Gateway
to the Hudson River Valley
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Volume 6, July 2003 |
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New
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Sybil
Ludington
The
Hudson River Valley Institute is preparing Fourth Grade level
lesson plans on Sybil Ludington and her famous ride. The objective of these lesson plans are to
allow the students to
gain an appreciation of the role a teen from the Hudson Valley
played in the American Revolution, and to glean information about
Sybil Ludington from the poems memorializing her.
 
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This Week’s Featured Website
Danbury
Museum and Historical Society
The Danbury Museum and Historical Society,
Inc. was formed in 1947 to acquire, preserve, exhibit and interpret New
England's past; focusing particularly on the heritage of Danbury. This site explores Danbury History, including
the Revolutionary War, and Sybil Ludington’s famous ride.
 
This Week’s Featured Historic Site
In
1732 Cornelius Van Wyck developed the Van Wyck Homestead on 959
acres in present day Fishkill and expanded it in "pure"
Dutch fashion in 1757. The Continental Army requisitioned the house
during the American Revolution and used it as a headquarters for
Major General Israel Putnam and others as the area became a major
supply depot. The Van Wyck house was also the setting for the fictitious
trial of Enoch Crosby, the famous American spy, in James Fenimore
Cooper's novel, The Spy. |
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This Month’s Featured Historic Town
of the Hudson River Valley
Carmel,
NY
Carmel
Town Hall
60 McAlpin Avenue
Mahopac, New York 10541
(845) 628-1500
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