List of New York State Historic Markers in Ulster County, New York facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Ulster County, New York.
Listings county-wide
(119 Markers)
Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION ESOPUS | US 9W AT WEST PARK | Esopus, New York | CHURCH OF THE
ASCENSION ESOPUS BUILT 1842 |
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2 | 1 1/2 MILES WESTWARD IS "SLABSIDES" | B'WAY & PARK LA., IN WEST PARK, | Esopus, New York | 1 1/2 MILES WESTWARD IS
"SLABSIDES", RUSTIC CABIN OF THE POET-NATURALIST, WHERE HE SPENT MUCH TIME |
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3 | GENERAL WASHINGTON | N.E. CORNER ZANDHOECK RD. & MILLBROOK AVE. | Hurley, New York | GENERAL WASHINGTON
WAS GIVEN A PUBLIC RECEPTION HERE ON HIS JOURNEY FROM WEST POINT TO KINGSTON, NOV. 16, 1782 |
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4 | OLD GUARD HOUSE | US 209 | Hurley, New York | LIEUT. DAVID TAYLOR,
BRITISH SPY, WAS CONFINED IN THIS HOUSE AND HANGED ON AN APPLE TREE, OCTOBER 18, 1777 |
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5 | OLD MINE ROAD | US 209. | Hurley, New York | ESOPUS-MINISINK TRAIL
INDIAN TRAIL CONNECTING DELAWARE VALLEY WITH HUDSON RIVER. USED BEFORE AND DURING REVOLUTION |
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6 | VAN DEUSEN HOUSE | US 209. | Hurley, New York | BUILT 1723
TEMPORARY CAPITOL OF STATE AFTER BURNING OF KINGSTON 1777. |
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7 | ELMENDORF TAVERN | SE CORNER MAIDEN LA. & FAIR ST. | Kingston, New York | MEETING PLACE
STATE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY 1777 |
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8 | FIRST KINGSTON ACADEMY | SW CORNER JOHN & CROWN STS. | Kingston, New York | FIRST KINGSTON ACADEMY
FOUNDED 1774 BY TRUSTEES OF TOWN OF KINGSTON. |
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9 | PLAN OF KINGSTON STOCKADE | N. FRONT ST. & CLINTON AVE. | Kingston, New York | PLAN OF KINGSTON
STOCKADE (WILTWYCK) FORT (F) AND 1658 STREETS SITE OF OLD STOCKADE 1658 |
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10 | SITE OF OLD BLOCKHOUSE | S.W. CORNER MAIN & FAIR STS. | Kingston, New York | SITE OF
OLD BLOCKHOUSE BUILT 1658 |
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11 | SITE OF BOGARDUS TAVERN | N.W. CORNER MAIDEN LA. & FAIR ST. | Kingston, New York | SITE OF
BOGARDUS TAVERN FIRST MEETING PLACE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 10TH 1777 |
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12 | SITE OF TAPPEN HOUSE | S.W. CORNER N. FRONT & WALL STS. | Kingston, New York | SITE OF
TAPPEN HOUSE OCCUPIED BY GEORGE CLINTON WHILE GOVERNOR OF STATE |
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13 | VAN KEUREN HOMESTEAD | ST. JAMES ST. BETWEEN PINE & CLINTON AVES. | Kingston, New York | VAN KEUREN HOMESTEAD
BURNED BY BRITISH OCT. 17, 1777. REBUILT AND OCCUPIED BY DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE THEN. |
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14 | COLONEL DEYO HOME | NYS 55 E. OF TRAFFIC CIRCLE | Lloyd, New York | COLONEL DEYO HOME
ERECTED 1805 BUILT AND OCCUPIED BY COLONEL JACOB DEYO 8TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE GUARD |
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15 | ELTING HOMESTEAD | MAIN ST., S. OF ELTING PL., IN HIGHLAND | Lloyd, New York | BUILT BY PHILIP ELTING 1817
WHO FOUNDED VILLAGE OF HIGHLAND ON HIS FARM WHICH WAS DEVISED BYT HIS GRANDFATHER ABRAHAM ELTING TO NOAH ELTING APRIL 1797 |
