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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WKY_fighting-at-hessian-lake_Sloatsburg-NY.html
On October 6, 1777, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton landed 2,100 British troops near Stony Point and marched north to attach the Continental garrisons at Forts Clinton and Montgomery. When it reached Doodletown, the advance guard of 900 men u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WKX_the-historic-1777-1779-trails_Sloatsburg-NY.html
You are walking part of the 1777 historic trail that retraces as nearly as possible the routes taken by the British army during the Revolutionary War.
The 1777 trail represents the route taken by British General Sir Henry Clinton's forces on Oc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KXG_torne-brook-farm_Sloatsburg-NY.html
This elegant mansion of
eclectic styles was built
in the early 1870's by
Charles T. Pierson. His
grandfather, Jeremiah H.
Pierson, founded the
Ramapo Iron Works which
operated nearby from 1795
to 1851. Charles T. Person
opened the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXQ_the-glenwood-hotel_Sloatsburg-NY.html
This building existed in the late 1890s as a rooming house for workers in the mills of Sloatsburg until around 1950. The ground floor of the building was converter into a restaurant, circa 1904 by Henry & Kathleen Tobin, offering open-air dining o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17YI_sloat-house-inn_Sloatsburg-NY.html
Original house built around 1755 by Ramapo Pass pioneer, Stephen Sloat. It served as a command post under captain Sloat to prevent British troops from moving north through the pass. The Sloat family also operated an inn offering lodging and meals,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12EH_ramapo-valley_Sloatsburg-NY.html
? ? ? ? ? The steep, barren Ramapo Mountains, with elevations of less than 1300 feet, isolated this region from the mainstream of developments in the Hudson Valley. The Ramapo River, flowing from Round Lake near Monroe into New Jersey, provided a…