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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12VP_chases-mills_Gloversville-NY.html
Also known as Fox Hollow.Site of c.1808 Grist-Mill.Mills here provided lumber,textiles & food, creating acenter for commerce and trade
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11FX_fort-johnstown_Johnstown-NY.html
This structure was built in 1772 as the Tryon County Jail. It was placed on the highest ground in the village in case of Indian attack or war. It was considered one of America's strongest buildings for defense, with massive stone walls impervious …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10Q7_grave-of-sir-william-johnson_Johnstown-NY.html
Grave of Sir William JohnsonBaronet1715 - MASON - 1774His Indian nameWarraghiyagey"he who does much business"Founder ofJohnstownSt. John's Episcopal ChurchSt. Patrick's Lodge 4 F.&A.M.First Free SchoolSupt. of Indian AffairsMajor General British A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZU7_historic-johnstown_Johnstown-NY.html
1. Johnson Hall - 1763. Baronial home of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the British Crown. Johnson Hall is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Prior to the Revolutionary War, the home was a Native American trade and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ6H_a-colonial_Johnstown-NY.html
Sent to the Province of New York in 1737, by his uncle Sir Peter Warren for the purpose of supervising landed property in the Mohawk Valley, William Johnson engaged in trade with settlers and Indians. Prospering in mercantile enterprises, he bega…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ6E_a-military-commander_Johnstown-NY.html
Hostilities of the Seven Years' War having commenced, Colonel William Johnson was commissioned a Major General of Provincial Forces and assigned to command the Crown Point Expedition against the French, in 1755. After the failure of the other exp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ6D_superintendent-of-indian-affairs_Johnstown-NY.html
Gaining considerable knowledge of Indian Affairs, his area of responsibility for administration reached from Hudson's Bay Canada to the Carolinas. From the Atlantic to as far west as any Indians were known. Appointed to deal with Indians, and bec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5P_founder-of-johnstown_Johnstown-NY.html
In efforts to develop great land holdings, he surveyed and laid out the village of Johnstown, built the first public school, and after Tryon County was set off in 1772, ensured the location of the county seat here. Interested in learning, he was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ0P_tryon-county-courthouse_Johnstown-NY.html
This is the only colonial period courthouse still in use in New York State. Tryon County was formed in March 1772 after much lobbying by Sir William Johnson. He donated most of the money needed to build a new courthouse designed by Samuel Fuller o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYW3_lest-we-forget_Johnstown-NY.html
Commemorating the first veterans of our nation who fell in the Battle of Johnstown one of the last battles of the American Revolution October 25, 1781