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Newburgh's preservation history can be traced all the way back to 1850 when Washington's Headquarters was designated a state historic site, the first in the country. The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands was chartered by the State of New York and incorporated in 1884.
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site, also called Hasbrouck House, is located in Newburgh, New York, United States, overlooking the Hudson River. George Washington and his staff were headquartered in the house while commanding the Continental Army during the final year and a half of the American Revolutionary War; at 16 months and 19 days it was his longest tenure at any of his ...
In 1999 the Preservation League of New York State added a portion of the district to its "Seven to Save" list, since freed slaves congregated and lived around a nearby African Methodist Episcopal Zion church and the neighborhood in question, along Parmenter Street in the "village" portion of Newburgh, is one of the oldest African-American ...
Newburgh (/ ˈ n uː b ɜːr ɡ /) is a town in Orange County, New York, United States.It forms part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan area, which is a part of the New York metropolitan area, and is a suburban satellite of the urbanized city of Newburgh.
Newburgh helps us to confirm the research from Montgomery, New Paltz, (and) Kingston," said Michael VanDervoort, who has researched archived records to piece together history for the Newburgh and ...
New York State Armory: New York State Armory: June 18, 1981 : Broadway and Johnson St. Newburgh: John A. Wood-designed late 19th-century building now used as local offices of Orange County Department of Social Services 115
The Orange Mill Historic District is the only historic district in the Town of Newburgh in Orange County, New York. It encompasses the 42 acres (17 ha) of county-run Algonquin Park and many of the surrounding lands.
Newburgh has hired a consultant to help dig out old grants and find new ones to restore the 1830s Dutch Reformed Church. Newburgh looks to restore 1830s-era marketing device, but first, funding ...