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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Schenectady
Schenectady, New York and Vicinity
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Kings Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Military road during the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars. — — Map (db m127558) HM |
| On Kings Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Became wagon road about 1663. — — Map (db m127559) HM |
| On Harborside Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | "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 |
| Near AlCO Heritage Trail 0.1 miles west of River Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Iroquois Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Union Street (New York State Route 146) at McKellan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Union Street. |
| | Home of Harriet Leonard Colburn. First Regent 1911 of
Schenectady Chapter NSDAR.
Suffragist, musician,
leader of civic organizations. — — Map (db m135613) HM |
| On Front Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Site of S&S RR (Schenectady and Saratoga Railroad) Subway — — Map (db m128758) HM |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) just south of Stanford Ave., on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Trail Through Open Pines
Wagon, Stagecoach and
Military Road. Now State
St. and Route 5 to Albany
— — Map (db m51127) HM |
| On Nott Street near Maxon Rd., on the right when traveling east. |
| |
On this three-acre plot
in 1848 was founded the
locomotive works which
prospered until 1968 as
American Locomotive Co.
— — Map (db m38348) 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 |
| On Union Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. |
| |
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 |
| On Schermerhorn Road west of Rice Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Early type of Dutch
farmhouse. To west was
Woestina (Wilderness) — — Map (db m123077) HM |
| On Washington Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | First Schenectady home of Dr. Charles Proteus Steinmetz — — Map (db m130186) 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 |
| On Washington Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Washington Ave., on the right when traveling east on State Street. |
| |
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 |
| On Front Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Front Street at Governors Lane, on the right when traveling west on Front Street. |
| |
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 |
| Near Erie Blvd. west of Rush Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 Union Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Union Street. |
| |
Founded Before 1680.
First Mohawk Valley Church
From Its Academy of 1785
Grew Union College, 1795.
— — Map (db m77728) HM |
| On Broadway near Fairview Ave., on the right when traveling west. |
| |
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 |
| On Erie Boulevard at South Ferry Street, on the right when traveling south on Erie Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On Jay Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on Jay Street. |
| | Built 1893 on this site,replacing 1885 Dispensary.
It became City Hall Annex
in 1906 as hospital moved
to Nott Street location. — — Map (db m58342) HM |
| On Mill Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
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 |
| On Washington Ave. at Water Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Ave.. Reported missing. |
| |
St George's Lodge, No. 6
F. & A. M. Founded Here
1774 Under Auspices Of
Sir John Johnson, Grand
Master, New York Colony
— — Map (db m51170) HM |
| Near Water Street at Fuller Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
St. George's Lodge No. 6
F. & A.M. Founded Here
1774 Under Auspices of
Sir John Johnson Grand
Master, New York Colony
— — Map (db m143156) HM |
| On Rugby Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | E.K Rossiter, T.H. Ellet, W.T.B. Mynderse, and A.J. Russell were among the major architects who designed houses here. — — Map (db m125443) HM |
| On Erie Blvd, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
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 |
| Near North Brandywine Avenue (New York State Route 146). |
| | 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 |
| On Washington Ave. at Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Ave.. |
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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 |
| On Washington Ave at State Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling south on Washington Ave. |
| |
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 |
| On Irving Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
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 |
| On Kings Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Site of a 18th Century tavern on the King’s Highway. — — Map (db m127554) HM |
| On Washington Ave.. Reported missing. |
| |
John Glen
House 1740
Washington Occupied N.E.
Bedroom, Second Floor
On First Visit to
Schenectady In 1775
— — Map (db m32541) HM |
| On Union Street at Library Lane, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Front Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
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 |
| On Washington Ave. at State Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling north on Washington Ave.. |
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Saturday April 10, 1943
On this spot representatives of the
British Eight Army
paid tribute to
American Locomotive Co.
