List of New York State Historic Markers in Greene County, New York
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Greene County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide[]
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | On NYS 23 About ½ mile East of | Ashland, Town Of, New York | of Ashland Built Here in Old Windham 1799 | ||||
2 | TRINITY | On NYS 23 at | Ashland, Town Of, New York | 42°17′53″N 74°17′54″W / 42.29806°N 74.29833°W | Church Inc. May 20, 1799 Earliest Episcopal Organization of Old Town of Windham | ||
3 | A. VAN LOON | On NYS 385 At Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | 42°16′01″N 73°48′19″W / 42.266946°N 73.805299°W | House Built 1724 By Albertus Van Loon Occupied as Residence Since Date of Erection | ||
4 | BLACK HORSE | On US 9W about 3 mis. NW of Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | Inn Built in 1791 by | |||
5 | JAN VAN LOON | On NYS 385 at Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | House Built 1706 by Jan Van Loon Chief Holder Loonenburgh Pat. 1688. Athens Village First Called Loonenburgh | |||
6 | On NYS 385 at Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | House Built 1803 Home of Founder of Athens Village Incorporated 1805 | ||||
7 | BELL FACTORY | On NYS 23 & NYS 145, South Cairo | Cairo, Town of, New York | of Earliest American Maker of Sleigh Bells Stood on This Stream 1828 | |||
8 | IRON FORGE | On County Road at Purling | Cairo, Town Of, New York | Of And Stood at First Fall 1788 First in Greene County | |||
9 | MASSACRE 1780 | On Town Road about 1½ miles Southwest of Purling | Cairo, Town Of, New York | & Wife Killed by Indians Carried Captive to Canada | |||
10 | WOODSTOCK | On NYS 32 about 1-mile (1.6 km) North of Cairo | Cairo, Town of, New York | First Settlement in Town of Cairo by James Barker and Tenantry in 1791 | |||
11 | "UNCLE SAM" | On West Bridge Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | Bridge Samuel Wilson, Whose Name Inspired National Symbol "Uncle Sam" Lived Nearby From 1817-1822 | |||
12 | 100 RODS NORTH | On Water Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | Stood the First Grist Mill in Greene County Built in 1675 by | |||
13 | At intersection Green & Main Streets Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | First Newspaper in County Printed on This Site by August 6, 1792 | ||||
14 | On Town Road, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | Rev. "Dutch Dominie Of The Catskills" Built 1792 | ||||
15 | HOP-O-NOSE | On Main Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°12′42″N 73°51′28″W / 42.21167°N 73.85778°W | Site of Indian Village Purchased from Indians in 1682 Loveridge Patent | ||
16 | MARTIN | On West Main Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | Van Buren 8th President of the U.S. was Married in This House to Hannah Hoes in 1807. House Built in 1797. | |||
17 | OLD KATSKILL | On Town Road about ½ mile South of Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′2.12″N 73°54′28.08″W / 42.2505889°N 73.9078000°W | Reformed Dutch Church of Katskill Kockshackie Stood on This Hill Built 1733 | ||
18 | OLD KATSKILL | On County Road about ½ mile South of Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | House Built in 1729 by . Barn Built 1680 by . Formerly Indian Village Site. | |||
19 | PAPER MILL | NYS 23 & NYS 145, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | First in Greene County ¼ Mile at Foot of Hill Built in 1800 By | |||
20 | PIETER SOUSER'S INN | On NYS 23 & NYS 145 at Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | Place Where Political Meetings were Held Before 1797 Near by | |||
21 | SITE OF | On NYS 23 & NYS 145, Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′20.88″N 73°54′12.64″W / 42.2558000°N 73.9035111°W | First Log House in This Village Built in 1675 Stood 100 Feet South Along Road to Fording Place | ||
22 | STONE HOUSE | On West Main Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°13′9″N 73°52′11″W / 42.21917°N 73.86972°W | Built in 1762 by Lieut. Col. . Surrender of Cornwallis Celebrated Here. | ||
