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.
Spread the loveThe two-and-a-half story stone house that sits along Forge Hill Road, just southeast of its intersection with Blooming Grove Turnpike (Route 94), in
Spread the loveWhen most people think about Broadway’s theater district, they focus on Manhattan. Beginning in the late 19th century, along another Broadway, in the
Spread the loveFrom October 1782 through June 1783, Gen. George Washington relocated 7,000 of his army troops to a 1,600-acre parcel of land at today’s
Spread the loveDuring the Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington maintained his headquarters in Newburgh, Orange County, from April 1782 through August 1783. There, he oversaw
