Firetowers

Historical marker location:

5096 New York 28, Mount Tremper, New York

( Marker is on New York State Route 28, ¾ mile south of New York State Route 212, on the left when traveling south.)

Beacons of a Forgotten Past. Saving the last fire towers of the Catskills.

The first American chess tournament was held in New York City in 1843, and it was won by a 21-year-old named Paul Morphy.