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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L69_montebello_Suffern-NY.html
The country estate of
financier Thomas Fortune Ryan
and his wife Ida Barry Ryan
was built in 1901, replacing
an 1860s structure of
stockbroker David Groesbeck.
This 44-room mansion
contained a private chapel,
two bowling alleys and
electr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L67_pig-knoll-school_Suffern-NY.html
Architect Walter Robb Wilder
designed this one-room
schoolhouse in 1915
for Ramapo District Eleven
in which he owned
a farmstead. Attended by
neighborhood children
for 16 years, the school
later became the West
Pomona Community Center.
S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KYO_viola-united-methodist-church_Suffern-NY.html
The Methodist Episcopal
Church of Mechanicsville, an
outgrowth of the Wesley
Chapel, was built in 1856 and
derived its name from the
community, known for the
mills and industry which
thrived in the area. In 1882
the first post office was
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KYH_sufferns-depot-1841-1941_Suffern-NY.html
As the gateway to the Ramapo
Pass, Suffern became an
important stop after the Erie
Railroad laid its tracks from
the Piermont Pier in 1841.
In 1848, rails were extended
from Jersey City to Suffern.
From this period to the mid
20th century…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KYG_suffern-grammar-school_Suffern-NY.html
A one-room schoolhouse,
Suffern's first, was erected
nearby circa 1853. In 1880
a five-room schoolhouse
was built on this site. By
1901 a brick school was
constructed for $25,000
to accommodate a growing
student population. As
more studen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KYD_cobblestone-farm_Suffern-NY.html
The cobblestone barn, carriage
house and huge dairy barn were
the centerpiece of the 200-acre
country estate of Henry von L.
Meyer Sr., founder and vice
president of White Laboratories,
which manufactured nationally
known drugs such as Feen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH3I_rochambeaus-encampment_Suffern-NY.html
After crossing the Hudson,Commander-in-chief of theFrench army in America,General Jean-BaptisteRochambeau, encamped herewith his 5000 troops en routefrom Newport, R.I. toVirginia. Joining with Gen.Washington, the two armieshurried to Yorktown andf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGL5_horse-watering-trough_Suffern-NY.html
Located at the center ofLaffayette & Orange Avenue in theLate 1800's. Built at theHillburn Granite Quarry, byJames Rice Sr., father ofJames Rice Mayor of Suffern for16 years.
Donated by:The Mayor and the Zeck FamilySuffern Chamber Restoration P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGL2_soldiers-monument_Suffern-NY.html
The ground at this intersection, "Historic Crossroads of the American Revolution," had long been a grassy triangle. In 1908 Charles E. Suffern gave the village this cannon, and the stone wall was built around it. Some residents, disliking the new …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGKY_sufferns-tavern_Suffern-NY.html
Erected ? ? Oct. 4, 1924
Site ofSuffern'sTaverna noted hostelry ofthe Revolution
Headquarters of · General · George Washington · July 15th to 20th, 1777 ·
Headquarters ofColonel Aaron Burrcommanding the troops…