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16 | ELTING'S LANDING | W. OF R.R., NEAR RIVER IN HIGHLAND | Lloyd, New York | BOMBARDED BY BRITISH 1777
NOAH ELTING'S FERRY 1793 HORSE DRAWN FLAT BOAT 1819 "DUTCHESS AND ULSTER", STEAM POWER FERRY EST. 1830 |
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17 | HIGHLAND LANDING | E. END OF MAIN ST., HIGHLAND | Lloyd, New York | YELVERTON'S LANDING 1777
VALENTINE BAKER'S LANDING 1786 NEW PALTZ LANDING 1798 THE TOWN'S SHIPPING CENTER FOR A CENTURY AND A HALF |
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18 | PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CHURCH & GROVE STS., HIGHLAND | Lloyd, New York | ORGANIZED MAY 26, 1792, AS
THE PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGA- TION OF NEW PALTZ. PRESENT EDIFICE ERECTED 1844. |
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19 | REVOLUTIONARY DRILL FIELD 1775 | US 9W S. OF TRAFFIC CIRCLE | Lloyd, New York | 9TH COMPANY THIRD
ULSTER COUNTY REGIMENT COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN PELEG RANSOM |
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20 | ULSTER COUNTY | NYS 55 AT W. ENTRANCE TO MID-HUDSON BRIDGE | Lloyd, New York | ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES
OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. |
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21 | 1 1/2 MILE | NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS | Marbletown, New York | 1 1/2 MILE
SITE OF CLOVE REFORMED CHURCH ORGANIZED 1807. MOVED TO PRESENT SITE IN HIGH FALLS 1867 |
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22 | DAVIS TAVERN | location | Marbletown, New York | FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE AND
AFTER THE REVOLUTION, THE PUBLIC BUSINESS OF THE TOWN OF MARBLETOWN WAS TRANSACTED HERE. |
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23 | OLD DEPUY HOUSE | 1939 | NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS | Marbletown, New York | BUILT IN 1797 BY S. AND A. DEPUY
WHO KEPT A TAVERN HERE. |
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24 | OLIVER HOUSE | US 209 AT MARBLETOWN | Marbletown, New York | IN ORIGINAL ANDREW OLIVER
HOUSE HERE, THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE MET FOR ONE MONTH, AFTER BURNING OF KINGSTON, OCTOBER, 1777. |
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25 | SCHOONMAKER HOME | NYS 213, E. OF HIGH FALLS, AT COXEN CREEK BRIDGE | Marbletown, New York | BUILT IN 1760 BY
CAP. FREDERICK SCHOONMAKER, REVOLUTIONARY OFFICER; HOME FORTIFIED AND USED AS PLACE OF REFUGE DURING THE WAR. |
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26 | SITE OF COLONIAL CHURCH | US 209 AT MARBLETOWN | Marbletown, New York | HERE STOOD THE EARLIEST
CHURCH IN THIS VICINITY, ORGANIZED 1737, BUILT 1746, THE FIRST MINISTER WAS (?) |
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27 | TACK TAVERN | US 209 AT STONE RIDGE | Marbletown, New York | HOME OF JOHANNES TACK,
WHERE COURT CONVENED AFTER BURNING OF KINGSTON BY THE BRITISH, OCTOBER, 1777. FIRST SCHOOL WAS NEARBY. |
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28 | DISCOVERY OF CEMENT | 1939 | NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS | Marbletown, New York | DISCOVERY OF CEMENT
AT BRUCEVILLE, NATHANIEL BRUCE, BURNED IN A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE, SOME NATIVE ROCK AND DISCOVERED CEMENT IN 1818. |
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29 | JOHN BURROUGHSBY S. AND A. DEPUY | CHURCH ST., S. OF NYS 213 IN HIGH FALLS | Marbletown, New York | JOHN BURROUGHSBY S. AND A. DEPUY
