Summit marker
Information plaque at the summit of Mount Marcy. It reads: 1837 MARCY 1937 Also known by the Indian Name TAHAWUS, meaning CLOUD-SPLITTER. On August 5, 1837 The first recorded ascent of this mountain was made and its height measured. It was named Mt. Marcy in honor of Governer William Learned Marcy who had appointed a commission to make the first geological survey of the northern district. The following made the ascent: Prof. Ebenezer Emmons of Williams and James Hall, State Geologists, Prof. John Torrey, Botanist, Professors Stong and Miller, Geologists, William C Redfield, Engineer and Meteorologist, C.C Ingham, artist, and Ebenezer Emmons Jr., Archibald Macintyre and David Henderson, original explorers and early owners of this region, Harvey Holt and John Cheny, guides, and three unknown woodsmen. Erected by the Adirondack Mountain Club in conjunction with the Conservation Department of New York State
Summit marker
Information plaque at the summit of Mount Marcy. It reads: 1837 MARCY 1937 Also known by the Indian Name TAHAWUS, meaning CLOUD-SPLITTER. On August 5, 1837 The first recorded ascent of this mountain was made and its height measured. It was named Mt. Marcy in honor of Governer William Learned Marcy who had appointed a commission to make the first geological survey of the northern district. The following made the ascent: Prof. Ebenezer Emmons of Williams and James Hall, State Geologists, Prof. John Torrey, Botanist, Professors Stong and Miller, Geologists, William C Redfield, Engineer and Meteorologist, C.C Ingham, artist, and Ebenezer Emmons Jr., Archibald Macintyre and David Henderson, original explorers and early owners of this region, Harvey Holt and John Cheny, guides, and three unknown woodsmen. Erected by the Adirondack Mountain Club in conjunction with the Conservation Department of New York State