This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Albany County, New York. [1]
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1 | Albany City Hall | Eagle St. Between Maiden La. And Pine St. | Albany |
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2 | Birthplace of Modern Electricity | 1940 | Washington Ave., Near Eagle St. | Albany |
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3 | Birthplace of American Union | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany |
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4 | Called Fort Nassau 1614, | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany |
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5 | Clermont | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany |
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6 | Colonial Hospital | Lodge And Pine Sts. | Albany |
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7 | Colonial Warpath | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany |
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8 | Court of Appeals | 1940 | Eagle And Pine Sts. | Albany |
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9 | Court of Appeals | Eagle And Pine Sts. | Albany |
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10 | Executive Mansion | 1940 | Eagle And Elm Sts. | Albany |
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11 | First Church In Albany | 1947 | Sw Corner N. Pearl And Orange Sts. | Albany |
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12 | Fort Frederick | 1940 | Capitol Park, Eagle And State Sts. | Albany |
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13 | Fort Orange | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany |
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14 | Fort Van Nassau | Port Rd., Nr. Administration Bldg. | Albany |
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15 | From The Ground | Port Rd., Nr. Administration Bldg. | Albany |
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16 | General John Burgoyne | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany |
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17 | General George Washington | Washington Ave. Nr. Swan St. | Albany | Traveled This Road On His Tours of the Mohawk Valley 1782 and 1783 | ||
18 | Henry Hudson | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany | Explorer, Here Ended the Voyage of the Half Moon in Quest of the Indies September, 1609 | ||
19 | Herman Melville | 1953 | Clinton Sq., N. Pearl And Orange Sts. | Albany | Author of"Moby Dick", Studied and Worked During Formative Years in Albany, 1830–1838, Family Home at 3 Clinton Square, 1834–1838 | |
20 | Iroquois Treaty | Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. | Albany | August 1684 Basic Peach By Gov. Dongan Gov. Howard of Va. and Five Nations at Court House Which Stood 100 Feet West | ||
21 | John Tunnicliff, Jr. | Maiden Lane Between Eagle St. And Lodge St. | Albany | 1751–1814 Clockmaker and Superintendent of Town Clocks | ||
22 | Near Here | 1940 | Western Ave., Nr. North Allen St. | Albany | Mohawk and Hudson First Railroad Chartered in This Country 1826, Began Its Run Albany to Schenectady | |
23 | New York State | 1940 | S. Swan St. And Washington Ave. | Albany | Office Building Cornerstone Laid By Gov. Alfred E. Smith, 1928 | |
24 | Patroon Street | 1940 | Clinton Ave. at N. Pearl St. | Albany | Former Name of Clinton Ave. This Was the Dividing Line Between the City of Albany and the Manor of Rensselaerwyck | |
25 | Pioneer Route | Central Ave., Nr. Northern Blvd. | Albany | at This Point the Pioneers Going West in Ox Carts and Horse Drawn Caravans Assembled, This Street Formerly Called the Bowery | ||
26 | Schenectady Gate | Maiden La. Between Eagle And Lodge Sts. | Albany | Near This Point the Path to Schenectady Used By Indians and Fur Traders Led Through the Palisades Which Enclosed the City | ||
27 | State Education Building | Washington Ave. Between Hawk And Swan Sts. (missing) | Albany | Dedicated 1912. Education Department Offices; State Library; State Museum; Exhibits; Open to Public | ||
