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List of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer County, New York

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This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer County, New York.[1]

Listings county-wide

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Marker name[1] Image Date designated Location City or Town Coords Marker text
1 MASONIC LODGE On County Rd. About 2 Mis. W. Of Orendorf Corners Columbia, Town Of, New York Built By D.v.w. Golden 1812 For Warren Lodge No. 155 Organized March 4, 1807 Ceased Paying Dues 1818.
2 ORENDORF BARN On Nys 28 About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Orendorf Corners Columbia, Town Of, New York First Building Where Religious Service Was Held Bodies Were Buried Until 1803 At Northeast Corner
3 PETRIE'S CORNERS At Intersection County Rds. At Columbia Center Columbia, Town Of, New York On Route Of Scout Adam F. Helmer's Famous Fun To Warn Settlers Of German Flatts Of Approach Of Brant's Indians September 17, 1778
4 PIONEER HOME At Intersection Of County Rds. At Columbia Center Columbia, Town Of, New York Of Col. Jacob D. Petrie, Who With Six Sons Founded Petrie's Corners
5 REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH On County Rd. About 1 Mi. W. Of Orendorf Corners Columbia, Town Of, New York Church, Organized July 8, 1798. Cemetery Dedicated 1803. Has 20 Revolutionary Veterans And 22 Soldiers Of War Of 1812
6 SITE OF On Town Rd. At Millers Mills Columbia, Town Of, New York Pioneer Home Of Andrew Miller & 6 Sons Who Founded Miller's Mills About 1790. Built Sawmill And Gristmill.
7 SITE OF On County Rd. About 1½ Mis. W. Of Orendorf Corners Columbia, Town Of, New York First Store And House Built By David V.w. Golden Before 1798, Who Was First Judge Of Court Held At Whitestown.
8 FT. HENDRICK On Nys 5 At Leroy Village Line Danube, Town Of, New York 1754–1760 British Post Guarding Mohawk Castle. Named For King Hendrick Killed At Lake George, Sept. 1755
9 FOLTS HOMESTEAD On Nys 5S At Ilion Frankfort, Town Of, New York Erected 1796 By Major Warner Folts Who Served In War Of 1812 At Sackets Harbor; Member Of Assembly 1823–24. House Occupied Since By His Descendants
10 OLD REMINGTON HOMESTEAD On County Rd. About 4 Mis. S.w. Of Ilion Frankfort, Town Of, New York Built In 1799 By Eliphalet Remington Who Forged The First Remington Gun; Birthplace Of Philo Remington
11 F.E. SPINNER HOME On Nys 5S & Nys 28 At Mohawk German Flatts, Town Of, New York Herkimer Co. Sheriff 1834 Member Of Congress 1854–1860 Appointed Treasurer Of The United States By Lincoln Served 1861–1875
12 MOHAWK'S FIRST On Nys 28 At Mohawk German Flatts, Town Of, New York Public School Built In 1809 On This Site. Used As A School Until 1853. Served As A Church For Five Years. House Now Stands In Rear
13 SHOEMAKER TAVERN On Nys 5S At Mohawk German Flatts, Town Of, New York Built Before The Revolution Gen. Washington Had Dinner Here Under Tree On His Valley Tour In 1783. Walter Butler Captured Here; Later Escaped Albany Jail
14 TRAIL OF SCOUT On Nys 5S At Mohawk German Flatts, Town Of, New York Adam F. Helmer Entering Mohawk Valley To Warn German Flatts Of Approach Of Brant's Indians, Sept. 17, 1778
15 BIRTHPLACE OF On Tn. Rd. At Jerusalem Hill Litchfield, Town Of, New York John Curtis Underwood 1809–1873 U.s. District Judge Of Virginia. Appointed By Pres. Lincoln 1863
16 BIRTHPLACE OF On Tn. Rd. About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners Litchfield, Town Of, New York Charles F. Wheelock 1849–1928 School Teacher And Educator For Half Century
17 FURNACE SITE On Co. Rd. About 1 Mi. S. Of Gulph Litchfield, Town Of, New York Of Litchfield Iron Mfg. Co. Incorporated 1813 Makers Of Pig Iron And Various Kinds Of Iron Hollow Ware
