New York: Historic New York
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMGE1_bedford-house_Katonah-NY.html
John Jay (1745 - 1829), statesman, jurist, first Chief Justice of the United States, and Governor of New York State for six years, built Bedford House in 1800. It remained his home for the last twenty-nine years of his life. Jay represented New York in the …
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The deep ravines, irregular ridges and rocky slopes of the Catskill Mountains long remained wild and desolate. Small settlements began in mountain valleys before the American Revolution. After the war, population grew steadily as New Englanders streamed int…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMKXQ_westchester-county_Hastings-On-Hudson-NY.html
The rugged shore of the Hudson River and the rocky hills north of Manhattan did not encourage early settlement. Patents were issued in 1639 to Jonas Bronck (Bronx) and in 1646 to Adriaen Van der Donck (Yonkers). After the overthrow of Dutch rule in 1664, ma…
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The valleys of the Upper Susquehanna River were natural routes for Indians, traders and settlers. Oquaga, near Windsor, was an Indian fur-trading post, and became an objective of the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign of 1779. From a dam at the outlet of Otsego Lake…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMU0U_the-adirondacks_Speculator-NY.html
Historic New YorkThe AdirondacksThe Adirondack Mountains, consisting of rocky peaks, sheer cliffs and narrow valleys, also have wooded slopes and sparkling lakes. Forty three mountains have elevations 4000 feet or higher. Mount Marcy, with an altitude of 53…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMU22_the-adirondacks_Indian-Lake-NY.html
Historic New YorkThe AdirondacksThe Adirondack Mountains, consisting of rocky peaks, sheer cliffs and narrow valleys, also have wooded slopes and sparkling lakes. Forty three mountains have elevations 4000 feet or higher. Mount Marcy, with an altitude of 53…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMWAR_memorial-chapel_Plattsburgh-NY.html
Dedicated on 24 October 1933in memory of those stationed herewho gave their lives in WWI.The project was sponsoredby the Churchwomen's League For Patriotic Service. Costing $22,472.It was constructed ofweathered brick from a historicalstructure near Plattsb…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMWTC_newburgh-area_Wallkill-NY.html
Palatine German refugees from the religious wars of Europe settled on these river banks in 1709, and Dutch and French Huguenots followed. During the Revolution, control of the Hudson River was important for British strategy and for American defense. To bloc…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMXYY_the-erie-canal-july-4-1817_Rome-NY.html
The ceremonies outside the village of Rome on Independence Day, 1817, climaxed years of discussion about building the Erie Canal. Dignitaries and local citizens assembled at sunrise to attend the start of construction. Judge Joshua Hathaway, a veteran of tw…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMZGR_old-fort-niagara_Youngstown-NY.html
The promontory at the outlet of the Niagara River into Lake Ontario was a strategic point for controlling the route to the interior Great Lakes region. The French early recognized its importance, and LaSalle, in 1678, and Denonville. In 1687, erected tempor…