Spread the loveBuilt around 1801, the North Plank Road Tavern in Newburgh is one of the oldest buildings to exist in the municipality. Starting out
Spread the loveThe 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
Spread the loveOn March 31, 1884, the then Village of Newburgh became the second municipality in New York to receive electricity. The power originated at
Spread the loveApproximately 240 years ago something extraordinary occurred in the Hudson Valley. This short book, Courtesy of The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and
Spread the loveSamual Ward Stanton grew up in a family of Shipbuilders with his father operating Ward-Stanton Shipyard in Newburgh. Born in Newburgh, January 8,
Spread the loveThe 1875 Beers Map of Orange County and the 1864 Farm Map of Newburgh by Michael Hughes both were works of art by
Spread the loveAs a native of the area and someone who attended Fostertown School (I still have a class picture out front at the end
Spread the loveNothing but a Chimney remains at the site of Gidneytown and the old Gidney Grist Mill built in the Early 1800s by Eleazer
Spread the love149 Years ago August 7th 1869 Although George Washington spent time in Newburgh (more time in Newburgh at Washington’s Headquarters than any other
Spread the loveSteam power was chosen to operate the mill because most of Newburgh’s industrial businesses at that time were based along the Quassaick Creek.
