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This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York.

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Marker name Image Date designated Location City or Town Marker text
1 Ancram Copake Line County Rd., W. Copake to Ancram. Ancram, New York Ancram Formed as Gallatin 1803. Name Changed 1814 Divided 1830. Copake Formed from Taghkanic 1824
2 Site of Iron Works NYS 82 in Ancram Ancram, New York First in Colony of New York, Had 4 Forges. Founded by Robert Livingston 1748. Demolished 1854.
3 Site of Lead Mines NYS 82 in Ancramdale Ancram, New York Ore Discovered by Mr. Keefer. Livingston Bought Lease 1827 Operated to 1837. Others Operated to 1866.
4 Town And County Line NYS 82 At Co. Line Between Ancramdale & Pulvers Corners Ancram, New York Pine Plains, Dutches County, Org'D 1823; Part of Northeast 1788, Part Little Nine Partners 1706. Ancram, Columbia County Formed 1814.
5 Town of Ancram NYS 82 in Ancram. Ancram, New York Named in Honor of The Ancestral Home of The Livingstons At Teviotdale Roxburghshire, Scotland.
6 Spencertown Academy NYS 203 in Spencertown. Austerlitz, New York 1847 Timothy Woodbridge D.D., First President Used Continuously as School House Since Erection.
7 Douglas House Co. Rd., N. of Canaan Corners. Canaan, New York Home of Asa Douglas. Noted Resort of Whigs During The Revolution. Garret Used to Confine Tory Neighbors.
8 Jason Warner House On Paper Mill Hill Rd., S. of Queechy. Canaan, New York Many of Scenes in "Wide Wide World" And "Queechy" Were Laid in And Around This House Where Susan And Anna Warner, Noted American Authors, Spent Several Summers.
9 Red Rock Co. Rd. At Red Rock. Red Rock, New York Settled in 1750 Formerly Known as Pilfershire.
10 Site of Grist Mill NYS 295 Near Queechy Lake. Canaan, New York Built by Col. William B. Whiting. Burned During The Revolution by Tories, When Filled With Government Grain. Rebuilt Later.
11 Friends Meeting House Co. Rd. At Rayville. Chatham, New York Built in 1777 At Rayville First in Columbia County.
12 Groat's Tavern NYS 66 in Chatham. Chatham, New York First Building Erected in Chatham - Built by William Thomas in 1811 - Chatham Was First Called Groat's Corners.
13 Abraham Van Ness NYS 66 S. of Malden Bridge. Chatham, New York Home of Abraham Van Ness Officer in Revolution Who Was Shot On Bridge by Tories in August, 1777
14 Van Alstyne House Co. Rd. E. of Chatham Ctr. Chatham, New York Reputed to Have Been Used as A Fort During Revolution.
15 Brick House US 9, North of Clermont. Claverack, New York Built 1804 by Dr. Thomas Brodhead The Bricks Were Made Here by Clay Kneaded by Cattle Being Driven Over It.
16 Claverack-Ghent Line NYS 66, West of NYS 9H. Claverack, New York Claverack A District 1772, Town 1788. Hillsdale Taken Off 1782, Hudson 1785. Ghent Formed from Parts of Chatham, Claverack, Kinderhook 1818.
17 Clermont US 9, in Clermont. Claverack, New York Post-Office Established in 1791. One of The First Hundred Post Offices in The U.S.
18 New York's First Public School US 9, in Clermont. Claverack, New York New York's First Public School Was Established At Clermont in 1791.
19 Post Road NYS 9H N.E. of Junct. With NYS 66 Claverack, New York Post Road - 1772 Albany to New York. Weekly Mail Service Established On Horseback. Passenger Service by Covered Wagons And Four Horses in 1786.
20 Site of Tollgate US 9, South of Clermont. Claverack, New York Site of Tollgate of The Highland Turnpike Company .
21 The Academy US 9, in Clermont. Claverack, New York Built in 1834 as A Seminary of Learning The Land Was Given by Edward P. Livingston.
