The map of Ulster County
in 1854 shows the ruins of
the J. Howe's Powder Mill
on Lot 82 B.C. The mill
made gunpowder in early
1850. The mill was built on
the Sawkill Creek. The
powder was ground dry
causing it to blow up often. — — Map (db m151035) HM
Operated prior to 1750 by
Major Johannes Hardenbergh.
Granted to Ephraim Van Keuren.
Later run by Capt. William
Swart and Wilhelmus Rowe. — — Map (db m151046) HM
William Leggs, a yeoman,
purchased land from the
trustees of the Town of
Kingston in 1695/1696.
He built a mill on the Sawkill
Creek in 1696. The mill was
reported to have ground
wheat for the Continental
Army. It operated until 1773.
The . . . — — Map (db m151037) HM
Zena was called Waghkonk or
Awaghkonk, Indian for low
meadows or marsh; Dutch
translated it Van Daal, or
Valley; English Vandale. — — Map (db m151039) HM
