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 Early History Of Bainbridge - Bainbridge, NY Posted by:  neoc1
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The History Of Bainbridge monument is located in Village Green Park at the intersection of East Main Street and North Main Street in Bainbridge, NY.
Waymark Code: WMW6Q3
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2017
Views: 1
A monument containing a bronze marker set on a rectangular granite tells the early history of Bainbridge, NY. The marker is inscribed:
BAINBRIDGE, NEW YORK
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SETTLED ABOUT 1789 BY "VERMONT SUFFERERS"
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS JERICO, IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP.
NAMED BAINBRIDGE IN 1815 IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN
WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE, NAVAL HERO IN THE WAR OF 1812
INCORPORATED AS A VILLAGE IN 1829.
THIS PARK, KNOWN IN EARLIER YEARS AS THE
"VILLAGE GREEN" HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINED
AS A VILLAGE PARK SINCE THE 1820's. THE FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, KNOWN IN JERICO DAYS AS THE
SOCIETY OF SILICI, WAS THE FIRST ESTABLISHED CHURCH
IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP. THE PRESENT CHURCH DATES FROM
ABOUT 1831. THE ORIGINAL "MEETING HOUSE", DESTROYED
BY FIRE ABOUT 1814, WAS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST
END OF THIS PARK. THE ORIGINAL "LIBERTY POLE", AS
FLAG POLES WERE CALLED IN THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY DAYS,
STOOD JUST BEHIND THIS MARKER. THE FIRST SCHOOL-
HOUSE WAS LOCATED IN THE AREA NOW OCCUPIED BY THE
GRAVEYARD OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH. IN USE FOR MORE
THAN FIFTY YEARS, IT WAS ABANDONED IN 1873 WHEN THE
BAINBRIDGE ACADEMY WAS CONSTRUCTED ON JULIAND
STREET ON LAND DONATED BY JOSEPH JULIAND.
PRESENTED BY BAINBRIDGE CLUB
1967
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Group that erected the marker: Bainbridge Club
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Village Green Park
North East Main Street and North Main Street
Bainbridge, NY United States
13733
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