28 | The Capitol | Capitol Park, Eagle St. Nr. Washington Ave. | Albany | Of the State of New York Second Capitol Building Erected By the State Cornerstone Laid 1871 25 Years in Construction | ||
29 | Schuyler Mansion | 1940 | Eagle And State Sts. | Albany | [Arrow] ← 1½ Miles Schuyler Mansion Home of General Philip Schuyler. Residence of Alexander Hamilton in 1781 | |
30 | Dietz Massacre | NYS 443, .5 Mi. W. of Berne | Berne | 5 Miles S - E Site of Dietz Massacre Where Johannes Dietz and His Family Were Killed By Tories and Indians September 1781 | ||
31 | Ax Factory | NYS 156, at Berne | Berne | Ax Factory Established By Daniel Simmons in 1825. Said to Be the First Factory in the United States to Make Axes From Cast Steel. | ||
32 | Beaver Dam | NYS 443, .5 Mi. W. of Berne | Berne | Beaver Dam Later Called Bernville Fortified During the Revolution. John Dietz'. Family Massacred By Indians | ||
33 | Cheese Factory | NYS 156, at Berne | Berne | Cheese Factory First in Town of Berne Built in 1878 and Made 495 Pounds in A Single Day | ||
34 | Corporation Inn | NYS 443, .5 Mi. W. of Berne | Berne | Corporation Inn Opened 1817 By Henry Engle | ||
35 | Dwelling | NYS 443, at W. Berne | Berne | Dwelling Built About 1800 By William Shultes | ||
36 | Early Settler | Nw Corner NYS 443 And NYS 156 at Berne | Berne | Early Settler Jacob Weidman, A Swiss, Located On Foxenkill On Site of Berne Village About 1750. Built First Sawmill and Gristmill | ||
37 | First Mill | 1932 | NYS 156, at Berne | Berne | First Mill Built 1750 By Jacob Weidman Stood Near Here | |
38 | First Store | NYS 156, at Berne | Berne | First Store Stood On This Site Owned By John Fisher | ||
39 | Indian Stockade | NYS 443, 1/4 Mi. East of Berne | Berne | Indian Stockade Built On Site of Berne Village | ||
40 | Justice of Peace | NYS 443, at E. Berne | Berne | Justice of Peace Jacob Hochstrasser Was First Supervisor and Justice of Peace of Town of Berne | ||
41 | M. E. Church | Town Rd., at Reidsville | Berne | M. E. Church Organized at Reidsville 1830 By Reverend Rosman Kelly Church Replaced in 1841 | ||
42 | Mill Site | NYS 156, at Berne | Berne | Mill Site For Carding and Fulling Mill Built at An Early Date By Malachi Shipple William H. Ball and Lyman Dwight | ||
43 | Pioneer | NYS 156, .5 Mi. N. of Berne | Berne | Pioneer Col. Jesse Wood of Long Island Settled Here About 1800. Served in War of 1812. Died July 23, 1853 at Age of 83 Years | ||
44 | Reformed Dutch Church | NYS 443, .5 Mi. W. of Berne | Berne | Reformed Dutch Church Organized 1763, First Pastor Johannes Schuyler 1767. Oldest Church in County Outside of Albany | ||
45 | Reformed Dutch Church | NYS 443, at W. Berne | Berne | Reformed Dutch Church Organized 1763 By Rev. Johannes Schuyler of Schoharie Log Church 1765. Frame 1786 Which Was Taken Down 1830 | ||
46 | Schools | NYS 443, .5 Mi. W. of Berne | Berne | Schools in 1812 There Were 21 School Districts in Town of Berne and 30 the Next Year. in 1816 There Were 1710 Pupils in School | ||
47 | South Berne | Co. Rd., at S. Berne | Berne | South Berne Previous to 1828 Called Centerville Because It Was Equi-Distant From Three of the Other Villages. | ||
48 | Town of Berne | NYS 443 And NYS 85, at Mallory Corners | Berne | Town of Berne Formed March 17, 1795, From Rensselaerville. Town of Knox Taken off in 1822. Jacob Weidman, First Settler About 1750 | ||
49 | Weidman Home | NYS 443, at Berne | Berne | Weidman Home the Largest House in Berne With Ten Firplaces Built By Peter Weidman in 1800, Stood On This Site | ||
50 | West Berne | NYS 443, at W. Berne | Berne | West Berne Called Mechanicsville 1830-34 Because So Many Mechanics Lived There. | ||
51 | Willis' Store | NYS 157, .5 Mi. Ne of E. Berne | Berne | Willis' Store Established in 1800 By Major Stephen Willis Stood Here. He Also Had A Potash Factory, Tannery, Whiskey Still, and Shoe Factory. | ||
52 | Agricultural Fair | NYS 32, 100 Yds. W of US 9W | Bethlehem | Agricultural Fair First Annual Fair of Albany County Agricultural Society Held at Bethlehem Center Oct. 4-6, 1853 | ||