22 Clermont West of Co. Rd., N. of Tivoli . Clermont, New York Built 1730, On Livingston Manor. Home of Chancellor Livingston, One of The Five Drafters of The Declaration of Independence.
23 Clermont Co. Rd., West of NYS 9G. Clermont, New York Built 1730, On Livingston Manor. Home of Chancellor Livingston, One of The Five Drafters of The Declaration of Independence.
24 Clermont NYS 9G, North of Tivoli. Clermont, New York Built 1730, On Livingston Manor. Home of Chancellor Livingston, One of The Five Drafters of The Declaration of Independence.
25 Copake-Hillsdale Line NYS 22, S. of Hillsdale. Copake, New York Copake Part of Granger 1803, Formed from Taghkanic 1824. Hillsdale Formed from Claverack as District 1782, Town 1786.
26 Farm of Hans Chrysler Co. Rd., N. of Chrysler Pond. Copake, New York Farm of Hans Chrysler For Whom Chrysler Pond Was Named. Home of Amy Mariah Chrysler, Born 1770.
27 Church Cemetery Co. Rd., S. of Spaulding Furnace. Gallatin, New York Church Cemetery Connected With Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Known as Stissick, Gallatin, Ancram, Greenbush And Vedder.
28 Dings Cemetery At Silvernails. Gallatin, New York Oldest Cemetery in Gallatin Private For Dings Family Before 1748.
29 Gallatin-Ancram Town Line NYS 82 West of Ancram. Gallatin, New York Gallatin And Ancram Organized as Gallatin 1803; Name Changed to Ancram 1814 Separated 1830.
30 Gallatin-Livingston Town Line Co. Rd., N. of Elizaville. Gallatin, New York Gallatin Organized from Livingston 1803. Livingston A Manor 1686; A District 1772; A Town 1788, Including Gallatin, Ancram, Taghkanic And Copake.
31 Gallatin-Milan Town Line Co. Rd., E. of Elizaville. Gallatin, New York Dividing Gallatin, Columbia County, Organized 1803, from Milan, Dutchess County Organized 1818 .
32 Gallatin-Taghkanic Town Line NYS 82 At Entrance to Lake Taghkanic State Park. Gallatin, New York Gallatin Organized 1803 And Included Ancram. Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger And Included Copake. Both Taken from Livingston.
33 Gallatinville At Gallatinville. Gallatin, New York Named For Honorable Abraham A. A. Gallatin. B. Geneva, Switzerland, 1761 D. New York City, N.Y., 1849 Secretary of Treasury 1801–1813 .
34 Historic Farm Co. Rd., N. of Mt. Rose. Gallatin, New York Rev. Herman Vedder in Family Since May 1, 1804, Life Lease from John Livingston. Shall Minister & PreachGospel in Greenbush Church.
35 Lasher House Co. Rd., About 2½ Mis. S. of Suydam. Gallatin, New York Oldest Part Built About 1770 in Possession of Lasher Family Until 1910.
36 Old Turnpike Road Co. Rd. At Spaulding Furance. Gallatin, New York Old Turnpike Road to Nobletown, Ancram And Barrington.
37 Old Turnpike NYS 82 At Suydam. Gallatin, New York The Old Road from The Hudson River Through Ancaram to Salisbury Connecticut.
38 Signal Rock 2½ Mis. W. of Co. Rd., Suydam to Spaulding Furnace. Gallatin, New York Used by Indians For Fires. Fires Built On This Rock Could Be Seen For Many Miles. Called Green Hill Indian Signal Rock.
39 Site of Plow Furnace Co. Rd. At Spaulding Furance. Gallatin, New York Established 1840 by Moses Spaulding On Spaulding Creek. Abandoned 1910.
40 Site of First Suydam School House NYS 82 At Suydam. Gallatin, New York Burned Oct. 1918. Land Donated by Jacob Suydam About 1800.
41 Site of Mannessah Home Mannessah Home.jpg Silvernails-Pine Plains Rd. Gallatin, New York Home Prince Quack Mannessah of The Mohican Shacomeco Clan Was The Last Known Indian Resident of Gallatin.
