List of New York State Historic Markers in Delaware County, New York

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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]

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Listings county-wide

#Marker NameImageDesignatorLocationCity or TownCoordsMarker Text
1DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE (north end)
Historic marker of Downsville Bridge, north side DownsvilleBrdgN.jpg
Historic marker of Downsville Bridge, north side
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 / 42.0764333; -74.9910583 DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE

BUILT IN 1854 BY ROBERT MURRAY
TO SPAN 174' OF THE EAST BRANCH
AT A COST OF $1700. RESTORED IN
1998 FOR $1,000,000 AS A TRIBUTE
TO THE SKILLS OF THE PAST

2DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE (south end)
Historic marker of Downsville Bridge, south side DownsvilleBridgeS.jpg
Historic marker of Downsville Bridge, south side
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 / 42.0760389; -74.9904306 DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE

HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR MAY 20, 1999

3HOMESTEAD OF DR PLATT TOWNSEND
Historic marker for Dr Platt Townsend DrPlatt.jpg
Historic marker for Dr Platt Townsend
State Ed Dept, 1938Intersection of Delaware Street and West Brook Walton 42°10′09.41″N75°08′02.25″W / 42.1692806°N 75.1339583°W / 42.1692806; -75.1339583 HOMESTEAD OF DR PLATT TOWNSEND

BUILT 1796 LEADER OF
THE FOUNDERS OF WALTON.

4TURNPIKE
Historic marker for Turnpike Turnpike206 FaceNW.jpg
Historic marker for Turnpike
State Ed Dept, 1949Intersection of Delaware St, Prospect St. and Highway 206 Walton 42°10′14.55″N75°08′19.71″W / 42.1707083°N 75.1388083°W / 42.1707083; -75.1388083 TURNPIKE

HISTORIC ROUTE FROM KINGSTON TO JERICHO (BAINBRIDGE)

5WALTON COVERED BRIDGE
Walton Covered Bridge WaltonBridgeMarker.jpg
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 / 42.1671611; -75.1301583 WALTON COVERED BRIDGE

1846-1887

6 MIDDLETOWN SETTLEMENT
Middletown founding sign MiddletownCatskills.jpg
Middletown founding sign
(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 / 42.1467083; -74.6381083 MIDDLETOWN SETTLEMENT

3 HUDSON VALLEY DUTCH
FAMILIES ARRIVED IN 1763 TO
SETTLE THE DELAWARE VALLEY
WHERE THE LENNI LENAPE
FIRST HUNTED AND FISHED

7OLD STONE SCHOOLHOUSE
Old Stone Schoolhouse sign, by roadside StoneSchoolMiddletn Road.jpg
Old Stone Schoolhouse sign, by roadside
(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 / 42.1220139; -74.6745917 OLD STONE SCHOOLHOUSE

DISTRICT #10, DUNRAVEN, NY
TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN
BUILT IN 1920
LISTED IN THE NATIONAL AND STATE
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

8STONE SCHOOL HOUSE
Old Stone School House sign, by school StoneSchoolMiddletn Sch1.jpg
Old Stone School House sign, by school
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 / 42.1222639; -74.6753389 STONE SCHOOL HOUSE

BUILT IN 1820
REBUILT IN 1860
DISTRICT NO. 10
TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN

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References

  1. "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers . New York Museum. 2009-05-05.
  2. "Historical Markers". Association of Public Historians of NYS. Retrieved 24 August 2017.