List of New York State Historic Markers in Rockland County, New York

Last updated October 04, 2019

This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Rockland County, New York.^[1]

Rockland County is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county's population, as of the 2010 United States Census, was 311,687, increasing by 5.5% to a 2017 Census estimate of 328,868, making it the third-most densely populated county outside New York City within New York State. The county seat is New City. Rockland County is a suburb of New York City that borders the boroughs about 9 miles northwest of the city at their closest points, and is accessible via the New York State Thruway, after 10 exits. The name derives from "rocky land", as the area has been aptly described.

Listings county-wide

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

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List of New York State Historic Markers in Rockland County, New York

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