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tour 1 turn right on cr 85 morton rd and drive 2.4 miles to hutton st 8 rokeby l this working family farm formerly called labergerie was built in 1811 by general john armstrong and his wife aida livingston and remains in the livingston family 9 st john the evangelist episcopal church r a gray wooden carpenter gothic structure 10 montgomery place l river rd continues to annandale passing by montgomery place the estate built by janet livingston montgomery in 1805 after the death of revolutionary war hero general richard montgomery the main house overlooking the hudson is one of the finest examples ...

tour 1 turn right on cr 50 jackson corners rd and drive 0.6 mile to taconic parkway 19 jackson corners and gaddes store i cr 56 at cr 50 jackson corners was an important stop on the nobletown stage road to northern new england before the end of the 18th c gaddes store 1773 was one of many inns along the route spaced roughly ten miles apart so horses could be changed and passengers allowed to stretch a few hundred feet into columbia county leads to the taconic parkway for a side trip wilcox park a short distance on rt 199 east is 615 acres of forested hills streams and a lake for swimming boating ...

tour 2 4 moravian monument y constructed in 1859 in memory of christian missionaries who tried to convert shekomeko indians 9 pulvers corners named for william pulver this tiny farm hamlet had its own post office store hotel and a union church in the 19th c it is now distinguished by fine vernacular architecture of the federal and victorian eras and lovely views turn left on carpenter hill rd and drive 0.5 mile to stop sign cr 83 turn left at stop sign and drive 1.8 miles to rt 82 this area was home to the family of 18th c historian isaac huntting turn left on cr 60 winchell mt rd drive 1.7 miles ...

tour 2 turn right on simmons st to village hall r drive 0.2 mile to dutchess ave turn left on dutchess ave drive 0.1 mile to main st turn right on main st then bear left on main st and drive 0.2 mile to turn-around at railroad plaza 13 millerton village was incorporated in 1875 park and walk to sites and shops along main st tourist information at gilmor glass 2 main st settled earlier as a result of the extension of the ny and harlem rr planned by sidney g miller for whom the village is named the first rr station erected in 1851 was replaced in 1911 by the present structure now centerpiece of ...

tour 3 15 salt point a transportation center for grains and cattle two traditions account for the name the first holds that indians and early settlers set out salt licks to attract deer the second recalls a cattle drover s trick of fattening herds on the way to market by feeding cattle salt before their final fording increasing sale weight by adding water today farms are devoted to horse cattle and sheep breeding drive 3.1 miles on rt 44 west to albrecht s dairy 17 albrecht s dairy r main house ca 1797 an early structure on approach to the village drive 0.2 mile to st paul s episcopal church ...

tour 3 drive 1.7 miles south on rt 9g to entrance of eleanor roosevelt national historic site at val-kill 25 eleanor roosevelt national historic site at val-kill l the name translates to stream of falls this 180-acre wooded plot on the fallkill was a favorite roosevelt family picnic spot in 1924 fdr deeded it to his wife and friends to build a weekend retreat the first building on the site stone cottage was inspired by 18th c hudson valley dutch farmhouses val-kill industries a crafts training and rural economic development experiment began and ended here in a simple stucco building called ...

tour 5 the name of a high lookout point near the bridge where traders once watched for sloops riverside parking trails picnic benches 6 fdr mid-hudson bridge r a steel suspension bridge built during the administration of governor franklin d roosevelt opened august 1930 it marked the end of ferries and the beginning of the nys bridge authority 7 poughkeepsie railroad station l nr erected in 1918 and modeled after nyc s grand central station it had fallen into disrepair and disuse in the 1960s carefully restored it provides a thriving mode of transportation for metro-north rr and amtrak from the ...

tour 5 locust grove samuel morse historic site 11 poughkeepsie rural cemetery r in 1852 matthew vassar and a select committee chose the former smith thompson farm rust plaets dutch for resting place near the old livingston family plot as a cemetery site beautiful landscaped grounds and outbuildings reflect rural cemetery movement aesthetics that were dedicated november 2 1853 tradition holds the marshy area east of the cemetery to be the little resting place that named poughkeepsie grounds open daily please respect cemetery rules 12 locust grove samuel morse historic site r nr in 1847 samuel ...