AMERICAN NATURALIST TAUGHT SCHOOL AT HIGH FALLS IN 1857 NEAR PRESENT BUILDING |
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30 | OLD STONE AQUEDUCT | 1940 | NYS 213 AT HIGH FALLS | Marbletown, New York | OLD STONE AQUEDUCT
BUILT IN 1825 BY D. & H. CANAL CO.; COMPLETED 1828; ENLARGED IN 1842 AND 1851; ABANDONED FEB. 23, 1899. |
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31 | BEVIER HOUSE | 1935 | SE CORNER HUGUENOT ST. & BROADHEAD AVE., NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | BUILT BY LOUIS BEVIER,
THE PATENTEE, IN 1698. ELTING HOMESTEAD FROM 1740. THIS HOUSE HAS AN INTERESTING SUB-CELLAR |
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32 | DEYO HOUSE | 1935 | HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | BUILT BY PIERRE DEYO,
ONE OF TWELVE ORIGINAL PATENTEES OF NEW PALTZ, IN 1692. |
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33 | DIE PFALZ | 1935 | HUGUENOT & N. FRONT STS., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | A FRENCH HUGUENOT VILLAGE
GOVERNED BY "THE DUSINE", A BODY OF 12 MEN CHOSEN ANNUALLY. FOR 100 YEARS THE ONLY FORM OF GOVERNMENT. |
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34 | DUBOIS HOUSE | 1935 | HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | THE FORT BUILT IN 1705
BY DANIEL DUBOIS. SITE FIRST REDOUBT. THERE ARE PORT HOLES IN THE EAST END. |
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35 | FREER HOUSE | 1935 | HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | BUILT 1720 BY HUGO FREER,
ONE OF TWELVE ORIGINAL PATENTEES OF NEW PALTZ. THE LOW HOUSE AFTER 1732. |
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36 | HASBROUCK HOUSE | 1935 | HUGUENOT ST., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | BUILT IN 1712, BY ABRAHAM, THE
PATENTEE, ONCE SOLDIER IN ENGLISH ARMY, FRIEND OF GOV. ANDROS. KITCHEN SCENE OF COCK FIGHTS. |
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37 | JEAN HASBROUCK | 1935 | HUGUENOT & N. FRONT STS., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | OUSEBUIULT IN 1712, BY
THE PATENTEE; NOW HOME OF THE HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SINCE 1899. |
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38 | NEW PALTZ | NYS 208, S. OF NEW PALTZ also same on NE CORNER MAIN & N. FRONT STS., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | FOUNDED 1678. SIX HOUSES
BUILT BEFORE 1720 ARE ON HUGUENOT STREET, ON THE WALKILL RIVER, HOMES OF REFUGEES OF FRANCE. |
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39 | SITE OF THE "OWL" CHURCH | 1935 | CO. RD. W. OF NEW PALTZ, 1 MI. S. OF NYS 299 | New Paltz, New York | ONFERENTIA CHURCH PARTY
ORGANIZED 1767, TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH CLASSIS OF NORTH AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, JOINED PALTZ CHURCH, 1783 |
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40 | SITE OF WALLOON CHURCH | 1935 | HUGUENOT ST., W. OF N. FRONT ST., IN NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | BUILT OF LOGS, FIRST
CHURCH-SCHOOL, 1783, FIRST CHURCH OS STONE 1717. CALLED "OLD FRENCH CHURCH", PRECURSOR REFORMED CHURCH. |
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1799 HOUSE | Huguenot Historical Society | New Paltz, New York | BUILT BY EZEKIEL ELTING AS A HOME
AND STORE. ORIGINAL GAMBREL ROOF DESTROYED IN 1888 BLIZZARD. 1968 PURCHASED BY LE FEVRE FAMILY ASSOC. MAINTAINED HHS AND LE FEVRE FAMILY. |
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41 | STONE CHURCH - 1773 | 1935 | HUGUENOT ST., NEAR BROADHEAD AVE., NEW PALTZ | New Paltz, New York | FIRST STONE CHURCH, 1717.
