Historical Markers and War Memorials in Little Falls, New York
Herkimer is the county seat for Herkimer County
Little Falls is in Herkimer County
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On Mohawk Street, on the left when traveling south on Mohawk Street.
The pile of rocks in front of you is all that is left of a massive 214-foot-long aqueduct that once carried water and canal boats across the Mohawk River,
connecting the original Erie Canal to a boat basin on the Western Inland Lock Navigation . . . — — Map (db m131184) HM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Originally constructed in 1895
and completely reconstructed
in 1997, Benton Hall is one of the
oldest public school buildings
still in use in New York State — — Map (db m131122) HM
Nathaniel Benton came to Little Falls as a War of 1812 veteran and opened a law
office here in 1819. His young but flourishing practice enabled him to marry Sarah
Britton and to build for her the fine Greek Revival home which now houses the W.C.A. . . . — — Map (db m131126) HM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Minnesota in action during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, S/man Bass advanced to the top of the sand hill and partly through the breach . . . — — Map (db m131125) HM
On River Road (County Route 188) at New York State Route 5S, on the left when traveling east on River Road.
Ft. Hendrick
1754-1760
British post guarding
Mohawk Castle. Named for
King Hendrick killed
at Lake George, Sept. 1755
N.Y. State
Historical
Marker — — Map (db m57269) HM
Near State Route 169 (New York State Route 169) east of General Herkimer Road.
40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution.
From this point
General . . . — — Map (db m75330) HM WM
Near New York State Route 169 east of General Herkimer Road, on the right when traveling north.
Gen.
Nicholas Herkimer
Died
Aug. 17, 1777.
Ten days after the
battle of Oriskany, in
which engagement
he received wounds which
caused his death — — Map (db m66096) HM
Near State Route 169 (New York State Route 169) east of General Herkimer Road, on the right when traveling north.
[Text on the North side of the memorial]:
Herkimer
[Text on the West side of the memorial]:
Erected
by the
State of New York.
1896
[Text on the South side of . . . — — Map (db m57318) HM
Near State Route 169 (New York State Route 169) east of General Herkimer Road.
Featured Text on Marker:
Peace following the French and Indian War (1756-1763) provided security on the frontier, and in 1764, Nicholas Herkimer constructed the Georgian style mansion you see here. The house remained in the Herkimer . . . — — Map (db m75328) HM
On New York State Route 169 east of General Herkimer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Ambushed at Oriskany, General Nicholas Herkimer rallied and saved his nearly routed militia despite being wounded. An instant hero, he was carried to his home where he died on August 16, 1777. — — Map (db m66098) HM
Near New York State Route 169 east of General Herkimer Road.
The grave of General Nicholas Herkimer remained unmarked until 1847, when a grandnephew purchased headstones for General Herkimer, his first wife Maria, and his brother and sister-in-law, George and Alida. In 1895, the State of New York purchased . . . — — Map (db m65980) HM
On Interstate 90, 1 mile east of New York State Route 169, on the right when traveling east.
Where the Mohawk Valley narrows and pierces the ridge separating the Great Lakes from the Atlantic watershed were "The Little Falls," the first portage in travel up the river. Here lived the Canajoharie Indians, the Mohawk Upper Castle. The . . . — — Map (db m64986) HM
Near State Route 169 (New York State Route 169) east of General Herkimer Road.
40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution.
To the memory of the men . . . — — Map (db m57308) HM
On Route 5 at River Road, on the right when traveling east on Route 5.
Site of
New York Central
Lake Shore
Limited
wreck of April 19, 1940
Erected by
Gulf Curve Chapter, NRHS,
in memory of 31 who died
and those who labored to
rescue survivors.
— — Map (db m11351) HM
Near East Main Street (New York State Route 169) at John Street, on the right when traveling west.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, . . . — — Map (db m138674) HM WM
On MoHawk Street at South Ann Street, on the right when traveling east on MoHawk Street.
Water Power for Sale
The Little Falls of the Mohawk have been providing power for local mills and factories since 1770.
