List of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer County, New York
Appearance
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer 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 | MASONIC LODGE | On County Rd. About 2 Mis. W. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Built By D.v.w. Golden 1812 For Warren Lodge No. 155 Organized March 4, 1807 Ceased Paying Dues 1818. | |||
2 | ORENDORF BARN | On Nys 28 About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | First Building Where Religious Service Was Held Bodies Were Buried Until 1803 At Northeast Corner | |||
3 | PETRIE'S CORNERS | At Intersection County Rds. At Columbia Center | Columbia, Town Of, New York | On Route Of Scout Adam F. Helmer's Famous Fun To Warn Settlers Of German Flatts Of Approach Of Brant's Indians September 17, 1778 | |||
4 | PIONEER HOME | At Intersection Of County Rds. At Columbia Center | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Of Col. Jacob D. Petrie, Who With Six Sons Founded Petrie's Corners | |||
5 | REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH | On County Rd. About 1 Mi. W. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Church, Organized July 8, 1798. Cemetery Dedicated 1803. Has 20 Revolutionary Veterans And 22 Soldiers Of War Of 1812 | |||
6 | SITE OF | On Town Rd. At Millers Mills | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Pioneer Home Of Andrew Miller & 6 Sons Who Founded Miller's Mills About 1790. Built Sawmill And Gristmill. | |||
7 | SITE OF | On County Rd. About 1½ Mis. W. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | First Store And House Built By David V.w. Golden Before 1798, Who Was First Judge Of Court Held At Whitestown. | |||
8 | FT. HENDRICK | On Nys 5 At Leroy Village Line | Danube, Town Of, New York | 1754–1760 British Post Guarding Mohawk Castle. Named For King Hendrick Killed At Lake George, Sept. 1755 | |||
9 | FOLTS HOMESTEAD | On Nys 5S At Ilion | Frankfort, Town Of, New York | Erected 1796 By Major Warner Folts Who Served In War Of 1812 At Sackets Harbor; Member Of Assembly 1823–24. House Occupied Since By His Descendants | |||
10 | OLD REMINGTON HOMESTEAD | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. S.w. Of Ilion | Frankfort, Town Of, New York | Built In 1799 By Eliphalet Remington Who Forged The First Remington Gun; Birthplace Of Philo Remington | |||
11 | F.E. SPINNER HOME | On Nys 5S & Nys 28 At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Herkimer Co. Sheriff 1834 Member Of Congress 1854–1860 Appointed Treasurer Of The United States By Lincoln Served 1861–1875 | |||
12 | MOHAWK'S FIRST | On Nys 28 At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Public School Built In 1809 On This Site. Used As A School Until 1853. Served As A Church For Five Years. House Now Stands In Rear | |||
13 | SHOEMAKER TAVERN | On Nys 5S At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Built Before The Revolution Gen. Washington Had Dinner Here Under Tree On His Valley Tour In 1783. Walter Butler Captured Here; Later Escaped Albany Jail | |||
14 | TRAIL OF SCOUT | On Nys 5S At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Adam F. Helmer Entering Mohawk Valley To Warn German Flatts Of Approach Of Brant's Indians, Sept. 17, 1778 | |||
15 | BIRTHPLACE OF | On Tn. Rd. At Jerusalem Hill | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | John Curtis Underwood 1809–1873 U.s. District Judge Of Virginia. Appointed By Pres. Lincoln 1863 | |||
16 | BIRTHPLACE OF | On Tn. Rd. About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Charles F. Wheelock 1849–1928 School Teacher And Educator For Half Century | |||
17 | FURNACE SITE | On Co. Rd. About 1 Mi. S. Of Gulph | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Of Litchfield Iron Mfg. Co. Incorporated 1813 Makers Of Pig Iron And Various Kinds Of Iron Hollow Ware | |||
18 | HOME SITE OF | On Tn. Rd. About 1 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Elijah Snow Who Settled Here In 1786 Locality Then Called Snow's Bush Now Litchfield | |||
