Glenville City Historical Markers

Map of New York State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Glenville

Glenville City Historical Markers

Glenville Churches

First Church

In Glenville built 1785, here stood the Church at the Woestina (Church in the Wilderness) Removed to Rotterdam 1812... [click for more]

Methodist Episcopal Church Site

Site of M.E. Church erected 1823. First Pastor Rev. Roswell Kelly. 1842 Organization Removed to Glenville and a New Brick Church Built... [click for more]

Glenville Historic Homes & Houses

A Notable Home

Here about 1720 stood the First House in this Part of the Valley, Home of Seven Generations of the Van Eps Family... [click for more]

Glen-Sanders House

Glen-Sanders House, 1713 - Built by Capt. Johannes Glen Partly of Materials in First Mohawk Valley House built by Alexander Glen, 1655... [click for more]

Swart House and Tavern

Swart House and Tavern is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Van Vleck Home

Here, about 1770, Harmanus Van Vleck Cleared a Tract and built his House in the Dense Forest, Yet Haunt of the Wolf, Bear and Panther... [click for more]

Glenville General Interest

A Former Lake

Just North of These Gravel Knolls is the Basin of a Postglacial Lake. here Men of an Artic Type Once lived and Hunted... [click for more]

Abraham Glen

House 1730 built by Abraham Glen where King's Highway Left Mohawk River... [click for more]

An Early Hotel

Known as Upper Nickey's built and Kept by Nicholas Van Patten in 18th Century. First Glenville Town Meeting Held here in 1821.... [click for more]

Cement Mill

Here, 1825-45, stood the Kiln and Mill of John Van Eps & Sons, Making the First Hydraulic Cement in this Part of the State... [click for more]

Crabb Kill

About 1770 early settlers built a sawmill here, and here (1840-1860) was the tannery and shoeshop of Rockwell Harmon... [click for more]

Fall Tree Kill

Named by the First Settler of the Region. Here, his Primitive Bridge a Fallen Tree, the Red Man crossed this Stream... [click for more]

First Reformed

Dutch Church of Glenville, built 1812- 13, Remodeled 1871 Simon I. Van Patten, Architect and Builder... [click for more]

Hoffmans Ferry

Here about 1790 Harmanus Vedder established a Ferry which Bore his Name until 1835 when the Ferry Rights were Bought by J. Hoffman... [click for more]

Josias Swart

Homestead Called the Sixth Flat Josias Swart, B. 1653, Received a Deed from the Trustees of Schenectady August 5, 1713.... [click for more]

Kinaquariones

Site of Archaic Algonkian Village; its Corn Pits Yet Remain. through this Vale Ran a Great and Ancient Path, Trod by Many Races... [click for more]

Mohawk Turnpike

Colonial Highway Westward to St. Johnsville known as King's Highway Military Road 1812... [click for more]

Primitive Path (2)

Here Ran a Great and Well- Beaten Path used by the Archaic Algonkian and Other Nations, Going Between the Sea Coast and Interior... [click for more]

Primitive Path

Here Ran a Great and Well- Beaten Path used by the Archaic Algonkian and Other Nations, Going Between the Sea Coast and Interior... [click for more]

The Camp

.The Camp, 1755-1812 - American Armies Camping Ground on Mohawk River Flats West of Glen- Sanders House.... [click for more]

Tinker Hill

Site of Blockhouse Near River Bank, built by Capt. Turnis Swart. Stockaded and Armed with Field Piece in War of Revolution... [click for more]

Wolf Hollow (2)

A Fault and Displacement of 1000 Feet in Earth's Surface Rocks. Here, in 1669, the Mohawks Ambushed Their Algonkian Invaders... [click for more]

Wolf Hollow

A Fault and Displacement of 1000 Feet in Earth's Surface Rocks. Here, in 1669, the Mohawks Ambushed Their Algonkian Invaders... [click for more]