List of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer County, New York facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer County, New York.
Listings county-wide
Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | MASONIC LODGE | On County Rd. About 2 Mis. W. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Built By D.v.w. Golden 1812 For Warren Lodge No. 155 Organized March 4, 1807 Ceased Paying Dues 1818. | |||
2 | ORENDORF BARN | On Nys 28 About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | First Building Where Religious Service Was Held Bodies Were Buried Until 1803 At Northeast Corner | |||
3 | PETRIE'S CORNERS | At Intersection County Rds. At Columbia Center | Columbia, Town Of, New York | On Route Of Scout Adam F. Helmer's Famous Fun To Warn Settlers Of German Flatts Of Approach Of Brant's Indians September 17, 1778 | |||
4 | PIONEER HOME | At Intersection Of County Rds. At Columbia Center | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Of Col. Jacob D. Petrie, Who With Six Sons Founded Petrie's Corners | |||
5 | REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH | On County Rd. About 1 Mi. W. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Church, Organized July 8, 1798. Cemetery Dedicated 1803. Has 20 Revolutionary Veterans And 22 Soldiers Of War Of 1812 | |||
6 | SITE OF | On Town Rd. At Millers Mills | Columbia, Town Of, New York | Pioneer Home Of Andrew Miller & 6 Sons Who Founded Miller's Mills About 1790. Built Sawmill And Gristmill. | |||
7 | SITE OF | On County Rd. About 1½ Mis. W. Of Orendorf Corners | Columbia, Town Of, New York | First Store And House Built By David V.w. Golden Before 1798, Who Was First Judge Of Court Held At Whitestown. | |||
8 | FT. HENDRICK | On Nys 5 At Leroy Village Line | Danube, Town Of, New York | 1754–1760 British Post Guarding Mohawk Castle. Named For King Hendrick Killed At Lake George, Sept. 1755 | |||
9 | FOLTS HOMESTEAD | On Nys 5S At Ilion | Frankfort, Town Of, New York | Erected 1796 By Major Warner Folts Who Served In War Of 1812 At Sackets Harbor; Member Of Assembly 1823–24. House Occupied Since By His Descendants | |||
10 | OLD REMINGTON HOMESTEAD | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. S.w. Of Ilion | Frankfort, Town Of, New York | Built In 1799 By Eliphalet Remington Who Forged The First Remington Gun; Birthplace Of Philo Remington | |||
11 | F.E. SPINNER HOME | On Nys 5S & Nys 28 At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Herkimer Co. Sheriff 1834 Member Of Congress 1854–1860 Appointed Treasurer Of The United States By Lincoln Served 1861–1875 | |||
12 | MOHAWK'S FIRST | On Nys 28 At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Public School Built In 1809 On This Site. Used As A School Until 1853. Served As A Church For Five Years. House Now Stands In Rear | |||
13 | SHOEMAKER TAVERN | On Nys 5S At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Built Before The Revolution Gen. Washington Had Dinner Here Under Tree On His Valley Tour In 1783. Walter Butler Captured Here; Later Escaped Albany Jail | |||
14 | TRAIL OF SCOUT | On Nys 5S At Mohawk | German Flatts, Town Of, New York | Adam F. Helmer Entering Mohawk Valley To Warn German Flatts Of Approach Of Brant's Indians, Sept. 17, 1778 | |||
15 | BIRTHPLACE OF | On Tn. Rd. At Jerusalem Hill | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | John Curtis Underwood 1809–1873 U.s. District Judge Of Virginia. Appointed By Pres. Lincoln 1863 | |||
16 | BIRTHPLACE OF | On Tn. Rd. About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Charles F. Wheelock 1849–1928 School Teacher And Educator For Half Century | |||
17 | FURNACE SITE | On Co. Rd. About 1 Mi. S. Of Gulph | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Of Litchfield Iron Mfg. Co. Incorporated 1813 Makers Of Pig Iron And Various Kinds Of Iron Hollow Ware | |||
18 | HOME SITE OF | On Tn. Rd. About 1 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Elijah Snow Who Settled Here In 1786 Locality Then Called Snow's Bush Now Litchfield | |||
