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Newburgh

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Product Code: 9781531602246
ISBN13: 9781531602246
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Newburgh

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While passing through Newburgh Bay in 1609, explorer Henry Hudson's shipmate noted that the locale would be ideal for a village. True to his prediction, some 200 years later Newburgh was incorporated as a village and has since become the Queen City of the Hudson. It is a city of historical reputation. Here, Gen. George Washington awarded the first Purple Heart and wrote his famous letter refusing to become a king. The Newburgh site known today as Washington's
Headquarters is America's first historic preservation
building--the 1750 Hasbrouck House. Newburgh provides a glimpse into the city's past, with chapters that tell the story of a city of industry and innovation. Newburgh had telephone service as early as 1879 and was the second city to have a street illumined by an electric light bulb. Its East End contains the largest historic district in the state, covering a total of 445 acres from the Hudson riverfront westward. Within the district are rare examples of Greek Revival, Federal, Italianate, and Second Empire designs.


Author: Kevin Barrett
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication Date: Dec 01, 1999
Number of Pages: 130 pages
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10: 153160224X
ISBN-13: 9781531602246
 

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