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

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

## Listings county-wide

| | Marker name | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text |
| 1 | Home of Philip D. Dater | 2007 | Brunswick Road (New York State Route 2) in Eagle Mills | Brunswick | 42°43′45.29″N 73°36′2.61″W﻿ / ﻿42.7292472°N 73.6007250°W﻿ / 42.7292472; -73.6007250 | 1798: Home Of Philip D. Dater. Born 1790-Died 1868. Served in War of 1812 |
| 2 | Garfield School | | Garfield Road near Brunswick Road (New York State Route 2) | Brunswick | 42°43′43.27″N 73°35′59.74″W﻿ / ﻿42.7286861°N 73.5999278°W﻿ / 42.7286861; -73.5999278 | 1-Room c. 1840–81. Named for James A. Garfield who taught here 1854-56 while a student at Williams College |
| 3 | District No. 6 | 2009 | Corner of Buck Road and Brick Church Road (New York State Route 278) | Brunswick | 42°45′4.4″N 73°34′27.67″W﻿ / ﻿42.751222°N 73.5743528°W﻿ / 42.751222; -73.5743528 | C. 1830 brick school built on land granted by Luther and Olive Eddy. Later named the Lincoln School by students. |
| 4 | Gilead Lutheran Church | 1947 | New York State Route 7 at Haynersville | Brunswick | 42°47′27.78″N 73°34′13.47″W﻿ / ﻿42.7910500°N 73.5704083°W﻿ / 42.7910500; -73.5704083 | Gilead Church; Lutheran, organized about 1746 by Palatine settlers 400 feet east of this spot. Moved 2+1⁄2 miles south to present site in 1817. |
| 4 | District 7 School | | Gypsy Lane of New York State Route 142 near Lansingburgh | Brunswick | 42°46′43.41″N 73°38′43.27″W﻿ / ﻿42.7787250°N 73.6453528°W﻿ / 42.7787250; -73.6453528 | Dist. 7 School; On Gypsy Lane c. 1829–30; 'Schoolhouse in the woods'; Herman Melville taught 1840; Land given 1829 by Abraham Jacob Lansing. |
| 5 | Citizen Genet | | On Us 9 & 20 In Front Of Dutch Reformed Church, E. Greenbush | East Greenbush | | 1763–1834 Settled Two Miles West Of Here About 1800 Grave Behind This Church |
| 6 | War of 1812 | | On Us 9 & 20 Columbia Trnpke. At Hampton Manor | East Greenbush | | Greenbush Cantonment Quarters For United States Army Situated On Half Mile North Of Here [Arrow] |
| 7 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | Intersection Us 9 & 20 With Nys 4 & 40 | East Greenbush | | 4 Miles Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written There 1758 |
| 8 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | Intersection Us 9 & 20 With Nys 9J | East Greenbush | | 2500 Feet Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written There 1758 |
| 9 | Bennington Battlefield | 1929 | New York State Route 67 at entrance to Bennington Battlefield Park, east of Walloomsac | Hoosick | 42°56′1.98″N 73°18′17.24″W﻿ / ﻿42.9338833°N 73.3047889°W﻿ / 42.9338833; -73.3047889 | Bennington Battlefield; General Stark's Victory; August 16, 1777 |
| 10 | Early Tavern | | On Nys 7 At Hoosick | Hoosick | | Kept By David Wilcox Before 1814. Later Home Of Dr. John Warren. Born 1806, Died 1882 First Regular Pastor 1797 |
| 11 | First Meeting House | 1936 | East side of Main Street between Elm and Hall Streets in Hoosick Falls | Hoosick | 42°53′56.32″N 73°21′1.31″W﻿ / ﻿42.8989778°N 73.3503639°W﻿ / 42.8989778; -73.3503639 | First Meeting House in Hoosick Falls erected 1800 for use of the "Warren Society of Hoosick"; Baptist church organized 1847. |
| 12 | Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at Tiossiook | 1936 | Southeast corner of New York State Route 67 and Buskirk-West Hoosick Road | Hoosick | 42°57′12.49″N 73°26′0.09″W﻿ / ﻿42.9534694°N 73.4333583°W﻿ / 42.9534694; -73.4333583 | Dutch Church at Tiossiook; Organized May 2, 1792; Present building erected 1823; First pastor Rev. S. Smith |
| 13 | Walloomsac N. E. Church | | On Town Rd. About 1 Mile East Of Walloomsac | Hoosick | | Walloomsac N. E. Church Incorporated April 18, 1811 Reincorporated 1845 And 1858 On Pittstown Circuit Church Building Removed 1898 |
| 14 | First Bridge Over Hoosick River in Hoosick Falls | | On Mechanic St., Hoosick Falls | Hoosick | | First Bridge Over Hoosick River At The Falls, Built 1791 As "Federal Bridge". Builders John Waldo And John Ryan Rebuilt By J. Manchester, 1825 |
| 15 | Hoosick Baptist Church | | On Nys 7 About 1+1⁄2 Miles Northeast Of Hoosick | Hoosick | | Hoosick Baptist Church Organized March 16, 1785 First Building Erected 1792 Elder Samuel Rogers First Regular Pastor 1797 |
