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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Z6_walton-hauling-warehouse-corporation_New-York-NY.html
Wellington Walton established this company with one horse and a wagon in 1879 at the 14th Street Theatre to service the thriving vaudeville and burlesque entertainment of that time. Under the leadership of Eugene A. Walton, followed by his son Eug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4XG_grave-markers-from-slave-burial-grounds_Tappan-NY.html
It has been documented that the earliest settlers of the Tappan Patent owned slaves; indeed, Daniel DeClark owned two slaves when he lived on this site. These grave stones are attributed to a cemetery on farm land, once owned by the Mann family, l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4XD_billopp-house_Fort-Calhoun-NY.html
Built by and for Christopher Billopp about 1680, this house was long a center of colonial hospitality. It is known also as "Conference House" because Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Edward Rutledge met here with Lord Howe at his request on Septe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4XA_the-conference-house_Perth-Amboy-NY.html
< Lower Plaque: >Long known as"The Billopp House" built before 1700In this house on September 11, 1776 after the Battle of Long Island a Peace Conference was held between Lord Howe, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge. —&mdash…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4WD_our-lady-of-sorrow-world-war-ii-memorial_New-York-NY.html
This tablet is dedicated in tribute to the men and women of our parish and community who so honorably served their country during World War II.
The dedication is followed by the many names of those from the parish that gave their lives or serve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4WC_ottendorfer-branch-of-the-new-york-public-library_New-York-NY.html
Designed by the architect William Schickel and built in 1883-1884, the Ottendorfer Library was the first building in Manhattan to be erected specifically as a free public lending library. The building combines elements from several late Victorian …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4UW_the-puck-building_New-York-NY.html
Completed in 1889, to designs of Albert and Herman Wagner, this impressive structure, originally the home of the well-known humor magazine Puck, is one of the few surviving buildings from New York's old publishing and printing district. The buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RD_fort-montgomery-today_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Welcome to Fort Montgomery State Historic Site. Built by Americans early in the Revolutionary War, Fort Montgomery was captured and destroyed by the British in 1777. Except for a small gun battery constructed in 1779, the fort was not rebuilt. In …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RA_the-historic-1777-1779-trails_Highland-Falls-NY.html
You are walking part of the 1777 historic trail that retraces as nearly as possible the routes taken by the British army during the Revolutionary War.
The 1777 trail represents the route taken by British General Sir Henry Clinton's forces on Oc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4R8_32-pounder_Highland-Falls-NY.html
The modern cannon beside you is an accurate reproduction of a ca. 1760-1780 English 32-pounder cannon. The term "32-pounder" refers to the weight of the cannonball, not the cannon itself, which weighs nearly 6,000 pounds. The casting for this repr…