
North Plank Road Tavern once a Speakeasy
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 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 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 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 loveDuring the Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington maintained his headquarters in Newburgh, Orange County, from April 1782 through August 1783. There, he oversaw

Spread the loveLocated on the east side of Route 9W just north of Interstate-84 in Balmville, a hamlet in the Town of Newburgh, the Powelton