Historical Perspective by DCHS Board President Rob Doyle
Special Thanks to White's Hudson River Marina, sponsors of the DCHS Virtual Event Space Library and this Program
Many thanks to these collaborators for their help in assembling this story!
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GENERAL HISTORY
- Ancient Astronomy Along the Hudson by Glenn Kreisber
- Wappinger Native Americans
- The Legend of Danskammer Podcast
- Henry Hudson
- Rombout Patent
- General New Hamburg History
- Historic District
- Stone Street Historic Area
- Records of First Presbyterian Church, New Hamburg
- LDS Records of First Presbyterian Church of Wappinger Creek (New Hamburg)
THE PLACE / ITS BUILDINGS
- 1804: Survey Under Water: Drake & Bogardus
- Mary Hornbeck's Blog Post
- Place to live New Hamburg, NY
- Timeline of Dutchess County Town Creation
- Gomez Mill House
- Wheeler Hill Historic District (Farmer’s Landing)
- Main Street Historic District
- Union Free School
- Sears & Roebuck Home Kits
- Train Station
THE RIVER
- 19thC Hudson River Sloops
- Ice Boat Racing on the Hudson River
- Mary Powell Steamboat
- Seth Green, Fish Culturist
- Fishing at “Diamond Reef” New Hamburg, NY
- New Hamburg Yacht Club history
THE CREEK
INDUSTRY
- UK: Lime Burning
- Vermont Archaeological: Lime burning
- Walpole MA: Lime overview
- South Devon UK: Lime kilns overview
DISASTERS
IN TRANSIT
MARINAS
White’s Marina: Since 1959