19 | JERUSALEM | On Town Rd. At Jerusalem Hill | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Hill Cemetery Oldest Burial Ground In Town Of Litchfield First Interment In 1791 | |||
20 | OLIVE BRANCH LODGE | On Co. Rd. At Cranes Corners | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | No. 40, F. And A.m. First Meeting On This Site July 16, 1812. Dewitt Clinton Was Grand Master At The Time | |||
21 | SITE OF | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. S.w. Of Ilion | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Avery Homestead Purchased In 1819 By John Stanton Avery, One Of The Earlier Settlers In Litchfield. Home Destroyed By Fire In 1934. | |||
22 | SITE OF HOME OF | On Co. Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Gulph | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Nathaniel Ball Where The First Baptist Church In Litchfield Was Organized March 15, 1795 | |||
26 | OCTAGONAL HOUSE | 1932 | On Nys 28 At Newport | Newport, Town Of, New York | Built About 1850 By Linus Yale Inventor Of The Yale Lock | ||
27 | THE YALE LOCK | 1932 | On Nys 28 At Newport | Newport, Town Of, New York | Was First Made By Linus Yale In A Shop On This Site 1847 | ||
23 | A RAIDING FORCE LED BY | On Co. Rd. About 3 Mis. S.e. Of Gray | Norway, Town Of, New York | Major Ross & Walter Butler Was Here Attacked By Co. Marinus Willet's Patriot Soldiers October 30, 1781 | |||
24 | IN THIS CEMETERY ARE THE | On County Rd. At Norway | Norway, Town Of, New York | Graves Of Soldiers Of The Four Wars French-Indian, Revolution, War Of 1812, Civil War | |||
25 | WOOD HOME | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. E., Gray | Ohio, Town Of, New York | Wheelock Wood (1894–1887) Wife, Hannah Southwick Comstock (1797–1892) Of Mass. Located Here In 1829 And Built This House. | |||
28 | EAST OF THIS POINT | On County Rd. About 2 Mis. N. Of East Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Of Bridenbecker Creek John Finster Built The First Sawmill Operated Successfully In Town Of Schuyler | |||
29 | FIRST CHURCH | On County Rd. About 3 Mis. N. Of East Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | School House In Town Of Schuyler Built Here In 1809 | |||
30 | FIRST PUBLIC | On County Rd. About 2½ Mis. N. Of East Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Burying Ground 1766–1840 In Town Of Schuyler Was Located On This Flat | |||
31 | NEW PETERSBURGH | On Nys 5 About 3 Mis. West Of North Ilion | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Fort A Stockade Built And Used By The Pioneers Of Schuyler Prior To And During The American Revolution | |||
32 | SITE OF HOME | On Nys 5 About 4 Mis. East Of West Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Heinrich Staring B. 1730 - D. 1808 Captain 4Th Regiment Tryon County Militia And 1St Judge Of Court Of Common Pleas Of Herkimer County | |||
33 | HENDERSON HOUSE | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. N. Of Jordanville | Warren, Town Of, New York | Former Cruger Mansion Grant 1739 Frame House Built 1787 Stone House Built 1832 | |||
34 | JOHN TUNNICLIFF, JR. | On Us 20 At Warren | Warren, Town Of, New York | B. 1751, Derby, England, Came To America 1772; Revolutionary Soldier; Settled Here 1793; Died 1814; Buried One Mile South, Tunnicliff Cemetery. | |||
35 | MARSHALL CEMETERY | On Us 20 At Warren | Warren, Town Of, New York | [Arrow] 1/2 Mile John Marshall, 1764–1863 Revolutionary Soldier; With Washington At Yorktown; Witnessed Surrender Of Cornwallis. | |||
36 | SITE OF | On County Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Henderson | Warren, Town Of, New York | Paul Crim House Paul Crim Came From Germany About 1757. One Of Founders Of Andrustown. House Burned At Andrustown Massacre. | |||
37 | SITE OF HOME OF FREDERICK | On Town Rd. About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners | Warren, Town Of, New York | Bell, Federick, Jr. And Wife Dorothy Crim Father And Son Massacred Frederick Bell Iii Stolen By Indians—July 18, 1778 |
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.