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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMJR_joseph-c-yates_Schenectady-NY.html
Here Was BornJoseph C. Yates,Nov. 9, 1768.He was the First Mayor of Schenectady,State Senator, Judge of theSupreme Court, and Governor of theState of New York,Died at his Residence, East CornerGovernor's Lane, March 19, 1837.Centennial Tablet 1898.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLPY_site-of-queens-fort_Schenectady-NY.html
Built in 1705, as a triple stockade. Rebuilt in 1735, on heavy hewn timbers set on stone wall ten feet high. Fort was one hundred feet square, with blockhouse at each corner, twenty four feet square and twenty feet high. Was capable of holding thr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLNR_southwest-corner-of-stockade_Schenectady-NY.html
Southwest Corner of Stockade, was twenty-eight feet South, from a point one hundred feet west, of this tablet. A blockhouse or fort, containing the royal flagstaff, stood in this angle of stockade, and was burned on night of massacre, Feb. 8-9, 16…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLM3_whipple-bowstring-truss_Schenectady-NY.html
Whipple Bowstring TrussAn Example of the First ScientificallyDesigned Bridge TrussCommemorating the Contributionsto Bridge Engineering of Squire Whipple, Class of 1830A gift from theCity of Johnstown, New YorkReconstructed at its Present Location …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLIG_jan-mabie-house-1670_Rotterdam-Junction-NY.html
Oldest House in MohawkValley, East of this Point, Built by DanielJanse Van Antwerpen, 1670
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI9X_home-of-william-north_Duanesburg-NY.html
Home, Erected 1784 - Of - William NorthBorn 1755 Died 1836—————————Soldier Throughout TheRevolutionAide De Camp To Baron SteubenAdjutant General Of The ProvisionalArmy Under Washington1798Speak…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGO3_enlarged-erie-canal-lock-23_Schenectady-NY.html
The stonework surrounding you is the remains of lock 23 of the Enlarged Erie Canal. Canal boats, drawn by mules and horses, passed through the chambers on either side of you on their way toward revolutionizing transportation in the mid-nineteenth …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFGK_nott-memorial_Schenectady-NY.html
Nott MemorialHas Been Designated ANationalHistoric LandmarkThis Site Possesses National SignificanceIn Commemorating The History of TheUnited States of America1986National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF84_vedder-family-cemetery_Schenectady-NY.html
Vedder Family CemeteryThis historic burial plot contains the remains of descendants of Harmen Albertse Vedder, an original settler of Schenectady. He purchased the land and built a home in 1672. Harmen died around 1715 and is probably buried here.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9S7_schenectady_Schenectady-NY.html
Updated 2008 Marker:The Chamber of Schenectady CountyWelcomes You ToSchenectadySettled by Arent Van Curler 1661Burned by the French and IndiansFeb. 8, 1690The original 1924 marker read:Erected by Chamber of CommerceSchenectadySettled by Van Curler…