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Stony Point State Park The General "Mad" Anthony Wayne statue in Stony Point. During the American Revolution, the King's Ferry in Stony Point linked New York and the southern colonies with New England; it was used many times by General George Washington's Continental Army, and in 1781 Washington's French allies used it on their way to the Battle of Yorktown.
Gate Hill Cooperative was founded in 1953 by former Black Mountain College (BMC) students Paul and Vera Williams.Its inspiration came from playwright and critic Paul Goodman's publication Communitas: Means of Livelihood and Ways of Life and his teaching when he served as faculty at the BMC Summer Institute of 1950.
The Battle of Stony Point took place on July 16, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War.In a well-planned and -executed nighttime attack, a highly trained select group of George Washington's Continental Army troops under the command of Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated British troops in a quick and daring assault on their outpost in Stony Point, New York, approximately 30 mi ...
Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of the combined area of Breezy Point/Belle Harbor/Rockaway Park/Broad Channel was 28,018, an increase of 1,307 (4.9%) from the 26,711 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 2,033.88 acres (823.08 ha), the four neighborhoods had a population density of 13.8 inhabitants per acre ...
STONY POINT − More than 1,200 showed up to "Rally in the Valley" Friday, calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include a fair wage in her 2025 budget for the workers who aid 140,000 vulnerable New ...
County Route 106 (CR 106) is a 7.8-mile (12.6 km) east–west county route in Rockland County, New York, in the United States.It serves as an eastward continuation of Kanawauke Road (former Orange CR 106), extending from the Orange County line to U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) and US 202 in Stony Point via Harriman State Park.
The site was purchased and preserved in the late 1890s, and opened to the public in 1902. A flying stunt was flown during the July 16, 1929 sesquicentennial of the Stony Point Battlefield, in front of a crowd of over 8,000 dignitaries. A number of traditional military units were on display, including the US Horse Artillery, the First Troop, Philadelp
Stony Point is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, United States. A small portion of the census-designated place is located within the town of Haverstraw. It is located north of West Haverstraw, east of Harriman State Park, south of Tomkins Cove, and west of the Hudson River. The ...