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

This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Delaware County, New York.[1] A fuller list is available from the Association of Public Historians of New York State.[2]

Listings county-wide edit

# Marker Name Image Designator Location City or Town Coords Marker Text
1 DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE (north end)
 
Historic marker of Downsville Bridge, north side
Downsville Women's Club (no date but must be 1998 or later) North side of Downsville Bridge Downsville 42°04′35.16″N 74°59′27.81″W / 42.0764333°N 74.9910583°W / 42.0764333; -74.9910583 DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE

BUILT IN 1854 BY ROBERT MURRAY
TO SPAN 174' OF THE EAST BRANCH
AT A COST OF $1700. RESTORED IN
1998 FOR $1,000,000 AS A TRIBUTE
TO THE SKILLS OF THE PAST

2 DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE (south end)
 
Historic marker of Downsville Bridge, south side
Downsville Women's Club (no date but must be 1999 or later) South side of Downsville Bridge Downsville 42°04′33.74″N 74°59′25.55″W / 42.0760389°N 74.9904306°W / 42.0760389; -74.9904306 DOWNSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE

HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR MAY 20, 1999

3 HOMESTEAD OF DR PLATT TOWNSEND
 
Historic marker for Dr Platt Townsend
State Ed Dept, 1938 Intersection of Delaware Street and West Brook Walton 42°10′09.41″N 75°08′02.25″W / 42.1692806°N 75.1339583°W / 42.1692806; -75.1339583 HOMESTEAD OF DR PLATT TOWNSEND

BUILT 1796 LEADER OF
THE FOUNDERS OF WALTON.

4 TURNPIKE
 
Historic marker for Turnpike
State Ed Dept, 1949 Intersection of Delaware St, Prospect St. and Highway 206 Walton 42°10′14.55″N 75°08′19.71″W / 42.1707083°N 75.1388083°W / 42.1707083; -75.1388083 TURNPIKE

HISTORIC ROUTE FROM KINGSTON TO JERICHO (BAINBRIDGE)

5 WALTON COVERED BRIDGE
 
Walton Covered Bridge
(no date or agency) North and South Side of the Bridge Walton 42°10′01.78″N 75°07′48.57″W / 42.1671611°N 75.1301583°W / 42.1671611; -75.1301583 WALTON COVERED BRIDGE

1846-1887

6 MIDDLETOWN SETTLEMENT
 
Middletown founding sign
(no date or agency) NY State 28, east of the hospital Walton 42°08′48.15″N 74°38′17.19″W / 42.1467083°N 74.6381083°W / 42.1467083; -74.6381083 MIDDLETOWN SETTLEMENT

3 HUDSON VALLEY DUTCH
FAMILIES ARRIVED IN 1763 TO
SETTLE THE DELAWARE VALLEY
WHERE THE LENNI LENAPE
FIRST HUNTED AND FISHED

7 OLD STONE SCHOOLHOUSE
 
Old Stone Schoolhouse sign, by roadside
(no date or agency) NY State 28, at Huckleberry Brook Margaretville 42°07′19.25″N 74°40′28.53″W / 42.1220139°N 74.6745917°W / 42.1220139; -74.6745917 OLD STONE SCHOOLHOUSE

DISTRICT #10, DUNRAVEN, NY
TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN
BUILT IN 1920
LISTED IN THE NATIONAL AND STATE
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

8 STONE SCHOOL HOUSE
 
Old Stone School House sign, by school
State Ed Dept, 1932 NY State 28, at Huckleberry Brook Margaretville 42°07′20.15″N 74°40′31.22″W / 42.1222639°N 74.6753389°W / 42.1222639; -74.6753389 STONE SCHOOL HOUSE

BUILT IN 1820
REBUILT IN 1860
DISTRICT NO. 10
TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-05-05.
  2. ^ "Historical Markers". Association of Public Historians of NYS. Retrieved 24 August 2017.