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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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3 Duanesburg Markers
These three markers are located in front of the Christ Episcopal Church at the intersection of Duanesburg Churches Road and the Great Western Turnpike (US Route 20) in Duanesburg, New York.
WILLIAM NORTH
Born 1755 Buried Here 1836
Aide to Steuben in 1779
General in U.S. Army
Son In Law of James Duane
Assemblyman and Speaker
State Education
Department 1932
William North (1755 - January 3, 1836) was a United States Senator representing the state of New York. North was born in Fort Frederick, Pemaquid (part of Bristol, Maine), in 1755, where he attended the common schools. He moved with his mother to Boston, Massachusetts and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war he settled in Duanesburg, New York. He married Mary Duane, daughter of James Duane, on October 14, 1787 and had six children. He was elected to the New York State Assembly several times. North was appointed as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Sloss Hobart and served from May 5, 1798 to August 17, 1798, when a successor was elected and qualified. He was appointed adjutant general of the Army with the rank of Brigadier General 1798-1800. He was a member and speaker of the State assembly in 1810. He died in Duanesburg, New York and is interred in the crypt under Christ Episcopal Church.
JAMES DUANE
Born 1732 Buried Here 1797
In Continental Congress
Provincial Convention
Mayor of New York, State
Senator, Federal Judge
State Education
Department 1932
After his parents died, young James Duane (b Feb. 6, 1733 [date does not match that on the marker]; d Feb 1, 1797) became the ward of Robert Livingston, who was known as the 3rd Lord of the Manor. He completed his early education at Livingston Manor, then read law in the offices of James Alexander. He was admitted to the bar in 1754. Then in 1759, James married Maria Livingston, the eldest daughter of his former guardian Robert. He was Clerk of the Chancery Court of New York in 1762, State Attorney General in 1767 and Indian commissioner for the Colony of New York in 1774. During the American Revolution When the British occupied New York City in 1776, he was forced from his home. He withdrew his wife and family to the relative safety of her father's home at Livingston Manor on the Hudson. Duane served in the New York state Senate from 1783 to 1790. He first became the Mayor of New York City by appointment in 1784, serving until 1789. He was a delegate to the New York convention that ratified the Federal Constitution. In 1789, President Washington named him the first judge of the United States District Court for New York.
As Duane established an extensive and profitable law practice he acquired by purchase and inheritance the 50,000 acres of wilderness that is his namesake, the Town of Duanesburg (NY). Duane's early attempts to settle these lands were thwarted by agents of Sir William Johnson who circulated unfavorable reports about the land, as they were attempting to develop Johnson's holdings. Later Duane succeeded in contracting with 16 German families to begin farming/renting the land. Duane had plans to make Duanesburg the capitol of New York, but the citizens of Albany had other and more compelling ideas. Duane never lived in Duanesburg where he had already built the Christ Episcopal Church and had just begun to build a home on his estate when he died in Schenectady, New York. He is buried in the crypt beneath the Christ Episcopal Church in Duanesburg.
CHRIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Built 1732 Consecrated 1793
By Bishop Samuel Provoost
A Glebe of 80 Acres Presented
By James Duane for Rectory
State Education
Department 1932
After the retirement of Judge James Duane, one of his first thoughts was for a church, "Cemetery Lot" or "Square", having failed to become the head of Duanesburg village, he dedicated it to the uses of the church, and in its center he built the present house of worship. At a meeting of the rector and inhabitants of the town of Duanesburg on Tuesday, September 22, 1783, Judge James Duane, conveyed the church and the ground on which it is erected for the public worship of Almighty God according to the rites and sacraments of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The church was admitted to the Diocese of New York in 1789. The parish had a difficult existence for some years previous to 1795. In 1811 a tower and spire was added to the building and a few changes were made in the interior.
The Christ Episcopal Church has been documented in the Historic American Building Survey
Christ Episcopal Church
Duanesbsurg, New York
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This postal depicts a fire alarm tower located where Main Street in Lockport, NY crosses the Erie Canal. The fire station is across the canal to the cameraman's left. The large bell no doubt was used to summon help in the event of a fire; but was the tower also used to detect smoke from fires before telephones were widespread? Incidentally, the bridge under the cameraman's feet was for many years the widest bridge in the world
See also Flight of Five for a reverse view looking instead up the canal gorge and note the position of the tower.
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Added: 28th October 2007
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