Earliest Cemetery

Site of the

earliest

cemetery

at Saratoga

(Schuylerville)

Removal

1840

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street (U.S. 4) and Burgoyne Street (County Route 338), on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.

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Sunken Road Walking Trail

On December 13, 1862, Union troops poured out of Fredericksburg to attack Confederate forces behind the town. The heaviest blows fell here at Marye's Heights. For eight hours Union troops repeatedly charged the heights only to be slaughtered by the ...

B. F. Shirley Home

circa 1910

This Queen Anne home was built by Mr. Benjamin Franklin Shirley using a Sears Roebuck house pattern. Features include a nine-room interior, a veranda, and exterior stairs leading to the second floor. Renovations have been made, but the original ...

Swannanoa Tunnel

Longest (1,800 ft.) of 7

on railroad between

Old Fort and Asheville.

Constructed by convict

labor, 1877-79.

West entrance 300 yds. S.E.

Marker is at the intersection of Yates Avenue and Royal Gorge Road, on the right when traveling ...

This is the Capital District

Historic New York

          The Capital District has long been important as a trading post, military objective and governmental center. Located near the juncture of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, Albany has been the “crossroads” of ...

Glens Falls Area

Historic New York

          Where the Hudson River runs eastward before turning south is a series of falls, an obstacle to navigation but also a source of power. These lay athwart the north-south trail between Albany ...

Newton Carnegie Library

On April 15, 1903 construction began on this site. The Cottonwood stone, red brick facade and Ionic columns combined to provide a striking addition to Main Street Newton. The two story building was designed by W.W. Rose, and constructed by ...

The Battles of Saratoga - 1777

Historic New York

          One of the most decisive battles in world history ended with the surrender near here of the British army invading from Canada under General “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne in 1777. The defeat ended ...

Grant’s Last View of the Valley

This stone marks

the spot where

General U. S. Grant

had his last view

of the valley

July 20, 1885

Marker can be reached from Mt. McGregor Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Lived here

during his last days

June 16 to July 23, 1885

and completed his

personal memoirs.

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Marker is on Mt. McGregor Road, on the left when traveling north.

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