18 HOME SITE OF On Tn. Rd. About 1 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners Litchfield, Town Of, New York Elijah Snow Who Settled Here In 1786 Locality Then Called Snow's Bush Now Litchfield
19 JERUSALEM On Town Rd. At Jerusalem Hill Litchfield, Town Of, New York Hill Cemetery Oldest Burial Ground In Town Of Litchfield First Interment In 1791
20 OLIVE BRANCH LODGE On Co. Rd. At Cranes Corners Litchfield, Town Of, New York No. 40, F. And A.m. First Meeting On This Site July 16, 1812. Dewitt Clinton Was Grand Master At The Time
21 SITE OF On County Rd. About 4 Mis. S.w. Of Ilion Litchfield, Town Of, New York Avery Homestead Purchased In 1819 By John Stanton Avery, One Of The Earlier Settlers In Litchfield. Home Destroyed By Fire In 1934.
22 SITE OF HOME OF On Co. Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Gulph Litchfield, Town Of, New York Nathaniel Ball Where The First Baptist Church In Litchfield Was Organized March 15, 1795
26 OCTAGONAL HOUSE 1932 On Nys 28 At Newport Newport, Town Of, New York Built About 1850 By Linus Yale Inventor Of The Yale Lock
27 THE YALE LOCK 1932 On Nys 28 At Newport Newport, Town Of, New York Was First Made By Linus Yale In A Shop On This Site 1847
23 A RAIDING FORCE LED BY On Co. Rd. About 3 Mis. S.e. Of Gray Norway, Town Of, New York Major Ross & Walter Butler Was Here Attacked By Co. Marinus Willet's Patriot Soldiers October 30, 1781
24 IN THIS CEMETERY ARE THE On County Rd. At Norway Norway, Town Of, New York Graves Of Soldiers Of The Four Wars French-Indian, Revolution, War Of 1812, Civil War
25 WOOD HOME On County Rd. About 4 Mis. E., Gray Ohio, Town Of, New York Wheelock Wood (1894–1887) Wife, Hannah Southwick Comstock (1797–1892) Of Mass. Located Here In 1829 And Built This House.
28 EAST OF THIS POINT On County Rd. About 2 Mis. N. Of East Schuyler Schuyler, Town Of, New York Of Bridenbecker Creek John Finster Built The First Sawmill Operated Successfully In Town Of Schuyler
29 FIRST CHURCH On County Rd. About 3 Mis. N. Of East Schuyler Schuyler, Town Of, New York School House In Town Of Schuyler Built Here In 1809
30 FIRST PUBLIC On County Rd. About 2½ Mis. N. Of East Schuyler Schuyler, Town Of, New York Burying Ground 1766–1840 In Town Of Schuyler Was Located On This Flat
31 NEW PETERSBURGH On Nys 5 About 3 Mis. West Of North Ilion Schuyler, Town Of, New York Fort A Stockade Built And Used By The Pioneers Of Schuyler Prior To And During The American Revolution
32 SITE OF HOME On Nys 5 About 4 Mis. East Of West Schuyler Schuyler, Town Of, New York Heinrich Staring B. 1730 - D. 1808 Captain 4Th Regiment Tryon County Militia And 1St Judge Of Court Of Common Pleas Of Herkimer County
33 HENDERSON HOUSE On County Rd. About 4 Mis. N. Of Jordanville Warren, Town Of, New York Former Cruger Mansion Grant 1739 Frame House Built 1787 Stone House Built 1832
34 JOHN TUNNICLIFF, JR. On Us 20 At Warren Warren, Town Of, New York B. 1751, Derby, England, Came To America 1772; Revolutionary Soldier; Settled Here 1793; Died 1814; Buried One Mile South, Tunnicliff Cemetery.
35 MARSHALL CEMETERY On Us 20 At Warren Warren, Town Of, New York [Arrow] 1/2 Mile John Marshall, 1764–1863 Revolutionary Soldier; With Washington At Yorktown; Witnessed Surrender Of Cornwallis.
36 SITE OF On County Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Henderson Warren, Town Of, New York Paul Crim House Paul Crim Came From Germany About 1757. One Of Founders Of Andrustown. House Burned At Andrustown Massacre.
37 SITE OF HOME OF FREDERICK On Town Rd. About 1/2 Mi. N. Of Cranes Corners Warren, Town Of, New York Bell, Federick, Jr. And Wife Dorothy Crim Father And Son Massacred Frederick Bell Iii Stolen By Indians—July 18, 1778

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.