| 16 | St. Croix Church | | On Nys 67 About 1/2 Mile West Of North Hoosick | Hoosick | 42°55′54.98″N 73°21′31.15″W﻿ / ﻿42.9319389°N 73.3586528°W﻿ / 42.9319389; -73.3586528 | Near here is site Dutch Reform Church the first Protestant Church in Hoosick Valley on lot of A. Wendell in Hoosac Pat. |
| 17 | Arrow (Bennington Battlefield) | | On Nys 67 About 1 Mile East Of Walloomsac | Hoosick | | Bennington Battlefield August 16, 1777 Road Leading To Site Of Battle And Baum's Redoubt |
| 18 | Arrow (Bennington Battlefield) | | On Nys 67 About 1 Mile East Of Walloomsac | Hoosick | | Battery Point Here, August 16, 1777, A Cannon, Guarding Bridge And Ford, Was Captured By The Americans. Now In The Bennington Hist. Museum |
| 19 | Benjamin Budd's Tavern | | On Us 20 At Brainerd | Nassau | | Built By Hershon Turner On Site Of Kaunaumeek Where Brainerd Preached To Indians With Aid Of Wauwaumpequunnaunt |
| 20 | Van Alen Home | | On Washington Avenue near New York State Route 43 in Defreestville | North Greenbush | 42°39′14.44″N 73°41′52.55″W﻿ / ﻿42.6540111°N 73.6979306°W﻿ / 42.6540111; -73.6979306 | Built On 400 Acres Tract Purchased 1778 By John Evert Van Alen Born 1749 - Died 1807 Congressman 1793–1799 |
| 21 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | On Nys 40 At Defreestville | North Greenbush | | 5 Miles Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written There 1758 |
| 22 | Brimmer Farm | | On Co. Rd. About 1/2 Mile South Of Petersburg Junction | Petersburg | | Settled 1754 Indian Massacre Occurred Here June 2, 1755 George Brimmer Buried Here |
| 23 | Farm of John Brimmer | | On Nys 22 About 1+1⁄2 Miles South Of Petersburg | Petersburg | | John Brimmer Who Was Captured By Indians, 1754 Buried Here In 1830 |
| 24 | Coon Inn | | On Nys 22 About 1 Mile South Of Petersburg | Petersburg | | Coon Inn First Town Meeting Held Here April 5, 1791. H. Coon, Moderator; J. Odell, Supervisor; J. Greene, Clerk |
| 25 | Lydia Odell Baxter | | On Tn. Rd. About 1+1⁄2 Miles East Of Petersburg | Petersburg | | Poet Born Here September 2, 1809 - Died New York City, January 23, 1874 |
| 26 | Reynolds Farm | | On Nys 22 About 3 Miles South Of North Petersburg | Petersburg | | Settled 1780 William W. Reynolds Born In Rhode Island Died Here 1829. Served In American Revolution |
| 27 | Garfield Church | | On Town Road To Poestenkill | Poestenkill | | President James A. Garfield Preached Here And Conducted His Writing School Earning Tuition To Williams College |
| 28 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | At Columbia St. & Broadway | Rensselaer | | 1200 Feet Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written There 1758 |
| 29 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | On Broadway At Dunn Memorial Bridge | Rensselaer | | 2000 Feet Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written There 1758 |
| 30 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | At Dunn Memorial Bridge | Rensselaer | | 2000 Feet Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written There 1758 |
| 31 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | On Riverside Ave. Opposite Fort Crailo | Rensselaer | | Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written Here 1758 |
| 32 | Arrow (Fort Crailo) | | At Aiken Ave. & Columbia St. | Rensselaer | | 1200 Feet Fort Crailo "Yankee Doodle" Written There 1758 |
| 33 | Herman Melville's Home | | In Front Of No. 2 114Th St. In North Troy | Troy | | Author Of "Moby Dick" Family Home 1838–1847 Did His Earliest Writing And Completed First Two Books Here; "Typee" And "Omoo" |
| 34 | First House of Worship in Troy | | On The Corner Of Congress & 1St Sts. In Troy | Troy | | The First House Of Worship In Troy Was Erected - 1792 By The First Presbyterian Church Present Church Built 1836 |
| 35 | Albert Pawling | | Old Mount Ida Cemetery on Pawling Avenue, near New York State Route 2 | Troy | 42°43′17.55″N 73°40′26.81″W﻿ / ﻿42.7215417°N 73.6741139°W﻿ / 42.7215417; -73.6741139 | Albert Pawling; 2nd Lt. 1775. Led forces at Quebec, St. John's, White Plains and Monmouth. 1st sheriff Rensselaer County; 1st mayor City of Troy, NY |
| 36 | Old Mount Ida Cemetery | | Pawling Avenue near New York State Route 2 | Troy | 42°43′17.15″N 73°40′30.54″W﻿ / ﻿42.7214306°N 73.6751500°W﻿ / 42.7214306; -73.6751500 | Old Mount Ida; Cemetery est. 01 Jan 1832; 12-3/10 acres. Numerous soldiers buried here who served in the Revolutionary War, 1812 and Civil Wars |