Birthsite of Gerald R. Ford

38th President

of the United States

“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works. Our Great Republic is a government of laws and not of men.

Here, the People rule…”

President Ford’s Inaugural Address

August 9, 1974

President Gerald R. Ford

visited this ...

Old Powder House Fort Ann

Old Powder House used during French and Indian Wars and Revolutionary War.

Marker is on New York Route 149 just east of Mountain View Rd, on the right when traveling west.

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World War I and II and Korean Conflict Memorial

In honor of the men and women of Thompson who served their country in two World Wars

(List of people that served)

Korean Conflict

(List of people that served)

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 113 and Post ...

Position of Burgoyne's Bridge

Position of Burgoyne's bridge of boats on which he crossed the Hudson

Marker is on Dix Bridge Rd (County Route 70) 0.1 miles west of County Route 113.

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Territory and State of Nebraska

Nebraska, originally part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, became a territory of the United States Government in 1854 when Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Nebraska Territory included parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming. Nebraska ...

First Lady Betty Ford

Betty Ford

personally dedicated

this Rose Garden

to the People of Omaha

July 12, 1980

Marker is on Woolworth Avenue near 32nd Street, on the left when traveling east.

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President Gerald R. Ford

The 38th President

of the United States

revisited this site

July 12, 1980

Marker is on Woolworth Avenue near 32nd Street, on the left when traveling east.

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This wayside shrine marks the place

This wayside shrine marks the place

where on September 14, 1779 two young soldiers of the Revolution Lieutenant Thomas Boys and Sergeant Michael Parker met death undaunted in the line of duty after lingering torture.

They marked with their blood ...

Big Tree Lodge

In early days this was the home of banker Allen Ayrault and his wife Bethia. The Ayraults, promoters of business, civic, cultural and religious interests in the Valley, built this mansion in 1833 and called it "Big Tree Lodge". It ...

Geneseo Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

by the United States Department of the Interior

November 9, 1977

Marker is on Main Street (New York Route 39) 0.2 miles north of South Street (U.S. 20A), on the left when ...