SERVICES IN FRENCH TO 1753, DUTCH LANGUAGE TO 1800. CHURCH CORNER STONE SEEN AT SOUTH WALL OF PORTICO. |
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42 | ULSTER COUNTY | NYS 32, S. OF PLATTEKILL, AT ULSTER-ORANGE CO. LINE | Plattekill, New York | ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES
OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. |
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43 | ALTON BROOKS PARKER | US 209, N. OF ACCORD | Rochester, Ulster County, New York | MAY 14, 1852 - MAY 10, 1926
PRINCIPAL OF THIS SCHOOL, 1870-71 CHIEF JUDGE OF THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS, 1897-1904 CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF U.S.; 1904 |
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44 | COLONIAL TAVERN | US 209, S. OF ACCORD | Rochester, Ulster County, New York | SILES BOUCK, SCOUT TAKEN
IN INDIAN AND TORY RAID IN 1779, TO FORT NIAGARA, CAME BACK HERE, WHILE NEIGHBORS WERE HOLDING A MEETING |
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45 | ROCHESTER CHURCH | US 209, S. OF ACCORD | Rochester, Ulster County, New York | REV. NUCELLA PREACHED,
1695 LOG CHURCH BUILT, 1700 2 STONE CHURCHES, 1743, 1860, 2 OTHER CHURCHES BURNED PRESENT 6TH ON SAME SPOT |
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46 | SITE OF INDIAN RAID | US 209 AT PINE BUSH | Rochester, Ulster County, New York | SITE OF INDIAN RAID
IN COLONIAL CHURCH WHICH STOOD HERE, 1778, SETTLERS FORTIFIED THEMSELVES, AND SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT OFF ATTACK OF INDIAN RAIDERS. |
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47 | SITE OF TRAINING FIELD | US 209, N. OF ACCORD | Rochester, Ulster County, New York | COLONIAL MILITIA, IN THE
FRENCH AND INDIAN AND REVOLUTIONARY WARS, MET FOR TRAINING IN A FIELD AT THIS PLACE |
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48 | SITE OF COLONIAL FORT | US 209 N. OF KERHONKSON | Rochester, Ulster County, New York | HERE ON DEYO'S HILL
STOOD A FORT PROTECTING EARLY SETTLERS FROM INDIANS |
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49 | TOM QUICK FARM | US 209, N. OF ACCORD | Rochester, Ulster County, New York | HOME OF TOM QUICK, BOUGHT
FROM HARMON HEKUN, INDIAN, 1676; QUICK WAS KILLED BY INDIANS AND HIS SON SLEW MANY RED MEN IN REVENGE. 1904 |
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50 | CREEKLOCKS | CREEKLOCKS RD., CREEKLOCKS [Hamlet] | Rosendale, New York | ORIGINALLY WAGENDALL.
RENAMED 1825 WHEN DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL WAS BUILT. CANAL ENTERED CREEK HERE. |
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51 | D. & H. CANAL | NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE | Rosendale, New York | STARTED 1825, OPENED 1828.
IMPORTANT WATERWAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK STATE, CONNECTING DELAWARE AND HUDSON RIVERS. |
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52 | FORDING PLACE | NYS 32 AT ROSENDALE | Rosendale, New York | USED BY GEN. CLINTON'S
FORCES, ON WAY FROM NEWBURGH TO DEFEND KINGSTON, FROM BRITISH RAIDERS IN OCTOBER, 1777. |
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53 | FREER HOUSE | NYS 32 S. OF TILLSON | Rosendale, New York | BUILT 1765 BY JACOB FREER,
GRANDSON OF HUGO FREER, NEW PALTZ PATENTEE; FIRST SETTLED BY FAMILY IN 1730 CALLED "HALF MOON". |
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54 | GRIST MILL | NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE | Rosendale, New York | OPERATED IN 1809 BY JACOB
LOW SNYDER, EARLY SETTLER; IN 1825 BY JUDGE LUCAS ELMENDORF. CEMENT GROUND HERE FOR D. & H. CANAL. |