53 | Baker Farm | NYS 144, .5 Mi. N. of Selkirk | Bethlehem | Baker Farm Settled By Joab Baker of Connecticut in 1791 | ||
54 | Becker Homestead | NYS 396, N. of Rr Bridge | Bethlehem | Becker Homestead at Becker's Corners Settled By Albertus Becker Who Married Helen Van Derzee | ||
55 | Bethlehem Center | W Corner, US 9W And NYS 32 | Bethlehem | Bethlehem Center Known As Babcock Corners On the Albany and Bethlehem Turnpike | ||
56 | Delmar | 1932 | Delaware Avenue near Adams Street | Delmar | Delmar Earlier Adamsville and Adams Station Nathaniel Adams Located Here in 1836 and Built A Hotel in 1838. | |
57 | Tannery | Willowbrook Ave., In S. Bethlehem | Bethlehem | Tannery Built About 1825 On Farm of Isaac and John Coffin. Operated For Many Years By Robert Carhart. Burned 1883 | ||
58 | Turnpike | NYS 443, W. of Albany City Line | Bethlehem | Turnpike Albany and Delaware Chartered March 2, 1805. 6000 Shares at $25. Extensively Travelled Albany to Otego. Abandoned 1868 | ||
59 | Van Wie's Dock | Town Rd., at Van Wie's Point | Bethlehem | Van Wie's Dock Site of Dock Owned By Peter G. and Henry Van Wie and Leased Feb. 23, 1835 to Hudson River Steamboat Co. For Albany Terminal | ||
60 | Van Wie's House | Town Rd., Nr. Wm. Gibson's Rd. at Van Wie's Point | Bethlehem | Van Wie's House Built By Hendrick Van Wie in 1732. the Home of Six Generations of This Dutch Colonial Family, Settlers at Fort Orange, in 1664 | ||
61 | Van Wie's Point | Town Rd., at Van Wie's Point | Bethlehem | Van Wie's Point Hendrick Gerritse Van Wie Dutch Colonist in Fort Orange 1664, Built House Here in 1679 | ||
62 | Winne Farm | Co. Rd., W. of Albany Filtration Plant | Bethlehem | Winne Farm Settled By Francis Winne | ||
63 | Coeymans | Church And Westerlo Sts., Coeymans | Coeymans | Coeymans Town Formed March 18, 1791 From Watervliet. A Part Went to Form Westerlo in 1815. Named from the Patentee Barent Pieterson Coeymans | ||
64 | Coeymans Gazette | NYS 144, at Coeymans | Coeymans | Coeymans Gazette Started 1863 By Thomas Mckee As Editor. Succeeded By Coeymans Herald | ||
65 | Camp Van Schaik | Se Corner Myrtle And Park | Cohoes | Camp Van Schaik Continental Army, Northern Department Under Command General Philip Schuyler General Horatio Gates Aug. 15 - Sept. 8, 1777 | ||
66 | Continental Ave. | Sw Corner Ontario And Continental | Cohoes | Continental Ave. Algonquin and Mohawk Indian Trail Colonial Military Route | ||
67 | Egberts And Bailey Mill | Ontario, W. of Remsen | Cohoes | Egberts and Bailey Mill First Building Erected For the Manufacture of Knit Goods By Power in America, 1836. First Power Knitting Machinery Applied in Cohoes, 1832 | ||
68 | First Bridge | Mohawk And Remsen Sts. | Coeymans | First Bridge Across Mohawk River Opened 1795. 900 Ft. Long 24 Ft. Wide, 15 Ft. Above Bed of River On 13 Stone Piers. Cost $12,000 Dollars | ||
69 | Home of James Buttermilk Lansing | W. Columbia St., Between Sunset And Elaine Cts. | Cohoes | Home of James Buttermilk Lansing Built By Douw Fonda Before 1767. One of the Founders of Boght Settlement, Choes, N.Y. | ||
70 | Indian Spring | Continental Ave., E. of School | Cohoes | Indian Spring Algonquin and Mohawk Indians Colonial Military Spring 1690 1782, First Source of Water Supply For the Settlers of Cohoes | ||
71 | Juncta | Nw Corner Spring And Saratoga Sts. | Cohoes | Juncta Junction of the Original Erie and Champlain Canals First Settlement and Name Cohoes. Site of the First Post office | ||
72 | Manor Avenue | N. Baker And Manor Ave. | Cohoes | Manor Avenue the Old Boght Road Northern Boundary Line of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck June 17, 1904 | ||
73 | Military Road From 1690 | Continental Ave., S. of School | Cohoes | Military Road From 1690 Through the Revolution. Used By General Ebenezer Learned On His Way to Relieve For Stanwix - Aug. 14, 1777 | ||
74 | Site of Reformed Church | Sw Corner Baker Ave., And Vliet Blvd. | Cohoes | Site of Reformed Church of the Boght One of the First Churches North of Albany, Built About 1783 | ||
75 | Mastodon | Mohawk And Vliet Sts. | Cohoes | Site of Cohoes Mastodon Found September 1866 Now in N. Y. State Museum | ||
