Here at the home of Silas Shearman pioneer settler and ardent abolitionist was the principal Jamestown “station” of the Underground Railroad where in the late fifties escaping slaves from the south were sheltered and assisted on their way to . . . — — Map (db m177999) HM
First commercial enterprise in southeastern Chautauqua County
Doctor Thomas Ruston Kennedy built first mill October 1805 after purchase of 3000 acres in the area which became the Town of Poland — — Map (db m60146) HM
Chautauqua Lake, eighteen miles long and one to three miles wide, has as its outlet a branch of Connewango Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River. This gives Chautauqua an indirect connection with the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Ohio, and . . . — — Map (db m64687) HM
Findley Lake, N.Y., Settled by Alexander Findley, Sergeant Revolutionary War & War of 1812 - Built dam in 1815 to power his mill - This created lake from two ponds. — — Map (db m117546) HM
First Settlers In 1803 Abel Cleveland, David Dickinson and John Howard settled along this creek, erecting a grist and saw mill, and a tavern for westward settlers. — — Map (db m117501) HM
Generals John Sullivan and James Clinton were appointed by George Washington to lead a punitive expedition against the hostile tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy and to capture the British forts at Oswego and Niagara. The objectives were to . . . — — Map (db m198208) HM
Erected by his fellow citizens to the memory of
a Revolutionary officer, a brave soldier,
a faithful citizen, and an honest man
who died Mar. 15, 1840 Ag'd 82 y'rs, 6 mos, 12 dy's
He was one of the oldest settlers and
the first white man . . . — — Map (db m154284) HM WM
The first Methodist sermon in this area was given near this site at Lough’s Tavern, Newton Village, by Rev. William Colbert, Dec. 16 1792.
Text Mathew 5:6 "Blessed are They That Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness." This Circuit rider dressed in . . . — — Map (db m41576) HM
The Gateway feature, inspired by local architectural landmarks, history, and the natural environment, employs locally-sourced bluestone boulders to represent the iconic flat-top hills that surround the city of Elmira. The boulders are carefully . . . — — Map (db m197200) HM
THE BEGINNING:
The development of Elmira's Woodlawn Cemetery was the result of a need for more burial space and an outgrowth of the "rural cemetery movement" which became increasingly popular after 1830. Elmira's earliest known burial ground . . . — — Map (db m154291) HM
In 1779 near this spot
General John Sullivan
mercifully disposed of his pack horses
worn out by faithful service
in the campaign against the
Six Nations of the Iroquois.
——————
The first white . . . — — Map (db m90382) HM
On September 24, 1779, General Sullivan's military park horses, returning through the valley from their 450 mile journey, had reached the end of their endurance. The General was compelled to dispose of these partners in the cause of American . . . — — Map (db m90386) HM
• The site of • First Church of any denomination —in— Chemung Valley was one-fourth mile north ———— Organized September 2, 1789 by Roswell Goff, First Pastor —and— William Buck • John Hillman Peter Roberts • John Roberts Jesse . . . — — Map (db m198216) HM
Settled about 1789 by "Vermont Sufferers."
Originally known as Jericho , in Clinton Township.
Named Bainbridge in 1815 in honor of Captain
William Bainbridge, naval hero of the War of 1812.
Incorporated as a village in 1829.
This park, known . . . — — Map (db m146618) HM
Columbus Memorial
Columbus named by Dr. Tracy Robinson
First settlement by Col. Converse on lot 44 in 1781.
Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Columbus
Church, C.
Church, J.
Dennison, J.P.
Howard, T.
Kinney, N.
Loomis, . . . — — Map (db m168968) WM
Early Settlers included Joseph Juliand, Simond Barnett, and Stephen Ketchum. In 1795 Talleyrand visited early French Settlement here. — — Map (db m230648) HM
1793 1893
This monument erected to the proprietors & pioneers of Sherburne by their descendants of the one hundredth anniversary of this settlement.
Brave, Patriotic, Freedom • Loving, God • Fearing. Their names are honorable. Their character . . . — — Map (db m226618) HM
Colonel William S. Smith,
aide to Washington, owned
150,000 acres hereabout in
1791; married Abigail Adams.
Buried at rear, due north. — — Map (db m93154) HM
South Otselic Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m231801) HM
1823
Erected here by
Lewis Sage Robinson
Robinson's Tavern
also erected opposite here in 1810
The original log tavern
visited in 1817
by Pres. James Monroe
Until 1857, these sites were part of
the town of Chazy
Lewis G. . . . — — Map (db m204581) HM
In 1789, Revolutionary War veteran Pliny Moore (1759-1822) settled Champlain after being awarded land by the State of New York. In 1801 he built a Federal-style frame house similar to the one standing today. Moore was the first judge and postmaster . . . — — Map (db m177320) HM
1763 homestead site of Jean LaFramboise first settler in Clinton County driven out by Burgoyne in 1777-Returned 1783 Estab. 1st North Country apple orchard — — Map (db m105856) HM
Held in home of John Shedden April 3, 1804. His grandson, Lucien Love Shedden was Regent of The University of the State of New York 1905-1912. — — Map (db m147430) HM
Site of one of Peru's earliest settlements. Little remains of the mills, shops, & homes that once made up this pioneer community — — Map (db m189560) HM
Jonas Platt (1769 – 1834) 2nd son of Zephaniah Platt and bro. of Robt. Platt. Jonas was Mem. NYS Assembly 1796, NYS Senate 1810 - 1813. — — Map (db m126086) HM
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Lakes to Locks Passage takes you through
a spectacular landscape laden with history.
