The disastrous fire of 1876 destroyed downtown Chester. To protect the village from future fires, the citizens of Chester under took to build both a water system and a fire company. This advertisement was sent to Joseph Durland, a founding member...
This is a copy of a map of Tomkins Cove located in the township of Stony Point. This maps shows the Hudson River to the east. A railroad line, listed as "Proposed Chicago & West Point R.R" lines the bank of the river. The families owning property...
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Sarah Maria Hasbrouck, a student of the newly founded New Paltz Academy, writes a composition describing the Village of New Paltz in the early 1830's.; Sarah Maria Hasbrouck, the first child of Levi and Hylah Hasbrouck, was born on November 12,...