Newburgh in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Minuteman Statue

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024

1. Minuteman Statue Marker

Inscription. State militias provided vital assistance to the Continental Army. With a reputation for being ready at a minute's notice, “Minutemen” were self-trained, mobile companies within state militias meant to respond to threats quickly. What they lacked in training they made up for with speed and guerrilla tactics. They augmented the formally trained Continental regulars by acting as skirmishers and sharpshooters, impeding British movements throughout the war.

This statue was created by Henry Hudson Kitson in 1924. An almost identical statue, also designed by Kitson, stands in Lexington, Massachusetts. These two statues act as bookends to the war, monuments to where the war began and ended.

Though famous for their part in the Revolutionary War, the always-ready soldiers that would come to be called “Minutemen” existed before in the Colonies. Samuel Thompson, a militia commander from Massachusetts in the French and Indian War recorded that, when his regular troops were gone, he was sent “… eleven more at one minute's warning, with three days provision … ”

[Caption] Statue of Captain Parker, Lexington, Mass., 1913-1930, New York Public Library

Erected by Palisades Interstate Park Commission • New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 41° 29.873′ N, 74° 0.63′ W. Marker is in Newburgh, New York, in Orange County. It can be reached from Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 84 Liberty St, Newburgh NY 12550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Minuteman (a few steps from this marker); Washington’s Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Changing Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Uzal Knapp Gravesite (within shouting distance of this marker); Uzal Knapp (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Tree (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tower of Victory (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newburgh.

Also see . . . Minutemen. The Minutemen played a crucial role not only in the Revolutionary War, but in earlier conflicts. (USHistory.org, Independence

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024

2. Minuteman Statue Marker

Hall Association) (Submitted on October 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024

3. The Minuteman Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.