List of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York
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This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
[edit]Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | Ancram Copake Line | County Rd., W. Copake to Ancram. | Ancram, New York | Ancram Formed as Gallatin 1803. Name Changed 1814 Divided 1830. Copake Formed from Taghkanic 1824 | ||
2 | Site of Iron Works | NYS 82 in Ancram | Ancram, New York | First in Colony of New York, Had 4 Forges. Founded by Robert Livingston 1748. Demolished 1854. | ||
3 | Site of Lead Mines | NYS 82 in Ancramdale | Ancram, New York | Ore Discovered by Mr. Keefer. Livingston Bought Lease 1827 Operated to 1837. Others Operated to 1866. | ||
4 | Town And County Line | NYS 82 At Co. Line Between Ancramdale & Pulvers Corners | Ancram, New York | Pine Plains, Dutches County, Org'D 1823; Part of Northeast 1788, Part Little Nine Partners 1706. Ancram, Columbia County Formed 1814. | ||
5 | Town of Ancram | NYS 82 in Ancram. | Ancram, New York | Named in Honor of The Ancestral Home of The Livingstons At Teviotdale Roxburghshire, Scotland. | ||
6 | Famous Prize Fight | Under Mountain Rd in Boston Corners. | Ancram, New York | Won by John Morrissey over 'Yankee' Sullivan in this area on Oct. 5, 1883, lasted 37 rounds and was witnessed by more than 3000 persons. | ||
7 | Spencertown Academy | NYS 203 in Spencertown. | Austerlitz, New York | 1847 Timothy Woodbridge D.D., First President Used Continuously as School House Since Erection. | ||
8 | Douglas House | Co. Rd., N. of Canaan Corners. | Canaan, New York | Home of Asa Douglas. Noted Resort of Whigs During The Revolution. Garret Used to Confine Tory Neighbors. | ||
9 | Jason Warner House | On Paper Mill Hill Rd., S. of Queechy. | Canaan, New York | Many of Scenes in "Wide Wide World" And "Queechy" Were Laid in And Around This House Where Susan And Anna Warner, Noted American Authors, Spent Several Summers. | ||
10 | Red Rock | Co. Rd. At Red Rock. | Red Rock, New York | Settled in 1750 Formerly Known as Pilfershire. | ||
11 | Site of Grist Mill | NYS 295 Near Queechy Lake. | Canaan, New York | Built by Col. William B. Whiting. Burned During The Revolution by Tories, When Filled With Government Grain. Rebuilt Later. | ||
12 | Friends Meeting House | Co. Rd. At Rayville. | Chatham, New York | Built in 1777 At Rayville First in Columbia County. | ||
13 | Groat's Tavern | NYS 66 in Chatham. | Chatham, New York | First Building Erected in Chatham - Built by William Thomas in 1811 - Chatham Was First Called Groat's Corners. | ||
14 | Abraham Van Ness | NYS 66 S. of Malden Bridge. | Chatham, New York | Home of Abraham Van Ness Officer in Revolution Who Was Shot On Bridge by Tories in August, 1777 | ||
15 | Van Alstyne House | Co. Rd. E. of Chatham Ctr. | Chatham, New York | Reputed to Have Been Used as A Fort During Revolution. | ||
16 | Brick House | US 9, North of Clermont. | Claverack, New York | Built 1804 by Dr. Thomas Brodhead The Bricks Were Made Here by Clay Kneaded by Cattle Being Driven Over It. | ||
17 | Claverack-Ghent Line | NYS 66, West of NYS 9H. | Claverack, New York | Claverack A District 1772, Town 1788. Hillsdale Taken Off 1782, Hudson 1785. Ghent Formed from Parts of Chatham, Claverack, Kinderhook 1818. | ||
18 | Clermont | US 9, in Clermont. | Claverack, New York | Post-Office Established in 1791. One of The First Hundred Post Offices in The U.S. | ||
