Chronology
First Courthouse
(1684 – circa 1777)
The first Courthouse was authorized by the General Assembly soon after the organization of Ulster County in 1683. The structure contained both the Courthouse and Jail and was most likely . . . — — Map (db m303675) HM
John Jay (1745-1829) was the principal author of the New York State Constitution written at the Courthouse in Kingston. Although he himself owned slaves, he advocated tirelessly for the abolition of slavery in the state, but his efforts failed . . . — — Map (db m252519) HM
Ulster County invites you to the Person House, one of our oldest, most significant buildings and witness to many important moments in Ulter County's history. It was burned at least twice, saw wars and revolution and was home to doctors, tailors, . . . — — Map (db m303644) HM
On July 5, 1680, Christian Deyo, one of the first European settlers of New Paltz, purchased an enslaved African man named Jack from a New York City physician for the sum of 1,160 Dutch guilders. Jack is the first known individual to have been . . . — — Map (db m303613) HM
On the ridge 400 feet south,
originated about 1800 the Jonathan Apple
an important commercial variety long known locally as "The Rickey"
or "Phillip Rick" from the discover. — — Map (db m144766) HM
First formed Dec. 17, 1743 as precinct in Ulster County by New York Colony. Became Town March 7, 1788 & incorporated in Sullivan County 1809. — — Map (db m257921) HM
Hardenbergh Hall was built in 1956 and named for Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, who profited from the enslavement of Black people. Hardenbergh was a founder of Queen's College (renamed Rutgers College) and appointed its first president. He was a Dutch . . . — — Map (db m185252) HM
Born July 26, 1739, Little Britain, N. Y. Married February 7, 1770, Cornelia Tappen Died April 20, 1812, Buried Washington, D. C. Ulster County Clerk, 1759 – 1812 Brigadier General, Revolutionary War First Governor of New York State, . . . — — Map (db m57570) HM
During the heyday of the Borscht Belt, Monticello had about 65 hotels and 133 bungalow colonies. Kutscher's Country Club was known for its sports and entertainment scene. It hosted Muhammad Ali, while additional boxers trained at other hotels. . . . — — Map (db m223722) HM
Welcome to New York State’s Mid-Hudson region. Situated halfway between Albany and New York City, this year-round vacation destination is famous for its history, country estates, scenic beauty, performing arts, galleries, and cuisine. With Ulster . . . — — Map (db m303690) HM
"She became in her own time and ours an inspiration to Blacks, to women, and to the poor and the religious. She was a remarkably honorable figure for us to focus on when we look at
the past and seek heroes or heroines. She was a woman who . . . — — Map (db m158875) HM
Present-day Florence is the site of one of the most active centers of the anti-slavery movement in America. In 1842, members of the Northampton Association of Education and Industry, among them Samuel L. Hill and George Benson, established a utopian . . . — — Map (db m168866) HM
In 1992, Walkway Over the Hudson was established to preserve the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge, transform it into a linear park and trailway and provide long-term stewardship. With public and private support, the bridge-to-park . . . — — Map (db m142779) HM
Conceived in the 1860s, the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge created the only Hudson River crossing between New York City and Albany. Political and financial difficulties prevented the project from getting underway for several years. In 1886, . . . — — Map (db m142777) HM
When the bridge opened, it was connected to an extensive, nationwide railway network. The bridge provided a direct route for transporting raw materials, such as coal from Pennsylvania and grain from the Midwest, across the Hudson to the Northeast, . . . — — Map (db m142778) HM
Although the river dates back some 60 million years, the river we see today was shaped during the last Ice Age. About 16,000 years ago, a massive ice field gouged the riverbed to a depth below sea level, thus allowing water from the Atlantic Ocean . . . — — Map (db m142780) HM
First opened in 1889, the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge was the longest cantilevered and truss span bridge in the world. Reborn in 2009, Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park is the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. . . . — — Map (db m142776) 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 . . . — — Map (db m149847) HM
