Darby Field

Darby Field

Named in honor of

Brigadier General William O. Darby, U.S.Army

Killed in action

1945

Erected June 1979

By his West Point classmates, USMA 1933

And the William O. Darby Ranger Memorial Foundation

To honor his leadership and courage as

Ranger Force founder and commander

And his inspiration to ...

Bridge at Remagen Stone

This stone was part of the piers supporting

the historic Ludendorff Bridge which

once spanned the Rhine River at

Remagen, Germany. A forward patrol of

the US 9th Armored Division captured

the bridge in a surprise attack on

March 7, 1945, thereby aiding the Allies

with a ...

Iverson Gate

Named in honor of Brig. General Alfred Iverson, Jr., CSA. He became a first lieutenant, First U. S. Cavalry, 1856. In 1861 he resigned commission in U. S. Army and joined the Confederacy as a Colonel. Promoted to Brig. General ...

The Velodrome Story

24 Acres and a Vision

The Valley Preferred Cycling Center, the most celebrated velodrome in modern American cycling history, traces its roots to the dream of one inspired visionary and its legendary success to the dreams of countless champions who began ...

Portola Trail

Spanish colonization of California began in 1769 with the expedition of Don Gaspar de Portolá from Mexico. With Captain Don Fernando Rivera v Moncada, Lieutenant Don Pedro Fages, Sgt. José Francisco Ortega, and Fathers Juan Crespí and Francisco Gómez, he ...

Louis Caterino

No. 1 Boater       No. 1 Friend

Lou, fond of saying, “Just Relax,” had great concern for others. He often helped boaters in distress and could be seen retrieving broken-away docks. God saw fit to take him, but ...

Mary Powell Bell

This bell, cast by the Meneely Bell Foundry in West Troy, New York, in 1861, came from the famous steamboat Mary Powell which operated on the Hudson River from 1861 to 1917. The Mary Powell ran between Rondout/Kingston and ...

Steedman's Division - Granger's Corps.

Brig. Gen. James B. Steedman.

Steedman's Division - Granger's Corps.

Brig. Gen. James B. Steedman.

Sep. 20, 1863, 2 to 6 P.M.

1st Brigade - Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker.

2nd Brigade - Col. John C. Mitchell.

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This division arrived in rear of Snodgrass House at ...

Sections of the “Old Stone Road”

          These two grooved sections of bluestone were once part of the “Stone Road” which was installed on the dirt roads that ran from the bluestone quarries in the Catskills, not far from Kingston, to ...

Chambers Pear Tree

1652 - 2002

This Bartlett pear tree commemorates the original tree planted by Thomas Chambers, who in 1652 settled in this vicinity, which later became known as Rondout and Kingston. Upon his death, he was buried under this tree with ...