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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK26_gravesend_Nashville-NY.html
Settled in 1643 by EnglishQuakers under Lady DeborahMoody on land granted tothem by the DutchGovernor of New Amsterdam
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK23_brookland-ferry-landing_Annville-NY.html
This tablet marksthe Brookland Ferry Landingfrom which point the American Armyembarked during the nightof August 29th, 1776under the direction ofGeneral George Washingtonably assisted byColonel John Gloverof Marblehead, Massachusetts < Adjacent Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK21_four-chimneys_Washington-NY.html
This tablet marks the landupon which stood "Four Chimneys," the house occupied byGeneral George Washingtonas headquartersduring the Battle of Long Island,in which the Council of Warwas held August 29th 1776, whenit was decided to withdraw theAmeri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK1Z_ponkiesberg-fortification_Annville-NY.html
Near this place during the Revolutionary War stood the Ponkiesberg fortification from which General George Washington is said to have observed the fighting at Gowanus during the Battle of Long Island August 27, 1776. Erected in 1926 by the South B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJRL_projectiles-for-u-s-20-inch-rodman-gun_Chico-NY.html
These thousand pound cast iron balls fit the huge gun in the park just outside the fort's main gate. The 20-inch model of 1864 was experimental; the largest standard seacoast gun in use during our Civil War was the 15-inch Rodman.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF51_13-inch-seacoast-mortar-pattern-1861_Pardeeville-NY.html
?These mortar shells were the most disgusting, low-lived things imaginable,'W.W. Blackford, a Confederate Engineer.
Developed in an age of massive innovation in ordnance technology, the 13-inch seacoast mortar became one of the most formidable …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEB4_spanish-24-pounder_Delaware-City-NY.html
In 1786, when this piece was cast, it was common to give names to guns. Theodorico ("Little Theodore") served as part of the defenses of Santiago de Cuba. Though it had been rifled to improve its range and accuracy, Theodorico was obsolete by 1898…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEB3_m1857-12-pounder-napoleon_Delaware-City-NY.html
This was the standard smoothbore fieldpiece of the Civil War. Our specimen is a rare early model distinguished by its handles as one of the first thirty-six made.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME9Y_june-1975_Virginia-City-NY.html
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States Army on 14 June 1975 and the 150th anniversary of Fort Hamilton on 11 June 1975, this plaque is dedicated. We ask our successors to hold an appropriate observance in June 2025 to commemorat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME9X_fort-hamilton-officers-club_Virginia-City-NY.html
This casemate fort, named in honor of Alexander Hamilton, was constructed during the years 1825 - 1831 as part of the New York Harbor coastal defense network. It is situated on the site of the two earlier earthworks. One was a 1778 British fortifi…