tour 5 26 freedom plains presbyterian church l the congregation formed in 1827 met in a barn until the lumber for the church arrived by sloop from albany in 1828 30 glebe house l a small brick house museum built 1767 as a farm/rectory or glebe for christ episcopal church open by appt call 845/471-1630 for turn right on freedom rd cr 47 bear right and continue on freedom rd cr 47 drive 1.7 miles to mountain rd freedom the original name of the town in 1821 was also given to the old road to oswego farms along the route date from the 18th c working farms today include orchards dairies vegetable ...

tour 6 turn left on west main st bear right at y on curve to east main st which curves past the eastlake style pawling central baptist church l ca 1879 drive 0.8 mi to rt 22 24 peale center for christian living l the center museum interprets the lives of world-renowned religious leaders norman vincent and ruth stafford peale call 845/855-5000 for 25 john kane house nr l this building served as washington s headquarters from sept nov 1778 over tory kane s objections the historical society of quaker hill and pawling est 1910 maintains the house as a local history repository and museum the lowell ...

tour 6 bear right on rt 55 33 first baptist church l established 1757 cemetery is opposite church drive 0.9 mile to i with cr 6 turn right on rt 55 and continue 0.9 mile to webatuck craft village 34 webatuck craft village l quaint shops house craft studios galleries and a 1747 inn/furniture showroom food service is available at the buttonwood cafe or picnic along the stream call 845/832-6601 for turn around and drive 0.9 mile to i with cr 6 turn right on cr 6 drive 5.6 miles to rt 22 35 ten mile river r a favorite fishing area is a meandering stream fed by the swamp river that empties into ...

tour 7 45 miles 2.5 hours start the tour begins in the town of wappinger on rt 376 at the service entrance to the dutchess county airport 1 new hackensack reformed church burial ground l formed in 1765 members built their first house of worship in 1766 on land given by joris brinckerhoff the woronock house restaurant r is a former inn dating to the mid-1700s successive renovations mask earlier vernacular architecture 4 mesier park nr l the only real village green in dutchess county has been a public park since ca 1891 when henry mesier sold it to the village for $5000 annual events focus around ...

tour 7 turn left on east main st rt 9d caution 6 zion episcopal church i the first in the village ca 1833 this late gothic revival was constructed of brownstone from benjamin clapp s local quarry continue on wheeler hill rd for 0.6 mile to stop sign keep right the road rises sharply to the top of the van wyck ridge where there are scenic vistas east and south continue 1 block turn right at light on rt 9d south ave turn right at the bottom of wheeler hill on unmarked old state rd turn right on north river rd 200 feet farther drive 1.6 miles on north river rd to bank st 11 scenic river vistas ...

tour 7 scenic vistas of newburgh bay first called fishkill bay are visible from spy hill a revolutionary lookout point breakneck ridge and storm king mt south mark the hudson highlands 20 dia:beacon r the dia art foundation s renowned collection opened in 2003 this 300,000 sq ft facility an old paper factory is home to art from the 1960 s to the present noted artists include andy warhol josephy beuys on kawara agnes martin and richard serra admission tours call 845/440-0100 for howland cultural center turn left on tioranda ave park here for howland cultural center caution stop at i turn l ...

tour 7 29 derick brinckerhoff house l built ca 1719 the large white 2nd empire still owned by the same family began as a modest cottage during the revolution lafayette recuperated from pneumonia here and was also headquarters for gen mcdougall s 1st new york regiment bear right on rt 52 at light at i drive 2.4 miles to cr 31 palen rd 30 nimham monument center island l daniel nimham last sachem of the wappinger was a friend of catharyna brett he fought heroically in the american revolution was injured at the battle of cortland ridge and died with his son in the battle of kingsbridge it is thought ...

tour 7 32 brinckerhoff/pudney/palen house l this dutch colonial gambrel-roofed house dates from the late 18th c it is being restored by the east fishkill historical society to reflect periods of its development the house and a carriage house donated by ibm from the demolished van wyck/jay house are used as a community resource drive 2.1 miles to rt 82 turn right at light on rt 82 drive 4.3 miles to rt 52 37 hopewell junction r although settled a c earlier hopewell junction experienced major growth with the coming of the central new england newburgh and dutchess connecticut railroads which made ...