An Industrial Center
Over the centuries workers in Little Falls have created woolen and cotton knit . . . — — Map (db m131349) HM
Near New York State Route 169, on the right when traveling north.
Since roads were few and were usually poorly maintained, lakes, rivers, and steams became the highways of colonial America. The Mohawk River is a natural break in the Appalachian Mountain chain that runs from Maine to Georgia. It links the Hudson . . . — — Map (db m75974) HM
On Dillenbeck Road (County Route 213) near New York State Route 5S.
Mohawk Upper Castle
Archeological Site
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of . . . — — Map (db m57270) HM
Near New York State Route 169 east of General Herkimer Road.
In 1760, Johan Jost Herkimer deeded 500 acres, including valuable river frontage, to his eldest son Nicholas. Nicholas kept the south portage road open to the carrying place and probably provided wagons, draft animals, and labor to unload the . . . — — Map (db m65981) HM
Near New York State Route 169 east of General Herkimer Road.
During the American Revolution, almost half of the military actions in New York State occurred along the strategic corridor of the Mohawk Valley. In 1777 British, Native American and Loyalist battalions attacked from the west and north. Defeats at . . . — — Map (db m66016) HM
On West Mill Street at Canal Place, on the right when traveling east on West Mill Street.
Route of the
Little Falls Canal
Completed November 17, 1795
to bypass the rapids of
the Mohawk River.
Erected November 17, 1995
Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor — — Map (db m43090) HM
On South Ann Street near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Burrell family were leading businessmen in Little Falls for generations. Their work as cheese producers, brokers, and suppliers helped to make this city a national center for the dairy industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. . . . — — Map (db m131233) HM
On NY Thruway (U.S. I-90), on the right when traveling west.
Oriskany Battlefield (Eight miles west of Utica) The Battle of Oriskany was one of the bloodies engagements of the American Revolution. British and Indians here ambushed the Tryon County militia as they were marching to the relief of . . . — — Map (db m75970) HM
Near New York State Route 169, on the right when traveling north.
The bateau (French word for boat) was the favored type of watercraft used to navigate the inland streams, rivers and lakes of New York in the 1700’s. As roads were few and those that were built were hard to travel due to ruts after rain, . . . — — Map (db m75976) HM
On South Anne Street at Albany Street, on the right when traveling north on South Anne Street.
Over two hundred cheese-makers regularly attended the Little Falls cheese market on Ann St. Most of the cheese factories were located in Herkimer County north of the Mohawk River. Competition was brisk, so the highest prices were often paid. The . . . — — Map (db m131230) HM
Near Furlan Road, 0.1 miles west of New York State Route 167, on the left when traveling west.
Alfred Dolge, area industrialist, used 50 teams
of horses to import material to his Dolgeville
manufacturing complex, 10 miles north of
Little Falls. In 1891 realizing the potential
economic benefit of a railroad connection
between Dolgeville . . . — — Map (db m157632) HM
Near New York State Route 169 east of General Herkimer Road.
In 1710, nearly 3,000 Palatines came to the colony of New York. Originally from an area in southwestern Germany known as the Lower Palatinate, they were displaced when the French attacked and destroyed their lands. They first fled to Holland, then . . . — — Map (db m75322) HM
On South Ann Street at Albany Street, on the right when traveling north on South Ann Street.
"The farmers bring in that article of consumption every Monday and so great is the rush that the police of the place are on duty all the time to preserve order and keep the streets free from obstruction. The cheese is shipped from here to New York . . . — — Map (db m131228) HM
On South Ann Street at Albany Street when traveling north on South Ann Street.
In the years after the Civil War, nearly half of all the cheese made in America came from New York
State. The best came from Herkimer County cows that grazed on the limestone rich pastures of this
region. Local cheese-makers were able to capture . . . — — Map (db m131222) HM
On South Ann Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South Ann Street. Reported unreadable.
Main Street has always been the place to go in Little Falls for
the necessities of life whether it’s something for the home, something to eat, or something to wear.
Look east on Main Street from this sign(on your right) and you can still see the . . . — — Map (db m131128) HM
