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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSMQ_the-battle-of-henry-johnson_Albany-NY.html
[Top Panel]The Battle of Henry Johnson First American AwardedCroix De GuerrewithGold PalmForValor[Center Panel]In Memory of Sergeant Henry Lincoln Johnson Albany, New York for uncommon valor in combat against an armed enemy May 14th, 1918 while…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSBL_the-erie-canal_Cohoes-NY.html
The Erie Canal flowed through Cohoes along two distinct paths during the 19th century. The first phase, 1825-1841, is commonly referred to as "Clinton's Ditch" after New York Governor DeWitt Clinton, who was the foremost advocate for construction …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS65_the-nalle-rescue_Watervliet-NY.html
The Nalle RescueApril 27, 1860Near this site on Broadway, Charles Nalle,a fugitive slave from Culpepper, Virginia,was rescued from slave catchers byHarriet Tubman and citizens of Troy andWest Troy (Watervliet), completing anepic struggle begun in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRW8_the-cohoes-mastodont_Cohoes-NY.html
The Cohoes Mastodont was discovered during the excavation for Harmony Mill #3 in 1866. The mill is sometimes referred to as the "Mastodon Mill" for this reason. When all the bones were recovered, they were kept at the Harmony Mills Office on exhib…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRPH_horace-b-silliman_Cohoes-NY.html
Horace Brinsmade Silliman was born in 1825. He was educated in Albany Academy, graduated from Union College in 1846 ( a member of Phi Beta Kappa) and later received honorary degrees from Union and Hamilton Colleges.Silliman first became a druggist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRK9_shaker-cemetery_Albany-NY.html
First burials occurred onthis historic site in 1787-Mother Ann Lee and early leadersreburied here later
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRGG_the-weighlock-building_Watervliet-NY.html
This Greek-revival building was one of several weigh stations along the Canal used to levy the tolls for barges carrying merchandise and farm goods. Until 1850 freight cargoes were measured by the displacement theory, but this hydraulic type wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRGD_maplewood-historic-park_Watervliet-NY.html
Site of Erie Canal lock &former Weighlock Bldg.1850-1915located near "The Juncta" of oldErie and Champlain Canals
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRG6_cohoes-city-hall_Cohoes-NY.html
Designed by Architect J.C. Holland and constructed in 1895, this Romanesque Revival building is the center of Cohoes Government. The limestone structure was the first building in the city constructed with public funds.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRC6_misty-17_Cohoes-NY.html
"Misty" was the call sign used by the F-110F Fast Forward Air Controllers (Fast Fac's) during the Vietnam War. There were 155 pilots officially assigned to fly missions over North Vietnam from June 15, 1967 to May 19, 1970. 21 other attached pilot…