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

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Marker name Image Date designated Location City or Town Coords Marker text
1 ENOCH CROSBY On NYS 52 at Carmel Carmel, Town Of, New York Patriot Spy Of The American Revolution. Was Associated With Carmel. His Farm Was Nearby And He Is Buried at Gilead, One Mile From Here
2 RED MILLS On NYS 6N at Mahopac Falls Carmel, Town Of, New York Site Of Grist And Carding Mill, Original Built About 1760 By Col Roger Morris. It Ground Grain For The Revolutionary Soldiers
3 SIBYL LUDINGTON On NYS 6N at Mahopac Falls Carmel, Town Of, New York Rode Horseback Over This Road The Night Of April 26, 1777, To Call Out Colonel Ludington's Regiment To Repel British at Danbury, Conn.
5 SIBYL LUDINGTON On Us 6 at Carmel Carmel, Town Of, New York Rode Horseback Over This Road The Night Of April 26, 1777, To Call Out Colonel Ludington's Regiment To Repel British at Danbury, Conn.
6 THE LOG MANSION On NYS 6N at Mahopac Falls Carmel, Town Of, New York Built About 1760 For Mary Philipse And Her Husband, Roger Morris, By Their Grateful Tenants, Stood On The Knoll To The West
7 LUDINGTON'S MARCH On Co. Rd. at Ludingtonville Kent, Town Of, New York March Col. H. Ludington Led His Men Over This Road, April 27, 1777 To Join In Repelling British Raiders at Danbury, Conn.
8 SIBYL LUDINGTON On NYS 52 South Of Dutchess-Putnam County Line Kent, Town Of, New York Here Ended Her Night Ride April 26, 1777, To Summon Militia Of Col. Ludington's Regiment To Repel British Raid at Danbury, Conn.
9 SIBYL LUDINGTON On NYS 301 at Kent Cliffs Kent, Town Of, New York Rode Horseback Over This Road The Night Of April 26, 1777, To Call Out Colonel Ludington's Regiment Of Repel British at Danbury, Conn.
10 SIBYL LUDINGTON On NYS 301 at Mead Corners Kent, Town Of, New York Rode Horseback Over This Road The Night Of April 26, 1777, To Call Out Colonel Ludington's Regiment To Repel British at Danbury, Conn.
11 SIBYL LUDINGTON On NYS 52 South Of Putnam-Dutchess County Line Kent, Town Of, New York Rode Horseback Over This Road The Night Of April 26, 1777, To Call Out Colonel Ludington's Regiment Of Repel British at Danbury, Conn.
12 SITE OF HOUSE On NYS 301 at Coles Mills Kent, Town Of, New York Of Solomon Hopkins, Enoch Crossy's Brother-in-law, The Top Story Window Was Always Open For Patriot Spy To Enter Unobserved
13 COLE'S CORNERS On NYS 22 About 1 Mi. North Of Haines Corners Patterson, Town Of, New York Here Col. Henry Ludington Turned East With His Men April 27, 1777, Marching Toward Danbury, Connecticut To Repel British Raiders
14 LUDINGTON GRAVES On NYS 311 at Patterson Patterson, Town Of, New York Here Are Buried Colonel Henry Ludington, Of The Dutchess County Militia And His Daughter Sibyl, Who Rode To Call Them
15 PUTNAM COUNTY On NYS 22 at Dutchess-Putnam Border Patterson, Town Of, New York Named For General Israel Putnam, Commander Of American Forces In The Hudson Highlands During The American Revolution
16 SETTLER'S REVOLT

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 On NYS 292 at West Patterson Patterson, Town Of, New York at Log Church Here, In 1776 Militia Fought Squatters On Philipse Patent, Routed Them And Imprisoned Pendergast, The Leader And 50 Others.
17 ARNOLD'S FLIGHT On NYS 9D About 3/4 Mi. So.. Of Garrison Four Corners Philipstown, Town Of, New York at Beverly Dock, at The Foot Of This Lane, Arnold Disclosed As A Traitor, Fled By Boat To The British Ship Vulture, Off Croton Point.