76 | Van Schaik Burial Plot | Delaware Ave. Between Ontario And Van Schaick | Cohoes | Van Schaik Burial Plot First Settlers of Cohoes and Owners of Half Moon Patent Buried Here | ||
77 | Shakers | NYS 155, W. of Airport | Colonie | 1/4 Mile [Arrow] Shakers South Family Only Surviving Family of Watervliet Community First Building Erected 1800 and Still Standing | ||
78 | Boght Church | Boght Rd., E. of US 9 | Colonie | Boght Church Site of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Boght 1St Church North of Albany Organized By the Classis of Albany, Feb. 22, 1784 | ||
79 | Louden's Ford | Fonda Rd. at Power Station | Colonie | Louden's Ford British and Continental Army Ford Protected August–September 1777 By Generals Enoch Poor and Benedict Arnold | ||
80 | Old Loudon Road | Fonda Rd. at Power Station | Colonie | Old Loudon Road Named After Earl Loudon in 1756. Route of British and American Armies to Montreal | ||
81 | Shaker Cemetery | NYS 155, W. of Airport | Colonie | Shaker Cemetery First Burial 1797 and Earlier Burials Removed Here Later | ||
82 | Shakers | NYS 155, Nr. Albany Airport | Colonie | Shakers Ann Lee and Company Came to America 1774 and Founded Here in the Valley of the Wilderness the First Shaker Community 1776 | ||
83 | The Boght | US 9, at Boght Corners | Colonie | The Boght Settled 1718–1750 By Families From the Netherlands, Among Them Fonda, Lansing, Lieverse, Roff, Staats, Van Denbergh, Visscher, Etc. | ||
84 | Shakers | NYS 155, W. of Airport | Colonie | [Arrow] Shakers West Family at First Known As the Second Family Occupied By Shakers 1810–1915 | ||
85 | Shakers | Shaker Rd., Nr. Co. Jail | Colonie | [Arrow] 1/2 Mile Shakers North Family Occupied By Shakers -1919Principal Building Yet Standing Reconstructed | ||
86 | Site of First Reformed Dutch Church | NYS 146, W. of NYS 158 | Guilderland | 100 Ft. W. Site of First Reformed Dutch Church in Guilderland Before 1767. First Pastor Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen | ||
87 | Frederick Crounse | NYS 156, S. of Altamont | Guilderland | About 1750 Frederick Crounse Son of Polish Nobleman Settled Here Farm Owned By Crounse Family to Present 1934 | ||
88 | Abraham Wemple | US 20, W. of RR Bridge | Guilderland | Abraham Wemple Col. Schenectady Militia During American Revolution Owned Farm Here 1765 to Death in 1799. Buried On High Knoll Above Reservoir | ||
89 | Altamont | Main St NYS Rte 146 In Altamont | Guilderland | Altamont Incorporated As A Village 1890 officers: President Hiram Griggs. Trustees - Smith Philley, Jesse Crounse Henry A. Wilbur | ||
90 | Battle of Normanskill | NYS 146, 2 Mis. W. of Guilderland | Guilderland | Battle of Normanskill Fought North of the Creek Schenectady Militia With 40 Rhode Island Troops Dispersed Large Group of Tories On August 11, 1777 | ||
91 | Case Homestead | US 20, E. of Guilderland | Guilderland | Case Homestead Built As Tavern By Russell Case at the Opening of Great Western Turnpike, 1799 | ||
92 | Dr. F. Crounse | US 20, at Gun Club Rd. | Guilderland | Dr. F. Crounse Built This House 1833 First Physician at West Guilderland (Altamont) Practised Here Sixty Years | ||
93 | John Groot | NYS 397, N. of Altamont | Guilderland | Farm and Burial Place John Groot Officer 3D Regiment Albany County Militia War of Revolution | ||
94 | Frederick Crounse | NYS 156, 1 Mi. S. of Altamont | Guilderland | Farm of Frederick Crounse Officer 3D Albany Co. Militia in Revolution. Carried Food to Army Battle of Saratoga Buried Here | ||
95 | Farm of Evert Bancker | NYS 146, .5 Mi From US 20 | Guilderland | Farm of Evert Bancker Third Mayor of Albany, 1695 Indian Commissioner, 1669 Master Chancery, 1705 Died Here, 1734 | ||
96 | Farm of Walter Vorman | NYS 158, S. of US 20 | Guilderland | Farm of Walter Vorman Capt. Schenectady Militia During American Revolution Captured By Tory Force South of Oneida Lake; Held Prisoner in Canada 1780-82 | ||
97 | First Meeting | NYS 146, 1 Mi. W. of Guilderland Center | Guilderland | First Meeting of Town of Guilderland Held April 5, 1803 in This House, at the Time A Tavern Conducted By Hendrick Apple | ||