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55 | HOME OF ABRAHAM VAN WAGENEN | CREEKLOCKS RD., CREEKLOCKS [Hamlet] | Rosendale, New York | HOME OF ABRAHAM VAN WAGENEN
AN ORIGINAL SETTLER, BUILT, 1725-1730. |
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56 | JOPPENBERGH | NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE | Rosendale, New York | JOPPENBERGH - JACOB'S MOUNT, NAMED
FOR COL. JACOBUS RUTSEN, FIRST SETTLER, IN 1680 |
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57 | LEFEVRE HOUSE | location | Rosendale, New York | BUILT 1780; SINCE 1810
HOME OF LEFEVRE FAMILY, DESCENDANTS OF SIMON, NEW PALTZ PATENTEE, CALLED BLOEMENDAL. |
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58 | MEETING HOUSE | GRIST MILL RD., TILLSON | Rosendale, New York | FRIENDS CHURCH, BUILT
IN1800. PHEBE TILLSON WAS THE FIRST RECOMMENDED MINISTER. |
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59 | NEWKIRK TAVERN | NYS 32 AT MAPLE HILL | Rosendale, New York | BUILT IN 1781 BY
GERRIT NEWKIRK. A FAMOUS HOSTERLRY. |
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60 | PERRINE'S BRIDGE | NYS 32 S. OF TILLSON | Rosendale, New York | ERECTED IN 1850. ONE OF
THE FEW OLD COVERED BRIDGES STILL STANDING IN NEW YORK STATE. |
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61 | PETRUS VAN WAGENEN | SW CORNER CREEKLOCKS RD. & MAIN ST., BLOOMINGTON | Rosendale, New York | ONE OF ORIGINAL SETTLERS
OF WAGENDALL, OCCUPIED BY VAN WAGENEN FAMILIES, BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1726-1730. |
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62 | REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH | CHURCH ST., W. OF MAIN ST., BLOOMINGTON | Rosendale, New York | REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH
FIRST ORGANIZED 1797, BURNED 1846, REBUILT ON PRESENT LOCATION, 1847. |
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63 | ROSENDALE CEMENT | NYS 213 W. OF ROSENDALE | Rosendale, New York | ROSENDALE CEMENT DISCOVERED HERE IN 1826.
FIRST COMMERCIAL MILL OPERATED HERE 1826 BY WATSON E. LAWRENCE, CALLED LAWRENCEVILLE. |
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64 | RUTSEN HOUSE | NYS 32 AT ROSENDALE | Rosendale, New York | FIRST HOUSE BUILT IN TOWN
BY JACOBUS RUTSEN IN 1680. JACOBUS RUTSEN HARDENBERGH GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON. |
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65 | SITE OF DE WITT HOUSE | NYS 32 AT BLOOMINGTON | Rosendale, New York | BUILT 1736; DESTROYED 1930;
HOME OF COL. CHARLES DE WITT, MEMBER PROVINCIAL CONGRESS CALLED CROCODILE INN,ABOUT 1800. |
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66 | SITE OF DE WITT MILL | NYS 32 AT BLOOMINGTON | Rosendale, New York | ERECTED 1750 BY COL. CHRALES DE WITT. FLOUR GROUND HERE FOR AMERICAN ARMY IN THE REVOLUTION. | ||
67 | SITE OF TAVERN | E. OF NYS 32 IN MAPLE HILL | Rosendale, New York | SITE OF TAVERN, FIRST CHURCH
ERECTED HERE IN 1797, REFORMED CHURCH OF BLOEMENDAL BURNED 1846, REBUILT 1847, AT NEW LOCATION AT BLOOMINGTON |
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68 | SNYDER HOME | CO. RD. AT COTTEKILL | Rosendale, New York | COMMUNITY FIRST SETTLED
1755 BY JACOB SNYDER, HOUSE ERECTED 1788; HOME OF CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER. |
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69 | TAWAERI TAQUI | SPRINGTOWN RD., TILLSON | Rosendale, New York | NORTHWEST CORNER OF
PATENT GRANTED TO THE HUGUENOT SETTLERS OF NEW PALTZ, IN 1677, IS ONE HALF MILE WEST. |
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70 | TILLSON HOME | Rosendale, New York | FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1778.
