On Great Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west on Great Western Turnpike.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior .
Circa 1793 — — Map (db m5580) HM
On Schoharie Turnpike (County Route 74), on the right when traveling east.
in honor of
Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Christman
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"I Give, Bequeath, Devote, Devise,
Shelter to Every Bird That Flies"
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Dedicated by
The Mohawk . . . — — Map (db m7152) HM
On Schoharie Turnpike (County Route 74), on the right.
The Eastern New York chapter of the Nature Conservancy purchased the original 97 acres of this sanctuary in 1970 from Lansing and Lucille Christman, son and daughter-in-law of the late William W. Christman. William (Will) Christman devoted his . . . — — Map (db m13904) HM
On Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) near Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged.
Society of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church
Org. 1795 By Rev. McKinney
1st Ministers: Rev.
McMaster, Wylie, & Ramsay.
Present Edifice Built 1836
— — Map (db m41320) HM
On Eatons Corners Road (County Route 147) at Bramans Corners Road (County Route 102), on the right when traveling north on Eatons Corners Road.
Site of post office & store established about 1820 by Lemuel Eaton and run for years. He brought the mail each Saturday on horseback from Amsterdam. — — Map (db m29760) HM
On Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Old Highway 30 (County Road 157), on the right when traveling west on Western Turnpike.
Lived Near Here In 1800s.
French Settler Accused Of
Witchcraft By New England
Settlers. Killed By Silver
Bullet Shot Through Her Window
— — Map (db m109404) HM
Near Lake Road (County Route 88) 0.6 miles east of Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the left when traveling east.
The boundaries of
the County Forest Preserve are the same
as they were when Elkanoh Rockwell
leased this land from James Duane in 1794.
Duane held 50,000 acres in the area
then known as Duane's Bush. He divided
his land into hundred acre . . . — — Map (db m42061) HM
On North Mansion Road at Duane Lake Road, on the right when traveling north on North Mansion Road.
Home, Erected 1784
- Of -
William North
Born 1755 Died 1836
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Soldier Throughout The
Revolution
Aide De Camp To Baron Steuben
Adjutant General Of The Provisional . . . — — Map (db m27494) HM
Near Duanesburg Road (New York State Route 7), on the right when traveling east.
Michael Righter
1718-1804 Buried Here
First Permanent Settler of
Duanesburg Who Lived In
Small Cave Near Here ca 1765
Before Building a Log Cabin
— — Map (db m109359) HM
On Batter Street (County Route 94) near North Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Near site of old
Sherburne Tannery
Est. by John Sherburne
about 1790. After clearing
land the business brought
him over $100,000. — — Map (db m66740) HM
Site of Herrick Farmhouse
In 1791 Stephen Herrick leased 90 acres of forest land from James Duane. At the time, Duane owned most of the town which he had subdivided into hundreds of farm lots.
Herrick's annual rent was 13 Spanish . . . — — Map (db m211294) HM
Near Lake Road (County Route 88) east of Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the left when traveling east.
Known as Duane's Bush in the late 18th Century, the Schenectady County Forest (in which you are standing) constitutes No. 92 of the 100 "Great Lots" formed by James Duane when he divided and sold his 50,000 Acres in 100-acre parcels.
According . . . — — Map (db m211417) HM
On Great Western Turnpike (U.S. 20) at Duanesburg Churches Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling west on Great Western Turnpike.
William North
Born 1755 Buried here 1836
Aide to Steuben in 1779
General in U. S. Army
Son in law of James Duane
Assemblyman and Speaker — — Map (db m5518) HM
