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This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Greene County, New York.

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Marker name Image Date designated Location City or Town Coords Marker text
1 EARLY CHURCH On NYS 23 About ½ 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 / 42.29806; -74.29833 Church Inc. May 20, 1799 Earliest Episcopal Organization of Old Town of Windham
3 A. VAN LOON AVanLoonHouse.JPG On NYS 385 At Athens Athens, Town Of, New York 42°16′01″N 73°48′19″W / 42.266946°N 73.805299°W / 42.266946; -73.805299 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 Isaac Hallenbeck
5 JAN VAN LOON JanVanLoonHouse.JPG 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 1½ 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 U+2192.svg 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 Historical marker Hop-O-Nose.jpg On Main Street, Catskill Catskill, Town of, New York 42°12′42″N 73°51′28″W / 42.21167°N 73.85778°W / 42.21167; -73.85778 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 / 42.2505889; -73.9078000 U+2192.svg 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 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 / 42.2558000; -73.9035111 First Log House in This Village Built in 1675 Stood 100 Feet South Along Road to Fording Place
22 STONE HOUSE CatskillStoneHouseRear.JPG On West Main Street, Catskill Catskill, Town of, New York 42°13′9″N 73°52′11″W / 42.21917°N 73.86972°W / 42.21917; -73.86972 Built in 1762 by Lieut. Col. Cornelius Dubois. Surrender of Cornwallis Celebrated Here.
STONE BRIDGE Stone Bridge East Durham NY Susquehannah Turnpike.jpg 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 / 42.38278; -74.11833 STONE BRIDGE - Built 1800 as part of the Susquehannah Turnpike.
23 U+2192.svg 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 / 42.2549694; -73.9007806 Old Inn of Martin G. Schuneman Built 1796
24 U+2192.svg 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 U+2192.svg 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 U+2192.svg 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 / 42.2566194; -73.9069194 Pachquiack "Open Country" Purchased from Indians by Jan Bronk, 1675 Formerly Madison, Now Leeds
27 U+2192.svg 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 / 42.2357194; -73.884611 Footpath from Old Indian Fort Called Casteel Hoogte to Coxsackie
28 U+2192.svg 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 Bronck-house.jpg 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 / 42.34194; -73.84861 Oldest House Used as Such in Greene County Built by Pieter Bronck 1663
31 ½ MILE TO U+2192.svg 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 2½ miles West of Village of East Durham Durham, Town Of, New York 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 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 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 U+2192.svg On NYS 23 at Hensonville Windham, Town Of, New York First Log House Built Here in 1818 by John Henson Founder of Hensonville
43 U+2192.svg 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
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