Our Men of Property, 1846-1892 Our trade has left us and it will continue to do so. Last fall a great many of the farmers
Built around 1801, the North Plank Road Tavern in Newburgh is one of the oldest buildings to exist in the municipality. Starting out as a
The Rise and Fall of a Mercantile Town: Family, Land and Capital in Newburgh, New York 1790-1844 by Mark C. Carnes Editors Note: Posted with Permission from
On March 31, 1884, the then Village of Newburgh became the second municipality in New York to receive electricity. The power originated at a generating
Approximately 240 years ago something extraordinary occurred in the Hudson Valley. This short book, Courtesy of The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands,
Samual Ward Stanton grew up in a family of Shipbuilders with his father operating Ward-Stanton Shipyard in Newburgh. Born in Newburgh, January 8, 1870 he
The 1875 Beers Map of Orange County and the 1864 Farm Map of Newburgh by Michael Hughes both were works of art by themselves. The
As a native of the area and someone who attended Fostertown School (I still have a class picture out front at the end of the
Nothing but a Chimney remains at the site of Gidneytown and the old Gidney Grist Mill built in the Early 1800s by Eleazer Gidney the
149 Years ago August 7th 1869 Although George Washington spent time in Newburgh (more time in Newburgh at Washington’s Headquarters than any other Headquarters during
