Born March 29, 1889, Broadway playwright, actor, director ard
producer. In collaboration with Russell Crouse, authored “Life
With Father", “Life With Mother”, “Anything Goes”, “The Great Sebastians”, . . . — — Map (db m145287) HM
1850 Doctor and Assemblymen C.S. Hawley later resided here. He founded the Halfmoon Academy. Sec. to Grover Cleveland. Fire Department namesake. — — Map (db m128391) HM
Designed and Built in 1932 by the
State of New York
Department of Public Works
Frederick Stuart Greene, Superintendent
T.F Farrell - Chief Engineer
H.O Scheermerhorn - Asst. Chief Engineer
R. B. Smith - Resident Eng
Bates and . . . — — Map (db m34329) HM
Site of the colonial Eagle Tavern, a leading haven of area rebels during the American Revolution. Operated by Gerardus van Schoonhoven. Famous guests included Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. — — Map (db m115398) HM
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
American Society of Civil Engineers 1852
Flight of Five Locks - New York State Barge Canal
The Greatest Series of High Lift Locks In The Shortest Distance Of Any Canal In The United . . . — — Map (db m58539) HM
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
Gen. George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga
Used to Force the British
Army to Evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m23713) HM
Built 1826 by Isaac Eddy, owner of the Franklin Ink Works in
Waterford and inventor of formula for pulverizing the ingredients of printers ink. Father of George and Thomas Eddy who also became prominent Waterford industrialists. Example of . . . — — Map (db m145305) HM
[Front Side- Left Panel]
Welcome to
Lock 2 Park
You may continue across Lock 2 to stay on the Champlain Trail to access:
•Garret Field
•Old River Lock #4
•The Waterford Rural Cemetery
•The Northside Business District . . . — — Map (db m50971) HM
A distinguished example of Revival architecture in Saratoga County, c. 1840. Built by Judge Duncan McMartin. Residence of prominate businessman and civic leader T.G. Younglove 1850-82. Restored 1988 by John Szemansco, Jr. — — Map (db m128556) HM
In 1799 the old Dutch Reformed Church was moved and relocated to 22 Third Street. Later it was known as "The Mother Church ” with many other congregations sharing services at various times until it was demolished in 1876. The parsonage still . . . — — Map (db m145303) HM
Built c. 1873 by Colonel Samuel Smith, a hero of the Civil
War. Constructed of solid, poured-in -place concrete, it is
considered the oldest home of its kind in the United States. — — Map (db m145286) HM
Bank robbers entered this building early Oct. 14, 1872, roused the cashier, and forced him to open the safe. After binding & gagging all occupants, they left with half-million dollars worth of cash, securities and jewelry. Once they were caught, . . . — — Map (db m115396) HM
You are standing in Waterford at the junction of two of New York State's largest rivers - the Hudson and the Mohawk. Here, the Erie Canal meets the Champlain Canal. From this place, you can travel by water to anywhere in the world!
The New York . . . — — Map (db m115442) HM
Formerly called the Union Bridge, the original connection between Troy and Waterford was a covered timber toll bridge. The Union Bridge was built in 1804 and was the first bridge crossing the Hudson River north of New York Harbor. The timber . . . — — Map (db m68775) HM
RiverSpark Union Bridge
The site of the Union Bridge, the first bridge over the Hudson River, the original Union Bridge was built in 1804 by the people of Waterford and Lansingburgh. This wooden, covered toll bridge was designed by Theodore . . . — — Map (db m70366) HM
The Oldest
Incorporated
Village in the
United States
The document at the
left is a copy of the
original Charter
adopted by the village
founders, the New
York State Senate and
the New York State
Assembly officially
incorporating . . . — — Map (db m148225) HM
Welcome to Waterford, Eastern Gateway to the New York State Canal System.
Dutch fur traders settled here in the 1630s, where Mohican families once forded the Mohawk River below the Cohoes Falls. By the late 1700s, sea captains brought their . . . — — Map (db m115436) HM
National Historic
Civil Engineering Landmark
Waterford Bridges
Waterford, New York
The Union Bridge, the first to cross the lower Hudson River was built in 1804 at this site by Theodore Burr and lasted for 105 years until it was . . . — — Map (db m70365) HM
Home of Ethelda Bleibtrey
First American Woman to win
an Olympic event
First woman in the world
to win 3 golds in swimming
Antwerp Olympiad 1920
— — Map (db m145249) HM
Built in 1896 as a combination passenger station and freight house. Located on the 1835 Rensselaer & Saratoga railroad line, later a branch of the Delaware & Hudson.
Riverspark — — Map (db m40592) HM
Map of Village Historic Sites
Early Water Ford was a fording place or crossing place where the Mohawk River slowed to narrow streams around small islands. Settled in 1622 by Dutch fur traders and trappers. It was a base for trade with the . . . — — Map (db m148605) HM
To The Glory Of God And
In Grateful Remembrance
Of Our Heroes Who Served
In All Wars For The Triumph
Of Right And Freedom
Waterford — — Map (db m145259) WM
Erected 1830 by Hugh White
who helped develop Cohoes
Power and Industry; R. R.
Builder; Congressman; Brother
of Canvass White, C. E.,
Builder of Erie Canal
— — Map (db m11532) HM
