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Hyde Park, NY WASHINGTON’S
The nps.gov/hofr HEADQUARTERS STATE
This was the lifelong home of President Franklin
HISTORIC SITE
D. Roosevelt, and both he and his wife Eleanor are
Hudson River buried here. This is also the site of the country’s
first national presidential library, which was
commissioned by FDR, as well as Eleanor
Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill Cottage. The museum
Glens Falls contains extensive displays on the lives and careers
of both Franklin and Eleanor.
Ford Edward THOMAS COLE NATIONAL
Corinth F HISTORIC SITE
9
Newburgh, NY
parks.ny.gov
Stillwater This is the nation’s first publicly owned historic
site. Tour the rooms where American history was
made. From April 1782 to August 1783 General
George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the
Continental Army, made his headquarters and
residence at Jonathan and Tryntje Hasbrouck
Troy family’s fieldstone farmhouse in Newburgh. It was
3 Albany the longest he stayed at any headquarters through-
out the 8 1/2 years of the American Revolution,
D 7 during which time he rejected the suggestion of an
Catskill, NY American monarchy, created the Badge of Military
thomascole.org Merit – forerunner of the Purple Heart, and
announced the Cessation of Hostilities, which
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site marks ended the fighting of the Revolutionary War. The
the birthplace of American art, where the Hudson Hasbrouck house is furnished to reflect
River School of landscape painting began. Visit the Washington’s stay and is open for guided tours.
residence and studio of 19th century artist and
founder of the Hudson River School, Thomas WILDERSTEIN
5 Hudson Cole, and tour the galleries of oil paintings
and rooms filled with Cole artifacts and period
Catskill 7 furnishings.
2 Germantown VANDERBILT MANSION
10 Rhinebeck NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
E Kingston
6 8 Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck, NY 10
B Fishkill wilderstein.org
9 Newburgh Wilderstein was the home of Margaret Suckley, a
cousin and confidante of Franklin Roosevelt, and
West 8 is widely regarded as the Hudson Valley’s most
important example of Victorian architecture.
Point A 1 Garrison Hyde Park, NY Three generations of Suckleys occupied
Wilderstein, amassing personal and ancestral
nps.gov/vama
Fort This Gilded Age gem, one of the region’s oldest effects that attest to the lively social history of the
Montgomery Peekskill Hudson River estates, was built at the turn of the estate, its family and their relationship to the
Hudson Valley. The large collection of books,
century for Frederick William Vanderbilt. It is a
masterpiece of American Beaux-Arts design by the letters, photographs, furniture, paintings, art
objects and china at Wilderstein are of great
Sleepy Hollow distinguished architectural firm McKim, Mead & interest to both scholars and casual visitors.
White. Hyde Park provides a glimpse of estate life
4 Tarrytown and the world of the American millionaire during
the Gilded Age.
Yonkers More of the Many Historic Sites Along the Hudson River
A The U.S. Military A cademy at West Point - West Point, NY; westpoint.edu The most frequently visited site in Hudson Valley.
C Map not to scale B Bannerman’s Castle - Fishkill, NY; bannermancastle.org Built to resemble a Scottish fortress and served as an arsenal
C Hudson River Museum - Yonkers, NY; hrm.org Living exhibits, art collections, Trevor Mansion, and more.
D Crailo State Historic Site - Rensselaer, NY; parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/30 Museum of Dutch history & culture
New York City E The Fred J. Johnston House - Kingston, NY; fohk.org A treasury of American decorative arts
F Grant Cottage - Moreau, NY; grantcottage.org The final home of Ulysses S. Grant with original furnishings and Grants’personal items
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The nps.gov/hofr HEADQUARTERS STATE
This was the lifelong home of President Franklin
HISTORIC SITE
D. Roosevelt, and both he and his wife Eleanor are
Hudson River buried here. This is also the site of the country’s
first national presidential library, which was
commissioned by FDR, as well as Eleanor
Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill Cottage. The museum
Glens Falls contains extensive displays on the lives and careers
of both Franklin and Eleanor.
Ford Edward THOMAS COLE NATIONAL
Corinth F HISTORIC SITE
9
Newburgh, NY
parks.ny.gov
Stillwater This is the nation’s first publicly owned historic
site. Tour the rooms where American history was
made. From April 1782 to August 1783 General
George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the
Continental Army, made his headquarters and
residence at Jonathan and Tryntje Hasbrouck
Troy family’s fieldstone farmhouse in Newburgh. It was
3 Albany the longest he stayed at any headquarters through-
out the 8 1/2 years of the American Revolution,
D 7 during which time he rejected the suggestion of an
Catskill, NY American monarchy, created the Badge of Military
thomascole.org Merit – forerunner of the Purple Heart, and
announced the Cessation of Hostilities, which
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site marks ended the fighting of the Revolutionary War. The
the birthplace of American art, where the Hudson Hasbrouck house is furnished to reflect
River School of landscape painting began. Visit the Washington’s stay and is open for guided tours.
residence and studio of 19th century artist and
founder of the Hudson River School, Thomas WILDERSTEIN
5 Hudson Cole, and tour the galleries of oil paintings
and rooms filled with Cole artifacts and period
Catskill 7 furnishings.
2 Germantown VANDERBILT MANSION
10 Rhinebeck NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
E Kingston
6 8 Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck, NY 10
B Fishkill wilderstein.org
9 Newburgh Wilderstein was the home of Margaret Suckley, a
cousin and confidante of Franklin Roosevelt, and
West 8 is widely regarded as the Hudson Valley’s most
important example of Victorian architecture.
Point A 1 Garrison Hyde Park, NY Three generations of Suckleys occupied
Wilderstein, amassing personal and ancestral
nps.gov/vama
Fort This Gilded Age gem, one of the region’s oldest effects that attest to the lively social history of the
Montgomery Peekskill Hudson River estates, was built at the turn of the estate, its family and their relationship to the
Hudson Valley. The large collection of books,
century for Frederick William Vanderbilt. It is a
masterpiece of American Beaux-Arts design by the letters, photographs, furniture, paintings, art
objects and china at Wilderstein are of great
Sleepy Hollow distinguished architectural firm McKim, Mead & interest to both scholars and casual visitors.
White. Hyde Park provides a glimpse of estate life
4 Tarrytown and the world of the American millionaire during
the Gilded Age.
Yonkers More of the Many Historic Sites Along the Hudson River
A The U.S. Military A cademy at West Point - West Point, NY; westpoint.edu The most frequently visited site in Hudson Valley.
C Map not to scale B Bannerman’s Castle - Fishkill, NY; bannermancastle.org Built to resemble a Scottish fortress and served as an arsenal
C Hudson River Museum - Yonkers, NY; hrm.org Living exhibits, art collections, Trevor Mansion, and more.
D Crailo State Historic Site - Rensselaer, NY; parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/30 Museum of Dutch history & culture
New York City E The Fred J. Johnston House - Kingston, NY; fohk.org A treasury of American decorative arts
F Grant Cottage - Moreau, NY; grantcottage.org The final home of Ulysses S. Grant with original furnishings and Grants’personal items
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