Large Format Historical Area Markers in New York State

One hundred thirty-nine large format Historical Area Markers were erected statewide during the 1960s. Some are duplicates placed in different areas. Some carry variations of text found on other markers within the same region.

This inventory contains every marker by each region of the State. Within a region, duplicate markers are indicated by locations at the end of the text. Similar markers within a region are listed separately. Duplicate markers in different regions are also listed separately.

Select a link below to go to a region of the State or a particular marker, or just select the NEXT PAGE link at the bottom to see the entire inventory.

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NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND (Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Bronx)
Central Long Island	Long Island	Long Island - The East End	Roosevelt Field
HUDSON VALLEY (Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, Orange)
Columbia County	Columbia County	Dutchess County	The Eastern Border
Livingston Manor	Newburgh Area	Ramapo Valley	The Senate House - 1676
Washington's Headquarters	Westchester County
THE CATSKILLS (Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, Ulster)
The Anti-Rent Wars	The Catskills	Catskill Mountains	Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains	The Catskill Mountain House	Catskill Mountains - Shandaken Area	Hudson Valley
Johnson Hall - 1763	Kingston Area	Old Mine Road - D. & H. Canal	The Senate House - 1676
Schuyler Mansion - 1762
CAPITAL DISTRICT-SARATOGA AREA (Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Albany, Schenectady, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie)
Albany County Airport	Capital District - Albany Area	Herkimer Home - 1764	Johnson Hall - 1763
Mohawk Area	Rensselaerswyck	Saratoga Area	Schenectady
Schuyler Mansion - 1762	This is the Capital District	This is Mohawk Country	This is the Way North
This is Mohawk Country
ADIRONDACK - CHAMPLAIN AREA (Clinton, Esex, Warren, Hamilton, Herkimer (part), Lewis, Franklin)
The Adirondacks	The Empire State	Fort Ticonderoga	The French Emigres
Glens Falls Area	Lake Champlain	Lake George	New York - Vermont Border
Schroon Lake	The Black River Country
THOUSAND ISLANDS - ST. LAWRENCE AREA (St. Lawrence, Jefferson)
The Empire State	The St. Lawrence Plain	St. Lawrence River and Massena	The War of 1812
Watertown Region	The Thousand Islands	The Chippewa Bay Area
CENTRAL AREA (Otsego, Herkimer (part), Oneida, Chenango, Broome, Madison, Oswego)
Binghamton and Upper Susquehanna	Cazenovia	Cherry Valley	The Empire State
The Erie Canal - July 4, 1817	Herkimer Home	Herkimer - Little Falls Area	The Oneida Country
The Oneida Indians	Site of the Battle of Oriskany	Steuben Memorial	The Syracuse Area
Syracuse Area	Unadilla Region	Upper Susquehanna	Utica Area
Yah-nun-da-da-sis	The Lost Peace	The Erie Canal - The Long Level	This is Mohawk Country
FINGER LAKES - GENESEE COUNTRY (Onondaga, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, Seneca, Cayuga, Yates, Ontario, Wayne, Livingston, Monroe)
Chemung Valley	Cohocton Valey	The Erie Canal	The Erie Canal - Canvass White
The Finger Lakes	The Finger Lakes	The Finger Lakes	Genesee Valley
The Genesee Valley	The Holland Purchase	Irondequoit Bay	Memorial Day
The Military Tract	The Onondaga Country	Palmyra Area	Rochester Area
Seneca Indians	The Seneca Indians	Steuben Memorial	Syracuse Area
Clinton-Sullivan and the Iroquois	Welcome to the Champagne District
NIAGARA FRONTIER (Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Erie, Niagara)
The Holland Purchase	The Lake Plain	Niagara Frontier	The Niagara Frontier
Old Fort Niagara	The Pan-American Exposition	Seneca Indian Country	Western New York
CHAUTAUQUA - ALLEGANY AREA (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua)
Upper Cattaraugus Valley	Genesee Valley - Allegany Region	This is Oil Country

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