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The Highland Adventures of William Thompson Howell
Palisades Interstate Park Commission
New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site presents: The Highland Adventures of William Thompson Howell
Saturday, April 17th at 2:00 PM
Join the Friends of the State Historic Sites of the Hudson Highlands (FSHSHH) as they gather for their Annual Meeting at the Temple Building at New Windsor Cantonment on Saturday, April 17th at 2 PM. Following the brief meeting, this year's program will include a presentation on "The Highland Adventures of William Thompson Howell."
FSHSHH, a group of local supporters, meet year-round to benefit the activities of three Revolutionary War historic sites: New Windsor Cantonment, Knox's Headquarters, and Washington's Headquarters. FSHSHH works to supplement the educational, public event, and collections needs, and to increase public awareness of each site's historical significance. This year's presentation on "The Highland Adventures of William Thompson Howell," highlights the author, naturalist, photographer, outdoorsman and preservationist. Hear how this Newburgh resident documented, via a photographic commentary, life in the Hudson River Valley.
New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is where the Continental Army under General George Washington spent the last winter and spring of the Revolutionary War. In October 1782, General Washington moved his northern army to New Windsor to establish winter quarters. Some 7,500 soldiers and 500 women and children civilian refugees encamped here. By late December 1782, they had erected nearly 600 log huts into a "cantonment," a military enclave.
Nearby, John Ellison's Georgian-style house in Vails Gate served as the military headquarters of Major General Henry Knox, Commander of the American artillery in 1780-81, and then as headquarters for General Horatio Gates, commandant of the New Windsor Cantonment in 1782-83. In Newburgh, during those critical last months of the war, General Washington made some of his most important contributions to shaping the American republic at his headquarters in the Jonathon Hasbrouck House, the first publically owned historic site in the nation.
This event is a perfect opportunity to learn more about these historic sites, and how you can join this organization. Come see what it's all about, and how you might become involved! Admission is FREE.
For more information please call (845) 561-1765 ext. 22. The New Windsor Cantonment and the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor are located at 374 Temple Hill Road, Route 300, in the Town of New Windsor, four miles east of Stewart Airport and three miles from the intersection of I-87 and I-84 in Newburgh, New York.
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