This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Delaware County, New York. [1] A fuller list is available from the Association of Public Historians of New York State. [2]
# | Marker Name | Image | Designator | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker Text |
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1 | DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE (north end) | ![]() | Downsville Women's Club (no date but must be 1998 or later) | North side of Downsville Bridge | Downsville | 42°04′35.16″N74°59′27.81″W / 42.0764333°N 74.9910583°W | DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE BUILT IN 1854 BY ROBERT MURRAY |
2 | DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE (south end) | ![]() | Downsville Women's Club (no date but must be 1999 or later) | South side of Downsville Bridge | Downsville | 42°04′33.74″N74°59′25.55″W / 42.0760389°N 74.9904306°W | DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL |
3 | HOMESTEAD OF DR PLATT TOWNSEND | ![]() | State Ed Dept, 1938 | Intersection of Delaware Street and West Brook | Walton | 42°10′09.41″N75°08′02.25″W / 42.1692806°N 75.1339583°W | HOMESTEAD OF DR PLATT TOWNSEND BUILT 1796 LEADER OF |
4 | TURNPIKE | ![]() | State Ed Dept, 1949 | Intersection of Delaware St, Prospect St. and Highway 206 | Walton | 42°10′14.55″N75°08′19.71″W / 42.1707083°N 75.1388083°W | TURNPIKE HISTORIC ROUTE FROM KINGSTON TO JERICHO (BAINBRIDGE) |
5 | WALTON COVERED BRIDGE | ![]() | (no date or agency) | North and South Side of the Bridge | Walton | 42°10′01.78″N75°07′48.57″W / 42.1671611°N 75.1301583°W | WALTON COVERED BRIDGE 1846-1887 |
6 | MIDDLETOWN SETTLEMENT | ![]() | (no date or agency) | NY State 28, east of the hospital | Walton | 42°08′48.15″N74°38′17.19″W / 42.1467083°N 74.6381083°W | MIDDLETOWN SETTLEMENT 3 HUDSON VALLEY DUTCH |
7 | OLD STONE SCHOOLHOUSE | ![]() | (no date or agency) | NY State 28, at Huckleberry Brook | Margaretville | 42°07′19.25″N74°40′28.53″W / 42.1220139°N 74.6745917°W | OLD STONE SCHOOLHOUSE DISTRICT #10, DUNRAVEN, NY |
8 | STONE SCHOOL HOUSE | ![]() | State Ed Dept, 1932 | NY State 28, at Huckleberry Brook | Margaretville | 42°07′20.15″N74°40′31.22″W / 42.1222639°N 74.6753389°W | STONE SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT IN 1820 |
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Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Delaware listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
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List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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