Carmel, NY Peaceful and secluded Gregory Cemetery sits on a peninsula that sticks out into the Croton Falls Reservoir. Containing only a few stones, the cemetery includes the headstone of Revolutionary War Veteran Daniel Gregory....
I was recently at the Carmel Town Hall at one of those medication take-back days. While there, I stopped at the memorials on the property, including this statue of Christopher Columbus.
I was recently at the Carmel Town Hall to drop off some old medications during one of those medication take-back days. While I was there, I stopped at the memorials in the property, including this...
I was recently at the Carmel Town Hall to drop off some old medications during one of those medication take-back days. While I was there, I stopped at the memorials in the property, including this...
Carmel, NY SYNOPSIS: Years ago this was the site of the Putnam County Fairgrounds and Racetrack. Today, it is a nature sanctuary with well-marked trails, educational info and a picnic pavilion. And though it may...
Carmel, NY I’ve lived in Putnam for about 15 years. For some reason, I never made it over to George’s Place for breakfast. Honestly, it always seemed so crowded and busy. While that is a...
A few years ago I came across a brochure titled Putnam Rocks: Restoring Our Cultural Kinship, put together by the Putnam County Historical Preservation Advisory Committee. I don’t recall where I found it. But I...
It just so happened that I found this Flag Day memorial on Flag Day. This past June 14th (Flag Day) I brought two of my kids (the third wasn’t old enough) to Putnam Fish &...
My kids love Halloween. So do I. So since it is now October, we headed over to Smalley’s Inn at 57 Gleneida Ave in downtown Carmel. Smalley’s has been around, in one form or another, since...
This marker is in downtown Carmel, just a few feet from the Enoch Crosby marker mentioned in my last post. The marker says, “County Court House was built in 1814 and the jail was added...
This marker is outside the County Courthouse in downtown Carmel. Beautiful Spring day! It reads, “Patriot Spy of the American Revolution, was associated with Carmel. His farm was nearby and he is buried at Gilead,...