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The Madrigal Choir at WHQ
Buildings
Joe Santacroce

Washington’s Headquarters: 169 Years Ago – July 4, 1850 by Joe Santacroce

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Spread the loveAn Ode In April of 2016 a group of students at Newburgh Free Academy, The Madrigal Choir, came together at Washington’s Headquarters to

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Henry Hudson Comes Ashore
Hudson River
Joe Santacroce

The Four Voyages of Henry Hudson – by Joe Santacroce

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Spread the loveThe Four Voyages of Henry Hudson by Joe Santacroce It may be fair to say that Henry Hudson is one of the world’s

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Joe Santacroce February 19, 2019 No Comments
An Illustration of Andersonville Prison by Keystone circa 1890.
Newburgh
Michael Aaron Green

Private Stone’s War – by Michael Aaron Green

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Spread the love  Introduction. On October 17, 1908, a brief death notice appeared in the Newburgh Telegram: James Stone, a well-known Union veteran, died aged

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Michael Aaron Green January 22, 2019 No Comments
Heart&HandSocietyBldg-2019
Buildings
Mary McTamaney

A Society For Heart and Hand – by Mary McTamaney

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Spread the loveA Society For Heart and Hand Just north of the intersection of Route 9W and Fostertown Road is a sad little building of

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Mary McTamaney January 11, 2019 2 Comments
Buffum Portrait
Newburgh
Mary McTamaney

Hero and Killer Comes to Newburgh in 1870 – by Mary McTamaney

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Spread the loveA novel entitled, Stealing The General, about a Civil War spy escapade contains references to the notorious “Newburgh Murder” or “Newburgh Horror” that

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Mary McTamaney January 6, 2019 No Comments
Coldwell Lawnmover - Newburgh Steam
Business
Miguel J. Hernandez

Newburgh, NY: The Cradle of the American Lawn Mower Industry – by Miquel J. Hernandez

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Spread the loveAbraham Levitt, the man who arguably built more suburban homes in the United States than anyone else in the years following World War

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Hudson River
Anthony Musso

Travel to Manhattan on posh steamboat Mary Powell was luxurious experience for passengers

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Spread the loveThe Mary Powell steamboat  was built in 1861 at Allison’s Shipyard in Jersey City, New Jersey for a reported $80,000. Docked along Rondout

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Newburgh Steam Engine Company
Business
Mark C. Carnes

From Merchant to Manufacturer: The Economics of Localism in Newburgh, New York, 1845-1900 (Part 2), by Mark C. Carnes

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Spread the loveOur Men of Property, 1846-1892 Our trade has left us and it will continue to do so. Last fall a great many of

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Power Plant on Montgomery Street
Buildings
Anthony Musso

In 1884, Newburgh was 2nd municipality in state to get electricity

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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

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Anthony Musso December 12, 2018 No Comments
Grant at Washingtons Headquarters
Newburgh
Joe Santacroce

Grant’s Visit to Newburgh August 7th 1869

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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

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Joe Santacroce December 5, 2018 No Comments
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