truss
An Example of the First Scientifically
Designed Bridge Truss
Commemorating the Contributions
to Bridge Engineering of
Squire Whipple, Class of 1830
A gift from the
City of Johnstown, New York . . . — — Map (db m32344) HM
Shortly after the outbreak of WWII in 1940, the U. S. Government invited ALCO and nine other industrial companies to prepare for the possible involvement of the United States in the war by manufacturing heavy armor for the
U.S. Army. Within . . . — — Map (db m159895) HM
1703–1724 House of Capt. Phillip Schuyler, The first Commandant of Queen Anne's Fort, 1703–1706
House of Col. Christopher Yates, Leade of the Sons of Libery. Chariman of the Committee of Safety, ca 1771–1776
1817–1852 House of John W. . . . — — Map (db m217656) HM
