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ANew Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
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- Vails Gate
NY - +1 845 561 1765
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: New Windsor, New York (1.4 miles from Cornwall)
- Overview The New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is located along NY 300 a mile north of Vails Gate in Orange County's Town of New Windsor. It is a reconstruction of the final encampment of the Continental Army. Between June 1782 and October 1783 7,000 troops were boarded here in 600 log huts, over... more on En.wikipedia.org
- Overview In October 1782, General George Washington moved his army to New Windsor to establish living quarters for his soldiers. Six hundred log huts became the cantonment with high-ranking officers residing in private homes. It was at the New Windsor Cantonment that the cease fire orders were issued by W... more on Wildernet.com
New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
Vails GateNY
BFranklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum
- 4079 Albany Post Road
Route 9, Hyde Park, NY 12538 - +1 845 486 7770
- Overview Contains extensive displays on the lives and careers of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and exciting interactive exhibits. more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library is the first of the presidential libraries. It was conceived and built under President Roosevelt's direction during 1939-40 on 16 acres of land in Hyde Park, New York, donated by the President and his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt. The library resulted from the P... more on MuseumStuff.com
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum
4079 Albany Post RoadRoute 9, Hyde Park, NY 12538
CNew Windsor Cantonment
- Temple Hill Road
Vails Gate, NY 12584 - +1 845 561 1765
- Overview The final winter encampment of 8,000 soldiers and campfollowers of the Continental Army (1782-83), now a living history museum with demonstrations of musket and cannon drill, blacksmithing, carpentry and 18th century medicine. ... more on MuseumStuff.com
- Overview New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site was the final encampment of the Northern Continental Army, 1782-1783, and is also home to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, gathering the stories of American's combat-wounded military personnel. Knox's Headquarters is the 1754 country estate of th... more on TripAdvisor
New Windsor Cantonment
Temple Hill RoadVails Gate, NY 12584
DEleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- 4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, New York, 12538 - +1 800 337 8474
- Highlights: concessions-food available, guided tours more
- Location: Hyde Park, New York (24.1 miles from Cornwall)
- Overview Historic site features the home and estate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first presidential library, and the FDR museum that displays photographs, official documents, speeches and family possessions that ... more on TripAdvisor
- Overview Dogs must be on leash and must be cleaned up after on grounds of this site. Dogs are not allowed in the house or buildings. more on DogFriendly.com
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
4097 Albany Post RoadHyde Park, New York, 12538
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