List of New York State Historic Markers in Putnam County, New York
Appearance
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Putnam County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
[edit]Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | MAJOR JOHN ANDRE | On NYS 6N near Archer Road | Carmel, Town Of, New York | Court Martial Convoy Passed Here After the Benedict Arnold Treason. They Met George Washington at West Point and Andre was Hanged at Tappan, NY on October 2, 1780. | |||
1 | MAJOR JOHN ANDRE | On Croton Falls Road | Carmel, Town Of, New York | Court Martial Convoy Passed Here After the Benedict Arnold Treason. They Met George Washington at West Point and Andre was Hanged at Tappan, NY on October 2, 1780. | |||
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. | |||
4 | FOREST HOUSE | On West Lake Boulevard at Mahopac | Carmel, Town Of, New York | 41°23′00″N 73°44′44″W / 41.3833975°N 73.7456174°W | A Wood Frame Hotel Built In 1883 On The Minnomah Spring Isthmus of Mahopac And Kirk Lakes, Burned In 1940. With Interlaken Trails And Gazebos, Benjamin Silver Rebuilt With Brick, Razed In 1988. | ||
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
(Removed by Town Historian because location and information on sign were incorrect) |
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. |
See also
[edit]- List of New York State Historic Markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.