Old Ridge Road

Molded by the great glacier and long an Indian trail. Traveled by pioneers' oxcarts, covered wagons, stagecoaches. Town of Greece founded 1822.

Marker is at the intersection of West Ridge Road (New York Route 104) and Long Pond Road on ...

You are now my enemy and I am yours...

Benjamin Franklin

The British Army was one of the most powerful military forces of the day. Their leaders were career officers. The troops were regularly trained and well equipped. Yet, the enlisted ranks were often filled with soldiers recruited against their ...

The Decisive Day has come on which the fate of America depends..

Abigail Adams

This high ground of Breed's Hill bound the American colonies to the cause of independence. An open field once located here commanded this entire area. On the night of June 16, 1775, two month after the fighting at Lexington ...

Hojack Railroad

Opened as Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg RR, 1876. Fruit shipments by rail made Hilton prosper & grow. Last train ran March 31, 1978.

Marker is at the intersection of East Avenue and Railroad Avenue on East Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Working in the Yard

When the Charleston Navy Yard opened in 1800, Boston 's skilled maritime workers provided a ready source of labor. As sail gave way to steam, and wooden hulls gave way to iron and steel, the work of building, repairing, and ...

Women's Rights National Historic Park - Hunt House

Welcome to one of the few national parks dedicated to a social movement - women's rights.

Here in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, in living rooms and on front porches, in private and in public, a group of five women started ...

The Yard as Home

Thousands of civilians spent their work days in the yard, then returned home to their Boston neighborhoods. For a few naval personnel, however; the yard was both a work-place and a home. For those who lived here, whether in the ...

Women's Rights National Historic Park - M'Clintock House

Welcome to one of the few national parks dedicated to a social movement - women's rights.

Here in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, in living rooms and on front porches, in private and in public, a group of five women started ...

Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812

Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812

When the Federal government established a navy yard in Massachusetts in 1800, it naturally looked to Boston Harbor. A thriving town of more than 34,000 people, Boston was home to hundreds of ...

Strong Words Encourage Strong Convictions

"Dear Elizabeth,

Rain or shine I intend to spend Sunday with you that we may all together concoct a declaration. I have drawn up one but you may suggest alterations & improvements for I know it is not as ...