List of New York State Historic Markers in Greene County, New York facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Greene County, New York.
Listings county-wide
Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | EARLY CHURCH | On NYS 23 about 1⁄2 mile east of East Ashland | Ashland, Town Of, New York | First Congregational Church of Ashland Built Here in Old Windham 1799 | |||
2 | TRINITY | On NYS 23 at East Ashland | 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 mi NW of Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | Inn Built in 1791 by Isaac Hallenbeck | |||
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 | NORTHUP | On NYS 385 at Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | House Built 1803 Home of Isaac Northup Founder of Athens Village Incorporated 1805 | |||
7 | BELL FACTORY | On NYS 23 & NYS 145, South Cairo | Cairo, Town of, New York | of William Barton 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 Enoch Hyde And Benjamin Hall Stood at First Fall 1788 First in Greene County | |||
9 | MASSACRE 1780 | On Town Road about 1+1⁄2 miles Southwest of Purling | Cairo, Town Of, New York | Johannes Strope & Wife Killed by Indians Frederick Schermerhorn 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 Dirck T. Van Vechten | |||
13 | CATSKILL | At intersection Green & Main Streets Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | Packet First Newspaper in County Printed on This Site by Mackay Croswell & Co. August 6, 1792 | |||
14 | HOME OF | On Town Road, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | Rev. Johannes Schuneman "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 1⁄2 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 1⁄2 mile south of Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | House Built in 1729 by Garret Van Bergen. Barn Built 1680 by Marte Gerretse Van Bergen. 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 Nathan Benjamin | |||
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 Racetrack of the Pioneers 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. Cornelius Dubois. 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 Kiskatom | Catskill, Town of, New York | Abeel House Built About 1721 in the Back-oven Rebuilt About 1752 David and Anthony Abeel Captured by Indians 1780 | ||||
25 | On NYS 23A & NYS 32A about 1⁄2 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 | Pachquiack "Open Country" Purchased from Indians by Jan Bronk, 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 Casteel Hoogte to Coxsackie | |||
28 | NYS 23 & NYS 145, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | House Built in 1814 by Capt. Jos. Allen 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 Newry, Albany County, About the Year 1800. | |||
30 | BRONCK HOUSE | On Private Road 300 feet (91 m) off US 9W, 1+1⁄2 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 | 1⁄2 MILE TO | On NYS 145, Durham | Durham, Town Of, New York | Meeting House Hill Bronze Tablet and Boulder Mark the Site of First Presbyterian Church, 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 East Greenville | 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 Eleazer Knowles 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. Eleazer Hotchkin | |||
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 East Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | Early Tannery Owned by Daniel Miller Who Came from East Hampton, L.I. | |||
39 | SITE OF LOG CABIN OF | On NYS 145 about 2+1⁄2 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 | Eleazer Knowles 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 George Stimson First Settler of the Town of Windham Built his Log Cabin in 1785 | ||||
44 | 1808 Sayre Home | On Jerome Avenue in Cairo | Cairo, New York |
42°18′10.7″N 74°00′11.3″W / 42.302972°N 74.003139°W |
1808 Sayre Home
Daniel Sayre purchased 100 acres along Shingle Kill 1794 Shoemaker, Justice 1800-1819 1st Town Supervisor 1803 Elected State Assembly 1804 |
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