19 | New York's First Public School | US 9, in Clermont. | Claverack, New York | New York's First Public School Was Established At Clermont in 1791. | ||
20 | Post Road | NYS 9H N.E. of Junct. With NYS 66 | Claverack, New York | Post Road - 1772 Albany to New York. Weekly Mail Service Established On Horseback. Passenger Service by Covered Wagons And Four Horses in 1786. | ||
21 | Site of Tollgate | US 9, South of Clermont. | Claverack, New York | Site of Tollgate of The Highland Turnpike Company . | ||
22 | The Academy | US 9, in Clermont. | Claverack, New York | Built in 1834 as A Seminary of Learning The Land Was Given by Edward P. Livingston. | ||
23 | Clermont | West of Co. Rd., N. of Tivoli . | Clermont, New York | Built 1730, On Livingston Manor. Home of Chancellor Livingston, One of The Five Drafters of The Declaration of Independence. | ||
24 | Clermont | Co. Rd., West of NYS 9G. | Clermont, New York | Built 1730, On Livingston Manor. Home of Chancellor Livingston, One of The Five Drafters of The Declaration of Independence. | ||
25 | Clermont | NYS 9G, North of Tivoli. | Clermont, New York | Built 1730, On Livingston Manor. Home of Chancellor Livingston, One of The Five Drafters of The Declaration of Independence. | ||
26 | Copake-Hillsdale Line | NYS 22, S. of Hillsdale. | Copake, New York | Copake Part of Granger 1803, Formed from Taghkanic 1824. Hillsdale Formed from Claverack as District 1782, Town 1786. | ||
27 | Farm of Hans Chrysler | Co. Rd., N. of Chrysler Pond. | Copake, New York | Farm of Hans Chrysler For Whom Chrysler Pond Was Named. Home of Amy Mariah Chrysler, Born 1770. | ||
28 | Church Cemetery | Co. Rd., S. of Spaulding Furnace. | Gallatin, New York | Church Cemetery Connected With Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Known as Stissick, Gallatin, Ancram, Greenbush And Vedder. | ||
29 | Dings Cemetery | At Silvernails. | Gallatin, New York | Oldest Cemetery in Gallatin Private For Dings Family Before 1748. | ||
30 | Gallatin-Ancram Town Line | NYS 82 West of Ancram. | Gallatin, New York | Gallatin And Ancram Organized as Gallatin 1803; Name Changed to Ancram 1814 Separated 1830. | ||
31 | Gallatin-Livingston Town Line | Co. Rd., N. of Elizaville. | Gallatin, New York | Gallatin Organized from Livingston 1803. Livingston A Manor 1686; A District 1772; A Town 1788, Including Gallatin, Ancram, Taghkanic And Copake. | ||
32 | Gallatin-Milan Town Line | Co. Rd., E. of Elizaville. | Gallatin, New York | Dividing Gallatin, Columbia County, Organized 1803, from Milan, Dutchess County Organized 1818 . | ||
33 | Gallatin-Taghkanic Town Line | NYS 82 At Entrance to Lake Taghkanic State Park. | Gallatin, New York | Gallatin Organized 1803 And Included Ancram. Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger And Included Copake. Both Taken from Livingston. | ||
34 | Gallatinville | At Gallatinville. | Gallatin, New York | Named For Honorable Abraham A. A. Gallatin. B. Geneva, Switzerland, 1761 D. New York City, N.Y., 1849 Secretary of Treasury 1801–1813 . | ||
35 | Historic Farm | Co. Rd., N. of Mt. Rose. | Gallatin, New York | Rev. Herman Vedder in Family Since May 1, 1804, Life Lease from John Livingston. Shall Minister & PreachGospel in Greenbush Church. | ||
36 | Lasher House | Co. Rd., About 2½ Mis. S. of Suydam. | Gallatin, New York | Oldest Part Built About 1770 in Possession of Lasher Family Until 1910. | ||
37 | Old Turnpike Road | Co. Rd. At Spaulding Furnace. | Gallatin, New York | Old Turnpike Road to Nobletown, Ancram And Barrington. | ||
