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

Listings county-wide

Marker name ImageDate designatedLocationCity or Town Marker text 1 BUTTER FACTORY Route 207 and Erie Street Campbell Hall, New York First in U.S. - 1856, [directional arrow] 200 feet, H.W. Woodhull, owner, George Gouge, buttermaker. HMDb #183582 2 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 35 East Main Street Middletown, New York Organized Jun 10, 1785, First and only church in vicinity for 40 years, third edifice erected here 1872. HMDb #47897 3 N. J. LINE WAR U.S. 209 at Huguenot Deerpark, New York Major Jacobus Swartwout, leader of N. Y. faction, settled here about 1741 and was later kidnapped by Jersey men 4 N. J. LINE WAR U.S. 209 south of Godeffroy Deerpark, New York Land of Westfall & Co. was settled on Jersey claim 1698. Attacked by armed New Yorkers from Goshen and Peenpack, 1701–1759 HMDb #193887 5 N. J. CLAIM LINE U.S. 209 halfway between Huguenot and Port Jervis Deerpark, New York State Line as claimed by New Jersey, 1686–1769, 7 miles north of present line at Port Jervis, N. Y., caused 50 year border war 6 N. J. LINE WAR Neversink Drive, east of Port Jervis Deerpark, New York Hendrick Decker and his brother, Jan, settled here about 1698. Headquarters of N. J. Line Commissioners and Surveyors, 1719 7 INDIAN RAID South Maple Street Port Jervis, New York House and barn of Simon Westfall on this site, burned by Brant's Mohawks and Tories, July 20, 1779 8 WILLIAM H. SEWARD Main Street Florida, New York 1801-1872 Was born on this site in house now used as a barn in the rear. 9 NEVERSINK DRIVE (HORN ROAD) Neversink Drive, east of Port Jervis Deerpark, New York Along this old road are scenes of events in the raid by the Mohawk Chief, Joseph Brant, July 20, 1779 10 CAMP SITE Neversink Drive, about 2 miles northeast of Port Jervis Deerpark, New York Second N. Y. Regiment, on way to Stroudsburg, May 7, 1779 to build road to Wyoming for Sullivan's March against Indians 11 DECKER FORT Neversink Drive, about miles northeast of Port Jervis Deerpark, New York Major Decker's stockaded house on this site burned by Brant's raiders, July 20, 1779. Militia pursuing Brant rallied here 12 PAINTED APRONS Neversink Drive Deerpark, New York Black Rock school attacked in by Brant's raiders, 1779. Girls spared as aprons marked with emblem signaling raiders not to harm them. Erected by New York Folklore Society William C. Pomeroy Foundation. 13 INDIAN RAID Neversink Drive, about 2 miles east of Port Jervis Deerpark, New York School here was burned by raiders, July 20, 1779. Teacher scalped, boys made prisoners, girls saved by Brant's mark on aprons 14 INDIAN VILLAGE Neversink Drive Deerpark, New York On the plateau to the west stood the Indian village Oquekumsey. Abandoned 1730, excavated by N.Y. State Museum, 1909. 15 INDIAN RAID Neversink Drive Deerpark, New York Anthony Van Etten built a smithy here about 1756. James Swartwout hid in flue during raid of 1779 thus keeping his scalp. 16 SITE OF Neversink Drive Deerpark, New York Fort Van Auken Unsuccessfully attacked by Mohawks and Tories led by Joseph Brant in raid on this valley, July 20, 1779 17 INDIAN RAID Neversink Drive Deerpark, New York House & Barn of Jacobus Van Fleet on this site burned by Brant's raiders July 20, 1779 18 INDIAN RAID Neversink Drive Deerpark, New York Solomon Kuykendall, ESQ. Justice of the peace 1771-1787, Home burned by Brant's Mohawk and Tories, July 20, 1779 19 INDIAN RAID US 209 about 1/2 mile south of Cuddebackville Deerpark, New York Route taken by N. Y. and N. J. militia in pursuit of Col. Brant for raid on Minisink (Port Jervis) July 21, 1779 20 1892 LYNCHING US 6 in Port Jervis Port Jervis, New York On June 2 Robert Lewis, a local black resident, was mob lynched near this site. No one was held accountable for his murder. 21 THE CRANE HOUSE U.S. 6 in Port Jervis Port Jervis, New York The home of Judge William Crane from 1890-1901. His brother Stephen Crane visited from 1891-1896 creating some of his finest works. 22 MARION ROHNER U.S. 209 in Port Jervis Port Jervis, New York Mrs. Rohner, Den Mother of Den 1, Pack 173, Holds the Guinness World Record for longest serving Den Mother in the world. 43 years-2001 23 OLDEST CHURCH U.S. 6 and 209 in Port Jervis Port Jervis, New York Organized in 1737 and formed by early Dutch Settlers. It is the oldest congregation in the area. Present edifice built in 1868. 24 INDIAN RAID U.S. 6 in Port Jervis Port Jervis, New York Maghaghkamik Church, built 1743 on this site, was burned in raid by Joseph Brant's Mohawks and Tories, July 20, 1779 25 COLE'S FORT U.S. 6 in Port Jervis Port Jervis, New York Built 1755, in French and Indian War, by New Jersey which claimed this area. Home of Wilhelmus Coe settled here about 1730. 26 FIRST MILL Beach Rd. in Port Jervis Port Jervis, New York Before 1713, a Grist Mill was built where this road crosses the brook, by Stephen Tietsoort, son of William, First Settler 27 KAATSBAAN U.S. 209 in Deerpark Deerpark, New York (Dutch for Tennis Court) Site of Indian Football Field in bend of river home of William Tietsoort 1690-1713 28 HUGUENOT U.S. 209 in Deerpark Deerpark, New York Named for Huguenot Families Cuddeback and Gumaer, Who settled here about 1698. Indian name Seneyaugnquan. 29 HUGUENOT SCHOOL Grange Rd. in Deerpark Deerpark, New York A typical one room school built in 1863 overlooking the D&H Canal using bricks made of clay native to the Neversink Valley 30 INDIAN RAID Peenpack Trail in Deerpark Deerpark, New York Route by which Col. Brant and his Mohawk and Tory Raiders descended on this valley October 13, 1778 and July 20, 1779 31 FIRST SETTLER U.S. 209 in Deerpark Deerpark, New York About 1690 William Tietsoort set up a Blacksmith Shop here at the request of Indians who gave him this land west of their village 32 HAWK'S NEST Route 97 in Deerpark Deerpark, New York 1859- One lane dirt road 1931- 1933 Road was paved

1939- Official Dedication

Sept. 21, 2002- Dedication Upper Delaware Scenic Byway

See also List of New York State Historic Markers National Register of Historic Places listings in New York List of National Historic Landmarks in New York

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