Borscht Belt - Mountain Dale
The arrival of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad in 1871 opened Mountain Dale to tourism and influx of Jewish immigrants. This transformed the rural farming hamlet, originally known as Sandburg, into a . . . — — Map (db m230794) HM
Thomas Cornell came to the Rondout and began shipping with a sloop in 1837. His first cargoes were coal from the D&H Canal. Steam came to dominate freight transport as it had already taken over passenger transport. Cornell's business grew as more . . . — — Map (db m204675) HM
Borscht Belt - Loch Sheldrake
Originally Sheldrake Pond, Loch Sheldrake had about 48 hotels such as Brown's, Edgewood, Evans, Holiday, Karmel, New Roxy, Riverside Hotel, Shady Nook and about 36 bungalow colonies including Kushners, . . . — — Map (db m279040) HM
After its heyday in the late 1850's to 1870's, the canal gradually lost business to the faster, more efficient railroads, which could ship coal in the dead of winter and the dark of night. This loss of business resulted in layoffs of boats, fewer . . . — — Map (db m142843) HM
Borscht Belt - Rock Hill & Glen Wild
Nestled among six lakes — Wanaksink, Treasure, Wolf, Masten, Davies, and Lake Louise Marie — Rock Hill has long attracted visitors. While some lakes and clubs excluded Jews, nearby Glen Wild thrived with . . . — — Map (db m310306) HM
Most of Ulster County's covered bridges are long gone. However, in Esopus, Perrine's Bridge continues to span the Wallkill more than a century and a half after its construction. Joining Esopus to the Town of Rosendale, Perrine's is thought to be the . . . — — Map (db m238823) HM
The people who lived here when Europeans arrived were later called the Esopus, part of the Munsee-speaking Lenape. They were linked by language, kinship, and shared traditions to many culturally related but politically independent Indigenous . . . — — Map (db m303653) HM
Dedicated To The Nearly 800 Soldiers
And Sailors From The Town Of Saugerties
Who Served During The
Civil War,
1861-1865
Those Named Here Died Defending
The Union.
Thomas Austin · Isaac W Barber · Caesar Barrett · William H. Barrett · . . . — — Map (db m307187) WM
Dedicated to the Men and Women of Saugerties
Who Served Their Country in the 20th Century.
We Gratefully Honor Those Named Here
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice.
World War 1
Percy Becker · Benjamin F. Brown · Clyde Burhans · Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m307195) WM
Wessel Ten Broeck, a Dutch immigrant to New York, built this house in 1676. The residence was likely a modest stone house with a steep gabled roof facing the street in the Dutch style, though only parts of that structure remain. The house passed . . . — — Map (db m303652) HM
Welcome to Historic Huguenot Street (HHS), a ten-acre National Historic Landmark District featuring seven stone houses dating to the 1700s. Recognizing that the labor of enslaved Africans and their descendants contributed significantly to the . . . — — Map (db m303610) HM
This house is one of the few remaining examples of the French colonial architecture that once
characterized the first settlement of Switzerland County. The style was common throughout the
Mississippi Valley. The house was built in 1828 and is a . . . — — Map (db m289222) HM
The New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) operates five bridges over the Hudson River: the Bear Mountain, Newburgh-Beacon, Mid-Hudson, The Kingston-Rhinecliff, and Rip Van Winkle Bridge, and owns and maintains the structure of the Walkway Over . . . — — Map (db m164465) HM
Borscht Belt - Ferndale
Once a favored tourist stop on the O&W Railway, the hamlet of Liberty
Falls changed its name to Ferndale in 1901. To avoid the stigma linked to
Liberty's tuberculosis sanitaria, the hamlet adopted the name of the . . . — — Map (db m304359) HM
The Life of a Natural Philosopher
John Burroughs (1837-1921), one of the country’s best-loved naturalists/philosophers, was born the seventh of ten children on a farm that included this field. He called the farmhouse the “old home.” He . . . — — Map (db m221259) HM
Zadock Pratt
October 30, 1790 to April 6, 1871
Born in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York
Buried in Prattsville, New York Cemetery
Tanner, Farmer, Builder, Banker
U.S. Congressman (1837-1839; 1843-1845)
Wives:
Beda . . . — — Map (db m137374) HM
Black abolitionists came to Peterboro to work with Gerrit Smith in the abolition movement
Frederick Douglass
Famous abolitionist, eloquent orator, writer, elder, women’s rights advocate.
1817 or 1818 Douglass born a . . . — — Map (db m306144) HM