42 Site of Dings House At Silvernails. Gallatin, New York Home of Hans Dings, One of First Settlers of Gallatin, N.Y. Before 1748. Leased from Livingston.
43 Stage Inn NYS 82, West of Suydam. Gallatin, New York Suydam's Hotel, 1798–1822; Dr. C. Duydam's Office 1798–1822; J. Suydam Jr's Hotel, 1822–49; Suydam Post Office Until 1906.
44 Town And County Line Co. Rd., W. of Jackson's Crnrs. Gallatin, New York Gallatin, Columbia County Pine Plains, Dutchess County Gallatin Organized 1803 Pine Plains Organized 1823.
45 Town And County Line Silvernails-Pine Plains Rd. Gallatin, New York Gallatin, Columbia County Pine Plains, Dutchess County Gallatin Organized 1803 Pine Plains Organized 1823.
46 Training Ground W. of Bridge At Silvernails. Gallatin, New York For New York State Militia of The Gallatin District. Jeremiah Cronk, Fifer, 1812.
47 First Schoolhouse Co. Rd. S. of Germantown. Germantown, New York First Schoolhouse in Germantown. Built by Palatines in 1711. Located Just West of This Point.
48 First Reformed Church NYS 9G, S. of N. Germantown. Germantown, New York First Reformed Church of The Protestant Dutch in Germantown. Erected in 1728 And Was Located 500 Ft. West of This Point.
49 Rockefeller Home Co. Rd., E. of Germantown. Germantown, New York Home of Simeon, Son of Diell Rockefeller Who Landed At East Camp, 1733.
50 Sharps Landing NYS 9G, S. of N. Germantown. Germantown, New York Active in Trading in 1684.
51 Site of The Second Reformed Church Co. Rd., E. of Germantown. Germantown, New York Site of The Second Reformed Church of Germantown. Built Here in 1814.
52 Site of Grist And Saw Mill Co. Rd. from Germantown, West of NYS 9G. Germantown, New York Site of Grist And Saw Mill Erected by Diell Rockefeller in 1751.
53 Site of First Lutheran Church NYS 9G, S. of N. Germantown. Germantown, New York Site of First Lutheran Church in Germantown. Erected in 1710.
54 Third Lutheran Church Co. Rd., N. of Viewmonte. Germantown, New York Third Lutheran Church of Germantown Built Here in 1812.
55 Louis Frisbee Payn NYS 66, 3 Mis. S. of Ghent. Ghent, New York Louis Frisbee Payn U.S. Marshall, Supt. of Insurance And For 68 Years Leader of The Republican Party in Columbia Co. Was Born Here Jan. 27, 1835.
56 Columbia County NYS 9G At S. Approach to Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Greenport, New York Columbia County Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America.
57 Parade Hill Park At Foot of Warren St. Hudson, New York Parade Hill Granted to Common Council On March 9, 1795 For A Public Walk Or Mall Granted by "Proprietors, Settlers of Hudson.
58 Gen. Worth House At 211 Union St. Hudson, New York Here On March 1, 1794, Wm. J. Worth, A Major-General in The Mexican War, Was Born. Died At San Antonio, Texas, 1849.
59 Site of Two Dwellings In City Park, Front St. Hudson, New York First in Hudson. Erected in 1783. Proprietors Held First Meeting in Jenkins Home Here. Burned 1838.
59 Site of City Hall Warren & South 4th Sts. Hudson, New York First in Hudson. Begun 1786; Completed 1804. Used as A Court House in 1805. First Court Held Jan. 1806. Sold to This Church in 1835.
60 Davis Hall Warren & North 4th Sts. Hudson, New York This Building Built For A Jail in 1805. Changed to A City Hall in 1835. in 1855, Became "Davis Hall" A Theater. Since 1862 It Has Been A Printing Shop.
61 Lindenwald W. of NYS 9H, S. of Lindenwald. Kinderhook, New York Approaching Lindenwald Home of President Martin Van Buren. 1841-62.
62 Columbia County US 9 At Columbia-Rensselaer. Kinderhook, New York Columbia County Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America.
