The Federal-style William Smith house, with center doorways, symmetrical windows, and wide front porch was razed for the building of the Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw. William Smith and his brother, Joshua Hett Smith, had homes on the old...
The Treason House on Stony Point Road in West Haverstraw was where General Benedict Arnold met with Major John Andre to discuss how the British could obtain the fortifications at West Point and defeat the rebellious Americans.
Three powerful horses pull a plow at the farm of Letchworth Village. "Ready for a Deep Furrow" is the caption. The picture appeared in the 1940 Letchworth Village Annual Report.
A float used in many Hudson-Fulton Celebration parades detailed the capture of Major Andre by a few Americans in Tarrytown, NY. Andre was the intermediary through whom Benedict Arnold negotiated with the British for the betrayal of West Point....
Letter to Peter Van Gaasbeek from James Hasbrouck in which Hasbrouck mentions Bruyn marching with Clinton to reinforce Arnold at Quebec. He also mentions Gen. Lee fortifying New York City.
