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Memorial Day Historic Concert & Revolutionary War Graveside Ceremony
Memorial Day Historic Concert & Revolutionary War Graveside Ceremony
In honor of America's soldiers and their families on Memorial Day weekend, Monday May 27, at 2:00 PM, site staff, in 18th century dress, perform a ceremony to honor our nation’s veterans at the site cemetery. At 2:15 PM historic balladeer Linda Russell performs traditional American patriotic music in the Temple Building.
New Windsor Cantonment was an encampment of more than 7,000 Continental Army soldiers and some of their families over the winter of 1782-83. 81 years ago, one of the first public ceremonies to award the Purple Heart military decoration was held on Memorial Day, in 1932, at the old campground at New Windsor. Over 100 veterans of the First World War received the Medal.
From 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM visitors will see soldiers performing musket drills, blacksmithing and other activities performed at the original encampment. Following the concert soldiers will fire their muskets and a cannon on the "Grand Parade", the very field where George Washington's announcement of impending peace was first read to the Army over 200 years ago.
The concert in the site's Temple building has become a favorite annual tradition among Hudson Valley residents. A former National Park Service historian and a performing artist with many popular recordings, Linda Russell specializes in music that tells the stories of the common people of American history. Using a variety of period-style instruments, she performs songs of love and loss, of brave deeds done on the battlefield and home front. Playing songs from the Revolutionary War era as a starting point, Linda follows American music and history right up through the present day. Her performances at the Cantonment and concerts throughout the United States have made her a favorite with audiences all over. The concert is indoors, but outdoor activities may be delayed in case of inclement weather.
This event is sponsored by the Palisades Parks Conservancy, Inc.
Admission is free .
For more information please call the site at (845) 561-1765. New Windsor Cantonment is located on Route 300 (Temple Hill Road) in the Town of New Windsor, four miles east of Stewart Airport. It is three miles from the intersection of I-87 and I-84 in Newburgh, New York.
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