98 | Freeman House | NYS 146, at Guilderland Center | Guilderland | Freeman House Said to Have Been Erected 1734. Later the Home of Barent Mynderse, Lieut. in War of Rev. | ||
99 | French's Mills | NYS 146, at Guilderland Center | Guilderland | French's Mills Site of Early Sawmill; Clothes Works of Peter K. Broek 1795; Factory of Abel French 1800; Tavern of Jacob Aker 1800 | ||
100 | Glass Works, 1785–1815 | US 20, at Guilderland | Guilderland | Glass Works, 1785–1815 Made Bottle and Window Glass. Started Here By Leonard De Neufville. Later Called Albany Glass House, Then Hamilton Glass Works | ||
101 | George Wagner House | NYS 397 (Dunnsville RD) and Settles Hill Rd | Guilderland | Home of George Wagner Lieutenant in the American Revolution | ||
102 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft | Rte 20 Near Willow St., In Hamlet of Guilderland | Guilderland | Home of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft B. 1793-D. 1864 Glass Maker, Explorer, Author, Poet, Authority On American Indians | ||
103 | House Built 1802 | NYS 146, at Guilderland Center | Guilderland | House Built 1802 By Nicholas V. Mynderse Sold to Michael Frederick Who Ran It As A Tavern For Many Years | ||
104 | Inn of George Severson | Altamont Blvd. And Helderberg Ave., In Altamont | Guilderland | Inn of George Severson Old Schoharie Road Built at Close of Revolution First Post office of West Guilderland As This Place Was Then Called | ||
105 | Inn of Jacob Crounse | NYS 146, E. of Altamont | Guilderland | Inn of Jacob Crounse Built 1833. Midway Tavern Where Horses Were Changed On Schoharie-Albany Stage Coach Route | ||
106 | Jacob Van Aernam (1723–1813) | NYS 156 Between Altamont And Vorheesville | Guilderland | Jacob Van Aernam (1723–1813) Capt. 3Rd Albany Regiment Leader of Patriot Forces in the Helderbergh Region During American Revolution Lived On Farm Here | ||
107 | Knower House | NYS 146, E. of Altamont | Guilderland | Knower House Est. As Hat Factory About 1800 By Benjamin Knower Gov. William L. Marcy Married Cornelia Knower in This House | ||
108 | Old Hellebergh | Main St. And Maple Ave., Altamont | Guilderland | Old Hellebergh Land of Bitter Conflict Between Patriot and Tory Known Later As West Guilderland, Knowersville, and Altamont | ||
109 | Old Plank Road | Main St. And Brandle Rd., Altamont | Guilderland | Old Plank Road Schoharie to Albany Followed This Route Chartered 1849 Abandoned 1867 | ||
110 | First Lutheran Church | NYS 146 and Weaver Rd, 2 Mis. E. of Altamont | Guilderland | On This Spot Stood the First Lutheran Church in Town of Guilderland 1787 Rev. Heinrich Moeller First Regular Pastor | ||
111 | Red Men's Hall | US 20, E. of Guilderland | Guilderland | Red Men's Hall Formerly Used As Baptist Church, 1850–66; Catholic Church; Temperance Hall | ||
112 | Severson House | NYS 146 at Altamont | Guilderland | Severson House Built By Early Settler Jurrian Severson Located On Map of West Manor Rensselaerwyck, 1767 | ||
113 | First Inn | US 20 near intersection of Dunnsville Rd | Guilderland | Site of First Inn and Store Kept in Dunnsville By John E. Winne 1800–1830 | ||
114 | Indian Village | N. of US 20 at Dunnsville | Guilderland | Site of Indian Village Neighboring Stream Called Wildehause Kill Or Indian House Creek | ||
115 | Hamilton Union Church | US 20, at Guilderland | Guilderland | Site of Hamilton Union Church Octagonal Building Used Also As A School House Built By Hamilton Mfg. Society About 1797 | ||
116 | Toll Gate | US 20, 2 Mis. E. of Guilderland | Guilderland | Site of Toll Gate Number Two On Western Turnpike. Road Planked in 1849. This Gate Maintained Until 1906 | ||
117 | Site of House | US 20 near intersection of Dunnsville Rd | Guilderland | Site of House of Dr. Jonathan Johnson First Physician in Dunnsville Who Came Here On Horseback in 1808 Surgeon in War of 1812 | ||
118 | The Vale of Tawasentha | NYS 146, 3/4 Mi. W. of Guilderland Near Normans Kill Bridge | Guilderland | The Vale of Tawasentha | ||
