List of New York State Historic Markers

This is a list of New York State Historic Markers by county. There are over 2800 historical markers in New York State. The program was started in 1926 to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Revolutionary War and was discontinued in 1966. It was managed under the Department of the Education’s State History Office. This program has now become a database and management program. The Museum of New York now maintains the archive and historical markers. Tourism development, marker replacement and research thrive on the present database even though the historic markers themselves are no longer funded by the state appropriations. Private organizations are welcome to submit the necessary paperwork to have a new marker erected and the Museum will acts as a clearinghouse for proposals to monument local historical sites.

List of Counties and their markers

Albany

= Bethlehem, Town of =

*DELMAR
**Location: Delaware Avenue near Adams Street in Delmar, New York.
**Inscription: DELMAR EARLIER ADAMSVILLE AND ADAMS STATION NATHANIEL ADAMS LOCATED HERE IN 1836 AND BUILT A HOTEL IN 1838.STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932.
**GPS Coord:

Allegany

Bronx

Broome

Cattaraugus

Cayuga

Chautauqua

Hanover, Town of

Silver Creek, Village of

*FIRST SETTLERS
**Location: Road unknown as of 2005-OCT10, Silver Creek, NY
**Inscription: In 1803 Abel Cleveland, David Dickinson and Jon Howard settled along this creek, erecting a grist and saw mill, and a tavern for westward settlers.
**Erected By: Silver Creek Historical Society 2003

Chemung

Chenango

Clinton

Columbia

Cortland

Delaware

Dutchess

Milan, town of

Pine Plains, town of

Northeast, town of

Erie

Essex

Franklin

Fulton

Genesee

Greene

Hamilton

Herkimer

Jefferson

Kings

Lewis

Livingston

Madison

Lenox, Town of

*QUALITY HILL GREEN
**Location: On NYS Route 5, West of the Village of Canastota, just before Harp Road.
**Inscription: A company of horse artillery drilled here during the war of 1812.
**GPS Coord:

Canastota, Village of

*MILTON DELANO
**Location: On the corner of Rasbach Street and Peterboro Street (Route 13), the southwest corner.
**Inscription: Clerk of town of old Lenox. Twice elected sheriff of Madison county member of congress, 1888-1892.
**GPS Coord:

Monroe

Montgomery

Nassau

New York

Niagara

Oneida

Onondaga

Manlius, Town of

Fayetteville, Village of

*GROVER CLEVELAND
**Location: 307 E Genesee Street (a.k.a Route 5), Fayetteville, NY
**Inscription: President of United States, 1884-1888 and 1892-1896. His boyhood home is the first house on the left north of the corner house.

*MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE
**Location: 210 E. Genesee Street (a.k.a Route 5), Fayetteville, NY
**Inscription:

Manlius, Village of

*CHERRY VALLEY TURNPIKE
**Location: on the corner of Academy Street and Seneca Turnpike (Route 173) in the village of Manlius
**Inscription: terminated here completed about 1809, joining the Seneca turnpike here.::NOTE: POSSIBLY MISSING

*CHRIST CHURCH
**Location: 407 East Seneca Street in the village of Manlius, between North Street and Clinton Street.
**Inscription: oldest church edifice and oldest Episcopal parish in Onondaga county, inc. 1804, 1811; built 1813; removed to this side, 1832.

*DEEP SPRING
**Location: On Route 173 on the Onondaga and Madison County Line.
**Inscription: Te-ungh-sat-ayagh 450 ft. North on Iroquois trail. First road made 1790 by gen. James Wadsworth. County line and survey mark.

*GEN. JOHN J. PECK
**Location: On Route 173 in the village of Manlius, between Washington Street (Route 92) and North Street.
**Inscription: Born here Jan. 4, 1821; won promotion for gallantry Mexican war; made Maj. gen. 1862; defended Suffolk, VA.; died Syracuse, April 21, 1878.

*THE FIRST
**Location: In front of the red law office, opposite side of the street from the fast food restaurant.
**Inscription: Schoolhouse in the town of Manlius was built of logs and stood near here in 1798.

Ontario

Orange

Goshen, Town of

Florida, Village of

*WILLIAM H. SEWARD
**Location: Main Street, Florida, New York.
**Inscription: 1801-1872 was born on this site in house now used as a barn in the rear.

