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Anthony Wayne Parkway Marker - Fort Miami was a fort built on the Maumee River at the eastern edge of the present-day city of Maumee, Ohio and southwest of the present-day city of Toledo, Ohio. It was built by the British on U.S. territory in defiance of the terms of the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War.
The fort played a role in British support for Native American hostilities against the U.S. In August 1794, Anthony Wayne defeated the Native Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers within sight of Fort Miami. Under the terms of Jays Treaty, the British evacuated frontier posts within U.S. territory.
The British again occupied the site during the War of 1812, which at the time was opposite the American Fort Meigs.
The fort structure no longer stands, and the site reverted to agricultural and, later, public park use for many years, resulting in the accelerated erosion of topographical features original to the site. The site is now a protected historical site, and some of the original topographical features, though eroded, are still visible.
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Added: 30th September 2007
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Utsayantha's Legend:
A strange legend hovers over the place. The grand old mountain and silvery lake bring to memory the sad tale of the death of an Indian maid. It was here, on a bright moon light night while the country was one vast wilderness, and the sturdy pioneer was struggling for existence that the terrible tragedy was enacted. The Indian maid was wooed and won by a white man. A babe was born to the strange couple. The chieftain of the tribe and the father of the maid, in mad fury, buried his tomahawk deep in the white man's brain; then, with babe in arms, he rowed to the center of the lake and plunged the child into a watery grave. The dusky maiden, with trembling steps, followed the footsteps of her son's destroyer. When at last the deed was accomplished, and all was still, she swung her birch canoe from the shore and rowed to the spot, then with hands uplifted in mad despair, she plunged beneath the rippling waves, the water covered her and she was seen no more alive. The chieftain in sad distress took his child from the lake; bore her to the top of the mountain, where, beneath a lonely mound, she reposes to this day.
The historic marker is located on Route 10 beside Utsayantha Lake, just north of the Village of Stamford, NY.
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Mount Ut-Say-An-Tha
Mount Utsayantha, which got its name from the legend of a local Indian maiden, Utsayantha – which means "beautiful spring", is located just southeast of the Village of Stamford, NY, along the eastern edge of Delaware County at the intersection of Routes 10 and 23.
In 1882 a carriage road and a wooden observation tower were constructed on top of the mountain, and were opened to the public on July 4th of that year. In 1889, nearly 20 acres of the summit was purchased by Dr. S.E. Churchill – one of Stamford's prominent leaders of the time – and deeded to the Village of Stamford upon his death in 1917. During Stamford's heyday, it was known as the "Queen of the Catskills" boasting many hotels and boarding houses for the summer tourists. A carriage ride to the top of Utsayantha Mountain was a favorite activity, and in 1924 alone over 6,000 visitors were recorded at the summit.
The view from the Tower is magnificent. On a clear day one can see the peaks of the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts, the Green Mountains in Vermont, and the peaks of the Adirondacks, and of course the breathtaking view of Stamford. Over the years there has been a series of observations towers at the top of the mountain. The existing observation building was dedicated in June of 1926. In 1934 the State erected a 68-foot steel fire tower that was manned by observers until 1989 when it was officially closed by the NYS Dept. EnCon. The road to the summit and the steel fire tower are currently open to the public, and the park is being developed and restored.
The Marker is located at the intersection of Main Street (Route 23) and Mountain Ave. in Stamford. (The road changes names as it leaves the village limits to "Tower Mounatin Road")
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Added: 11th October 2007
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Did you know that the Allies had a top secret series of fuel lines that started in England and extended all the way to the front in France? The last segment of this newsreel is without audio.
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Added: 12th October 2007
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New York
FRIENDS
MEETING HOUSE
Erected 1807 Near Site
Of Original Log Structure
1st Preacher - Ezekiel Tripp
Society Organized About 1790
State Education
Department 1932
The little village of Quaker Street, in the
Schenectady County town of Duanesburg, is in one of the oldest settlements in this part of New
York State. 200 years ago, in 1807, The Religious Society of Friends, whose members are commonly known as Quakers, built the current frame building to replace the previous building, a log structure.
