Shelter Island City Historical Markers

Map of New York State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Shelter Island

Shelter Island Historical Marker

NYS 114, at South Ferry Landing, Shelter Island, NY, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 41° 3' 49.53348", -72° 19' 49.14588"

Settled 1652. Nathaniel Sylvester 1610-80 a Sugar Merchant of Barbados was the First Resident Owner
NYS 114, at South Ferry Landing

Shelter Island Churches

Manhanset Chapel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Shelter Island Schools

Site of First School House destroyed by Fire January 1828. Also site of Old Town Hall.... [click for more]

Shelter Island Historic Homes & Houses

Site of First Meeting House built 1743. Also of Church building Dedicated July, 1817 and Burned February, 1934 was built here.... [click for more]

James Havens Homestead is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Shelter Island General Interest

First Presbyterian Manse Owned 1806-12, by Rev. Daniel Hall... [click for more]

Site of Great Central Mansion, Home of Jonathan Nicoll Havens Member of Congress 1755-1799... [click for more]

Lord Ship Yard established about 1800. Famous Schooner Paragon which Ran Blockade in 1804 during Napolenonic Wars was built here.... [click for more]

Monument erected July 17, 1884 to the Memory of Nathaniel Sylvester and the Quakers who came here to Escape Persecution.... [click for more]

Settled 1652. Nathaniel Sylvester 1610-80 a Sugar Merchant of Barbados was the First Resident Owner... [click for more]

Settled 1652 Nathaniel Sylvester 1610-80 a Sugar Merchant of Barbados was the First Resident Owner.... [click for more]

Shelter Island Windmill is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesLong Island Wind and Tide Mills TR... [click for more]

Settled 1652. Nathaniel Sylvester 1610-80 a Sugar Merchant of Barbados was the First Resident Owner... [click for more]