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Alan Crawford

The Turkey Farm in Middlehope: By Alan Crawford (Town of Newburgh Historian)

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Spread the loveRecently, while I was relaxing at mahogany ridge, I began chatting with a couple who intrigued me with a question, “what do you

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Buck Hill: By Alan Crawford (Town of Newburgh Historian)

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Spread the loveI believe most of you have observed the large buildings, most likely warehouses, being erected across from the Newburgh Mall over on Route

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Alan Crawford

Straightening The Curves of Our Roads: By Alan Crawford (Town of Newburgh Historian)

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Spread the love     As our Town has grown and expanded, various changes were needed. One of the changes many people are not aware of, and know

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Alan Crawford

The John Robinson Cemetery: By Alan Crawford

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Spread the loveI love exploring, looking for details of those long gone, and locating remnants of a previous life. So, when Glenn and I were

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Joe Santacroce

The “Acceptable Losses” at Orange Mills (aka Algonquin Park): by Joe Santacroce

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Spread the loveThe Department of Labor was formed in March of 1913. Its purpose was to help workers, job seekers, and retirees by creating standards

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Kieran O'Keefe

Newburgh’s Loyalist Community: by Kieran J. O’Keefe

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Spread the loveNewburgh’s Loyalist Community When Newburgh is discussed in the context of the American Revolutionary War, it usually concerns its role as General George

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Mary McTamaney

The Robinsons of Newburgh – by Newburgh City Historian Mary McTamaney

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Spread the loveThe Robinsons of Newburgh Each day, thousands of people walk and ride along a main route through Newburgh: Robinson Avenue, part of Route

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Mary McTamaney

Lustron Homes Were “A New Standard Of Living” – by Mary McTamaney (Newburgh City Historian)

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Spread the loveLustron Homes Were “A New Standard Of Living” People worry about the affordability of their homes and crave something they can safely manage. 

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Mary McTamaney

When the Klan Walked Boldly – by Mary McTamaney (Newburgh City Historian)

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Spread the loveWhen the Klan Walked Boldly While my generation and my parents’ can recall how bad things were before equality was more codified in

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Joe Santacroce

Stewart Field: From My Point of View – by Archie Stewart

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Spread the loveThe Brothers Wright made their historic flight at Kitty Hawk in September 1903 some eighteen months after my birth. I cannot recall a

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