38 | Old Turnpike | NYS 82 At Suydam. | Gallatin, New York | The Old Road from The Hudson River Through Ancaram to Salisbury Connecticut. | ||
39 | Signal Rock | 2½ Mis. W. of Co. Rd., Suydam to Spaulding Furnace. | Gallatin, New York | Used by Indians For Fires. Fires Built On This Rock Could Be Seen For Many Miles. Called Green Hill Indian Signal Rock. | ||
40 | Site of Plow Furnace | Co. Rd. At Spaulding Furance. | Gallatin, New York | Established 1840 by Moses Spaulding On Spaulding Creek. Abandoned 1910. | ||
41 | Site of First Suydam School House | NYS 82 At Suydam. | Gallatin, New York | Burned Oct. 1918. Land Donated by Jacob Suydam About 1800. | ||
42 | Site of Mannessah Home | Silvernails-Pine Plains Rd. | Gallatin, New York | Home Prince Quack Mannessah of The Mohican Shacomeco Clan Was The Last Known Indian Resident of Gallatin. | ||
43 | Site of Dings House | At Silvernails. | Gallatin, New York | Home of Hans Dings, One of First Settlers of Gallatin, N.Y. Before 1748. Leased from Livingston. | ||
44 | Stage Inn | NYS 82, West of Suydam. | Gallatin, New York | Suydam's Hotel, 1798–1822; Dr. C. Duydam's Office 1798–1822; J. Suydam Jr's Hotel, 1822–49; Suydam Post Office Until 1906. | ||
45 | Town And County Line | Co. Rd., W. of Jackson's Crnrs. | Gallatin, New York | Gallatin, Columbia County Pine Plains, Dutchess County Gallatin Organized 1803 Pine Plains Organized 1823. | ||
46 | Town And County Line | Silvernails-Pine Plains Rd. | Gallatin, New York | Gallatin, Columbia County Pine Plains, Dutchess County Gallatin Organized 1803 Pine Plains Organized 1823. | ||
47 | Training Ground | W. of Bridge At Silvernails. | Gallatin, New York | For New York State Militia of The Gallatin District. Jeremiah Cronk, Fifer, 1812. | ||
48 | First Schoolhouse | Co. Rd. S. of Germantown. | Germantown, New York | First Schoolhouse in Germantown. Built by Palatines in 1711. Located Just West of This Point. | ||
49 | First Reformed Church | NYS 9G, S. of N. Germantown. | Germantown, New York | First Reformed Church of The Protestant Dutch in Germantown. Erected in 1728 And Was Located 500 Ft. West of This Point. | ||
50 | Rockefeller Home | Co. Rd., E. of Germantown. | Germantown, New York | Home of Simeon, Son of Diell Rockefeller Who Landed At East Camp, 1733. | ||
51 | Sharps Landing | NYS 9G, S. of N. Germantown. | Germantown, New York | Active in Trading in 1684. | ||
52 | Site of The Second Reformed Church | Co. Rd., E. of Germantown. | Germantown, New York | Site of The Second Reformed Church of Germantown. Built Here in 1814. | ||
53 | Site of Grist And Saw Mill | Co. Rd. from Germantown, West of NYS 9G. | Germantown, New York | Site of Grist And Saw Mill Erected by Diell Rockefeller in 1751. | ||
54 | Site of First Lutheran Church | NYS 9G, S. of N. Germantown. | Germantown, New York | Site of First Lutheran Church in Germantown. Erected in 1710. | ||
55 | Third Lutheran Church | Co. Rd., N. of Viewmonte. | Germantown, New York | Third Lutheran Church of Germantown Built Here in 1812. | ||
56 | Louis Frisbee Payn | NYS 66, 3 Mis. S. of Ghent. | Ghent, New York | Louis Frisbee Payn U.S. Marshall, Supt. of Insurance And For 68 Years Leader of The Republican Party in Columbia Co. Was Born Here Jan. 27, 1835. | ||
57 | Columbia County | NYS 9G At S. Approach to Rip Van Winkle Bridge. | Greenport, New York | Columbia County Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America. | ||