Orleans

Oswego

Otsego

Putnam

Queens

Rensselaer

Richmond

Rockland

Saratoga

Schenectady

Schoharie

Schuyler

Seneca

St. Lawrence

Steuben

Suffolk

Huntington, Town of

*BRINDLEY FIELD
**Location: Huntington, NY
**Erected By: World War 1, U.S. Army Signal Corps, aviation section, flying training field, June 1918 - May 1919 Erected 1974

*IN MEMORIAM
**Location: Huntington, NY
**Inscription: On Aug. 16, 1918 an aircraft accident at this site claimed the lives of 2nd lts. C.S. Gideon & Harold Maxson stationed at Brindley Field.
**Erected By: The town historian

East Northport, Village of

*CLAY PITTS ROAD
**Location: Road unknown as of 2005-OCT10, East Northport, NY
**Inscription: Road also called "Water St." for river which once ran here. Later called "Avery Road" for early local farmer.
**Erected By: East Northport Chamber of Commerce 1999

County: SULLIVANTown: CALLICOON, TOWN OF

* CLARK TANNERY CONTAINED 182, SQUARE VATS PRODUCED 600, 051 LBS. SOLE LEATHER IN 1865. RANKED SECOND IN OUTPUT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY Location: ON SO. SIDE NYS 52 AT EASTERN END OF JEFFERSONVILLE

* EARLY SAWMILL BUILT 1834 BY SAM M. YOUNG FOLLOWED IN TURN BY TURNING MILL, APPLE BRANDY DISTILLERY AND MILK MANUFACTURING PLANT Location: ON W. SIDE NYS 52 AT SOUTHERN END OF YOUNGSVILLE

* FIRST CLEARING IN 1807 J.S. JACKSON AND C. HURD CLEARED OVER 100 ACRES FOR JOHN DE WITT AT A COST OF 163 19S Location: ON NYS 52 1 MI. YOUNGSVILLE

* HOME OF GEORGE G. DE WITT WHERE FIRST TOWN MEETING WAS HELD MAY 3, 1842 500 FEET WEST Location: ON W. SIDE NYS 52 BETWEEN FEFFERSONVILLE & YOUNGSVILLE

* OLD TOLL ROAD CALLICOON AND COCHECTON TURNPIKE 1852 JOINED ERIE AT COCHECTON WITH TANNERIES AT PIKE POND JEFFERSONVILLE, YOUNGSVILLE Location: ON E. SIDE NYS 52 MIDWAY BETWEEN JEFFERSONVILLE, & YOUNGSVILLE

* OLD TURNPIKE JEFFERSONVILLE TO MONTICELLO TOLL GATE TWO MILES EAST OF THIS POINT Location: ON NYS 52 ABOUT 1 1/2 MIS. N.E. JEFFERSONVILLE

* SITE OF FIRST HOUSE IN YOUNGSVILLE BUILT OF LOGS, 1834 BY SAM M. YOUNG, FIRST SETTLER FOR WHOM THE PLACE IS NAMED Location: IN CENTER OF VLGE. YOUNGSVILLE IN FRONT OF JOHN PFIEFFLE RESIDENCE

* SULLIVAN VOLKBLATT LOCAL GERMAN LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED HERE 1870 GERMAN LANGUAGE PREDOMINATED HERE FOR FIFTY YEARS Location: ON NO. SIDE MAIN ST. BETWEEN CENTER ST. & DELAWARE AV., VLGE. OF JEFFERSONV

* TANNERY OF HENRY INDERLIED BEEF HIDES WERE CONVERTED INTO SOLE LEATHER BY USE OF LOCAL HEMLOCK BARD 1850 Location: ON SO. SIDE NYS 52 NEAR CENTER OF YOUNGSVILLE

Tioga

Tompkins

Ulster

Rosendale, Town of

**Location: Creeklocks Road, Creeklocks
**Inscription: Home of Abraham Van Wagenen an original settler, built, 1725-1739. [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/historicmarkers/hisall.html]
**Erected by:

Warren

Washington

Wayne

Pultneyville, Hamlet of

*FIRST WHITE MEN
**Location: The intersection of Washington & Mill Streets.
**Inscription: First White Men. From 1687 French Batteaux men stopped here to trade with Indians. First settler "Yankee Bill" Waters, a hunter lived here 1804.
**Erected by: State Education Department 1935
**GPS Coord: coor dms|43|16|47|N|77|11|11|W|city (43.279, -76.186)GR|1

Westchester

Ossining, Town of

*SPARTA CEMETERY
**Location: Route 9
**Inscription: Set apart by Col. Philipse. Graves of Rev. Soldiers. Cannon fire hit tombstone. First site of Pres. Church; moved to Sing Sing 1800
**Erected by: State Education Department 1932
***Note: resting place of the Leatherman

Wyoming

Yates County

References

External links

* [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/services/largemarkers/index.html#top New York State Museum page on Historic Markers]
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/nyshistoricalmarkers/ New York State Historical Markers on Flickr]