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New York Historical Markers New York Historical Markers--by Chapter Ph Info Apply Dedication Condition oto Number Chapter Marker # Source Date Date Verified? ? ? Location Type of Marker Marker Text YWCA building 190 (or 197)Franklin St photo/site of home of Millard and Abigail 1001NY Abigail Fillmore 1001a IC 6/15/1953 1/1/1990 excellent Y Buffalo DAR plaque Fillmore photo/Home where Millard and Abigail 1001b IC, HG, V2 10/9/1928 1/1/1990 excellent Y 6 Smith St, Moravia DAR plaque Fillmore were married, February 5, 1826 Foot of Porter Ave, historic Lake Erie, DAR bronze Historic Lake Erie 1641-1927; Reviewing disappeare Buffalo; presented to City Park Dept tablet on historical facts about Lake Erie since the 1001c IC, CH, HG, V2 6/14/1935 1/1/1990 d Y Buffalo concrete base advent of the white man photo/Site of the Jubilee Spring which State DOE provided drinking water to the citizens of 1001d IC, HG 11/15/1940 1/1/1990 ok Y In front of 1272 Delaware Ave Buffalo Marker Buffalo and Black Rock from 1827-1898 photo/Original home of Millard and Abigail 1001e IC, HG, V2 6/15/1931 1/1/1990 East Aurora, Shearer Ave DAR plaque Fillmore, removed from original site in 1930 Scajaquada Creek where five of disappeare Scajaquada Creek Buffalo, replaced 1959 State DOE Commodore Perry's vessels were 1001f IC, CH, HG, V2 11/5/1937 1/1/1990 d Y now gone Marker reconditioned in 1813 photo/Honoring Sara Hinson, one of the 1001g IC, CH 6/14/1979 Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Cty DAR marker founders of Flag Day 1001h CH 3/1/1934 Ft Niagara, Sir William J. Johnson room marker 1001i CH 7/10/1937 Seneca Indian Park, Buffalo marker 1001j CH 1/1/1938 A.M.&A. Building, Buffalo tablet For Lafayette and Lincoln 1001k CH 10/28/1938 4 miles east of Youngstown marker 1001l CH 11/2/1940 House in East Aurora tablet photo/Albert James Myer, MD, 1829-1880, 1001m IC, CH 5/26/1978 1/1/1990 excellent Y Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Cty DAR marker founder of US Weather Service Flagpole & 1001n IC, CH 6/14/1982 1/1/1990 excellent Y Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Cty marker photo/gravesite of Millard Fillmore "This stone marks the location of the First House erected in the town of Harpersfield in 1771 by John Harper for whom this town was named; it was burned in 1777 by the excellent; Indians and Tories under Brandt and reded Mem Butler; DAR and the town of Harpersfield 1002NY Abigail Harper 1002a IC, CM, HG Fall 1927 2007 Day 2007 Y Harpersfield Marker 1927" Abraham Cole Boulder with The men of Franklin County who lost their 1003NY Adirondack 1003a IC, HG 1/1/1919 1/1/1979 fair Elm Street Park, Arsenal Green, Malone bronze tablet lives in World War I "This tablet marks the old Home of William Almon Wheeler Vice President of the United States, 1877-1881. Placed by the Malone beside main entrance to BPOE Bronze DAR Adirondack Chapter Daughters of the 1003b IC, HG 1/1/1925 1/1/1979 fair Y #1303 Lodge tablet American Revolution, 1925" "1831-1931. This tablet commemorates the sacrifices of these early pioneers whose wisdom and foresight let them to mortgage their homesteads that Franklin Academy might be established on this site (names listed in 4 columns of 19 names). Erected to the enduring memory under the auspices Main entrance to older building, Franklin of the Alumni Association on the one 1003c IC, HG 1/1/1931 1/1/1979 fair Academy, Malone Bronze tablet hundreth anniversary of grant of charter. CH: Chapter History files at State HG: Historian General Files CM: Chapter Member ESN: Empire State News IC: State Historian Index Card 10/4/2015 New York Historical Markers--by Chapter Ph Info Apply Dedication Condition oto Number Chapter Marker # Source Date Date Verified? ? ? Location Type of Marker Marker Text "Richard Harrison/Born 1747 England/Died 1829 New York/Founder of Malone/Donor of site of Franklin Academy on which a school building has stood since the first one was erected in 1805-6 from timber cut and hewn on the spot then primeval forest. Graduate First Class Kings College/Law Partner of Alexander Hamilton/State Assemblyman elected 1787/Member Federal Constitutional Convention 1788/United States Attorney appointed by President Washington 1789/Secretary State Board of Regents 1787-1790/To honor our founder and in recognition of his benefactions to the town of which he was the first citizen and proprietor. This tablet is Main entrance to Franklin Academy, here placed by Adirondack Chapter DAR 1003d IC 1/1/1940 1/1/1979 Malone Plaque 1940." Commemorating the gift of the campus to the township by Ricahrd Harrison, founder of Malone, scotch pine trees