58 | Parade Hill | Park At Foot of Warren St. | Hudson, New York | Parade Hill Granted to Common Council On March 9, 1795 For A Public Walk Or Mall Granted by "Proprietors, Settlers of Hudson. | ||
59 | Gen. Worth House | At 211 Union St. | Hudson, New York | Here On March 1, 1794, Wm. J. Worth, A Major-General in The Mexican War, Was Born. Died At San Antonio, Texas, 1849. | ||
60 | Site of Two Dwellings | In City Park, Front St. | Hudson, New York | First in Hudson. Erected in 1783. Proprietors Held First Meeting in Jenkins Home Here. Burned 1838. | ||
61 | Site of City Hall | Warren & South 4th Sts. | Hudson, New York | First in Hudson. Begun 1786; Completed 1804. Used as A Court House in 1805. First Court Held Jan. 1806. Sold to This Church in 1835. | ||
62 | Davis Hall | Warren & North 4th Sts. | Hudson, New York | This Building Built For A Jail in 1805. Changed to A City Hall in 1835. in 1855, Became "Davis Hall" A Theater. Since 1862 It Has Been A Printing Shop. | ||
63 | Lindenwald | W. of NYS 9H, S. of Lindenwald. | Kinderhook, New York | Approaching Lindenwald Home of President Martin Van Buren. 1841–62. | ||
64 | Columbia County | US 9 At Columbia-Rensselaer. | Kinderhook, New York | Columbia County Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America. | ||
65 | Gen. John Burgoyne | Broad Near Church St., Kinderhook. | Kinderhook, New York | Gen. John Burgoyne as Prisoner of War Was Entertained in This House On Night of October 22, 1777 While Being Taken from Battle of Saratoga to Boston. | ||
66 | Lindenwald | W. of NYS 9H, 1½ Mis. S. of Road to Kinderhook. | Kinderhook, New York | Home of President Martin Van Buren, 1841-62 Built in 1797 by Peter Van Ness. | ||
67 | Old Columbia Academy | On Albany St., Kinderhook. | Kinderhook, New York | Old Columbia Academy Early Dutch School Incorporated March 13, 1797 Became Kinderhook Academy April 3, 1824. | ||
68 | Post Road | NYS 9H, E. of Kinderhook. | Kinderhook, New York | Post Road - 1772 Albany to New York. Weekly Mail Service Established On Horseback. Passenger Service to Covered Wagons And Four Horses in 1786. | ||
69 | Quackenboss Tavern | At Junction, US 9 & NYS 9H. | Kinderhook, New York | Here in 1753 For Two Months Sat Commissioners to Divide Great Kinderhook Patent of 1686. Martin Van Buren Later Tried A Law Case Here. | ||
70 | Reformed Dutch Church | Broad & Church Sts., Kinderhook. | Kinderhook, New York | Reformed Dutch Church Organized in 1712 Sixth Church Between New York And Albany. | ||
71 | Site of Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse | NYS 9H, 1¼ S. of Road to Kinderhook. | Kinderhook, New York | Site of Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Washington Irving Visited Here When The School Was Taught by Jesse Merwin. | ||
72 | Van Alen Homestead | NYS 9H, 7 Mis. S. of Road to Kinderhook. | Kinderhook, New York | Erected in 1736 Katrina Van Tassel Resided in This House According to Tradition. | ||
73 | Glynn Homestead | NYS 203, rt 203 on Main St Valatie. | Kinderhook, New York | Journalist Gov Martin Glynn [Journalist and Governor. | ||
74 | The Hill | Co. Rd., East of NYS 82 | Livingston, New York | Built in 1801 by Henry Walter Livingston, Who Died Here in 1810. | ||
75 | Waggon Path | E. of NYS 9G On Co. Rd., Linlithgo to Blue Stores. | Livingston, New York | Waggon Path Yt Leadeth from Ye Manor House. | ||
76 | The Kings Hie Way | The Kings Hie Way. | Livingston, New York | 1714 The Kings Hie Way Leadeth from the Manor House to Tahkanic. | ||
