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:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | :Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | ||
* | *[[Ax Facoty| AX FACTORY]] | ||
ESTABLISHED BY [[Daniel Simmons| DANIEL | ESTABLISHED BY [[Daniel Simmons| DANIEL | ||
SIMMONS]] IN 1825. SAID TO BE | SIMMONS]] IN 1825. SAID TO BE | ||
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:Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE | :Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE | ||
* | *[[Beaver Dam| BEAVER DAM]] | ||
LATER CALLED [[Bernville| BERNVILLE]] | LATER CALLED [[Bernville| BERNVILLE]] | ||
FORTIFIED DURING THE | FORTIFIED DURING THE | ||
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:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | :Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | ||
* | *[[Cheese Factory| CHEESE FACTORY]] | ||
FIRST IN TOWN OF BERNE | FIRST IN TOWN OF BERNE | ||
BUILT IN 1878 AND MADE | BUILT IN 1878 AND MADE | ||
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:Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE | :Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE | ||
* | *[[Corporation Inn| CORPORATION | ||
INN]] | INN]] | ||
OPENED 1817 BY | OPENED 1817 BY | ||
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:Location: NYS 156, .5 MI. N. OF BERNE | :Location: NYS 156, .5 MI. N. OF BERNE | ||
* | *[[Berne Reformed Church| REFORMED | ||
DUTCH CHURCH]] | DUTCH CHURCH]] | ||
ORGANIZED 1763, FIRST | ORGANIZED 1763, FIRST | ||
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:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | :Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | ||
* | *[[Berne Reformed Church|REFORMED | ||
DUTCH CHURCH]] | DUTCH CHURCH]] | ||
ORGANIZED 1763 BY REV. JOHANNES | ORGANIZED 1763 BY REV. JOHANNES | ||
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:Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | :Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE | ||
* | *[[South Berne| SOUTH BERNE]] | ||
PREVIOUS TO 1828 CALLED | PREVIOUS TO 1828 CALLED | ||
CENTERVILLE BECAUSE IT | CENTERVILLE BECAUSE IT | ||
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:Location: NYS 43, AT BERNE | :Location: NYS 43, AT BERNE | ||
* | *[[West Berne| WEST BERNE]] | ||
CALLED MECHANICSVILLE | CALLED MECHANICSVILLE | ||
1830-34 BECAUSE SO MANY | 1830-34 BECAUSE SO MANY | ||
Latest revision as of 10:12, May 15, 2022
- 5 MILES S - E
SITE OF DIETZ MASSACRE WHERE JOHANNES DIETZ AND HIS FAMILY WERE KILLED BY TORIES AND INDIANS SEPTEMBER 1781<br.>
- Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE
ESTABLISHED BY 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
LATER CALLED BERNVILLE FORTIFIED DURING THE REVOLUTION. JOHN DIETZ FAMILY MASSACRED BY INDIANS<br.>
- Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE
FIRST IN TOWN OF BERNE BUILT IN 1878 AND MADE 495 POUNDS IN A SINGLE DAY<br.>
- Location: NYS 156, AT BERNE
OPENED 1817 BY HENRY ENGLE<br.> Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE
- DWELLING
BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY WILLIAM SHULTES<br.>
- Location: NYS 43, AT W. BERNE
- EARLY SETTLER
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
ORGANIZED 1763, FIRST PASTOR JOHANNES SCHUYLER 1767. OLDEST CHURCH IN COUNTY OUTSIDE OF ALBANY<br.>
- Location: NYS 43, .5 MI. W. OF BERNE
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
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
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