18 CONNECTICUT CAMPS On NYS 9D at Garrison Four Corners Philipstown, Town Of, New York On The Hill West Of The Brook Are Remains Of Hut Sites, Oven, Etc., Made By New England Troops Guarding West Point, 1778–1783
19 CONNECTICUT LINE On NYS 301 at E. End Of Nelsonville Philipstown, Town Of, New York Troops Were Encamped In This Valley On Both Sides Of The Brook, During The Winter Of 1780–1781 Connecticut To New Jersey.
20 FORT HILL On Us 9 About 3½ Mis. N. Of Westchester-Putnam Co. Line Philipstown, Town Of, New York On The Hill To The West Are The North And South Redoubts, Built In 1778, For The Defense Of The Highlands Against British
21 PUTNAM COUNTY On Us 9 at Dutchess-Putnam County Line Philipstown, Town Of, New York Named For General Israel Putnam, Commander Of American Forces In The Hudson Highlands During The American Revolution
22 PUTNAM COUNTY On Us 9 at Putnam-Westchester County Line Philipstown, Town Of, New York Named For General Israel Putnam, Commander Of American Forces In The Hudson Highlands During The American Revolution
23 ROBINSON HOUSE On NYS 9D About 3/4 Mi. So.. Of Garrison Four Corners Philipstown, Town Of, New York Here Stood The Robinson House, Where Benedict Arnold, His Treason Disclosed, Fled From His Wife And Baby To The British Ship Vulture.
24 SOUTH REDOUBT On NYS 403 at So. Redoubt Rd. Philipstown, Town Of, New York One Of The Fortifications Built In 1776–1777 To Defend The Highlands, Stood On The Hill To The North, Above Here.
25 SUGAR LOAF On 9D About 1 Mi. South Of Garrison Four Corners Philipstown, Town Of, New York On The North Slope Of This Hill Was One Of The Forts Built, 1776–1777 To Defend The Highlands, From Connecticut To New Jersey.
26 THE FIRST CHAIN On NYS 9D About 1 Mi. N.e. Of Putnam-Westchester Co. Line Philipstown, Town Of, New York Planned To Keep British Ships From Going Up River, Anchored On Shore Below, Was Forced By The Enemy Oct. 7, 1777
27 [ARROW] 1/2 MILE On NYS 9D About 1½ Mis. S. Of Cold Spring Philipstown, Town Of, New York Army Camp While West Point Defences Were Being Built 1781 The Connecticut Line Encamped Along The Brook
28 CHANCELLOR KENT On NYS 22 at Doansburg Southeast, Town Of, New York James Kent, Chief Justice Of New York, Author Of "Commentaries on American Law", Was Born On A Site To The West, July 31, 1763
29 ENOCH CROSBY On Us 6 at Tilly Foster Southeast, Town Of, New York Patriot Spy Of American Revolution, Lived On A Farm Given Him For His Service, On The West Side Of This Reservoir
30 FOWLER HOUSE On Us 6 at Tilly Foster Southeast, Town Of, New York On Old Road North, Built About 1740, By Moses Fowler. Washington Often Visited Here On Trips From West Point To Connecticut
31 PUTNAM COUNTY On NYS 22 at Putnam-Westchester County Line Southeast, Town Of, New York Named For General Israel Putnam, Commander Of American Forces In The Hudson Highlands During The American Revolution
32 TILLY FOSTER MINE On Us 6 at Tilly Foster Southeast, Town Of, New York Opened By James Townsend 1810; Large Producer, 1864–1897; Named For Former Owner, Whose Family Came From Harwich, Mass. 1749
33 TWO MILES EAST On NYS 22 About 1 Mi. N.e. Of Brewster Southeast, Town Of, New York Birthplace Of Darius M. Couch Major General, U.s.a. Commander 2D Corps, Army Of Potomac, at Fredericksburg And Chancellorsville, 1862–63
34 LUDINGTON'S MARCH On Miltown Rd. at State Line Rd. Southeast, Town Of, New York March Col. H. Ludington Led His Men Over This Road, April 27, 1777 To Join In Repelling British Raiders at Danbury, Conn.
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