77 | Bingham's Mills | Named For Charles Bingham. | Livingston, New York | Named For Charles Bingham. Formerly Baker's Mills. 20 Dwellings, M.E. Chapel, 2 Mills, Blacksmith Shop And Woolen Factory. | ||
78 | Burden | Hudson River Ore Iron Co. | Livingston, New York | Hudson River Ore Iron Co. 1875–1898 Iron Mines Employed 550 Men; 1200 Tons Ore Mined Daily. 1000 Acres Land Owned. Store, Machine Shop, 60 Houses. | ||
79 | Calendar House | Built by Samuel Ten Broek. | Livingston, New York | Calendar House Built by Samuel Ten Broek in 1773. Later Purchased by Gen. Harry Livingston Whose Descendants Held It Until 1861. | ||
80 | Glenco Mills | Old NYS 82 At Glencoe Mills. | Livingston, New York | Established as Post Office in 1856 Henry P. Heermance, Postmaster. | ||
81 | Highland Turnpike | Incorporated in 1804. | Livingston, New York | Incorporated in 1804. An Early Road. | ||
82 | Johnston | Main St., in Livingston. | Livingston, New York | Named For John Livingston,Ro Settler. Livingston Post Office 1805. Had A Revolutionary Stage Inn And Linlithgo Reformed Church. | ||
83 | Land Marker | E. of Main St., Livingston. | Livingston, New York | Dividing Inheritances of Robert C. And Henry Livingston from 3rd Proprietor of The Manor 1792. Twin Marker At Blue Stores. | ||
84 | Land Marker | Livingston, New York | Dividing Inheritances of Robert C. And Henry Livingston from 3rd Proprietor of The Manor 1792. Twin Marker At Livingston. | |||
85 | Line House | Livingston, New York | Tavern And Stage Inn Before 1790. John Manny First Proprietor. | |||
86 | Livingston, New York | Main St., in Livingston | Livingston, New York | The Present Village of Livingston Was Formerly Called Johnstown After John Livingston. | ||
87 | Livingston-Claverack Line | Co. Rd., West of Churchtown | Livingston, New York | Both Districts 1772, Towns 1788. Livingston Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack Included Hudson, Hillsdale, Part of Ghent. | ||
88 | Livingston-Claverack Line | Co. Rd., East of Bell's Pond | Livingston, New York | Both Districts 1772, Towns 1788. Livingston Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack Included Hudson, Hillsdale, Part of Ghent. | ||
89 | Livingston-Claverack Line | Co. Rd., West of Churchtown | Livingston, New York | Both Districts 1772, Towns 1788. Livingston Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack Included Hudson, Hillsdale, Part of Ghent. | ||
90 | Livingston-Clermont Line | Livingston, New York | Livingston A Manor 1686, District 1772; Included Ancram, Clermont, Copkae Gallatin, Germantown, Taghkanic. Town 1788. | |||
91 | Livingston-Clermont Line | Livingston, New York | Livingston A Manor 1686, District 1772, Included Ancram, Clermont, Copkae, Gallatin, Germantown, Taghkanic. Town 1788. | |||
92 | Livingston-Germantown Line | NYS 9G, N. of Bridge. | Livingston, New York | Both Towns 1788. Livingston A Manor 1686, District 1772, Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Germantown A Dist. 1775; Part of Clermont Added in 1858. | ||
93 | Livingston-Greenport Line | US 9 at Race Place. | Livingston, New York | Livingston a Manor 1686, a dist. 1772, included Ancram, Taghkanic, Gallatin, Copake, Clermont. Town 1788. In 1837 Greenport formed from Hudson. | ||
94 | Memorial Chapel | Co. Rd., E. At Linlithgo. | Livingston, New York | Built in 1780 On Site of Earlier Church. Covers Old Crypt Which Is The Burial Place of Generations of Livingstons. | ||