HOME OF JOB TILLSON, SCOUT IN REVOLUTIONARY ARMY AT 12 YEARS. COMMUNITY NAMED IN HONOR OF FAMILY. |
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71 | WAGENDALL | CREEKLOCKS RD., CREEKLOCKS | Rosendale, New York | ON THIS FARM IS HOME OF
JACOB AARTSEN VAN WAGENEN, BUILT 1669, FIRST SETTLER, AND HOME OF JOHANNES VAN WAGENEN, BUILT 1775. |
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72 | WHITE'S MILL | CO. RD. AT WHITEPORT | Rosendale, New York | BUILT 1830 BY HUGH WHITE,
SUPPLIED CEMENT FOR CROTON RESERVOIR, WHITEPORT NAMED TO HONOR HUGH WHITE. |
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73 | BARCLAY HEIGHTS | US 9W, S. OF BARCLAY ST., IN SAUGERTIES | Saugerties, New York | NAMED FOR HENRY BARCLAY
1778-1851, EARLY SETTLER WHO FOUNDED TRINITY CHURCH, UTILIZED LOCAL WATER POWER AND GREATLY PROMOTED INDUSTRY. |
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74 | BRICK CHURCH | LIVINGSTON ST., W. OF NYS 32, SAUGERTIES | Saugerties, New York | BUILT 1827. USED FOR WORSHIP
UNTIL 1852. THEN SOLD FOR USE AS AN ACADEMY. LATER KNOWN AND USED AS BURHANS BLACKSMITH SHOP |
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75 | BRINK HOMESTEAD | CO. RD., 1-1/2 MIS. S. OF MT. MARION | Saugerties, New York | OWNED CONTINUOUSLY BY FAMILY
OF CORNELIUS LAMBERTSEN BRINK, PURCHASER, 1688, OF SECOND LAND GRANT IN TOWN. ART OF ORIGINAL HOUSE REMAINS. |
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76 | FLATBUSH REFORMED CHURCH OF SAUGERTIES, N. Y. | NYS 32, 1-1/2 MIS. S. OF GLASCO | Saugerties, New York | FLATBUSH REFORMED CHURCH
OF SAUGERTIES, N. Y. ORGANIZED JUNE 9, 1807. BUILDING ERECTED 1808. |
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77 | GLASCO TURNPIKE | NYS 212, E. OF WOODSTOCK | Saugerties, New York | ROAD FROM EARLY GLASS WORKS
ON THE UPPER SAWKILL, TO SHIPPING POINT ON HUDSON ABOVE RONDOUT. NAMED FOR SIGN ON COMPANY'S WAREHOUSE. |
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78 | INDIAN CAVE | NYS 32, SO. OF KATSBAAN | Saugerties, New York | HOME OF "NACHTE JAN", LAST
INDIAN OF REGION. FRIEND OF CORNELIUS PERSEN, OFTEN WARNED HIM OF ATTACKS BY INDIANS AND TORIES. |
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79 | KATSBAAN CHURCH | CO. RD., 8 MIS. N. OF KATSBAAN | Saugerties, New York | ERECTED 1732 KNOWN AS
"DE STEENEKERK OP DE KATS BAAN." REBUILT 1867. IN NORTH WALL ARE STONES WITH NAMES OF BUILDERS. |
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80 | KIERSTED HOUSE | MAIN ST., E. OF WASHINGTON AVE., SAUGERTIES | Saugerties, New York | KIERSTED HOUSE OF PRE-REVOLUTIONARY DAYS.
HOME OF DR. CHRISTOPHER KIERSTED, FIRST PHYSICIAN IN TOWN, RENDERED SERVICE DURING REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
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81 | KING'S ROAD | NYS 32, 100 YDS. N. OF THRUWAY ENTRANCE NO. 20 | Saugerties, New York | OLDEST HIGHWAY IN TOWN, 1703.
FIRST KNOWN AS "FOOTPATH" TO ALBANY, THEN AS THE "QUEEN'S HIGHWAY", LATER AS THE OLD KING'S ROAD." |
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82 | LUTHERAN CHURCH | US 9W AT WEST CAMP | Saugerties, New York | ORGANIZED IN 1710 BY THE
PALATINES. FIRST PASTOR REV. JOSHUA KOCHERTHAL. FIRST CHURCH NEAR SITE OF PRESENT CHURCH |
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83 | MYER HOMESTEAD | CO. RD., 1-1/2 MIS. S. OF NYS 32 | Saugerties, New York | LAND DEEDED 1724 TO
CHRISTIAN MYER, PROMINENT PALATINE SETTLER; EIGHTEEN DESCENDANTS SERVED IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
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84 | MYNDERSE HOUSE | MYNDERSE ST., S. OF US 9W, IN SAUGERTIES | Saugerties, New York | JOHN PERSON, PATENTEE 1712,
BUILT GRIST MILL AND EST'D FERRY ACROSS ESOPUS CREEK. DEEDED TO DAUGHTER OF MYNDERT MYNDERSE. ADDITION BUILT 1743 |
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85 | POST TAVERN SITE | MAIN ST., W. OF PARTITION ST., SAUGERTIES | Saugerties, New York | USED AS PATRIOTS MEETING
PLACE DURING REVOLUTION. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION SIGNED HERE. RELIGIOUS SERVICES HELD HERE 1815-29. |
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86 | SAWYER'S MILL | US 9W N. OF SAUGERTIES AT BRIDGE | Saugerties, New York | STOOD ON THIS SITE 1663.
