List of New York State Historic Markers in Rockland County, New York
Appearance
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Rockland County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
[edit]Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | "'76 HOUSE" | 110 Main St | Tappan, New York | Where Major John André, British Spy, Plotter With Benedict Arnold To Deliver West Point, New York, Was Confined Before His Execution | |||
2 | DeWint House | 20 Livingston Avenue | Tappan, New York | Washington's Headquarters and the oldest surviving structures in Rockland County. Used Sept 28 - Oct 2, 1780 during The Trial Of John André, British Spy, Plotter With Benedict Arnold. | |||
3 | GENERAL LAFAYETTE | Western Hwy. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | Lived Here In A House On The Bogart Farm In 1780. Opposite Is Spring Used By Continental Army Camped On The West Ridge | |||
4 | THE MANSE | Westwood-old Tappan Rd., W. Of Greenbush Rd., In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | Built 1726, Dominie Samuel Verbryck Lived Here During Revolution. He Was Friend Of Washington. He Founded Rutgers College, N. J. | |||
5 | TRIAL OF ANDRE | Main St., North Of Washington St. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | The British Spy, Andre, Was Found Guilty, In The Dutch Church Which Stood, In 1780, On The Site Of The Edifice | |||
6 | TURN LEFT AT LIGHT | On Us 9W At Oak Tree Rd. | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | Dewindt House George Washington Headquarters Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 1780 | |||
7 | WASHINGTON'S CAMP | Western Hwy. & Washington Ave. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | On The Ridge West, 1782, The American Army, After Its Return From Yorktown, Encamped Under Generals Washington And Greene | |||
8 | ARROW | On Us 9W At Oak Tree Rd. | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | 2 Miles De Windt House George Washington Headquarters Set. 28 - Oct. 2, 1780 | |||
9 | ARROW | Summit Ave. & Old Tappan Rd. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | Andre Monument On The Hill South Is The Site Of The Gallows Where Major John Andre, British Spy, Was Hanged, And Buried, On Oct. 2, 1780. | |||
10 | "WORK I" | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | A British Redoubt Mounting A Twelve-pound Cannon Was Located Here, July 1779. | |||
11 | AMERICAN BLOCKHOUSE | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Here Stood An Unfinished American Blockhouse Which Was Burned By Its Defenders On May 31, 1779, When The British Seized The Point | |||
12 | BUCKBERG MOUNTAIN | Buckberg Mt. Rd., 1/2 Mi. S. Mott Rd. | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Here Generals Washington And Wayne, Surveyed The British Fort On Stony Point And Planned The Victory Of July 15–16, 1779. | |||
13 | BUCKBERG MOUNTAIN ROAD | Buckberg Rd., W. Of Us 9W | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | In 1776-1783, This Was An Important Military Route Over The Dunderberg To Doodletown, Forts Clinton And Montgomery And West Point. | |||
14 | CHRISTIAN FEBIGER | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | A Dane, Colonel Of The Second Regiment Of The Light Infantry Under Wayne, Led The Main Body In The Right Column | |||
15 | COLONEL BUTLER | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Of Pennsylvania, Led The Left Assaulting Column Of Americans Up The Steep Slope At This Point | |||
16 | DOODLETOWN | Us 9W At Doodletown Rd. | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Half A Mile Up This Road Is Doodletown, Pioneer Hamlet Through Which The British Army Marched To Attack Ft. Clinton, 1777. | |||
17 | FRANCO-AMERICAN ARMY | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | En Route To Capture Cornwallis At Yorktown, In Virginia, Crossed King's Ferry In August, 1781. | |||
18 | GENERAL WAYNE | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Was Wounded By The British Grapeshot Leading The Right Column Up The Slope Near This Point. | |||
19 | KING'S FERRY | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Below This Hill Is Located The Western Terminus Of Historic King's Ferry Of The American Revolution, 1776-1783. | |||
20 | LIEUT. KNOX | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | At The Head Of The Forlorn Hope Of The Left Column Entered The Main British Redoubt At This Point | |||
21 | MAJOR MURFREE | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | With Massachusetts And North Carolina Companies Engaged British Outpost Here By Firing To Cover The Two Flank Movements | |||
22 | MILITARY ROAD | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Leading To The Central British Redoubt Followed This Route, 1779 | |||
23 | SIX STATES | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia And North Carolina, Gave The Men Of The Light Infantry. | |||
24 | THE FINAL COMBAT | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | A Hand To Hand Melee, American Bayonets Against British Musketry And Cannon, Took Place In The Central Redoubt Here. | |||
25 | THE FIRST ROAD | Us 9W & Main St., In Stony Point | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Across Hudson Highlands From Stony Point To Central Valley, Made About 1760, Via Cedar Ponds Followed This Road | |||
26 | THE INNER LINE | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Of The British Abatis Of Tree Trunks And Sharpened Stakes Ran From The North To The South Shore Of The Point Here. | |||
27 | THE LARGER BODY | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Of Americans, In The Right Coluymn, Under Gen. Wayne, Crossed The Marsh And Cove To The South To Scale British Works | |||
28 | THE LEFT COLUMN | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Of The Americans Divided Here, At Mud Bridge, The Main Body, Under Colonel Butler, Marching Around The North Shore | |||
29 | THE MAIN GATE | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Of The Central British Redoubt Was Located Here, 1779. | |||
30 | THE OUTER LINE | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Of The Abatis Of Felled Trees And Pointed Stakes Made By The British Garrison Crossed Here From Shore To Shore | |||
31 | TWO COMPANIES | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Of The Seventeenth British Regiment Of Foot Were Stationed Here At The Time Of The Assault, July 15, 1779. | |||
32 | WORK "H" | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | A British Redoubt Mounting A Twelve-pound Cannon Was Located Here, July, 1779. | |||
33 | ARROW | On Park Rd., E. Of Us 9W | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Stony Point Battlefield July 16, 1779 | |||
34 | ARROW | On Park Rd., E. Of Us 9W | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Stony Point Battlefield July 16, 1779 | |||
35 | ARROW | Us 9W, 1/4 Mi. No. Of Vlge. Stony Point | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | Stony Point Battlefield July 16, 1779 |
See also
[edit]- List of New York State Historic Markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.