On Montgomery Street at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north on Montgomery Street.
Originator of Hudson River picturesque landscapes and architecture. Partners Vaux and Wither continued building in Romantic style as in this ‘Villa’. — — Map (db m34009) HM
On Balmville Road at Commonweath Avenue & River Road, in the median on Balmville Road.
Standing here since 1699
Circumference 25 feet, 5 inches
Diameter 90 inches
I - The Balmville Tree
The Balmville Tree is the oldest Eastern Cottonwood on record in the United States. A core sample taken by a Harvard University . . . — — Map (db m28886) HM
Near Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north.
Landscapes and the human relationship to the
land are dynamic and changing. The Esopus
People inhabited this land for hunting and growing
crops before it was taken in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries by Europeans, who continued
to . . . — — Map (db m259493) HM
On Water Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
[ east side ]
The Newburgh
Chapter of UNICO
National
October 11, 1992
In celebration of a 500th Anniversary commemorating the vision, courage, determination and voyages of
Christopher
Columbus
And the crews of the Nina, the . . . — — Map (db m37139) HM
On Robinson Avenue (U.S. 9W) north of Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
The final resting place for the thriving free Black community in what was the Village of Newburgh, 1832 to 1867. Added to Nat. Register 2010. — — Map (db m303598) HM
Orange County Court House, Greek revival, finished in 1842. Newburgh shared a half-shire role with Goshen. Architect Thornton Niven of Newburgh — — Map (db m42437) HM
Near Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
This monument was erected under the authority of the Congress of the United States and of the State of New York in commemoration of The Disbandment under proclamation of the Continental Congress of Oct 18, 1783 of the Armies by whose patriotic & . . . — — Map (db m8205) HM
“Rochambeau was pleased to renew his acquaintance with Mrs. Washington, while some of his officers had the honor to meet her for the first time.” – Rochambeau's aide-de-camp, Louis Francois Dupont d'Aubevoye, comte de . . . — — Map (db m259482) HM
Near Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1883, at the celebration to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the end of the American Revolution, then
Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln commissioned a
monument to be erected on this site. Known as the Tower
of Victory, the monument was . . . — — Map (db m259530) HM
On N Water Street at Forsythe Place, on the left when traveling north on N Water Street.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m54238) HM
Near Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1765, outraged colonists on Boston Commons protested British government policies underneath a tree, which became known as the Liberty Tree. Soon after, other colonies designated their own “liberty trees,” using them as meeting places or to signal . . . — — Map (db m259522) HM
Near Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m259504) HM
On Montgomery Street 0.1 miles 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
Montgomery Street Station, one of the world’s earliest central electric stations, began service here in 1884. Built by Thomas A. Edison. — — Map (db m34006) HM
On Montgomery Street 0.2 miles South Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first 5 brick houses on the east side of the street were saved from demolition by Ellzabeth Lyon in 1974. Newburgh's neighborhood preservation began on thls street. — — Map (db m34054) HM
On Leroy Place at Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Leroy Place.
Orange County Veterans Memorial
Roll of Honor
In Memory of Those Orange County Men and Women
Who Gave Their Lives In the Service of Our Country
World War I
William P. Abel • Walter D. Allison • Joseph M. Alvord • Seymour Anderson • William . . . — — Map (db m37717) WM
On Powder Mill Road at Algonquin Drive, on the right when traveling east on Powder Mill Road.
From 1815 to 1901 black gun
powder was produced at this
complex. Some of the older
houses surrounding the site
were homes for mill workers. — — Map (db m259531) HM
In 1781, the American and French allies combined their armies at a pivotal turning point in the Revolutionary War. Under the command of General George Washington and French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, the armies . . . — — Map (db m259486) HM
Near Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north.
Commissioned by United States Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln, the Tower of Victory was built to celebrate the centennial of the end of the War for Independence. The limestone
tower serves as a memorial to both peace and George Washington, who . . . — — Map (db m259525) HM
Near Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
The last of the Life Guards Born 1759, Died 1856
Monmouth, Valley Forge, Yorktown
(Back of monument) Erected by the Newburgh Guards Company F. 19th Regiment N.Y.S.M. June 1860 — — Map (db m8235) HM
Near Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north.
Buried on these grounds in 1856, Uzal Knapp was known in his lifetime as “The Last of the Life Guards,” an elite unit of men that protected General Washington during the Revolutionary War. In 1860, the marker was placed and his wife Abagail, whose . . . — — Map (db m259519) HM
On Liberty Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Liberty Street.
Washington’s Headquarters has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark. Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m8204) HM
Near Lafayette Street at Edward Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Hasbrouck house served as General Washington’s headquarters from April 1782 until August 1783. He issued the cease-fire orders here on April 19, 1783. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m8725) HM
[English] At the close of the War for Independence, George Washington made the Hasbrouck family's Dutch colonial farmhouse his military headquarters. From April 1782 until August 1783, General Washington made decisions here that shaped the . . . — — Map (db m259387) HM
Near Liberty Street north of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north.
[English] At the close of the War for Independence, George Washington made the Hasbrouck family's Dutch colonial farmhouse his military headquarters. From April 1782 until August 1783, General Washington made decisions here that shaped the . . . — — Map (db m259500) HM