SAUGERTIES DERIVED ITS NAME FROM THE DUTCH WORD "DE ZAAGERTJES". |
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87 | SCHOONMAKER HOMESTEAD | MAIN ST., W. OF MYNDERSE ST. IN SAUGERTIES | Saugerties, New York | ELDER KATSBAAN CHURCH, MEMBER
OF GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. OCCUPIED CON- TINUOUSLY BY DESCENDANTS. PRE-REVOLUTIONARY HOUSE. |
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88 | SETTLERS CAPTURED | NYS 212, E. OF WOODSTOCK | Saugerties, New York | JUNE 10, 1780, NEAR THIS
SPOT, PETER SHORT AND PETER MILLER WERE CAPTURED BY TORIES DISGUISED AS INDIANS AND TAKEN TO CANADA |
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89 | TAVERN SITE | NO. OF NYS 32, AT KATSBAAN | Saugerties, New York | TAVERN SITE KEPT BY CHRISTIAN FIERO.
PUBLIC MEETING PLACE DURING REVOLUTION. FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD HERE APRIL 16, 1811 |
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90 | ULSTER COUNTY | US 9W AT ULSTER-GREENE CO. LINE | Saugerties, New York | ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES
OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. |
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91 | WEST CAMP | US 9W AT WEST CAMP | Saugerties, New York | SETTLED 1710 BY PALATINES
FROM THE RHINELAND FOR PRODUCTION OF NAVAL STORES. BUILT CHURCH AND SCHOOL DURING FIRST WINTER. |
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92 | SITE OF NEW FORT | OFF CO. RD., 1 MI. S. OLD SHAWANGUNK CHURCH | Shandaken, New York | 23 INDIANS KILLED, 13
CAPTURED. 23 CAPTIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN RELEASED. 3 SOLDIERS KILLED, SEPT. 5, 1663 |
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93 | ULSTER COUNTY | Shandaken, New York | ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES
OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683 RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. |
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94 | ABRAM BEVIER | US 209 AT NAPANOCH | Wawarsing, New York | ABRAM BEVIER WHOSE HOUSE STOOD HERE, HAD
A SMALL CANNON, WHICH THE INDIANS FEARED, AND WHICH MADE HIS HOME OF FORT FOR SETTLERS IN RAID OF 1781. |
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95 | BEVIER HOUSE | US 209 AT WAWARSING | Wawarsing, New York | AUG. 12, 1781, INDIANS
RAIDING RONDOUT VALLEY FIRED HOUSE OF CORNELIUS BEVIER, BUT FLAMES WERE PUT OUT BY NEGRO WOMAN SLAVE. |
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96 | CORNELIUS DEPUY HOUSE | US 209, N. OF WAWARSING | Wawarsing, New York | ATTACKED BY INDIANS, AUG. 12,
1781. GARRET VAN WAGENEN, 16, SHOT THE LEADER, AND SCARED THE OTHERS AWAY. |
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97 | HOME OF JOHANNES G. HARDENBERGH | US 209, 1 MI. S. OF KERHONKSON | Wawarsing, New York | ERECTED 1762. NEW YORK
RECORDS DEPOSITED HERE OCT. 12, 1777 BEFORE KINGSTON WAS BURNED BY THE BRITISH |
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98 | OLD MINE ROAD | US 209, N. OF SPRING GLEN | Wawarsing, New York | ESOPUS - MINISINK TRAIL
INDIAN TRAIL CONNECTING DELAWARE VALLEY WITH HUDSON RIVER. USED BEFORE AND DURING REVOLUTION |
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99 | SITE OF LONG HOUSE | US 209 AT WAWARSING | Wawarsing, New York | AT FOOT OF HIGH BLUFF STOOD
INDIAN COUNCIL HOUSE DESTROYED BY CAPT. KREGIER, AUGUST 31, 1663 |
