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OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN

139 Lake Street, PO Box 185, Rouses Point, NY 12979    

Donna L. Racine, Village Historian preserves the Village's rich history by continually updating the village's collection of photographs, books, newspaper articles, documents and other artifacts stored at her office located upstairs at the Village Office Complex at 139 Lake Street.  She can be visited at her office on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. The Historian continues her archiving at the Village Archive Room adjacent to the Historian's Office.

For more information about the history of the Village and the Village's Archival Room, please contact Donna L. Racine, Village Historian at 518-297-5502, ext. 335 or email her at historian@rousespointny.com


NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

The following Rouses Point landmarks are register on the National Register of Historic Places:

  • Fort Montgomery (August 22, 1977)
  • Rouses Point History & Welcome Center (Former Delaware & Hudson Railroad Station) (January 5, 2005)

NEW YORK HISTORICAL MARKERS

The following New York Historical Markers are located throughout the Village of Rouses Point:

  • Delaware and Hudson Railroad Station (68 Pratt Street)
  • Ezra Thurber's Home (292 Lake Street)
  • Ferry Site (Lake Street)
  • First School (16 Champlain Street)
  • Fort Montgomery (Bridge Road)
  • Joel Smith's Home (326 Lake Street)
  • Weeks Cemetery (Maple Street)

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