63 Gen. John Burgoyne Broad Near Church St., Kinderhook. Kinderhook, New York Gen. John Burgoyne as Prisoner of War Was Entertained in This House On Night of October 22, 1777 While Being Taken from Battle of Saratoga to Boston.
64 Lindenwald W. of NYS 9H, 1½ Mis. S. of Road to Kinderhook. Kinderhook, New York Home of President Martin Van Buren, 1841-62 Built in 1797 by Peter Van Ness.
65 Old Columbia Academy On Albany St., Kinderhook. Kinderhook, New York Old Columbia Academy Early Dutch School Incorporated March 13, 1797 Became Kinderhook Academy April 3, 1824.
66 Post Road NYS 9H, E. of Kinderhook. Kinderhook, New York Post Road - 1772 Albany to New York. Weekly Mail Service Established On Horseback. Passenger Service to Covered Wagons And Four Horses in 1786.
67 Quackenboss Tavern At Junction, US 9 & NYS 9H. Kinderhook, New York Here in 1753 For Two Months Sat Commissioners to Divide Great Kinderhook Patent of 1686. Martin Van Buren Later Tried A Law Case Here.
68 Reformed Dutch Church Broad & Church Sts., Kinderhook. Kinderhook, New York Reformed Dutch Church Organized in 1712 Sixth Church Between New York And Albany.
69 Site of Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse NYS 9H, 1¼ S. of Road to Kinderhook. Kinderhook, New York Site of Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Washington Irving Visited Here When The School Was Taught by Jesse Merwin.
70 Van Alen Homestead NYS 9H, 7 Mis. S. of Road to Kinderhook. Kinderhook, New York Erected in 1736 Katrina Van Tassel Resided in This House According to Tradition.
71 The Hill Co. Rd., East of NYS 82 Livingston, New York Built in 1801 by Henry Walter Livingston, Who Died Here in 1810.
72 Waggon Path E. of NYS 9G On Co. Rd., Linlithgo to Blue Stores. Livingston, New York Waggon Path Yt Leadeth from Ye Manor House.
73 The Kings Hie Way The Kings Hie Way. Livingston, New York 1714 The Kings Hie Way Leadeth from the Manor House to Tahkanic.
74 Bingham's Mills Named For Charles Bingham. Livingston, New York Named For Charles Bingham. Formerly Baker's Mills. 20 Dwellings, M.E. Chapel, 2 Mills, Blacksmith Shop And Woolen Factory.
75 Burden Hudson River Ore Iron Co. Livingston, New York Hudson River Ore Iron Co. 1875–1898 Iron Mines Employed 550 Men; 1200 Tons Ore Mined Daily. 1000 Acres Land Owned. Store, Machine Shop, 60 Houses.
76 Calendar House Built by Samuel Ten Broek. Livingston, New York Calendar House Built by Samuel Ten Broek in 1773. Later Purchased by Gen. Harry Livingston Whose Descendants Held It Until 1861.
77 Glenco Mills Old NYS 82 At Glencoe Mills. Livingston, New York Established as Post Office in 1856 Henry P. Heermance, Postmaster.
78 Highland Turnpike Incorporated in 1804. Livingston, New York Incorporated in 1804. An Early Road.
79 Johnston Main St., in Livingston. Livingston, New York Named For John Livingston,Ro Settler. Livingston Post Office 1805. Had A Revolutionary Stage Inn And Linlithgo Reformed Church.
80 Land Marker E. of Main St., Livingston. Livingston, New York Dividing Inheritances of Robert C. And Henry Livingston from 3rd Proprietor of The Manor 1792. Twin Marker At Blue Stores.
81 Land Marker Livingston, New York Dividing Inheritances of Robert C. And Henry Livingston from 3rd Proprietor of The Manor 1792. Twin Marker At Livingston.
82 Line House Livingston, New York Tavern And Stage Inn Before 1790. John Manny First Proprietor.
83 Livingston, New York Main St., in Livingston Livingston, New York The Present Village of Livingston Was Formerly Called Johnstown After John Livingston.
84 Livingston-Claverack Line Co. Rd., West of Churchtown Livingston, New York Both Districts 1772, Towns 1788. Livingston Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack Included Hudson, Hillsdale, Part of Ghent.
