Cheap Things To Do in Vails Gate, New York

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 residin... More on Wildernet.com

This was the site of the last winter encampment of George Washington's Continental Army. Demonstrations by cos ... More on PlanetWare

Although the Seige of Yorktown had occured a year before, George Washington contained his 7,000 troops at this site between October 1782 and April 1783. In October 1782, General George Washington m... More on Heritage

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, carpent... More on MuseumStuff.com

Mount Ellison, the elegant country estate of New York's Ellison family, served as wartime headquarters ... More on TripAdvisor

Major General Henry Knox, Commander of the America artillery, established his military headquarters at John Ellison's 1754 Georgian-style house during the Revolutionary War. From October 1782 until... More on Heritage

'Browns Pond', in the Town of New Windsor in Orange County, New York, USA, is the smaller of two reservoirs for the nearby City of Newburgh. It is hook-shaped, with the circuitous Mount Airy Road running past both ends. Its outlet ... More on Wikipedia

Interactive museum about the history and 1.7 million who received the Purple Heart for being wounded or slain in battle. The badge was originally created by George Washington. State-of-the-art gallery ... More on iloveny.com

Historians report that Rome was built on seven hills. That's one more than Black Rock Forest can boast of, but then Black Rock also has half a dozen bodies of water, and it sees so few visitors tha... More on Trails

The views from Eagle Point and Black Rock were stunning , though they were t More on Trails

Inscription. This gentle slope was part of a Kings Highway constructed in 1741 and known locally as the Goshen Road. When the Ellisons stone house was built here in 1754, it faced this heavily traveled highway. Over this road various ... More on HMDB