Summary
This is a list of New York State Historic Markers by county. There are over 2800 historical markers in New York State. The program was started in 1926 to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Revolutionary War and was discontinued in 1966. It was managed under the Department of the Education’s State History Office.
Unlike many other states, New York State does not currently manage a historical marker program. Instead, local authorities are responsible for the approval, installation, and maintenance of historical markers.[1]
| Albany - Allegany - Bronx - Broome - Cattaraugus - Cayuga - Chautauqua - Chemung - Chenango - Clinton - Columbia - Cortland - Delaware - Dutchess - Erie - Essex - Franklin - Fulton - Genesee - Greene - Hamilton - Herkimer - Jefferson - Kings - Lewis - Livingston - Madison - Monroe - Montgomery - Nassau - New York - Niagara - Oneida - Onondaga - Ontario - Orange - Orleans - Oswego - Otsego - Putnam - Queens - Rensselaer - Richmond - Rockland - Saratoga - Schenectady - Schoharie - Schuyler - Seneca - St. Lawrence - Steuben - Suffolk - Sullivan - Tioga - Tompkins - Ulster - Warren - Washington - Wayne - Westchester - Wyoming - Yates |
Numbers of markers edit
Approximate tallies of markers in New York and its 62 counties follow. The approximate counts are the best available; there may be additions to the listings that are not reflected here, and the counts here may not be perfectly updated.[2]
| County | Approximate count of historic markers | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 160 |
| 2 | Allegany | 4 |
| 3 | Bronx | 25 |
| 4 | Broome | 3 |
| 5 | Cattaraugus | 4 |
| 6 | Cayuga | 176 |
| 7 | Chautauqua | 29 |
| 8 | Chemung | 25 |
| 9 | Chenango | 15 |
| 10 | Clinton | 30 |
| 11 | Columbia | 148 |
| 12 | Cortland | 34 |
| 13 | Delaware | 5 |
| 14 | Dutchess | 103 |
| 15 | Erie | 9 |
| 16 | Essex | 127 |
| 17 | Franklin | 35 |
| 18 | Fulton | 34 |
| 19 | Genesee | 5 |
| 20 | Greene | 43 |
| 21 | Hamilton | 0 |
| 22 | Herkimer | 37 |
| 23 | Jefferson | 30 |
| 24 | Kings | 4 |
| 25 | Lewis | 0 |
| 26 | Livingston | 45 |
| 27 | Madison | 43 |
| 28 | Monroe | 43 |
| 29 | Montgomery | 105 |
| 30 | Nassau | 34 |
| 31 | New York | 36 |
| 32 | Niagara | 24 |
| 33 | Oneida | 108 |
| 34 | Onondaga | 81 |
| 35 | Ontario | 31 |
| 36 | Orange | 132 |
| 37 | Orleans | 0 |
| 38 | Oswego | 36 |
| 39 | Otsego | 40 |
| 40 | Putnam | 33 |
| 41 | Queens | 17 |
| 42 | Rensselaer | 36 |
| 43 | Richmond | 10 |
| 44 | Rockland | 37 |
| 45 | Saratoga | 114 |
| 46 | Schenectady | 55 |
| 47 | Schoharie | 52 |
| 48 | Schuyler | 26 |
| 49 | Seneca | 40 |
| 50 | St. Lawrence | 29 |
| 51 | Steuben | 10 |
| 52 | Suffolk | 110 |
| 53 | Sullivan | 41 |
| 54 | Tioga | 37 |
| 55 | Tompkins | 76 |
| 56 | Ulster | 152 |
| 57 | Warren | 11 |
| 58 | Washington | 68 |
| 59 | Wayne | 35 |
| 60 | Westchester | 56 |
| 61 | Wyoming | 4 |
| 62 | Yates | 7 |
| TOTAL | 2,891 |
References edit
- ^ New York State Museum. "State Historic Markers". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Museum. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.
External links edit
- New York State Museum page on historic markers
- Association of Public Historians of New York State page on historical markers
- New York State Historical Markers on Flickr