On Mount McGregor Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Saratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad was constructed in 1882 to provide faster transportation for visitors to Mt. McGregor from the nearby resort town of Saratoga Springs
In November 1883, inventor Leo Daft tested the electric . . . — — Map (db m229502) HM
On Parkhurst Road, on the left when traveling south.
1895 – 1986 Dr. Phelps served the school system and the Navy and Veterans Hospital. Botanist, ADK 46er, Author, Naturalist and Teacher. George E. Pataki, Governor — — Map (db m58032) HM
On Ballard Road (County Route 33) at North Road, on the right when traveling west on Ballard Road.
1790 – 1981 Site of the first Town of Wilton meeting held Mar. 1819. First supervisor elected was Dudley Emerson. Gen. Lafayette stayed here. — — Map (db m58030) HM
Site of hotel built in 1870 by Caleb Mitchell. Reopened by Redemptorists in 1886 as St. Clements College until relocating circa 1920. — — Map (db m130055) HM
Near Mt. McGregor Road, on the right when traveling north.
On July 20, 1885, three days before his death, General Grant, unable to speak, passed a note to his doctor requesting to be taken to the Eastern Outlook. Because of his weakened state, Grant was carried there in his bath chair by his son, Colonel . . . — — Map (db m56914) HM
Near Mt. McGregor Road, on the right when traveling north.
Mt. McGregor developed as a resort after a road and a small hotel (now Grant Cottage) were built by Duncan McGregor in the 1870s. A group of investors recognized the site’s potential and, in 1882, built a railroad line here from Saratoga Springs. . . . — — Map (db m56921) HM
On Mt. McGregor Road, on the left when traveling north.
“Lest we forget” At this cottage on July 23rd, 1885 Died Ulysses S. Grant General U.S.A. 1866 – 1969 President U.S., 1869 – 1877 “Let us have peace” ---------- Erected by New York Division Sons of Veterans • . . . — — Map (db m77376) HM