The Quakers, after buying the land from the family of James
Duane, began building the meeting house in 1807, probably began using it in 1809, and finished the structure in 1813. It was a Quaker by the name of Job
Briggs who paid James C. Duane, son of James Duane, 32 pounds for the two acres of land that became the site of the current meeting house. The building cost
close to 550 pounds to build.
This well-preserved two story building has an attic and rests on a field stone foundation with no cellar. It was originally built with no porch and had a dividing-
folding partition, through the center of the building, which was raised and lowered by means of pulleys and ropes, because the men and women usually entered and
sat on opposite sides of the room. The partitions were removed in 1885. An adjoining carriage shed and burial ground are still on the property.
"The architecture tells you everything you need to know about the Quakers... It's white and gray, very simple and plain, with no embellishment or accoutrements, and
that speaks volumes about the Quaker faith. They believe in complete directness, honesty, plainness, with no guile or personality. You’re not supposed to draw
attention to yourself." - Art Willis - Quaker and Duanesburg Town Historian
In the photo at the top of the page the historic marker is seen back in place at the edge of Route 7 and in front of the meeting house, after receiving a fresh coat of paint. It had been down for some time after being knocked over by a snow plow last winter.
Other Historic Markers in New York State can be looked up by County Here
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Added: 8th December 2007
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Produced by the Homestake Mining Company, "South Dakota Saga" is an overview of the gold mining industry in South Dakota. It begins by looking back 56 years to the early "gold-panning days" of 1874. Keep in mind that what youre watching was done over 66 years ago from now!
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Added: 15th December 2007
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Produced by the Homestake Mining Company, "South Dakota Saga" is an overview of the gold mining industry in South Dakota. It begins by looking back 56 years to the early "gold-panning days" of 1874. Keep in mind that what youre watching was done over 66 years ago from now!
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Added: 15th December 2007
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Billboards: A topic only an entrepreneur could love - until you look beyond the ads to the products and services theyre promoting. Part 2 of this film is in color.
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A Treacherous Towpath
The two images are both of the same stretch of the Erie Canal. One is a recent shot of the modern NYS Barge Canal and the other is a postcard published about 100 years ago before the Barge Canal widening was done. They both show Lockport's famous Deep Cut; and the arrows point to the towpath that was a shelf cut into the solid rock on one side of the channel in this section.
Richard Garrity was born the son of a canal boat operator at just about the turn of the century, and in 1971 his recollections of the Erie were published. In them, he recounts the following incident that happened in the area shown above.
"When mother called me one morning for breakfast, she did not seem her usual cheerful self. I sensed that something had gone wrong. On inquiring, I was told that our team of mules had fallen into the canal just before midnight and had drowned about a mile above the [Lockport] locks. The current had carried the boats along the canal, and were lying at the head of the locks tied up. Nearby I could see the two drowned mules floating in the canal with their collars and harness still on. The current had also carried them down to the locks during the night. The driver was safe, but I could sense the general air of gloom that was felt by everyone on the boats.
When I asked how it had happened, I was told that the wind had picked up during the night and a sudden gust had blown a piece of paper along the towpath towards the mules. This caused the outside mule to shy and crowd the other mule off the towpath into the canal. Being hitched together, one mule had dragged the other into the water with him. The towpath, in the rock cut at this point, was six or seven feet above the water's edge, and the night being very dark, the mules soon became entangled in their harnesses and drowned. Had it been daylight, they might have been saved. In this particular place, along the towpath, nothing could have been done to save them in the darkness."
Mr. Garrity goes on to point out that the towpath remained in the rock cut even after the canal was widened for diesel traffic in 1905-1918 because mules were still needed while work was underway. Only the south side (the left side in the top right photo) had material removed. In the lower photo, trees have long since taken root in the soil that was washed by rains down to this ledge from above.
(Recollections of the Erie Canal, by Richard Garrity. Published by Historical Society of the Tonawandas, Inc. Tonawanda, NY April 1971 Pg 13).
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