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

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	Marker name	Location	City or Town	Marker text
1	Battle Hill	On corner of Western and Washington Ave.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	Site of Indian village attacked by Dutch 1643 and of British redoubt during the Revolution.
2	Burial Place	On Richmond Av. between railroad and Richmond Ter.	Port Richmond, New York	Burial place of the Dutch settlers of the North Shore until 1696 around which Port Richmond Port Richmond, Staten Island Port Richmond is a neighborhood situated on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States. It is along the waterfront of the Kill Van Kull, with the southern terminus of the Bayonne Bridge serving as the boundary between it and Mariners Harbor, the... was built.
3	Conference House Conference House The Conference House was built before 1680 and is located near the southernmost tip of New York State on Staten Island, which became known as "Billop's Point" in the 18th century. The Staten Island Peace Conference was held here on September 11, 1776, which unsuccessfully attempted to end the...	100 Ft. from Phillip St., near Craig Ave. and Hylan Boulevard	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	Where Benj. Franklin, John [Adams ...] parley with Lord Howe and Sir Henry Strachey Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet was a British civil servant and politician.Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, and his first wife Helen, daughter of Robert Clerk, a Scottish physician. His grandfather was the geologist John Strachey and his great-grandfather... , September 11, 1776.
4	French Church	On Arthur Kill Road between Gifford's land and Richmond Ave.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	1695. Stood near this spot. Then the only church on Staten Island.
5	Old Town Old Town Old Town is the typical designation of a historic or original core of a city or town. Although the city may be larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations...	On corner of Old Town Road.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	First permanent settlement made on Staten Island 1661 by Pierre Billiou & others with permission of the Dutch West India Company Dutch West India Company Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx... .
6	English Church Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	On Richmond Road.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	On this spot stood an English Church (Presbyterian) from 1729-1769.
7	Perine House	On Richmond Road.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	Land Pat. Sept. 1677 to Thom. Stillwell previously covered by Dutch ground briefs to Pierre Billiou and Han Christofel.
8	Signal Hill Signal Hill -Places:in Canada * Signal Hill, Calgary, neighborhood and hill in Calgary, Alberta* Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, provincial electoral district for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Canada...	Near Bay St.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	Used as a signal station in a military reservation near Bay St. Fortifications rebuilt 1812.
9	Site of Fort Knyphausen	On Daniel Low Terrace between Fort Place and Low Circle.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	Site of Fort Knyphausen occupied by British in Revolution.
10	The Christopher House The Christopher House The Christopher House is a stone farmhouse, originally built on the Provincial Governor Thomas Donegan's Staten Island estate. During the American Revolution, the house was the residence of Joseph Christopher, a member of the Richmond County Committee of Safety...	About 200 ft. from Willow Brook Rd. and Victory Bldg.	Richmond, New York Richmond, New York Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census. The town is on the western border of the county, south of Rochester.- History :...	Erected about 1750. Home of Revolution, traditionally, meeting place of S.I. Patriots.

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