119 | Town of Guilderland | NYS 146, And NYS 158 at Osborn's Corners | Guilderland | Town of Guilderland Established April 4, 1803 From Part of Watervliet First officers, Supervisor, Nicholas V. Mynderse, Town Clerk, Peter G. Veeder | ||
120 | Albany County | NYS 443, W. of W. Berne at Albany Schoharie Co. Line | Knox | Albany County Derived Its Name From the Scotch Title of the Duke of York and Albany Afterwards King James Ii of England | ||
121 | Anti-Rent Riots | NYS 157 A, 3 Mis. N. of East Berne | Knox | Anti-Rent Riots More Leased Land in Berne Than Any Other Town in Albany County Led to Serious Outbreaks After 1840 | ||
122 | Knoxville Academy | NYS 156, at Knox | Knox | Knoxville Academy Incorporated 1837 Chartered Regents 1842–1869 Faced Military Training Ground 1776 | ||
123 | Sand Farm | NYS 156, 1 Mi. W. of Knox | Knox | Sand Farm Settled By Christian Zandt in 1787 | ||
124 | Whipple Farm | NYS 156, W. of Altamont | Knox | Whipple Farm Settled By Malachi Whipple of Conn. About 1793. in 1820 Farm Won Premium As Model Farm in Albany County | ||
125 | Clarksville | NYS 443, at Clarksville | New Scotland | Clarksville A Halfway Station Located On Albany and Delaware Turnpike Named From Adam A. Clark Who Settled Here in 1822 | ||
126 | Early Mission | NYS 85, at New Scotland | New Scotland | Early Mission Founded 1787 By Suffolk Presbytery Incorporated 1789 First Church 1791 Original Frame Standing | ||
127 | Helderbergs | NYS 157, at J.B. Thatcher Park | New Scotland | The Name Means Clear Mountains. They Have Been Called "The Key to the Geology of North America" | ||
128 | Methodism | NYS 156, W. of Vorheesville | New Scotland | Here Built Its First Church in This Entire Area Known As Bethlehem, North of Black Creek Church, 1823 | ||
129 | New Scotland | NYS 85, at New Scotland | New Scotland | Townformed April 25, 1832 From Bethlehem. Scotch Names Appear Among Early Settlers. First Town Meeting April 9, 1833 | ||
130 | Slingerland | NYS 32, 3 Mis. S. of Feura Bush | New Scotland | House 1762 Built By Tunis Cornelise Slingerland, Dutch Emigrant 1650, On Land Purchased From Indians | ||
131 | Tory Cave 1777 | N. of NYS 157, at Trail, In J.B. Thatcher Park | New Scotland | Jacob Salsbury, A Spy During Burgoyne Invasion, Found Refuge From Settlers in A Cave Against the Cliffs Nearby | ||
132 | Albany County | NYS 145, Nw of Preston Hollow at Albany | Rensselaerville | One of the Original Counties of the Province of New York Created By Law November 1, 1683. Mother of Many Counties | ||
133 | Albany County | NYS 145 S. of Cooksburg at Albany-Greene Co. Line | Rensselaerville | One of the Original Counties of the Province of New York Created By Law November 1, 1683. Mother of Many Counties | ||
134 | Albany County | NYS 145, Nw of Preston Hollow at Albany-Schoharie Co. Line | Rensselaerville | One of the Original Counties of the Province of New York Created By Law November 1, 1683. Mother of Many Counties | ||
135 | Manor of Rensselaerswyck | NYS 85, 1.5 Mis. Ne of Rensselaerville | Rensselaerville | Districts Manor of Rensselaerswyck Created A District in 1772 and Subdivided Into East and West Districts in 1779 | ||
136 | Dr. Samuel Preston | NYS 145, at Preston Hollow | Rensselaerville | Dr. Samuel Preston Settled Here in 1789 and Gave His Name to Preston Hollow. He Built the First Sawmill and Gristmill. | ||
137 | Indian Trail | NYS 81 at Cooksburg | Rensselaerville | Indian Trail Ran From Catskill to Schoharie Valley Along This Steam Through Preston Hollow and Livingstonville | ||
138 | Joseph Burchard Settled | NYS 145, 1.5 Mis. Nw of Preston Hollow | Rensselaerville | Pioneer Joseph Burchard Settled Here in 1789. President R.B. Hayes Was Related to This Family | ||
139 | Turnpike | NYS 81 And 145, at Cooksburg | Rensselaerville | Turnpike Schoharie to Athens Chartered in 1802 and Much Used in Early Days | ||
140 | Whipping Post | NYS 145, Nw of Preston Hollow | Rensselaerville | Whipping Post For Town Located On Farm of Lawrence Faulk Who Settled Here in 1790, and Died in 1838 | ||
141 | Academy | NYS 143, N. of Westerlo | Westerlo | Academy This House Was the Chesterville Academy Built About 1800 Gabriel Pinney Head Master | ||
