County Court House
Was built in 1814 and the jail was added in 1855. There was one hanging in 1844 and it is today the second oldest working court house in New York State.
Putnam County Bar Association 2001 — — Map (db m37288) HM
Here crossed Connecticut line, April 27, 1777, on march with his militiamen to aid in repelling British raiders at Danbury, CT. — — Map (db m139211) HM
On March 27, 1878, in gallows erected near here at the foot of Billygoat Hill, Joseph and George (Teek) Brassell were hanged in Putnam County's only publicly held execution. The justice system tried, convicted, and sentenced the brothers to death . . . — — Map (db m157393) HM
On April 26, 1777 this brave sixteen year-old girl rode through the enemy-infested countryside for thirty miles in Putnam County, New York, to warn the local militia that British troops were attacking and plundering Danbury, Connecticut. — — Map (db m25374) HM
The Bronson-Mulholland house was constructed for Isaac H. Bronson around 1853. A lawyer and United States congressman from New York, Bronson served as a member of the Committee on Territories in the late 1830s. He proposed the act for Florida . . . — — Map (db m80742) HM
West Point Foundry’s 1911 closing was a blow to Cold Spring, although many found work with the Hudson River Railroad and other industries. With the influx of new businesses in the Hudson Valley following World War II, the village began to enjoy a . . . — — Map (db m71314) HM
Left Panel Fort Couch was built as part of the emergency fortifications erected to defend Harrisburg and nearby bridges across the Susquehanna River during the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate forces. Fort Couch was built as an . . . — — Map (db m216436) HM
"Dedication"
To Honor All Men And Women
of
Putnam County, New York
Who Answered Our Nation's
Call To Duty and Service
In Time of War and Time of Peace
Always Keep Them in Your Heart and Prayers
for
All Gave Some – Some Gave . . . — — Map (db m37514) WM
This serene site was once the bustling lifeline to the West Point Foundry, an industrial marvel and a technological powerhouse of its day. On the Waterfront Just after the War of 1812, President James Madison designated Cold Spring as one of . . . — — Map (db m44564) HM
Side A:
Described as a Columbus "institution" when he died in 1969, Emerson C. Burkhart was born on a farm in Union Township, Putnam County in 1905. The son of Albert and Nora Burkhart, Emerson graduated from Kalida High School in 1924 and . . . — — Map (db m28597) HM
1. Robert Adams 1783-1854 Reared in Putnam County, New York. Raised family in Delaware County, Ohio; moved to Whitley County in 1838, buying land for $2.50 an acre. Seven children Lewis, Allen, Levi, Rachel, Eliza (Hartstock), Zillah (Thinkham), . . . — — Map (db m226588) HM
Van Cortlandt Park
The City of New York acquired the land that was to become Van Cortlandt Park—more than a thousand acres in the northwest Bronx—in1888. it is the third largest park in New York City and offers connections to . . . — — Map (db m275269) HM
Water and Power West Point Foundry was one of America’s great early ironworks. An internationally renowned center of innovation and manufacturing, it’s been called the Silicon Valley of its day. Shortly after the War of 1812, President James . . . — — Map (db m168263) HM
Civil War Veterans
who died during the war
W. F. Boyd • J. W. Busby • W. Conklin
J. H. McGill • J. Singer
W. Ball • A. C. Batte • S. Baugh • G. Bealer • . . . — — Map (db m56560) WM
Patterson Baptist Church
(The Rock Church)
1790
The Baptist Church
The following material was adapted from notes put together by Reverend James B.M. Frost, March 1993:
Pelletreau’s “History of Putnam County,” . . . — — Map (db m25015) HM
Eatonton's “Liberty Pole,” erected after Georgia's secession in 1861, towered 102 feet above the Putnam County Court House grounds holding an oversized flag. Approximately 10,000 Putnam County residents produced six infantry companies for . . . — — Map (db m197750) HM
You are at the Neversink Reservoir in Sullivan County, approximately five miles northeast of the Village of Liberty and more than 75 miles from New York City. This reservoir was formed by damming the Neversink River, which continues south and . . . — — Map (db m169137) HM
Lincoln Park Academy, 1806 Avenue I
At a time in our history when blacks were frequently denied the most basic opportunities, Zora Neale Hurston worked hard and successfully to obtain a fine education and establish herself as a writer. . . . — — Map (db m202287) HM
Cobra
AH-1G/S/F Helicopter
Length: 53'
Weight: 8,404 lbs.
Payload: 2500 lbs.
Range: 359 miles
Cruise Speed: 138mph
• Although a 1966 model this helicopter was purchased by the US Army in November 1967.
• Cobra 318 arrived in Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m37453) HM
Early settler of this region for whom the city of Eugene and Skinner Butte is named. According to tradition, Skinner built the area’s first cabin near this site, ca 1846. — — Map (db m264844) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