85 Livingston-Claverack Line Co. Rd., East of Bell's Pond Livingston, New York Both Districts 1772, Towns 1788. Livingston Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack Included Hudson, Hillsdale, Part of Ghent.
86 Livingston-Claverack Line Co. Rd., West of Churchtown Livingston, New York Both Districts 1772, Towns 1788. Livingston Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack Included Hudson, Hillsdale, Part of Ghent.
87 Livingston-Clermont Line Livingston, New York Livingston A Manor 1686, District 1772; Included Ancram, Clermont, Copkae Gallatin, Germantown, Taghkanic. Town 1788.
88 Livingston-Clermont Line Livingston, New York Livingston A Manor 1686, District 1772, Included Ancram, Clermont, Copkae, Gallatin, Germantown, Taghkanic. Town 1788.
89 Livingston-Germantown Line NYS 9G, N. of Bridge. Livingston, New York Both Towns 1788. Livingston A Manor 1686, District 1772, Included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Germantown A Dist. 1775; Part of Clermont Added in 1858.
90 Livingston-Greenport Line US 9 at Race Place. Livingston, New York Livingston a Manor 1686, a dist. 1772, included Ancram, Taghkanic, Gallatin, Copake, Clermont. Town 1788. In 1837 Greenport formed from Hudson.
91 Memorial Chapel Co. Rd., E. At Linlithgo. Livingston, New York Built in 1780 On Site of Earlier Church. Covers Old Crypt Which Is The Burial Place of Generations of Livingstons.
92 Oak Hill W. of NYS 9G, Rd. to Greendale. Livingston, New York Built in 1793 by John Livingston, Son of The 3Rd Proprietor, And Home of Succeeding Generations of The Family.
93 Old Road House Livingston, New York Built in 1803. The Stage-Coach Stopped Here On Trips Over The Highland Turnpike.
94 Post Road Livingston, New York Post Road - 1772 Albany to New York. Weekly Mail Service Established On Horseback. Passenger Service by Covered Wagons And Four Horses in 1786.
95 Site of Linlithgo Mills Co. Rd., Bell's Pond Livingston, New York Site of Linlithgo Mills Grist Mills Built 1780 by Robert Livingston. Named by S. Fox of Fox's Hosiery Factory And Grist Mills.
96 Site of Good Hope Mills Good Hope Mills. Livingston, New York Grist Mills Erected by The Livingstons Prior to 1780. Machinery Removed 1896. C.E. Bingham Last Operator.
97 Teviotdale Livingston, New York Built About 1773 Livingston- Fulton House Home On Hon. Walter Livingston And of Son-In-Law Robert Fulton.
98 The Hermitage Livingston, New York Begun by Peter R. Livingston During The Revolution And Never Finished. Located About A Mile Down This Lane On Roeloff Jansen's Kill.
99 Town of Livingston Livingston, New York Town of Livingston - 1788 Contained Bakers Mills, Blue Stores, Burden, Elizaville, Glenco Mills, Linlithgo, And Walker's Mills.
100 Union Corners Livingston, New York Union Corners in Towns of Gallatin And Livingston. Settled Before 1790. Post Office Established 1840. Named from Union Corners House, A Tavern.
101 Booge-Torrey House Co. Rd., N. of New Lebanon New Lebanon, New York Booge-Torrey House Built by Abner Shumway 1786 Home of Arron Jordon Booge 1801-26 Prepared Young Men For Yale And Served as Chaplain in War of 1812 Here For A Century Lived Jesse Torrey's Family.
102 Columbia County NYS 22, Columbia-Rensselaer Line New Lebanon, New York Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America.
103 Columbia County US 20 At Columbia-Rensselaer Line New Lebanon, New York Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America.
104 Elisha Gilbert House US 20, W. of New Lebanon Center New Lebanon, New York Built in 1780 by Major Elisha Gilbert 1749–1823 Contains Unique Example Decorated Masonic Meeting Room.
