# List of New York State Historic Markers in Greene County, New York

This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Greene County, New York.

## Listings county-wide

| | Marker name | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text |
| 1 | EARLY CHURCH | On NYS 23 about 1⁄2 mile east of East Ashland | Ashland, Town Of, New York | | First Congregational Church of Ashland Built Here in Old Windham 1799 |
| 2 | TRINITY | On NYS 23 at East Ashland | Ashland, Town Of, New York | 42°17′53″N 74°17′54″W﻿ / ﻿42.29806°N 74.29833°W﻿ / 42.29806; -74.29833 | Church Inc. May 20, 1799, Earliest Episcopal Organization of Old Town of Windham |
| 3 | A. VAN LOON | On NYS 385 at Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | 42°16′01″N 73°48′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.266946°N 73.805299°W﻿ / 42.266946; -73.805299 | House Built 1724 By Albertus Van Loon Occupied as Residence Since Date of Erection |
| 4 | BLACK HORSE | On US 9W about 3 mi NW of Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | | Inn Built in 1791 by Isaac Hallenbeck |
| 5 | JAN VAN LOON | On NYS 385 at Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | | House Built 1706 by Jan Van Loon Chief Holder Loonenburgh Pat. 1688. Athens Village First Called Loonenburgh |
| 6 | NORTHUP | On NYS 385 at Athens | Athens, Town Of, New York | | House Built 1803 Home of Isaac Northup Founder of Athens Village Incorporated 1805 |
| 7 | BELL FACTORY | On NYS 23 & NYS 145, South Cairo | Cairo, Town of, New York | | of William Barton Earliest American Maker of Sleigh Bells Stood on This Stream 1828 |
| 8 | IRON FORGE | On County Road at Purling | Cairo, Town Of, New York | | Of Enoch Hyde And Benjamin Hall Stood at First Fall 1788 First in Greene County |
| 9 | MASSACRE 1780 | On Town Road about 1+1⁄2 miles Southwest of Purling | Cairo, Town Of, New York | | Johannes Strope & Wife Killed by Indians Frederick Schermerhorn Carried Captive to Canada |
| 10 | WOODSTOCK | On NYS 32 about 1-mile (1.6 km) north of Cairo | Cairo, Town of, New York | | First Settlement in Town of Cairo by James Barker and Tenantry in 1791 |
| 11 | "UNCLE SAM" | On West Bridge Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Bridge Samuel Wilson, Whose Name Inspired National Symbol "Uncle Sam" Lived Nearby From 1817-1822 |
| 12 | 100 RODS NORTH | On Water Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Stood the First Grist Mill in Greene County Built in 1675 by Dirck T. Van Vechten |
| 13 | CATSKILL | At intersection Green & Main Streets Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Packet First Newspaper in County Printed on This Site by Mackay Croswell & Co. August 6, 1792 |
| 14 | HOME OF | On Town Road, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Rev. Johannes Schuneman "Dutch Dominie Of The Catskills" Built 1792 |
| 15 | HOP-O-NOSE | On Main Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°12′42″N 73°51′28″W﻿ / ﻿42.21167°N 73.85778°W﻿ / 42.21167; -73.85778 | Site of Indian Village Purchased from Indians in 1682 Loveridge Patent |
| 16 | MARTIN | On West Main Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Van Buren 8th President of the U.S. was Married in This House to Hannah Hoes in 1807. House Built in 1797. |
| 17 | OLD KATSKILL | On Town Road about 1⁄2 mile south of Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′2.12″N 73°54′28.08″W﻿ / ﻿42.2505889°N 73.9078000°W﻿ / 42.2505889; -73.9078000 | Reformed Dutch Church of Katskill Kockshackie Stood on This Hill Built 1733 |
| 18 | OLD KATSKILL | On County Road about 1⁄2 mile south of Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | | House Built in 1729 by Garret Van Bergen. Barn Built 1680 by Marte Gerretse Van Bergen. Formerly Indian Village Site. |
| 19 | PAPER MILL | NYS 23 & NYS 145, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | | First in Greene County ¼ Mile at Foot of Hill Built in 1800 By Nathan Benjamin |
| 20 | PIETER SOUSER'S INN | On NYS 23 & NYS 145 at Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Place Where Political Meetings were Held Before 1797 Racetrack of the Pioneers Near by |
| 21 | SITE OF | On NYS 23 & NYS 145, Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′20.88″N 73°54′12.64″W﻿ / ﻿42.2558000°N 73.9035111°W﻿ / 42.2558000; -73.9035111 | First Log House in This Village Built in 1675 Stood 100 Feet South Along Road to Fording Place |
| 22 | STONE HOUSE | On West Main Street, Catskill | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°13′9″N 73°52′11″W﻿ / ﻿42.21917°N 73.86972°W﻿ / 42.21917; -73.86972 | Built in 1762 by Lieut. Col. Cornelius Dubois. Surrender of Cornwallis Celebrated Here. |
