This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Rockland County, New York.[1]
ImageDate designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | 1 | "'76 HOUSE" | {{dts}} | 110 Main St | Tappan, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Where Major John André, British Spy, Plotter With Benedict Arnold To Deliver West Point, New York, Was Confined Before His Execution |
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2 | DeWint House | {{dts}} | 20 Livingston Avenue | Tappan, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Washington's Headquarters and the oldest surviving structures in Rockland County. Used Sept 28 - Oct 2, 1780 during The Trial Of John André, British Spy, Plotter With Benedict Arnold. |
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3 | GENERAL LAFAYETTE | | {{dts}} | Western Hwy. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Lived Here In A House On The Bogart Farm In 1780. Opposite Is Spring Used By Continental Army Camped On The West Ridge |
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4 | THE MANSE | | {{dts}} | Westwood-old Tappan Rd., W. Of Greenbush Rd., In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Built 1726, Dominie Samuel Verbryck Lived Here During Revolution. He Was Friend Of Washington. He Founded Rutgers College, N. J. |
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5 | TRIAL OF ANDRE | | {{dts}} | Main St., North Of Washington St. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | The British Spy, Andre, Was Found Guilty, In The Dutch Church Which Stood, In 1780, On The Site Of The Edifice |
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6 | TURN LEFT AT LIGHT | | {{dts}} | On Us 9W At Oak Tree Rd. | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Dewindt House George Washington Headquarters Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 1780 |
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7 | WASHINGTON'S CAMP | | {{dts}} | Western Hwy. & Washington Ave. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | On The Ridge West, 1782, The American Army, After Its Return From Yorktown, Encamped Under Generals Washington And Greene |
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8 | ARROW | | {{dts}} | On Us 9W At Oak Tree Rd. | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | 2 Miles De Windt House George Washington Headquarters Set. 28 - Oct. 2, 1780 |
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9 | ARROW | | {{dts}} | Summit Ave. & Old Tappan Rd. In Tappan | Orangetown, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Andre Monument On The Hill South Is The Site Of The Gallows Where Major John Andre, British Spy, Was Hanged, And Buried, On Oct. 2, 1780. |
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10 | "WORK I" | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | A British Redoubt Mounting A Twelve-pound Cannon Was Located Here, July 1779. |
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11 | AMERICAN BLOCKHOUSE | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Here Stood An Unfinished American Blockhouse Which Was Burned By Its Defenders On May 31, 1779, When The British Seized The Point |
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12 | BUCKBERG MOUNTAIN | | {{dts}} | Buckberg Mt. Rd., 1/2 Mi. S. Mott Rd. | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Here Generals Washington And Wayne, Surveyed The British Fort On Stony Point And Planned The Victory Of July 15–16, 1779. |
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13 | BUCKBERG MOUNTAIN ROAD | | {{dts}} | Buckberg Rd., W. Of Us 9W | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | In 1776-1783, This Was An Important Military Route Over The Dunderberg To Doodletown, Forts Clinton And Montgomery And West Point. |
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14 | CHRISTIAN FEBIGER | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | A Dane, Colonel Of The Second Regiment Of The Light Infantry Under Wayne, Led The Main Body In The Right Column |
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15 | COLONEL BUTLER | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Of Pennsylvania, Led The Left Assaulting Column Of Americans Up The Steep Slope At This Point |
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16 | DOODLETOWN | | {{dts}} | Us 9W At Doodletown Rd. | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Half A Mile Up This Road Is Doodletown, Pioneer Hamlet Through Which The British Army Marched To Attack Ft. Clinton, 1777. |
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17 | FRANCO-AMERICAN ARMY | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | En Route To Capture Cornwallis At Yorktown, In Virginia, Crossed King's Ferry In August, 1781. |
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18 | GENERAL WAYNE | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Was Wounded By The British Grapeshot Leading The Right Column Up The Slope Near This Point. |
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19 | KING'S FERRY | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Below This Hill Is Located The Western Terminus Of Historic King's Ferry Of The American Revolution, 1776-1783. |
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20 | LIEUT. KNOX | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | At The Head Of The Forlorn Hope Of The Left Column Entered The Main British Redoubt At This Point |
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21 | MAJOR MURFREE | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | With Massachusetts And North Carolina Companies Engaged British Outpost Here By Firing To Cover The Two Flank Movements |
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22 | MILITARY ROAD | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Leading To The Central British Redoubt Followed This Route, 1779 |
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23 | SIX STATES | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia And North Carolina, Gave The Men Of The Light Infantry. |
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24 | THE FINAL COMBAT | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | A Hand To Hand Melee, American Bayonets Against British Musketry And Cannon, Took Place In The Central Redoubt Here. |
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25 | THE FIRST ROAD | | {{dts}} | Us 9W & Main St., In Stony Point | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Across Hudson Highlands From Stony Point To Central Valley, Made About 1760, Via Cedar Ponds Followed This Road |
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26 | THE INNER LINE | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Of The British Abatis Of Tree Trunks And Sharpened Stakes Ran From The North To The South Shore Of The Point Here. |
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27 | THE LARGER BODY | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Of Americans, In The Right Coluymn, Under Gen. Wayne, Crossed The Marsh And Cove To The South To Scale British Works |
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28 | THE LEFT COLUMN | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Of The Americans Divided Here, At Mud Bridge, The Main Body, Under Colonel Butler, Marching Around The North Shore |
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29 | THE MAIN GATE | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Of The Central British Redoubt Was Located Here, 1779. |
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30 | THE OUTER LINE | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Of The Abatis Of Felled Trees And Pointed Stakes Made By The British Garrison Crossed Here From Shore To Shore |
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31 | TWO COMPANIES | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Of The Seventeenth British Regiment Of Foot Were Stationed Here At The Time Of The Assault, July 15, 1779. |
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32 | WORK "H" | | {{dts}} | In Stony Point Park | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | A British Redoubt Mounting A Twelve-pound Cannon Was Located Here, July, 1779. |
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33 | ARROW | | {{dts}} | On Park Rd., E. Of Us 9W | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Stony Point Battlefield July 16, 1779 |
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34 | ARROW | | {{dts}} | On Park Rd., E. Of Us 9W | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Stony Point Battlefield July 16, 1779 |
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35 | ARROW | | {{dts}} | Us 9W, 1/4 Mi. No. Of Vlge. Stony Point | Stony Point, Town Of, New York | DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W}}) --> | Stony Point Battlefield July 16, 1779 |
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1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/historicmarkers/ |title=New York State Historic Markers |date=2009-07-15 |work=New York State Historic Markers |publisher=New York Museum |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324134704/http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/historicmarkers/ |archivedate=2013-03-24 |df= }}