Washington's Headquarters
Liberty and Washington Streets, Newburgh
General Washington came to the farm home of the Hasbrouck family in Newbourgh on April 1, 1782. He occupied the house until August 19, 1783, while his troops were encamped at Temple Hill, a few miles away.
These were trying months while a peace treaty was being negotiated with Great Britain. It was a time of restless inaction for the troops: of discipline maintained with difficulty.
It was at Newburgh, among the General Orders of the Day, August 7, 1782, that General Washington proposed the establishment of the Order of the Purple Heart.
Adjacent to the Headquarters in a regional museum.
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Fireman's Park was dedicated on the October 16, 1977--the 200th anniversary of the burning of Kingston.
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Fireman's Park was dedicated on the October 16, 1977--the 200th anniversary of the burning of Kingston. Beneath this bell, mayor Francis R. Koenig placed a time capsule to be opened 50 years later in 2027.
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Palantine German regugees from the religious wars of Europe settled on these river banks during 1709, and Dutch and French Huguenots followed. During the Revolution control of the Hudson River was important for British strategy and for American defense. To block the British in May 1778, an iron chain, with two-foot links forged at nearby Sterling Iron Works, was stretched across from West Point to Constitution Island. On July 16, 1779, General Anthony Wayne stormed and captured Stony Point. West Point was fortified and garrisoned. Its betrayal by Benedict Arnold in 1780 was thwarted by the capture of his British collaborator, Major John Andre. General Washington's headquarters were at Newburgh, 1782-83, General Henry Knox's headquarters were at Vail's Gate and the last cantonment of the Continental Army was at Temple Hill.
River traffic first by sloop and then by steamboat brought increased population and commerce. Small factories sprang up and Newburgh as a thriving port in the nineteenth century was linked to the interior by turnpikes and later by railroads. Fruit growing flourished in the highlands.
The Catskill Mountains attract tourists and provide vacation resorts. Goshen, site of the original Hambletonian event, is famous for trotting horse races.
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