| | STONE BRIDGE | On Route 145, East Durham, New York | East Durham, New York | 42°22′58″N 74°07′06″W﻿ / ﻿42.38278°N 74.11833°W﻿ / 42.38278; -74.11833 | STONE BRIDGE - Built 1800 as part of the Susquehannah Turnpike. |
| 23 | | On NYS 23 & NYS 145, Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′17.89″N 73°54′2.81″W﻿ / ﻿42.2549694°N 73.9007806°W﻿ / 42.2549694; -73.9007806 | Old Inn of Martin G. Schuneman Built 1796 |
| 24 | | On NYS 23A about 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Kiskatom | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Abeel House Built About 1721 in the Back-oven Rebuilt About 1752 David and Anthony Abeel Captured by Indians 1780 |
| 25 | | On NYS 23A & NYS 32A about 1⁄2 mile west of Palenville | Catskill, Town of, New York | | Indian Trail to Fort on Round Top Now Kaaterskill Clove |
| 26 | | On NYS 23, & NYS 145, Leeds | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°15′23.83″N 73°54′24.91″W﻿ / ﻿42.2566194°N 73.9069194°W﻿ / 42.2566194; -73.9069194 | Pachquiack "Open Country" Purchased from Indians by Jan Bronk, 1675 Formerly Madison, Now Leeds |
| 27 | | On NYS 23 & NYS 145 at Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | 42°14′8.59″N 73°53′4.6″W﻿ / ﻿42.2357194°N 73.884611°W﻿ / 42.2357194; -73.884611 | Footpath from Old Indian Fort Called Casteel Hoogte to Coxsackie |
| 28 | | NYS 23 & NYS 145, Jefferson Heights | Catskill, Town of, New York | | House Built in 1814 by Capt. Jos. Allen Sea Captain During Revolution |
| 29 | "FIRST HOUSE ON THE HILL" | On Ely Street, Coxsackie | Coxsackie, Town of, New York | | Built by Dr. John Ely of Newry, Albany County, About the Year 1800. |
| 30 | BRONCK HOUSE | On Private Road 300 feet (91 m) off US 9W, 1+1⁄2 mile south of Coxsackie | Coxsackie, Town of, New York | 42°20′31″N 73°50′55″W﻿ / ﻿42.34194°N 73.84861°W﻿ / 42.34194; -73.84861 | Oldest House Used as Such in Greene County Built by Pieter Bronck 1663 |
| 31 | 1⁄2 MILE TO | On NYS 145, Durham | Durham, Town Of, New York | | Meeting House Hill Bronze Tablet and Boulder Mark the Site of First Presbyterian Church, Durham Organized November 8, 1792 |
| 32 | R.R. DISASTER | On NYS 145 about 2 miles west of Village of East Durham, at Durham Center Museum | Durham, Town Of, New York | 42°23′22.42″N 74°07′42.67″W﻿ / ﻿42.3895611°N 74.1285194°W﻿ / 42.3895611; -74.1285194) | In 1840 One Half Mile East Train Plunged Through Trestle into Creek at High Rock Ended Career of Canajoharie-Catskill Railroad |
| 33 | BENJAMIN SPEES | On NYS 32 at Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | | Settled Here in 1781 in a Log Cabin Built by a Tory |
| 34 | DR. JOHN ELY | On County Road about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of East Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | | First Physician in Town of Greenville Lived in This House |
| 35 | EARLY SAWMILL | On NYS 32 about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | | Owned and Operated by Eleazer Knowles Stood on This Site |
| 36 | FIRST SCHOOL | On NYS 32 at Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | | A Cabin Built of Logs Stood on This Site First Teacher was a Son of Rev. Eleazer Hotchkin |
| 37 | GREENVILLE | At intersection of NYS 32 & NYS 81 at Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | | 1803 Town Taken from Freehold and Coxsackie Called Greenfield, First Town Meeting Held 1809 Named Greenville |
| 38 | SITE OF | On County Road about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of East Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | | Early Tannery Owned by Daniel Miller Who Came from East Hampton, L.I. |
| 39 | SITE OF LOG CABIN OF | On NYS 145 about 2+1⁄2 miles west of Village of East Durham | Greenville, Town of, New York | | Edward Lake Pioneer Who Settled Here in 1781 on a 600 Acre Lot |
| 40 | SITE OF LOG CABIN OF | On NYS 32 about 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Greenville | Greenville, Town of, New York | | Eleazer Knowles Pioneer Who Settled Here in 1781 on a 600 Acre Lot |
| 41 | REFORMED | On NYS 23 at Prattsville | Prattsville, Town Of, New York | | Church First in Mountain Towns of Greene County Organized in 1798 Built in 1804 |
| 42 | | On NYS 23 at Hensonville | Windham, Town Of, New York | | First Log House Built Here in 1818 by John Henson Founder of Hensonville |
| 43 | | On NYS 23 at Windham | Windham, Town Of, New York | | Against This Rock George Stimson First Settler of the Town of Windham Built his Log Cabin in 1785 |
| 44 | 1808 Sayre Home | On Jerome Avenue in Cairo | Cairo, New York | 42°18′10.7″N 74°00′11.3″W﻿ / ﻿42.302972°N 74.003139°W﻿ / 42.302972; -74.003139 | 1808 Sayre Home Daniel Sayre purchased 100 acres along Shingle Kill 1794 Shoemaker, Justice 1800-1819 1st Town Supervisor 1803 Elected State Assembly 1804 |