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*'''5 MILES S - E
SITE OF
[[Dietz massacre| DIETZ MASSACRE]]
WHERE [[Johannes Dietz| JOHANNES DIETZ]] AND
HIS FAMILY WERE KILLED BY
TORIES AND INDIANS
SEPTEMBER 1781<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

*'''[[Ax Facoty| AX FACTORY]]
ESTABLISHED BY [[Daniel Simmons| DANIEL
SIMMONS]] IN 1825. SAID TO BE
THE FIRST FACTORY IN THE
UNITED STATES TO MAKE
AXES FROM CAST STEEL.<br.>
:Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE

*'''[[Beaver Dam| BEAVER DAM]]
LATER CALLED [[Bernville| BERNVILLE]]
FORTIFIED DURING THE
REVOLUTION. [[Johannes Dietz| JOHN DIETZ]]
FAMILY [[Dietz massacre| MASSACRED BY INDIANS]]<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

*'''[[Cheese Factory| CHEESE FACTORY]]
FIRST IN TOWN OF BERNE
BUILT IN 1878 AND MADE
495 POUNDS IN A SINGLE DAY<br.>
:Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE

*'''[[Corporation Inn| CORPORATION
INN]]
OPENED 1817 BY
HENRY ENGLE<br.>
Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

*'''DWELLING
BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY
[[William Shultes| WILLIAM SHULTES]]<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, AT W. BERNE

*'''EARLY SETTLER
[[Jacob Weidman| JACOB WEIDMAN]], A SWISS,
LOCATED ON FOXENKILL ON
SITE OF BERNE VILLAGE ABOUT
1750. BUILT FIRST SAWMILL
AND GRISTMILL<br.>
Location: NW CORNER NYS 43 AND NYS 156 AT BERNE

*'''FIRST MILL
BUILT 1750 BY JACOB
WEIDMAN STOOD NEAR HERE<br.>
:Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE

*'''FIRST STORE
STOOD ON THIS SITE
OWNED BY JOHN FISHER<br.>
:Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE

*'''INDIAN
STOCKADE
BUILT ON SITE
OF BERNE VILLAGE<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, 1/4 MI. EAST OF BERNE

*'''JUSTICE OF
PEACE
JACOB HOCHSTRASSER
WAS FIRST SUPERVISOR
AND JUSTICE OF PEACE
OF TOWN OF BERNE<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, AT E. BERNE

*'''M. E. CHURCH
ORGANIZED AT REIDSVILLE
1830 BY REVEREND ROSMAN KELLY
CHURCH REPLACED IN 1841<br.>
:Location: TOWN RD., AT REIDSVILLE

*'''MILL SITE
FOR CARDING AND FULLING
MILL BUILT AT AN EARLY
DATE BY MALACHI SHIPPLE
WILLIAM H. BALL
AND LYMAN DWIGHT<br.>
:Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE

*'''PIONEER
COL. JESSE WOOD OF LONG
ISLAND SETTLED HERE ABOUT
1800. SERVED IN WAR OF
1812. DIED JULY 23, 1853
AT AGE OF 83 YEARS<br.>
:Location: NYS 156, .5 MI. N. OF BERNE

*'''[[Berne Reformed Church| REFORMED
DUTCH CHURCH]]
ORGANIZED 1763, FIRST
PASTOR JOHANNES SCHUYLER
1767. OLDEST CHURCH IN
COUNTY OUTSIDE OF ALBANY<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

*'''[[Berne Reformed Church|REFORMED
DUTCH CHURCH]]
ORGANIZED 1763 BY REV. JOHANNES
SCHUYLER OF SCHOHARIE
LOG CHURCH 1765. FRAME 1786
WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN 1830<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, AT W. BERNE

*'''SCHOOLS
IN 1812 THERE WERE 21
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TOWN
OF BERNE AND 30 THE NEXT
YEAR. IN 1816 THERE WERE
1710 PUPILS IN SCHOOL<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE

*'''[[South Berne| SOUTH BERNE]]
PREVIOUS TO 1828 CALLED
CENTERVILLE BECAUSE IT
WAS EQUI-DISTANT FROM
THREE OF THE OTHER VILLAGES.<br.>
:Location: CO. RD., AT S. BERNE

*'''TOWN OF BERNE
FORMED MARCH 17, 1795, FROM
RENSSELAERVILLE. TOWN OF
KNOX TAKEN OFF IN 1822.
JACOB WEIDMAN, FIRST
SETTLER ABOUT 1750<br.>
:Location: NYS 43 AND NYS 85, AT MALLORY CORNERS

*'''WEIDMAN HOME
THE LARGEST HOUSE IN BERNE
WITH TEN FIRPLACES
BUILT BY PETER WEIDMAN
IN 1800, STOOD
ON THIS SITE<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, AT BERNE

*'''[[West Berne| WEST BERNE]]
CALLED MECHANICSVILLE
1830-34 BECAUSE SO MANY
MECHANICS LIVED THERE.<br.>
:Location: NYS 43, AT W. BERNE

*'''WILLIS' STORE
ESTABLISHED IN 1800 BY
MAJOR STEPHEN WILLIS STOOD
HERE. HE ALSO HAD A POTASH
FACTORY, TANNERY, WHISKEY
STILL, AND SHOE FACTORY.<br.>
:Location: NYS 157, .5 MI. NE OF E. BERNE
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