95 | Oak Hill | W. of NYS 9G, Rd. to Greendale. | Livingston, New York | Built in 1793 by John Livingston, Son of The 3Rd Proprietor, And Home of Succeeding Generations of The Family. | ||
96 | Old Road House | Livingston, New York | Built in 1803. The Stage-Coach Stopped Here On Trips Over The Highland Turnpike. | |||
97 | Post Road | Livingston, New York | Post Road - 1772 Albany to New York. Weekly Mail Service Established On Horseback. Passenger Service by Covered Wagons And Four Horses in 1786. | |||
98 | Site of Linlithgo Mills | Co. Rd., Bell's Pond | Livingston, New York | Site of Linlithgo Mills Grist Mills Built 1780 by Robert Livingston. Named by S. Fox of Fox's Hosiery Factory And Grist Mills. | ||
99 | Site of Good Hope Mills | Good Hope Mills. | Livingston, New York | Grist Mills Erected by The Livingstons Prior to 1780. Machinery Removed 1896. C.E. Bingham Last Operator. | ||
100 | Teviotdale | Livingston, New York | Built About 1773 Livingston- Fulton House Home On Hon. Walter Livingston And of Son-In-Law Robert Fulton. | |||
101 | The Hermitage | Livingston, New York | Begun by Peter R. Livingston During The Revolution And Never Finished. Located About A Mile Down This Lane On Roeloff Jansen's Kill. | |||
102 | Town of Livingston | Livingston, New York | Town of Livingston - 1788 Contained Bakers Mills, Blue Stores, Burden, Elizaville, Glenco Mills, Linlithgo, And Walker's Mills. | |||
103 | Union Corners | Livingston, New York | Union Corners in Towns of Gallatin And Livingston. Settled Before 1790. Post Office Established 1840. Named from Union Corners House, A Tavern. | |||
104 | Booge-Torrey House | Co. Rd., N. of New Lebanon | New Lebanon, New York | Booge-Torrey House Built by Abner Shumway 1786 Home of Arron Jordon Booge 1801-26 Prepared Young Men For Yale And Served as Chaplain in War of 1812 Here For A Century Lived Jesse Torrey's Family. | ||
105 | Columbia County | NYS 22, Columbia-Rensselaer Line | New Lebanon, New York | Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America. | ||
106 | Columbia County | US 20 At Columbia-Rensselaer Line | New Lebanon, New York | Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America. | ||
107 | Elisha Gilbert House | US 20, W. of New Lebanon Center | New Lebanon, New York | Built in 1780 by Major Elisha Gilbert 1749–1823 Contains Unique Example Decorated Masonic Meeting Room. | ||
108 | Johnathan Murdock | Co. Rd., N. of New Lebanon | New Lebanon, New York | House Built 1800 by Col. Johnathan Murdock 1758–1832. Revolutionary Soldier The Original Murdock House Stood Above The Road to The Southwest. | ||
109 | Kendall Shop | US 20 & NYS 22, New Lebanon | New Lebanon, New York | First Thermometers Made in The United States Produced On This Site. | ||
110 | New York State | US 20, W. of N.Y.-Mass. Line | New Lebanon, New York | New York State Explored by Dutch, 1624; Under English Rule After 1664. Named for Duke of York, Later King James II. | ||
111 | Site of First Free Public Library | NYS 22, in New Lebanon. | New Lebanon, New York | Site of First Free Public Library Established March 12, 1804, by Dr. Jesse Torrey, Father of The Public Library Movement of America. | ||
112 | Chittenden Hollow | Co. Rd., SE of Bridge At Chittenden Falls. | Stockport, New York | Chittenden Hollow On West Side of Falls. Here George Chittenden Built 2Nd Cottonmill in The County Later Called Rossman Mills. | ||
113 | Chittenden Falls | NYS 9H, NW of Bridge At Rossmans. | Stockport, New York | On The West Side of The Falls George Chittenden Built The Second Paper Mill in The County Later Called Rossmans. | ||
