Gates of Lodore

Gates of Lodore is located on the northern tip of Dinosaur National Monument. It is a long drive to the area and the wild, remote country adds to its sense of isolation. Here, the Green River, after winding across ...

Gates

Established March 30, 1802 as part of Northampton.

June 10, 1812 named for General Horatio Gates, hero of Saratoga, 1777.

Subdivided into Gates and Greece March 22, 1822.

Geographical center of Monroe County.

"County Cornerstone"

Marker is on Buffalo Road ...

Town of Gates

Town of Gates

Named in 1813

Last remnant of old town of Northampton

Marker is on Buffalo Road (New York Route 33) just west of Relim Blvd., on the right when traveling east.

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General Gates Headquarters

Site of

General Gates

Headquarters

previous to surrender of

General Burgoyne

Oct. 17, 1777

Marker is on U.S. 4, on the left when traveling south.

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Gates Headquarters

Saratoga

Oct. 7, 1777

Headquarters

of

General Horatio Gates

The gift of

George M. Pullman

Marker is on New York Route 32, on the left when traveling west.

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Gates of the Mountains

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson enlisted Meriwether Lewis to lead the Corps of Discovery on an unprecedented journey westward. Primarily travelling by watercraft up the Missouri river, the Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois, Illinois, in May 1804.

On ...

Surrogates Court

Formerly Hall of Records

Completed in 1907 by the firm of Morgan and Slattere and based on earlier design by John R Holmes, this building displays the grandeur of scale and eclection design associated with the Beaux Arts style. The ...

Head Gates and Inner Basin

These brick-lined archways, or "head gates," built around 1850, once controlled much of the island's waterpower. From here, a "wing dam" extended across the Shenandoah River, funneling water through the arches and into the inner basin. A gate at the ...

The Gates of Hell

Auguste Rodin

I have loved these awesome doors since that winter day in 1949 when I first stood below them outside the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia and was terrified at the prospect of writing my dissertation on the Gates of Hell. ...

Delta Transmission Towers/Delta Cross Channel Gates

Delta Transmission Towers

The Delta area is home to four separate transmission towers which provide reception for television and radio stations serving the residents of Northern California. Three of the towers rival some of the tallest structures in the world. The ...