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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME3M_mount-moor-cemetery_West-Nyack-NY.html
This "Burying ground for Colored people", was deeded on July 7, 1849 by James Benson and Jane Benson, his wife, to William H. Moore, Stephen Samuels and Isaac Williams, trustees. The cemetery has provided burial space for colored people, including…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNK_appalachian-trail_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Footpath for hikers2100 miles Georgia - MaineMaintained by volunteersNY - NJ Trail Conference
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNI_appalachian-trail_Highland-Falls-NY.html
First opened October 1923in Bear Mtn. - Harriman Park.Maintained by volunteersNY - NJ Trail Conference
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNG_orange-county_Tomkins-Cove-NY.html
One of the original countiesof Province of New York,established 1683, by Gov.Thomas Dongan, named forWilliam, Prince of Orange.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDMP_fort-clinton_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Oct. 6, 1777, Orange CountyMilitia defended thispost, stormed by British,on futile expedition toaid Burgoyne at Saratoga.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC9I_historic-underground-railroad_Nyack-NY.html
At this crossroads stood the home of the Edward Hesdra Family. This home is believed to have been a link in the underground slave railway, c1855.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBZK_oak-hill-cemetery_Nyack-NY.html
This nonsectarian cemetery was dedicated on June 27, 1848 before a crowd of 3,000 people. The establishment of the cemetery reflected a transition from small family or religious cemeteries. Oak Hill Cemetery has been enlarged several times and occ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9YV_the-nyack-turnpike_West-Nyack-NY.html
Dutch farmers first settled here early in the 18th century on land purchased from Indians who had occupied this region for millennia. Under mounting pressure for a cross-county road between the port of Nyack and Ramapo a turnpike was built. The se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9YU_clarksville-inn_West-Nyack-NY.html
This historic inn built by Thomas Warner in 1840 was a stopping place for stage coaches and travelers to and from the Port of Nyack. It was a center of social life for more than a century and the scene of farewell balls for recruits during the Civ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7JW_stony-point-battlefield-state-historic-site_Stony-Point-NY.html
On the night of July 15-16, 1779, Brigadier General Anthony Wayne of Pennsylvania led the American Light Infantry in a midnight assault against a British force that had occupied Stony Point. Approximately one hour later, the garrison had been capt…