142 | Albany County | NYS 32 at Albany-Greene Co. Line | Westerlo | Albany County One of the Original Counties of the Province of New York Created By Law November 1, 1683. Mother of Many Counties | ||
143 | Allen House | Co. Rd.,1 Mi. W. of Basic Creek Reservoir | Westerlo | Allen House Built 1795, Here and On This Road Lived Ebeneazer Allen and His Sons Justice, Howard and Stephen. All Soldiers in Revolution. | ||
144 | Anti-Rent War | NYS 85, at Snyder's Corners | Westerlo | Anti-Rent War Events in the Quarrel of Tenants With Lord of the Van Rensselaer Manor Occurred in This Region in 1840 and Later | ||
145 | Baptist Church | NYS 143, at Westerlo | Westerlo | Baptist Church Organized at Chesterville 1800. Roswell Beckwith Was the First Pastor | ||
146 | Beardsley House | Co. Rd., W. of Westerlo | Westerlo | Beardsley House Home of William Beardsley Here Was Held First Town Meeting of Westerlo April 4, 1815 | ||
147 | Dormansville | NYS 32 And NYS 143 at Dormansville | Westerlo | Named in Honor of Daniel Dorman, An Inn and Store Keeper, and First Post- Master in 1832 | ||
148 | Dr. Jonathan Prosser | NYS 32, 1.Mi.S.,Dormansville | Westerlo | Early Doctor Dr. Jonathan Prosser of Dutchess County Settled On This Farm in 1788 | ||
149 | Grant And Eadie | NYS 143, at Westerlo | Westerlo | Grant and Eadie Early Storekeepers Made Potash at Chesterville, 1798 | ||
150 | Indian Trail | Co. Rd., W. of Westerlo | Westerlo | Indian Trail Old Indian Trail Led Through This Valley to the Switzkill, Indian Camp Ground Near Here | ||
151 | Manor of Van Rensselaer | NYS 143, at Westerlo | Westerlo | Manor of Van Rensselaer 1630 Kiliaen Van Rensselaer Granted Patent For 1152 Square Miles Including All of Albany and Rensselaer Counties | ||
152 | Myers Farm | Co. Rd., S. of NYS 143, at Westerlo | Westerlo | Philip Myers of Germany in 1763 Built A Log House at Chesterville, Married A Daughter of Nicholas Stoddard and Died 1813 | ||
153 | Andrew Hannay | NYS 32 And NYS 143 at Dormansville | Westerlo | Near Here Andrew Hannay Raised A Company of Volunteers October 1777 to Oppose Invasion of Burgoyne, Who Surrendered Before Their Arrival | ||
154 | Quaker Church | Co. Rd., Nr. Smith's Corners | Westerlo | Quaker Church Site of A Quaker Church and School. Erected 1803 Cemetery in Rear | ||
155 | Reformed Church | NYS 143, E. of Westerlo | Westerlo | Reformed Church First Church in Town. Organized 1793. Original Site Five Miles South of Here | ||
156 | Snyder Cemetery | Co. Rd., 1.5 Mis. S. of Snyder's Corners | Westerlo | Snyder Cemetery Contains the Unmarked Graves of Several Soldiers of the Revolution | ||
157 | South Westerlo | Co. Rd., at S. Westerlo | Westerlo | South Westerlo Name Changed in 1827 From Smith's Mills Named After David Smith Who Also Owned A Tannery and Ashery | ||
158 | Temperance Society | NYS 143, at Westerlo | Westerlo | Temperance Society Organized in School House Near Chesterville in 1828 Deacon Holmes Presided | ||
159 | Van Leuvan's Corners | Co. Rd.,.5 Mis. S. of Snyder's Corners | Westerlo | Van Leuvan's Corners Named After Isaac Van Leuvan. Earlier Known As Sackett's Corners and Then Preston's Corners | ||
160 | Westerlo | NYS 143, at Westerlo | Westerlo | Westerlo Town Formed March 16, 1815 From Coeymans and Rensselaerville. Named For Rev. Eilardus Westerlo of Albany |
Fort Orange was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city of Albany, New York developed at this site. It was built in 1624 as a replacement for Fort Nassau, which had been built on nearby Castle Island and served as a trading post until 1617 or 1618, when it was abandoned due to frequent flooding. Both forts were named in honor of the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau. Due to a dispute between the Director-General of New Netherland and the patroonship of Rensselaerswyck regarding jurisdiction over the fort and the surrounding community, the fort and community became an independent municipality, paving the way for the future city of Albany. After the English reconquered the region they soon abandoned Fort Orange in favor of a new fort: Fort Frederick, constructed in 1676.
The Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Colonie, New York, United States, just outside the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the U.S., at over 400 acres (1.6 km2). Many historical American figures are buried there.
Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in New York listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany County, New York exclusive of the City of Albany: This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York, besides those in the City of Albany, itself.
This list is intended to be a complete compilation of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. Seven of the properties are further designated National Historic Landmarks.
Schuyler Mansion is a historic house at 32 Catherine Street in Albany, New York. The brick mansion is now a museum and an official National Historic Landmark. It was constructed from 1761 to 1765 for Philip Schuyler, later a general in the Continental Army and early U.S. Senator, who resided there from 1763 until his death in 1804. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 24, 1967. It is also a contributing property to the South End–Groesbeckville Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Bennington Battlefield is the Rensselaer County, New York, location where the Battle of Bennington occurred on the 16th of August 1777. It is located on New York State Route 67 in Walloomsac, New York, a historic route between Bennington, Vermont and the Hudson River. Here, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark rebuffed a British attempt led by Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture American stores. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. A portion of the battlefield is preserved in the Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site.
Don Rittner is an American historian, archeologist, anthropologist, environmental activist, educator, author and film maker living in the Capital District, Schenectady County, New York. He is the former Schenectady County Historian, responsible for providing guidance and support to municipal historians and serving as a conduit between the State Historian in Albany and the local historians in their counties. He is also the former Schenectady City Historian and was the Albany City Archeologist (1973–79). He is the author of more than 50+ books on history, natural history, computers, and other subjects, and has been collected by libraries worldwide.
There are 75 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Albany, New York, United States. Six are additionally designated as National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), the most of any city in the state after New York City. Another 14 are historic districts, for which 20 of the listings are also contributing properties. Two properties, both buildings, that had been listed in the past but have since been demolished have been delisted; one building that is also no longer extant remains listed.
Culture in New York's Capital District, also known as the Albany metropolitan area, stretches back to the 17th century. The area has seen prominent historical events, interesting artistic creations, and unique contributions to the culture of the United States. The largest city in the area, Albany, consistently ranks high on lists of top cities/metro areas for culture, such as being 23rd in the book Cities Ranked & Rated. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area ranked 12th among large metro areas, and Glens Falls ranked 12th among the small metro areas, in Sperling's Best Places, and Expansion Management gave the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area five Stars, its highest ranking, for quality of life features.
The Sharp Burial Ground, also known as the Albany Avenue Cemetery, is located on Albany Avenue in Kingston, New York, United States. It is a small burying ground used during the middle decades of the 19th century, before larger rural cemeteries had become common but after churchyards had become too full for further burials. Later, when they did open, many bodies were removed to consolidate them with larger family plots there. Two former congressmen are still among those buried at Sharp.
Freeman House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. The original house was built about 1734; a western addition was built about 1750; and a rear ell was added about 1800. It is a two-story Dutch Colonial house with a gable roof and built of large, smooth finished beams. It is one of the finest and oldest colonial period buildings in Guilderland, and may be the oldest frame house in Guilderland.
New York State Markers was a state historic marker program. This was managed by the Education Department's State History office from 1926 to 1966. There are an estimated 2,800 historic markers around the state. The markers tell about historic events and locations and provide the public with knowledge about the state of New York. It is no longer a requirement to have a new marker approved by the Education Department and SED as long as they are located on private property. Historic Markers have become a major way to inform the public and tourists of local history.