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100 | SITE OF FIRST MILL | US 209 AT WAWARSING | Wawarsing, New York | SITE OF FIRST MILL HERE, ON VERNOOY KILL,
WAS FIRST MILL, BROUGHT FROM HOLLAND AND SET UP EARLY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY CORNELIUS VERNOOY. |
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101 | ULSTER COUNTY | US 209, S. OF SPRING GLEN | Wawarsing, New York | ONE OF ORIGINAL COUNTIES
OF NEW YORK STATE, 1683, RECEIVED ITS NAME FROM THE EARLDOM IN IRELAND OF JAMES, DUKE OF YORK. |
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102 | "DOWN RENT" WAR | S. OF NYS 212, AT LAKE HILL | Woodstock, New York | REBELLION AGAINST "THREE
LIFE" LEASES CAUSED RIOTS HERE BY FARMERS DISGUISED AS INDIANS, 1845, AND LED TO ABOLISHMENT OF SYSTEM. |
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103 | BAEHR'S STORE | NYS 212, AT BEARSVILLE | Woodstock, New York | CHRISTIAN BAEHR, A GERMAN
PEDDLER, FOUNDED STORE ON SAWKILL, IN 1839. EARLY IN TANBARK INDUSTRY, IT GAVE NAME TO HAMLET BEARSVILLE. |
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104 | BLUESTONE QUARRY | CO. RD., NE OF WOODSTOCK | Woodstock, New York | THE CALIFORNIA QUARRY, ON
OVERLOOK MOUNTAIN, NORTH, WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THESE INDUSTRIES WHICH FLOURISHED, 1839-1900. |
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105 | ELIAS HASBROUCH | N. OF NYS 212 AT LAKE HILL | Woodstock, New York | CAPTAIN IN AMERICAN ARMY,
1775-1783; AT QUEBEC WITH GEN. MONTGOMERY; BURIED HERE. HIS HOUSE IN KINGSTON WAS BURNED BY BRITISH, 1777. |
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106, 107 | GLASCO TURNPIKE | CO. RD., NE OF WOODSTOCK,
also CO. RD., N OF WOODSTOCK |
Woodstock, New York | ROAD FROM EARLY GLASS WORKS
ON THE UPPER SAWKILL, TO SHIPPING POINT ON HUDSON, ABOVE RONDOUT. NAMED FOR SIGN ON COMPANY'S WAREHOUSE. |
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108 | GLASS FACTORY | 1/2 MI. N. OF SHADY | Woodstock, New York | GLASS FACTORY
BRISTOL (SHADY) 1825-1856. ONE OF EARLY INDUSTRIES IN CATSKILLS; MADE WINDOW GLASS AND DOMES FOR WAX FLOWERS, STILL FOUND IN WOODSTOCK. |
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109 | OLD WOODSTOCK MILL | SE CORNER NYS 212 AND NYS 375 | Woodstock, New York | GRIST MILL, 1788-1925
ALSO RUN AS CARDING MILL, 1836 AND LATER, BY JOSHUA NASH. |
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110 | OLD ZENA MILL | CO. RD., N. OF ZENA | Woodstock, New York | OPERATED PRIOR TO 1750 BY
MAJOR JOHANNES HARDENBERGH. GRANTED TO EPHRAIM VAN KEUREN, LATER RUN BY CAPT. WILLIAM SWART AND WILHEMUS HOWE. |
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111 | SITE OF NEWKIRK HOUSE | NYS 212, AT VILLAGE CENTER IN WOODSTOCK | Woodstock, New York | ONE OF THE EARLIEST HOUSES
IN WOODSTOCK, OCCUPIED 1777 BY BARRET NEWKIRK, LATER BY JACOBUS ELTINGE. |
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112 | TANNERY BROOK | NYS 212, W. OF WOODSTOCK | Woodstock, New York | TANNERS, USING HEMLOCK BARK,
RAN MILLS HERE, 1830-1870. HIDES WERE BROUGHT IN SHIPS UP THE HUDSON TO KINGSTON. |
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113 | ZENA - WAGHKONK | CO. RD. AT ZENA | Woodstock, New York | ZENA WAS CALLED WAGHKONK OR
AWAGHKONK, INDIAN FOR LOW MEADOWS OR MARSH; DUTCH TRANSLATED IT VAN DAAL, OR VALLEY; ENGLISH VANDALE |