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
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
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
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
Spread the loveOn the west side of Balmville Road in the Newburgh hamlet of Balmville is a mid-18th-century structure known as the Bloomer-Dailey house. It sits
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
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