Follow this map to find your way through
four story-filled regions that connect the
historic waters of Lake Champlain and . . . — — Map (db m194631) HM
William Hay, a Scotsman,
was Peru's first settler. He built
his house in this vicinity in 1772.
Hay had a friendly relationship with
Benedict Arnold and witnessed
the "Battle of Valcour.” The town's
first marriage was between . . . — — Map (db m136672) HM
Site of Peru's Earliest Settlement Est. by Society of Friends
C. 1790. Homes, taverns, stores, blacksmith shops
and a meeting house comprised this hamlet. — — Map (db m236862) HM
The Saranac River runs through the heart of the City
of Plattsburgh. The river supported native peoples
long before the arrival of Europeans, and it has been
crucial in the commercial and industrial development
of the region since the first . . . — — Map (db m141172) HM
The Village of Plattsburgh
elected its first officers at The
Ark, a popular hotel on May 2 1815.
Le village de Plattsburgh
a elu ses premiers officiers le 2
mai 1815 dans i hotel de renom The Ark. — — Map (db m115254) HM
Robt. Platt, Mem. NYS Assembly 1814-15, built this home in 1809 on 700 acres given by his father, Zephaniah, founder of Plattsburgh. — — Map (db m108682) HM
2000 acres settled in 1766 by William Gilliland (1734-1796) first named Janesborough, later Port Gilliland. A port for lake shipped goods c. 1820-1900. — — Map (db m108643) HM
Site of first home raised by a European settler in the Town of Plattsburgh and Clinton County. Erected September 10-13, 1766 by William Gilliland (1734-1796). — — Map (db m108645) HM
Erected c. 1820 by Jacob Sax. Sax family home c. 1820-1832, William Gilliland III (1812-1886) family 1845-1880, Day family 1881-1958. — — Map (db m108646) HM
Ancramdale Hamlet
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2019
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m245343) HM
Austerlitz Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m205921) HM
By 1916 Thomas Buckley's
lumber & cider mills, Borden
milk plants, coal yard and
railroad siding operated
in this former hamlet. — — Map (db m236941) HM
First known as Groats' Corners. Settled about 1811. Incorporated 1869. Earlier renowned as an important terminal on three railraods. — — Map (db m135977) HM
Mary E. Clark, prominent
physician & philanthropist
lived here 1845-1937. Land
owned by early settler
Nehemiah Spencer until 1799. — — Map (db m158656) HM
Both districts 1772, towns 1788. Livingston included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack included Hudson, Hillsdale, part of Ghent. — — Map (db m150825) HM
Both districts 1772, towns
1788. Livingston included
Clermont, Gallatin, Granger.
Claverack included Hudson,
Hillsdale, part of Ghent — — Map (db m166153) HM
Both districts 1772, towns
1788. Livingston included
Clermont, Gallatin, Granger.
Claverack included Hudson,
Hillsdale, part of Ghent — — Map (db m166154) HM
Taghkanic organized 1803
as Granger, included Copake.
Claverack, a district 1772.
Hillsdale removed 1782, Hudson
1785. Organized as town 1788 — — Map (db m165751) HM
Early Columbia County school established here 1779. Later became Claverack College and Hudson River Institute until its closing in 1902. — — Map (db m136449) HM
Location of manor of Lower
Manor of Van Rensselaer
patroonship. House built by
Hendrick van Rensselaer in
1685. Tenants paid rents here. — — Map (db m158660) HM
This Greek Revival style dwelling appears on maps dating to 1858. The home was likely built in the late 1840s to early 1850s for Isaac Chesbrough, who owned the house until his death in 1893. Chesbrough was the first foreman of the Copake Iron . . . — — Map (db m135845) HM
In 1660 Medad Pomeroy accepted tools, an anvil shaped like this replica, and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in Northampton, Massachusetts. That anvil was passed through many
generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths becoming a symbol of . . . — — Map (db m135717) HM
Maps dating to the mid-19th century indicate that two dwellings once stood in this location. The homes were probably built in the early 1850's. One of the houses belonged to the first owner of the Copake Iron Works, Lemuel Pomeroy II, and later to . . . — — Map (db m135871) HM
Taghkanic organized 1803
as Granger, included Copake.
Claverack, a district 1772.
Hillsdale removed 1782, Hudson
1785. Organized as town 1788 — — Map (db m150824) HM
Gallatin organized from
Livingston 1803. Livingston
a manor 1686: a district 1772:
a town 1788, including Gallatin,
Ancram, Taghkanic and Copake — — Map (db m166155) HM
In towns of Gallatin and
Livingston. Settled before
1790. Post office
established 1840. Named from
Union Corners House, a tavern. — — Map (db m165484) HM
All the land visible from this point was once owned by the Livingston family. Robert Livingston, Sr., "The Founder" (1654-1728), acquired a 160,000-acre land patent in 1686. His property extended 9.5 miles along the eastern shore of the Hudson River . . . — — Map (db m149847) HM
