Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hudson Falls, New York
Fort Edward is the county seat for Washington County
Hudson Falls is in Washington County
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On Maple Street (New York State Route 196), on the right when traveling east.
Built by Griffin Lumber Co.
fall 1906. Each silo held
a different grade of coal.
Built using cement blocks
invented by Griffin Lumber. — — Map (db m131688) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 4) at Clark Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Through this place passed Gen. Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-1776 to deliver to Gen. George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston Erected by The State of New York . . . — — Map (db m9783) HM
On Burgoyne Avenue (County Route 37) at Pine Street, on the left when traveling north on Burgoyne Avenue.
Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne
used this house as British
army headquarters, July
1777, before his surrender
at Saratoga, Oct. 17, 1777. — — Map (db m18105) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 4) at Maple Street (New York State Route 196), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
During his youth Silas Wright came to Sandy Hill, now Hudson Falls, to learn to be a lawyer, serving his clerkship in this small building. This was the law office of Hon. Henry C. Martindale, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas and a Member of . . . — — Map (db m56907) HM
Near Broadway (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling north.
Jane McCrea was a Fort Edward area resident in 1777 during the Saratoga Campaign. With the approach of the British army, Jane’s brother, Colonel John McCrea a supporter of the Patriot cause, evacuated his farm on the West bank of the Hudson River, . . . — — Map (db m136212) HM
Near Pearl Street, 0.1 miles south of Pearl Street.
Kenyon Lumber Company was originally built along the Feeder Canal at Lock 12 in 1852. At its peak the mill employed over 100 employees and once sawed over one million feet of lumber in less than 15 days. At that time, six days a week a raft of ¼ . . . — — Map (db m131747) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 4) at La Barge Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
During the mid 19th Century many northern New York & New
England areas had a large migration of French Canadians into the cities and
towns of the region. These immigrants came to work in the many mills and
the logging industry that flourished at . . . — — Map (db m138750) HM
On Martindale Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Today’s Boat Basin Park was once a turn-around basin for canal boats that operated out of Hudson Falls. The Feeder Canal was built in 1824 to provide a steady supply of water from the Hudson River to the Champlain Canal. The original canal was only . . . — — Map (db m131746) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling north.
Road from Ft. Edward to Lake
George made by British army
in 1755 crossed near here.
The Kingsbury Township was
formed here in May 1762. — — Map (db m131638) HM
On New York State Route 254, on the left when traveling west.
The large stone piers located below in the Hudson River were placed there in 1837 for the
construction of the Saratoga Whitehall Railroad. The bridge was not completed and the railroad stopped work due to the panic of 1838. The only use ever made . . . — — Map (db m129541) HM
Near Broadway (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling north.
One evening, Duncan Campbell, Laird of Inverawe, was disturbed by a knock on his door. surprised to confront a desperate highlander seeing refuge. He had killed a man and had Duncan swear on his dirk that he would protect him according to ancient . . . — — Map (db m136216) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 4) at Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
First United States Consul General to Japan.
Founder of the College of the City of New York.
Born in Sandy Hill, N.Y., opposite the Village Green.
More than any other man, he kept the doors of Japan open to the outside world and opened the . . . — — Map (db m136210) HM
In Honor
of those who fought and died;
of those who fought and lived;
this monument is erected
by the Citizens of the Towns of
Fort Edward and Kingsbury.
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Shant that the memory of
our noble dead who freely
gave . . . — — Map (db m229534) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 4), on the left when traveling north.
This monument is presented by Dr. Erskine G. Clark to the Village of Sandy HillDedicated to the honor and patriotism of the soldiers of Washington County who served in our war to suppress the southern rebellion of 1861, waged against the life of the . . . — — Map (db m221658) HM
Local poet William (Bill) Bronk was born in Fort Edward, New York to William M. Bronk and Ethel Funston Bronk. He was a descendant of Jonas Bronck, for whom the Bronx was named. William Bronk grew up in nearby Hudson Falls and lived in the . . . — — Map (db m229506) HM
Historian and author William Hart Hill was born in Fort Edward, New York on April 29, 1891. His parents, Almon Perry Hill and Mary Northup Hill were both from nearby Hartford, New York. The Hill family name was originally Hills. At the time . . . — — Map (db m229641) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 4) at Court Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Dedicated in honor of those who served their country during World War II from the Town of Kingsbury and the Village of Hudson Falls and in reverent memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice that we the living might remain free. December 7, 1941 . . . — — Map (db m56910) HM
