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Volume 1 February 20, 2003
What is the Hudson River Valley Institute? As the center for the study of the Hudson River Valley, the Hudson River Valley Institute (HRVI) at Marist College is the central hub for information about the region that gives it its name. As an arm of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (HRVNHA), the HRVI is increasing public awareness of America's First River's significant role in the history of New York and the United States. For example, it is leading the HRVNHA's commemoration of the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution. HRVI serves heritage tourists, scholars, elementary and secondary school educators, environmental organizations, the business community, and the general public seeking to know more about a region that has been called "the Landscape that defined America." Its Associates and interns use an interdisciplinary approach to produce new scholarly research and writing about the region that becomes content on HRVI's Digital Library. The web site also serves as a portal to other sources of information from libraries to historical societies to historic sites. Marist College is fully committed to having the Hudson River Valley Institute draw people--electronically and physically--from around the world to the Hudson River Valley to experience its scenic, cultural, economic, and historic resources.
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MARIST, BOCES TEAM UP FOR GRANT TO HELP HISTORY TEACHERS History teachers in Dutchess and Ulster counties will receive help from Marist College to upgrade American history instruction, thanks to an $837,486 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The 225th Anniversary of the Founding of West Point
Some sixty hardy souls braved the cold on 25 January 2003 to watch re-enactors from the 2nd New York, 5th New York, and 5th Connecticut regiments venture out from the shores of Constitution Island onto the frozen Hudson River in commemoration of the historic crossing made to West Point just 225 years ago. The Hudson River Valley Institute inspired and helped to plan another significant event of the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution—the signing on February 6, 1778, of a Treaty of Amity and Commerce in Paris by Conrad Alexander Gerard, representing King Louis XVI of France and three American envoys to France, Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee.
Patriot’s Weekends in the Hudson River Valley 2002- 2006 Fort Montgomery Video Hudson River Valley Institute at Work Video
Rhinebeck Historical Society
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This Week’s Featured WebsiteUnited States Military Academy at West Point West Point's role in our nation's history dates back to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized the strategic importance of the commanding plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River. Continental soldiers built forts, batteries, and redoubts and extended a l50-ton iron chain across the Hudson to control river traffic. West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy in 1802.
This Week’s Featured Historic Site
Constitution Island is located across the Hudson River from West Point. It is part of the United States Military Academy, a National Registered Landmark. The Warner House and ruins of the Revolutionary War fortifications are the points of interest.
This Week’s Featured Historic Town
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