114 | Columbiaville | US 9, N. of Bridge. | Stockport, New York | Incorporated 1812; Act Repealed 1833. in 1813 Had Cotton Factory, Saw Mills, Paper Mills, And Grist Mills. | ||
115 | Columbiaville Bridge | US 9, S. of Bridge. | Stockport, New York | In 1870 The Iron Bridge 245 Ft. Long, Built Here, Was The Longest Single Span Road Bridge in N.Y. State. | ||
116 | Columbiaville Falls | US 9, S. of Bridge. | Stockport, New York | In 1800 Sloops Came as Far as These Falls from The Hudson River. | ||
117 | Staats House | Co. Rd., 1½ Mi. W. of US 9. | Stockport, New York | Built by Col. Abram Staats Between 1654–1664. Henry Hudson Landed Here September 17, 1609 in Sailing Up Hudson River. | ||
118 | Stockport Creek | Co. Rd., N. of Bridge At Stockport. | Stockport, New York | For Generations Known as Abram's Creek. Formed At Stockport by Union of Kinderhook And Claverack Creeks. | ||
119 | Stockport-Greenport Line | US 9 At Town Line. | Stockport, New York | Stockport Formed from Parts of Hudson, Ghent And Stuyvesant in 1833. Greenport Formed from Hudson City in 1837. | ||
120 | Stockport-Stuyvesant Line | US 9 At Town Line. | Stockport, New York | Stockport Formed from Parts of Hudson, Ghent, Stuyvesant, 1833. Stuyvesant Formed from Kinderhook 1823. | ||
121 | Stockport-Stuyvesant Line | NYS 9J At Town Line. | Stockport, New York | Stockport Formed from Parts of Hudson, Ghent, Stuyvesant, 1833. Stuyvesant Formed from Kinderhook 1823. | ||
122 | Town of Stockport | Co. Rd.,W. of US 9 At Columbiaville. | Stockport, New York | Named from Stockport, Eng., Former Home of James Wild, Porprietor of Mills At Columbiaville in 1812. | ||
123 | Benjamin F. Butler | NYS 9J, S. of Stuyvesant. | Stuyvesant, New York | Benjamin F. Butler Born Here 1795 - Died 1858 A Reviser of State Laws; Regent 1829-32; Attorney General U.S. 1833-38; Acting Sec. of War 1836–37. | ||
124 | Cloth Mill | Co. Rd., E. of Bridge At Stuyvesant Falls. | Stuyvesant, New York | Built by William Van Hoesen in 1800. Located Where Power House Stands. | ||
125 | Columbia County | NYS 9J, Near Schodack Landing. | Stuyvesant, New York | Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America. | ||
126 | Henry Van Schaack | NYS 9J, At Stuyvesant. | Stuyvesant, New York | Died Here in 1823. Built These Two Houses. Was On First Board of Trustees of Williams College. | ||
127 | Henry Hudson | NYS 9J, N. of Stuyvesant. | Stuyvesant, New York | Landed Here Sept. 19. 1609 And Was Entertained by Indians Who Encamped Here Called Kinderhook. | ||
128 | Landing | NYS 9J & NYS 398 At Stuyvesant. | Stuyvesant, New York | Set Off from Town Ofd 1858 Kinderhook 1823. Now Part of The Town of Stuyvesant. | ||
129 | Nutten Hooke | NYS 9J, At Newton Hook. | Stuyvesant, New York | Granted to Arent Van Den Bergh 1666. Sold to Hans Hendricksen in 1667. Old Fish Place 1½ Mi. South. | ||
130 | Powell Patent | NYS 9J, S. of Stuyvesant. | Stuyvesant, New York | Powell Patent 1664 The Southwest Point of The Grant Is North of Swarte Hoock. | ||
131 | Powell Patent | NYS 9J, N. of Stuyvesant. | Stuyvesant, New York | Powell Patent 1664 This Marks The Northwest Point of This Early Grant. | ||
132 | Powell Patent | East of US 9, to Sunnyside. | Stuyvesant, New York | Powell Patent 1664 Directly East to Creek Marks Southeast Point of Grant. | ||
133 | Major Abram's Kill | Co. Rd., W. of Bridge At Stuyvesant Falls. | Stuyvesant, New York | Prior to 1667 Known as "Major Abram's (Staats) Kill" And "Third Falls." in 1823 Called Stuyvesant Falls And After 1845 "Kinderhook Creek". | ||
