Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) is partnering with the St. Lawrence County Center for History & Culture and the Morristown Gateway Museum for a walking tour this summer on July 24, 2025.
Details:
Date: July 24, 2025
Locations: Rossie, NY (starting) and Morristown, NY (ending)
Difficulty Level: Easy-Medium. This hike features 1.5 miles of walking on a mix of dirt roads, pavement, and some mildly uneven terrain.
Price: $60.00 for AARCH and SLCCHC members, $75.00 for non-members.
Registration Information: If you are a member of the St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture and would like to register, please contact Samantha or Nolan at the AARCH office. The deadline to register is June 26, 2025.
From AARCH:
In two distinct St. Lawrence County communities, historic structures carry forward the defining story of North Country life. In the rural community of Rossie, iconic industrial ruins dot the landscape and reflect the small town’s booming past. Following the rushing water of the Indian River, we will explore the infrastructure and buildings associated with Rossie’s early 19th-century milling and iron mining community. Workers fired up David Parish’s earliest blast furnace in 1813, but these developments only lasted through the Civil War. The site’s extant remains help to tell this story.
Next, we will travel to the hamlet of Morristown on the coast of the St. Lawrence River. This charming community boasts a rich collection of 19th-century stone buildings that are not only examples of fine architecture but also illustrate its close historic and contemporary ties to the river. We will experience behind-the-scenes visits to a variety of Morristown’s most historic buildings, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These include the iconic McConnell Windmill, a former land office-turned-library, and a few private historic homes as well.
The morning tour is led by Executive Director Carlene Bermann and volunteer John Austin from the St. Lawrence County Center for History & Culture, while the afternoon tour is led by Ellen Magee Place and Chris Coffin from the Morristown Gateway Museum, along with several property owners and homeowners.
The tour begins at 10:00 AM and concludes around 4:00 PM. All registered participants will meet at the first location in Rossie at 4 Mill Rd., Hammond, NY 13646.
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