Workers
— — Map (db m51131) HM |
| On Union Street at Nott Terrace, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m135007) HM |
| Near South Lane near Library Lane. |
| |
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 |
| On Nott Terrace, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Site of Schenectady High School. Built in 1903, renamed Nott Terrace High School in 1931. Taken down in 1974. — — Map (db m127901) 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 |
| On Jay Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
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 |
| On Veeder Street at State Street, on the right when traveling north on Veeder Street. |
| | 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 |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Layfayette Street, on the right when traveling east on State Street. |
| | (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 Union Street at Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling east on Union Street. |
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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 |
| On North Church Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
On Night of Feb. 8, 1690.
Although Wounded He Rode
20 Miles To Albany
Warning Settlers
— — Map (db m77689) HM |
| On Washington Ave., on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Washington Visited
Here in 1775
Later Became Schenectady
Female Academy
— — Map (db m77588) HM |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Jay Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling east on State Street. |
| | Be it our task to save
in memory of the life you gave
those rights for which
your blood was shed
names were not transcribed — — Map (db m133862) WM |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling east on State Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
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 |
| On North Jay Street at Union Street, on the left when traveling east on North Jay Street. |
| |
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 |
| On Nott Street at Hattie Street, in the median on Nott Street. |
| | In everlasting tribute
to the men and women
of the Second Ward
who served in the
armed forces during
the Second World War — — Map (db m134522) WM |
| On Front Street at North Ferry Street, in the median on Front Street. |
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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 |
| On Wendle Avenue at Adams Road, on the right when traveling south on Wendle Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On South Ferry Street at State Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling north on South Ferry Street. |
| |
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 |
| | Colonial-Revolutionary
road to Fort Stanwix
and Oswego. Route of
troops in five wars — — Map (db m128747) HM |
| Near State Street, in the median. |
| | 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 |
| On Monument Hill east of Bradley Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On North Ferry Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Organized 1735. Part Of
Present Church Built 1759
Used As Barracks
During Revolution
— — Map (db m77685) HM |
| On Erie Blvd at Union Street, on the right when traveling west on Erie Blvd. |
| | 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 |
| On Albany Street at Kings Road, on the right when traveling east on Albany Street. |
| | Route of main road west until 1799. — — Map (db m127551) HM |
| On Kings Road at McDonald Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Kings Road. |
| | First road between Albany and Schenectady c. 1663. — — Map (db m127553) HM |
| On Kings Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The route of the King’s Highway. George Washington rode over this road to Schenectady in 1786 — — Map (db m127556) HM |
| On Kings Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The main route west until 1799. — — Map (db m127557) HM |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Ferry Street, on the right on State Street. |
| | First road from Albany
ended here at Schenectady south gate — — Map (db m131300) HM |
| On Albany Street at Brandywine Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Albany Street. |
| | “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 |
| On Albany Street at Crosstown Connection (New York State Route 7), on the right when traveling south on Albany Street. |
| | Westward expansion from Hudson Valley started on this road. — — Map (db m138055) 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 |
| On Nott Terrace at Nott Terrace Heights, on the left when traveling south on Nott Terrace. |
| | 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 |
| On Jay Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On State Street (New York State Route 5), on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Front Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Constructed for Dr. Daniel J. Toll, physician — — Map (db m128756) HM |
| On Kings Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Issac Truax and Isaac Jr., two innkeepers on the King’s Highway buried here. — — Map (db m127555) HM |
| On Union Street at Nott Terrace, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. |
| | Charter granted 1795. Present North and South College buildings erected 1813-14 from plans by Jacques Ramee — — Map (db m127897) HM |
| On State Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | A rural cemetery est. 1857. At rest are early settlers, veterans, notable women, politicians, industrialists, African-Americans, inventors — — Map (db m127896) HM |
| On North Brandywine Avenue (New York State Route 146), on the left when traveling north. |
| | A rural cemetery est. 1857.
At rest are early settlers,
veterans, notable women,
politicians, industrialists,
African Americans, inventors. — — Map (db m135163) HM |
| On Library Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Walnut grove planted by
Eliphalet Nott in the 1820s.
One of two groves renewed in 2000
by a gift of James and Jean Underwood — — Map (db m135006) HM |
| On Union Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
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 |
| On Union Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Reputed Oldest House
In City. Typical Early
18th Century Home Of
Abraham Yates — — Map (db m14804) HM |
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