Gideon Frisbee House
September 20, 2025
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Gideon Frisbee (1758-1828) was a man of many occupations that through an industrious career included revolutionary war soldier, militia captain, pioneer, farmer, lumber merchant, justice of the peace, county treasurer, tavern keeper and vestryman.
Gideon Frisbee was born at Connecticut in 1758, the son of Philip Frisbee (1740-1813) and Phoeb...
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Woodin Blacksmith Shop
September 13, 2025
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The Woodin Blacksmith Shop, originally located on the family farm in Wolf Hollow in Andes, New York, served three generations of the Woodin family as they made hinges and hardware while also repairing farm equipment for themselves and their neighbors. The adjacent corn crib, also originally located on the Woodin farm, was used to store feed corn fo...
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Amos Wood Gunshop
September 06, 2025
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Amos Phineas Wood (1841-1924) was a gunsmith, machinist, postmaster, farmer and inventor. He used this building in North Hamden from 1867 to 1924 as both a gun shop and post office.
Amos Wood was born on October 19, 1841, the son of Ira Penfield Wood and Sally Howland. Amos received the baptismal names of his two grandfathers, Amos Wood and...
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Husted Hollow Schoolhouse
August 30, 2025
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Early records show that School District No. 10 in Kortright kept a one-room schoolhouse beginning in 1819. That first year the school was in session for six months, of which four months and ten days of that time were under the supervision of an approved teacher. Records show that during this time 70 pupils were registered, 64 of whom were between 5...
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Hamden District No. 1 School
August 23, 2025
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Hamden School District No. 1 was organized in September 1826 to meet the educational needs of the growing rural community. The district encompassed the lower part of the town, on both sides of the Delaware River, near the border with the town of Walton, around the hamlet of Mallory Corners. There were originally eight school districts in the town o...
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Opus 40: A Photographic Study
August 16, 2025
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"One of the largest and most beguiling works of art on the entire continent." Brendan Gill, March 1989, Architectural Digest
Opus 40 is a monumental environmental sculpture set in a former bluestone quarry in Saugerties, New York. The sculpture is made of thousands upon thousands of bluestone pieces that form a puzzle of terraces, stairs, ramp...
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Trinity Episcopal Church at Saugerties, New York
August 09, 2025
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The historic Trinity Episcopal Church is located on Route 9W, near Barclay Street, in the village of Saugerties, New York. The church complex is located on 4.75 acres of land and includes the church building (1831), a parish house (circa 1875) and a parsonage (circa 1890).
The Episcopal congregation in Saugerties was first established in the ear...
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Kiersted House at Saugerties, New York
August 02, 2025
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The Kiersted House, located on Main Street in Saugerties, is a wonderful surviving example of the Dutch Colonial stone houses that were common in the pre-American Revolution era. The house appears to have been built in sections, with the earliest section having been built circa 1727. The house still retains many of its original details including st...
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Saugerties Lighthouse: A Photographic Study
July 26, 2025
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The original Saugerties Lighthouse was constructed in 1835 by the U. S. Lighthouse Establishment to mark Hudson River shoals and the entrance to Saugerties Harbor on the Esopus Creek.
The original lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1848, but was rebuilt by 1850 on the old site. At this time, four mineral oil lamps replaced earlier whale oil lam...
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Bristol Beach State Park
July 19, 2025
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Bristol Beach State Park is an undeveloped 242-acre state park located on the Hudson River in the town of Saugerties, New York. The property includes Hudson River shoreline, marshes and tidal flats, woodlands and meadows. The northern section of the park is known as Eve’s Point, which is a narrow spit of land that juts out into the Hudson River....
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The Saint Emilion on the Hudson River
July 12, 2025
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The tugboat Saint Emilion was originally built in 2007 by Sea Boats Incorporated of Fall River, Massachusetts. She was originally named the Barbara C.
In 2011, the tugboat was acquired by K-Sea Transportation Partnership Incorporated of East Brunswick, New Jersey and was renamed to the Arabian Sea. Also in 2011, the K-Sea Transportation Partners...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by Alan Wright
July 05, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by Alan Wright, was published in 1921 by the firm of Thomas, Nelson and Sons, Ltd. The 64-page book contains 11 full-page line illustrations plus the cover art. Illustrations included:
Rip and his dog, Wolf
A troop of children hanging on to his coat-tails
Running like a wild colt at his mother's heels
They sat t...
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Rip Van Winkle, Drawings by Victor Perard
June 28, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by Victor Perard, was published in 1933 by the Frederick A. Stokes Company of New York. The book is thoroughly illustrated, with drawings on every page. The drawings were highly regarded for their accuracy, particularly in regards to the Catskills scenery, the regional architecture and the character’s clothes. This is...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by Howard Morris
June 21, 2025
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The Comet Press published a limited-edition version of the Rip Van Winkle story in 1941. Only 750 copies were made available. The book was produced with Oldstyle Number Seven text with headings in Deepdene italic. The paper was T. J. Gray Laid Text and the binding was PX cloth turned inside out.
The Rip Van Winkle illustrations were created by H...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by John Fitz, Jr.
June 14, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by John Fitz, Jr., was published in 1928 by the John C. Winston Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The book contained the cover drawing, one color illustration and six black-and-white illustrations. The illustrations included:
Rip Taught the Children of the Village to Fly Kites
Rip Would Sometimes Share the...
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