105 Johnathan Murdock Co. Rd., N. of New Lebanon New Lebanon, New York House Built 1800 by Col. Johnathan Murdock 1758–1832. Revolutionary Soldier The Original Murdock House Stood Above The Road to The Southwest.
106 Kendall Shop US 20 & NYS 22, New Lebanon New Lebanon, New York First Thermometers Made in The United States Produced On This Site.
107 New York State US 20, W. of N.Y.-Mass. Line New Lebanon, New York New York State Explored by Dutch, 1624; Under English Rule After 1664. Named for Duke of York, Later King James II.
108 Site of First Free Public Library NYS 22, in New Lebanon. New Lebanon, New York Site of First Free Public Library Established March 12, 1804, by Dr. Jesse Torrey, Father of The Public Library Movement of America.
109 Chittenden Hollow Co. Rd., SE of Bridge At Chittenden Falls. Stockport, New York Chittenden Hollow On West Side of Falls. Here George Chittenden Built 2Nd Cottonmill in The County Later Called Rossman Mills.
110 Chittenden Falls NYS 9H, NW of Bridge At Rossmans. Stockport, New York On The West Side of The Falls George Chittenden Built The Second Paper Mill in The County Later Called Rossmans.
111 Columbiaville US 9, N. of Bridge. Stockport, New York Incorporated 1812; Act Repealed 1833. in 1813 Had Cotton Factory, Saw Mills, Paper Mills, And Grist Mills.
112 Columbiaville Bridge US 9, S. of Bridge. Stockport, New York In 1870 The Iron Bridge 245 Ft. Long, Built Here, Was The Longest Single Span Road Bridge in N.Y. State.
113 Columbiaville Falls US 9, S. of Bridge. Stockport, New York In 1800 Sloops Came as Far as These Falls from The Hudson River.
114 Staats House Co. Rd., 1½ Mi. W. of US 9. Stockport, New York Built by Col. Abram Stats Between 1654–1664 Henry Hudson Landed Here September 17, 1609 in Sailing Up Hudson River.
115 Stockport Creek Co. Rd., N. of Bridge At Stockport. Stockport, New York For Generations Known as Abram's Creek. Formed At Stockport by Union of Kinderhook And Claverack Creeks.
116 Stockport-Greenport Line US 9 At Town Line. Stockport, New York Stockport Formed from Parts of Hudson, Ghent And Stuyvesant in 1833. Greenport Formed from Hudson City in 1837.
117 Stockport-Stuyvesant Line US 9 At Town Line. Stockport, New York Stockport Formed from Parts of Hudson, Ghent, Stuyvesant, 1833. Stuyvesant Formed from Kinderhook 1823.
118 Stockport-Stuyvesant Line NYS 9J At Town Line. Stockport, New York Stockport Formed from Parts of Hudson, Ghent, Stuyvesant, 1833. Stuyvesant Formed from Kinderhook 1823.
119 Town of Stockport Co. Rd.,W. of US 9 At Columbiaville. Stockport, New York Named from Stockport, Eng., Former Home of James Wild, Porprietor of Mills At Columbiaville in 1812.
120 Benjamin F. Butler NYS 9J, S. of Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant, New York Benjamin F. Butler Born Here 1795 - Died 1858 A Reviser of State Laws; Regent 1829-32; Attorney General U.S. 1833-38; Acting Sec. of War 1836-37.
121 Cloth Mill Co. Rd., E. of Bridge At Stuyvesant Falls. Stuyvesant, New York Built by William Van Hoesen in 1800. Located Where Power House Stands.
122 Columbia County NYS 9J, Near Schodack Landing. Stuyvesant, New York Separated from Albany Co. April 4, 1786. Name from Columbus, Discoverer of America.
123 Henry Van Schaack NYS 9J, At Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant, New York Died Here in 1823. Built These Two Houses. Was On First Board of Trustees of Williams College.
124 Henry Hudson NYS 9J, N. of Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant, New York Landed Here Sept. 19. 1609 And Was Entertained by Indians Who Encamped Here Called Kinderhook.
125 Landing NYS 9J & NYS 398 At Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant, New York Set Off from Town Ofd 1858 Kinderhook 1823. Now Part of The Town of Stuyvesant.
