Beacon Historical Society

Beacon, New York

Historical Society

Constitution Island

West Point, New York

Culture, History, Historic House, Military

THE WARNER HOUSE The lovely old house on Constitution Island was the home of the Warner family from 1836 to 1915. Susan and Anna Warner were well-known writers in the Nineteenth Century. Susan wrote The Wide, Wide World in 1850, which became a bestseller of its day. Anna is best known for writing the words to the hymn "Jesus Loves Me." The sisters taught Bible classes to West Point cadets for 40 years. The oldest part of the Warner House includes a thick stone wall existing from Revolutionary War days. The Victorian wing of eight rooms was built by Henry Warner in 1836 when he moved his family from New York City to the island. The house is furnished with the original Warner family possessions.

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

Cornwall, New York

Children's, Natural History, Nature Centers, Science

The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum operates two facilities, 1 1/2 miles apart, and also offers programs at schools and other locations throughout the region. The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum is a private non-profit institution dedicated to the natural and the cultural history of the Hudson Highlands. The Museum is located about an hour north of New York City, in the Hudson Highlands, which is the area where the Hudson River cuts through the Appalachian plateau. It is an area of dramatic natural beauty, geographic diversity, and historical interest.

Madam Brett Homestead

Beacon, New York

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Built in 1709, Dutchess County's oldest homestead; 17 rooms of furnishings, porcelain, paintings, books, tools and gardens. Owned for seven generations by the Brett family.

National Temple Hill Association

Vails Gate, New York

Historic House

Putnam County Historical Society

Cold Spring, New York

Historical Society

Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site

Newburg, New York

Art

Fishkill Historical Society

Fishkill, New York

Historical Society

Knox Hdqts. State Hist. Site

Vails Gate, New York

Park

Mount Gulian Historic Site

Beacon, New York

Botanical Garden, History, Historic House, Military

Mount Gulian is a designated National Historic Site in the Hudson Valley of NY. It includes a restored fieldstone homestead colonial-era museum building, a historic "Dutch" barn, a heritage English garden, and 40 acres of open space, woods and a great view of the Hudson River.

New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site

Vails Gate, New York

Children's, History, Library, Military, Park

New Windsor Cantonment breathes life into the onetime Continental Army post housing 7,500 soldiers and 500 women and children civilian war refugees. A small but talented staff authentically dressed and equipped as soldiers or soldiers' wives demonstrate the work and pastimes of life in a military community from weapons drill, woodworking, blacksmithing, medicine, cooking and laundry to celebrations and funerals, sports and games, and aspects of ordinary life in extraordinary times 60 miles above British-controlled New York City at the close of the Revolutionary War. Two new galleries introduce guests to the forgotten people behind the famous figures, and to a lost historic site nearby where the seeds of victory at the Siege of Yorktown were planted through intensive training.

Van Wyck Homestead Museum

Fishkill, New York

Archaeology, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military

A typical Dutch Colonial homestead built in 1732. The museum as artifacts dating back to the Revolutionary war. Also has local paintings. Events all year round.