List of New York State Historic Markers in Orange County, New York
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Orange County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide[]
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | BUTTER FACTORY | 1956 | Route 207 and Erie Street | Campbell Hall, New York | First in U.S. - 1856, [directional arrow] 200 feet, H.W. Woodhull, owner, George Gouge, buttermaker. | |
2 | FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | 1935 | 35 East Main Street | Middletown, New York | Organized Jun 10, 1785, First and only church in vicinity for 40 years, third edifice erected here 1872. | |
3 | N. J. LINE WAR | 1938 | US 209 at Huguenot | Deerpark, New York | Major , leader of N. Y. faction, settled here about 1741 and was later kidnapped by Jersey men | |
4 | N. J. LINE WAR | 1936 | US 209 south of Godeffroy | Deerpark, New York | Land of Westfall & Co. was settled on Jersey claim 1698. Attacked by armed New Yorkers from Goshen and Peenpack, 1701–1759 | |
5 | N. J. CLAIM LINE | 1936 | US 209 halfway between Huguenot and Port Jervis | Deerpark, New York | State Line as claimed by New Jersey, 1686–1769, 7 miles north of present line at Port Jervis, N. Y., caused 50 year border war | |
6 | N. J. LINE WAR | 1938 | Neversink Drive, east of Port Jervis | Deerpark, New York | Hendrick Decker and his brother, Jan, settled here about 1698. Headquarters of N. J. Line Commissioners and Surveyors, 1719 | |
7 | INDIAN RAID | 1936 | South Maple Street | Port Jervis, New York | House and barn of Simon Westfall on this site, burned by Brant's Mohawks and Tories, July 20, 1779 | |
8 | WILLIAM H. SEWARD | 1935 | Main Street | Florida, New York | 1801-1872 Was born on this site in house now used as a barn in the rear. | |
9 | NEVERSINK DRIVE (HORN ROAD) | 1935 | Neversink Drive, east of Port Jervis | Deerpark, New York | Along this old road are scenes of events in the raid by the Mohawk Chief, Joseph Brant, July 20, 1779 | |
10 | CAMP SITE | 1935 | Neversink Drive, about 2 miles northeast of Port Jervis | Deerpark, New York | Second N. Y. Regiment, on way to Stroudsburg, May 7, 1779 to build road to Wyoming for Sullivan's March against Indians | |
11 | DECKER FORT | 1935 | Neversink Drive, about 2 1/2 miles northeast of Port Jervis | Deerpark, New York | Major Decker's stockaded house on this site burned by Brant's raiders, July 20, 1779. Militia pursuing Brant rallied here | |
12 | PAINTED APRONS | 2015 | Neversink Drive | Deerpark, New York | Black Rock school attacked in by Brant's raiders, 1779. Girls spared as aprons marked with emblem signaling raiders not to harm them. Erected by New York Folklore Society William C. Pomeroy Foundation. | |
13 | INDIAN RAID | 1935 | Neversink Drive, about 2 miles east of Port Jervis | Deerpark, New York | School here was burned by raiders, July 20, 1779. Teacher scalped, boys made prisoners, girls saved by Brant's mark on aprons | |
14 | Site of Indian village "" | 1935 | Neversink Drive | Deerpark, New York | Site of Native American village. | |
15 | Site of Indian raid on Van Etten house 1779 | 1935 | Neversink Drive | Deerpark, New York | Site of attack led by Joseph Brant. | |
16 | Site of Indian raid on Fort Van Auken 1779 | 1935 | Neversink Drive | Deerpark, New York | Site of attack led by Joseph Brant. | |
17 | Site of Indian raid on Van Fleet house 1779 | 1935 | Neversink Drive | Deerpark, New York | Site of attack led by Joseph Brant. | |
18 | Site of Indian raid on Kuykendall house 1779 | 1935 | Neversink Drive | Deerpark, New York | Site of attack led by Joseph Brant. | |
19 | INDIAN RAID | 1935 | US 209 about 1/2 mile south of Cuddebackville | Deerpark, New York | Route taken by N. Y. and N. J. militia in pursuit of Col. Brant for raid on Minisink (Port Jervis) July 21, 1779 |
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. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.
Categories:
- Orange County, New York
- New York State Historic Markers