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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KYI_kings-highway-and-the-long-clove_Congers-NY.html
Proclaimed by royal decree almost three centuries ago this onetime Indian trail wound its way northward through Long Clove to the Hudson River below. Kings Highway's original purpose was military as the English Crown feared invasion by the French …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFV_andre-the-spy_Congers-NY.html
Andre the spy landed here September 21, 1780
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5V_treason-site_Congers-NY.html
Within these woods, in the early morning hours of September 22, 1780, American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre plotted the surrender of the American fortress at West Point. While attempting to return to British lines, Andre wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTRH_congers-world-war-i-memorial_Congers-NY.html
This tablet is erectedin honor of the men ofCongers New York whoserved in the World War Louis Behrens · Joseph E. Chasse · Frank Conklin · G.A.R. Cropsey · James Denton · Louis G. Didion · Arthur Dougla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQQ_st-pauls-church_Congers-NY.html
St. Paul's was begun in 1891 to serve local ice & quarry workers. Land was donated by John McGuiness, quarry owners donated the brick. The 1st Mass was on Easter, 1894. The old post office, bought for $485, became the rectory. St. Paul's School be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQO_congers-school_Congers-NY.html
The Congers School opened in 1928 as a high school. Students came from as far away as West Nyack and Tappan, often traveling by train to the Congers Station. Centralization of Clarkstown's schools resulted in the building of the Clarkstown Junior-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQN_congers-station_Congers-NY.html
In 1880 the fledgling Jersey City & Albany Railway Co. completed a track through this area on easements granted by Abraham and Mary Conger, large landholders and prominent citizens. In 1883 a new railroad timetable listed the stop as "Congers." In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQK_paul-farmhouse_Congers-NY.html
The easterly section of this Dutch farmhouse was constructed by John Paul in the early 19th Century. Soon after the similar westerly addition was added resulting in a rare style of twin front door entrances. The structure, a frame of sawn heavy ti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQJ_congers-lake-dam_Congers-NY.html
This dam, constructed in 1995, replaced an original weakened stone and earthen dam built more than a century ago to create a recreational area for the St. Rita Parish of New York City. The Dutch called this stream, an easterly branch of the Hacken…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTOP_doctor-davies-farm_Congers-NY.html
This farm homestead built c. 1836 was part of a 450-acre farm extending from Rockland Lake to the Hudson River. In 1891, this portion of the farm became the home of artist Arthur Bowen Davies, a pioneer in modern art in America, and his wife, Lucy…
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