126 Nutten Hooke NYS 9J, At Newton Hook. Stuyvesant, New York Granted to Arent Van Den Bergh 1666. Sold to Hans Hendricksen in 1667. Old Fish Place 1½ Mi. South.
127 Powell Patent NYS 9J, S. of Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant, New York Powell Patent 1664 The Southwest Point of The Grant Is North of Swarte Hoock.
128 Powell Patent NYS 9J, N. of Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant, New York Powell Patent 1664 This Marks The Northwest Point of This Early Grant.
129 Powell Patent East of US 9, to Sunnyside. Stuyvesant, New York Powell Patent 1664 Directly East to Creek Marks Southeast Point of Grant.
130 Major Abram's Kill Co. Rd., W. of Bridge At Stuyvesant Falls. Stuyvesant, New York Prior to 1667 Known as "Major Abram's (Staats) Kill" And "Third Falls." in 1823 Called Stuyvesant Falls And After 1845 "Kinderhook Creek".
130 John Woodward Philip Nw of Kinderhook, Near Eickybush. Stuyvesant, New York Site of Birthplace Rear Admiral John Woodward Philip USN, 1840–1900, Graduate of Naval Academy Who Commanded The "Texas" in Battle of Santiago, 1898.
131 Upper Falls Co. Rd., W. of Bridge At Stuyvesant Falls. Stuyvesant, New York Upper Falls 1St Paper Mill in Columbia County. Built by Pitkins And Edmunds On The Site of An Old Grist Mill. Built in 1800.
132 Miller's Tavern NYS 82. At W. Taghkanic. Taghkanic, New York Site of Miller's Tavern Built Before 1770 by Wm. Rockefeller, Jonas I. Miller Proprietor For Many Years First Town Meeting Here 1803.
133 Maryburgh Forges On Town Rd., 1/8 Mi. N. of NYS 82 And Suydam. Taghkanic, New York Site of Maryburgh Forges Established Before 1700 by The Livingstons. Abandoned Before 1798.
134 New Forge Iron Works Tn. Rd., North of Suydam. Taghkanic, New York Site of New Forge Iron Works 1770–1790 Grist, Feed And Plaster Mills, Blacksmith Shop, Store, Dwellings, 1800–1876.
135 Plow Furnace Co. Rd. W. of Chrysler Pond. Taghkanic, New York Site of Plow Furnace Established 1830 by John C. Wheeler On Chrysler Pond Outlet. 6 Styles of Plows Made. Abandoned 1905.
136 Taghkanic Hamlet Co. Rd., At Taghkanic. Taghkanic, New York Site of Taghkanic Hamlet Included Tavern Built Prior to 1770, Post Office, Store, Lutheran Church And Six Dwellings.
137 Taghkanic-Claverack Line Co. Rd., South of Churchtown. Taghkanic, New York Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake, Claverack, A District 1772. Hillsdale Removed 1782. Hudson 1785. Organized as Town 1788.
138 Taghkanic-Claverack Line Co. Rd., Near Churchtown. Taghkanic, New York Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake, Claverack, A District 1772. Hillsdale Removed 1782. Hudson 1785. Organized as Town 1788.
139 Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line NYS 23, W. of Craryville. Taghkanic, New York Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake. Both Taken from Livingston. Name Changed to Taghkanic 1814. Copake Taken Off 1824.
140 Taghkanic-Hillsdale Line NYS 23, W. of Craryville. Taghkanic, New York Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger, Included Copake. Hillsdale Formed from Claverack as District 1782. Organized as Town 1788.
141 Taghkanic-Livingston Line NYS 82. Near Glencoe Mills. Taghkanic, New York Tahjkanic Org'D 1803 as Granger, Included Copake. Livingston, A Manor 1786; Dist. 1772; Town 1788; Included Gallatin, Ancram, Taghkanic, Copake.
142 Town of Taghkanic NYS 82. At W. Taghkanic. Taghkanic, New York Taghkanic Organized 1803 as Granger. Name Changed to Taghkanic 1814. Copake Taken Off in 1824.
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