134 | John Woodward Philip | Nw of Kinderhook, Near Eickybush. | Stuyvesant, New York | Site of Birthplace Rear Admiral John Woodward Philip USN, 1840–1900, Graduate of Naval Academy Who Commanded The "Texas" in Battle of Santiago, 1898. | ||
135 | Upper Falls | Co. Rd., W. of Bridge At Stuyvesant Falls. | Stuyvesant, New York | Upper Falls 1St Paper Mill in Columbia County. Built by Pitkins And Edmunds On The Site of An Old Grist Mill. Built in 1800. | ||
136 | Miller's Tavern | NYS 82. At W. Taghkanic. | Taghkanic, New York | Site of Miller's Tavern Built Before 1770 by Wm. Rockefeller, Jonas I. Miller Proprietor For Many Years First Town Meeting Here 1803. | ||
137 | Maryburgh Forges | On Town Rd., 1/8 Mi. N. of NYS 82 And Suydam. | Taghkanic, New York | Site of Maryburgh Forges Established Before 1700 by The Livingstons. Abandoned Before 1798. | ||
138 | New Forge Iron Works | Tn. Rd., North of Suydam. | Taghkanic, New York | Site of New Forge Iron Works 1770–1790 Grist, Feed And Plaster Mills, Blacksmith Shop, Store, Dwellings, 1800–1876. | ||
139 | Plow Furnace | Co. Rd. W. of Chrysler Pond. | Taghkanic, New York | Site of Plow Furnace Established 1830 by John C. Wheeler On Chrysler Pond Outlet. 6 Styles of Plows Made. Abandoned 1905. | ||
140 | Taghkanic Hamlet | Co. Rd., At Taghkanic. | Taghkanic, New York | Site of Taghkanic Hamlet Included Tavern Built Prior to 1770, Post Office, Store, Lutheran Church And Six Dwellings. | ||
141 | Taghkanic-Claverack Line | Co. Rd., South of Churchtown. | Taghkanic, New York | Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake, Claverack, A District 1772. Hillsdale Removed 1782. Hudson 1785. Organized as Town 1788. | ||
142 | Taghkanic-Claverack Line | Co. Rd., Near Churchtown. | Taghkanic, New York | Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake, Claverack, A District 1772. Hillsdale Removed 1782. Hudson 1785. Organized as Town 1788. | ||
143 | Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line | NYS 23, W. of Craryville. | Taghkanic, New York | Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake. Both Taken from Livingston. Name Changed to Taghkanic 1814. Copake Taken Off 1824. | ||
144 | Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line | NYS 23, W. of Craryville. | Taghkanic, New York | Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake. Hillsdale Formed from Claverack as District 1782. Organized as Town 1788. | ||
145 | Taghkanic-Livingston Line | NYS 82. Near Glencoe Mills. | Taghkanic, New York | Tahjkanic Org'D 1803 as Granger, Included Copake. Livingston, A Manor 1786; Dist. 1772; Town 1788; Included Gallatin, Ancram, Taghkanic, Copake. | ||
146 | Town of Taghkanic | NYS 82. At W. Taghkanic. | Taghkanic, New York | Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger. Name Changed to Taghkanic 1814. Copake Taken Off in 1824. | ||
147 | Town of Kinderhook | 2589 Route 9H, Kinderhook | Kinderhook, New York | Washington Irving Based the Character Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Kinderhook Schoolteacher, Jesse Merwin. | ||
148 | Town of Kinderhook | 1319 River Street, Valatie | Kinderhook, New York | 18th century ancestral home of 8th president of the US, President Martin Van Buren's Mother, Maria Hoes Van Alen. Located in the Village of Valatie. |
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. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.