STONE BRIDGE | On Route 145, East Durham, New York | East Durham, New York | 42°22′58″N 74°07′06″W / 42.38278°N 74.11833°W | STONE BRIDGE - Built 1800 as part of the Susquehannah Turnpike. | |||
23 | On NYS 23 & NYS 145, Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′17.89″N 73°54′2.81″W / 42.2549694°N 73.9007806°W | Old Inn of Martin G. Schuneman Built 1796 | |||
24 | On NYS 23A about 1-mile (1.6 km) East of | Catskill, Town of, New York | Built About 1721 in the Back-oven Rebuilt About 1752 David and Captured by Indians 1780 | ||||
25 | On NYS 23A & NYS 32A about ½ mile West of Palenville | Catskill, Town of, New York | Indian Trail to Fort on Round Top Now Kaaterskill Clove | ||||
26 | On NYS 23, & NYS 145, Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′23.83″N 73°54′24.91″W / 42.2566194°N 73.9069194°W | "Open Country" Purchased from Indians by , 1675 Formerly Madison, Now Leeds | |||
27 | On NYS 23 & NYS 145 at Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°14′8.59″N 73°53′4.6″W / 42.2357194°N 73.884611°W | Footpath from Old Indian Fort Called to Coxsackie | |||
28 | NYS 23 & NYS 145, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | House Built in 1814 by Capt. Sea Captain During Revolution | ||||
29 | "FIRST HOUSE ON THE HILL" | On Ely Street, Coxsackie | Coxsackie, Town of, New York | Built by Dr. John Ely of , Albany County, About the Year 1800. | |||
30 | BRONCK HOUSE | On Private Road 300 feet (91 m) off US 9W, 1½ mile South of Coxsackie | Coxsackie, Town of, New York | 42°20′31″N 73°50′55″W / 42.34194°N 73.84861°W | Oldest House Used as Such in Greene County Built by Pieter Bronck 1663 | ||
31 | ½ MILE TO | On NYS 145, Durham | Durham, Town Of, New York | Meeting House Hill Bronze Tablet and Boulder Mark the Site of , Durham Organized November 8, 1792 | |||
32 | R.R. DISASTER | On NYS 145 about 2 miles West of Village of East Durham, at Durham Center Museum | Durham, Town Of, New York | 42°23′22.42″N 74°07′42.67″W / 42.3895611°N 74.1285194°W) | In 1840 One Half Mile East Train Plunged Through Trestle into Creek at High Rock Ended Career of Canajoharie-Catskill Railroad | ||
33 | BENJAMIN SPEES | On NYS 32 at Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | Settled Here in 1781 in a Log Cabin Built by a Tory | |||
34 | DR. JOHN ELY | On County Road about 2 miles (3.2 km) North of | Greenville, Town of, New York | First Physician in Town of Greenville Lived in This House | |||
35 | EARLY SAWMILL | On NYS 32 about 3 miles (4.8 km) South of Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | Owned and Operated by Stood on This Site | |||
36 | FIRST SCHOOL | On NYS 32 at Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | A Cabin Built of Logs Stood on This Site First Teacher was a Son of Rev. | |||
37 | GREENVILLE | At intersection of NYS 32 & NYS 81 at Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | 1803 Town Taken from Freehold and Coxsackie Called Greenfield, First Town Meeting Held 1809 Named Greenville | |||
38 | SITE OF | On County Road about 2 miles (3.2 km) North of | Greenville, Town of, New York | Early Tannery Owned by Who Came from East Hampton, L.I. | |||
39 | SITE OF LOG CABIN OF | On NYS 145 about 2½ miles West of Village of East Durham | Greenville, Town of, New York | Edward Lake Pioneer Who Settled Here in 1781 on a 600 Acre Lot | |||
40 | SITE OF LOG CABIN OF | On NYS 32 about 1-mile (1.6 km) South of Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | Pioneer Who Settled Here in 1781 on a 600 Acre Lot | |||
41 | REFORMED | On NYS 23 at Prattsville | Prattsville, Town Of, New York | Church First in Mountain Towns of Greene County Organized in 1798 Built in 1804 | |||
42 | On NYS 23 at Hensonville | Windham, Town Of, New York | First Log House Built Here in 1818 by John Henson Founder of Hensonville | ||||
43 | On NYS 23 at Windham | Windham, Town Of, New York | Against This Rock First Settler of the Town of Windham Built his Log Cabin in 1785 |
See also[]
- List of New York State Historic Markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
References[]
- ^ a b "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.
Categories:
- Greene County, New York
- New York State Historic Markers