19 | JERUSALEM | On Town Rd. At Jerusalem Hill | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Hill Cemetery Oldest Burial Ground In Town Of Litchfield First Interment In 1791 | |||
20 | OLIVE BRANCH LODGE | On Co. Rd. At Cranes Corners | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | No. 40, F. And A.m. First Meeting On This Site July 16, 1812. Dewitt Clinton Was Grand Master At The Time | |||
21 | SITE OF | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. S.w. Of Ilion | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Avery Homestead Purchased In 1819 By John Stanton Avery, One Of The Earlier Settlers In Litchfield. Home Destroyed By Fire In 1934. | |||
22 | SITE OF HOME OF | On Co. Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Gulph | Litchfield, Town Of, New York | Nathaniel Ball Where The First Baptist Church In Litchfield Was Organized March 15, 1795 | |||
26 | OCTAGONAL HOUSE | 1932 | On Nys 28 At Newport | Newport, Town Of, New York | Built About 1850 By Linus Yale Inventor Of The Yale Lock | ||
27 | THE YALE LOCK | 1932 | On Nys 28 At Newport | Newport, Town Of, New York | Was First Made By Linus Yale In A Shop On This Site 1847 | ||
23 | A RAIDING FORCE LED BY | On Co. Rd. About 3 Mis. S.e. Of Gray | Norway, Town Of, New York | Major Ross & Walter Butler Was Here Attacked By Co. Marinus Willet's Patriot Soldiers October 30, 1781 | |||
24 | IN THIS CEMETERY ARE THE | On County Rd. At Norway | Norway, Town Of, New York | Graves Of Soldiers Of The Four Wars French-Indian, Revolution, War Of 1812, Civil War | |||
25 | WOOD HOME | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. E., Gray | Ohio, Town Of, New York | Wheelock Wood (1894–1887) Wife, Hannah Southwick Comstock (1797–1892) Of Mass. Located Here In 1829 And Built This House. | |||
28 | EAST OF THIS POINT | On County Rd. About 2 Mis. N. Of East Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Of Bridenbecker Creek John Finster Built The First Sawmill Operated Successfully In Town Of Schuyler | |||
29 | FIRST CHURCH | On County Rd. About 3 Mis. N. Of East Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | School House In Town Of Schuyler Built Here In 1809 | |||
30 | FIRST PUBLIC | On County Rd. About 2½ Mis. N. Of East Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Burying Ground 1766–1840 In Town Of Schuyler Was Located On This Flat | |||
31 | NEW PETERSBURGH | On Nys 5 About 3 Mis. West Of North Ilion | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Fort A Stockade Built And Used By The Pioneers Of Schuyler Prior To And During The American Revolution | |||
32 | SITE OF HOME | On Nys 5 About 4 Mis. East Of West Schuyler | Schuyler, Town Of, New York | Heinrich Staring B. 1730 - D. 1808 Captain 4Th Regiment Tryon County Militia And 1St Judge Of Court Of Common Pleas Of Herkimer County | |||
33 | HENDERSON HOUSE | On County Rd. About 4 Mis. N. Of Jordanville | Warren, Town Of, New York | Former Cruger Mansion Grant 1739 Frame House Built 1787 Stone House Built 1832 | |||
34 | JOHN TUNNICLIFF, JR. | On Us 20 At Warren | Warren, Town Of, New York | B. 1751, Derby, England, Came To America 1772; Revolutionary Soldier; Settled Here 1793; Died 1814; Buried One Mile South, Tunnicliff Cemetery. | |||
35 | MARSHALL CEMETERY | On Us 20 At Warren | Warren, Town Of, New York | [Arrow] 1/2 Mile John Marshall, 1764–1863 Revolutionary Soldier; With Washington At Yorktown; Witnessed Surrender Of Cornwallis. | |||
36 | SITE OF | On County Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Henderson | Warren, Town Of, New York | Paul Crim House Paul Crim Came From Germany About 1757. One Of Founders Of Andrustown. House Burned At Andrustown Massacre. | |||
37 | SITE OF HOME OF FREDERICK | On Town Rd. About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners | Warren, Town Of, New York | Bell, Federick, Jr. And Wife Dorothy Crim Father And Son Massacred Frederick Bell Iii Stolen By Indians—July 18, 1778 |
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