Fort Decker (Canal Hotel) Commemorative Sign Board
49 ½" x 33 ½"
Original Sign is SOLD
Prints Available
The print version of this signboard does not show the vintage hardware.
We are offering a limited edition of 120 archival prints of the Canal House commemorative signboard.
The print image is 11" X 18" and will fit nicely in a standard 18" X 24" frame.
Each print will be individually signed and numbered by the artist. The price is $125.00 each plus $5.00 shipping and handling.
Canal Hotel Commemorative Sign Board
The Fort Decker (Canal Hotel) signboard was created in part to celebrate the centennial of Port Jervis as a city in 2007. The sign was unveiled at the annual luncheon of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Old Mine Road Chapter, by Peter Koenig and his wife Nancy and dedicated to Nancy's mother Myrtle Decker Fitzpatrick. At ninety-five, she is the oldest known living Port Jervis relative of Martinus Decker, for whom the fort was named. A benefit raffle of the Fort Decker (Canal Hotel) signboard was held, and the winning ticket was drawn on December 14, 2007. The proceeds from the raffle went to benefit the annual Port Jervis Arts Walk and the Minisink Valley Historical Society.
Fort Decker is the oldest building within the city of Port Jervis, New York. Located near the Delaware River, it has a long and colorful history. It was built as a French and Indian War fortification in 1760 and saw partial destruction on July 20, 1779, by British Tories and Mohawk Indians. It was rebuilt by Martinus Decker, its namesake, in 1793. The fort was partially destroyed during the American War for Independence. It was used in the 1820s as a hotel by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company during the waterways construction. Today, Fort Decker is a living history museum and is owned by the Minisink Valley Historical Society. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