originally 1003e HG 1/1/1933 Campus of Franklin Academy, Malone DAR plaque marking plaque were gone by 1980 many markers listed in State Chapter 1003f history file, but no other info known Voted in 1997 to donate up to $15000 for First Settlers Cemetery, First chain link fence around cemetery to protect 1003g Y97, NYS VI 6/19/1905 Congregational Church, Malone it from vandals Ag-Wron-Doug-Was see Ag-Wron-Doug-Was-Cunahunta "[map and portraits] Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779; an expedition against hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the Sullivan bronze dominion of the United States; erected by 1004NY Ag-Wron-Doug-Was-Cunahunta1004a IC, CM, HG 9/12/1929 1/1/2007 good Y Route 7 between Bainbridge and Sidney tablet #__ the State of New York 1929" Commemorating three solders who died in 1004b IC, HG 6/14/1934 West Bainbridge 3 trees the World War CH: Chapter History files at State HG: Historian General Files CM: Chapter Member ESN: Empire State News IC: State Historian Index Card 10/4/2015 New York Historical Markers--by Chapter Ph Info Apply Dedication Condition oto Number Chapter Marker # Source Date Date Verified? ? ? Location Type of Marker Marker Text Commemorating two village churches, Presbyterian and Episcopal, each over one hundred years old; "The first Presbyterian Church Society founded March 31, 1793 through the efforts of Rev. Wm. A. Stone of the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society. The first church was erected in 1798, and was destroyed by fire in 1814. The present building was erected in 1831." St. Peter's 2 bronze DAR Episcopal Chruch, second oldest church in 1004c IC, HG 5/24/1935 Village of Bainbridge markers village, erected in 1826. "In memory of the men in the twon of Afton who fought in the Revolutionary War [29 names, see photo]; Presented b DAR bronze Cunahunta Chapter NSDAR and State of 1004d IC, CM, HG 10/31/1929 1/7/2007 good Y Village Green, Main St, Afton plaque New York 1929" "About two miles down the Susquehanna River on an island and adjacent shores was the campsite of the army of General James Clinton on the night of August 18, 1779. The siteof Afton was occupied by the Indian village of Conihunto; destroyed by a force under Captain William Gray in Intersection of State Rt 7 and Rt 41, Bronze NYS October 1778; erected by the State of New 1004e CM 1/1/1920 1/7/2007 good Y VillageGreen, Afton marker York 1920" Amsterdam, East end of Florida Ave, Granite boulder Halt of the Army of Gen. VanRensselaer on across the Chuctanunda Creek in 5th with bronze DAR its way to defend the upper Mohawk Valley 1005NY Amsterdam 1005a IC, CH, HG 1/1/1925 1/1/1979 good Ward by the Florida Ave bridge tablet from the Tories and Indians from Canada 1197NY Anna Ingalsbe Lovell 1176NY Anna Smith Strong Anne Cary see Anne Cary-Lord Stirling State DOE Anne Cary-Lord Stirling 1092a IC Vicinity of village of East Rockaway Marker Site of first post office, East Rockaway State DOE 1092b IC Vicinity of village of East Rockaway Marker Site of first public oven State DOE 1092c IC Vicinity of village of East Rockaway Marker Site of first grist mill State DOE 1092d IC Vicinity of village of East Rockaway Marker Site of home of Alexander Davison State DOE 1092e IC Vicinity of village of East Rockaway Marker Site of home of John Hewlett State DOE 1092f IC Vicinity of village of East Rockaway Marker Site of home of Col. Richard Hewlett 1092g V2 1930s Polish Catholic Church, Hempstead LI tablet in church Honoring Count Pulaski "Abijah Morgan House where Jonathan Verian's regiment mustered on the morning of September 13, 1812, under the command of Captain Lawrence Davenport DAR Tablet on of New Rochelle, Lieutenant John Butler of 1007NYCH: Chapter Anne History Hutchinson files at State 1007a IC, CH 1/1/1967 Y Bronxville, (oldest house) boulder Fordham, Ensign Abijah Morgan" HG: Historian General Files CM: Chapter Member ESN: Empire State News IC: State Historian Index Card 10/4/2015 New York Historical Markers--by Chapter Ph Info Apply Dedication Condition oto Number Chapter Marker # Source Date Date Verified? ? ? Location Type of Marker Marker Text "Eleazer Hart House, granted to the Revolutionary War Patriot, with 154 acres of land, formerly belonging to Philipsburgh Bronze tablet on Manor, by the commisioners of forfeitures, (see also Larchmont) 1007b IC 1/1/1976 Eleazer Hart house house 1785" "1776 1976 Bicentennial of the Battle of Pelham October 18, 1776; Knapp Chapter, NSDAR, honors Colonel John Glover, Col Joseph Read, Col William Shepard, Col Loammi Baldwin and the 750 Continentals; their courageous action delayed Gen.
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