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  History of Newburgh, New York, USA

Journey back in time to Newburgh, New York, USA

Visit Newburgh, New York, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• The founder and father of the U.S. Weather Service, Albert J. Myer, was born in Newburgh on Sept 20, 1829.
  
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  View from Ruggle's House, Newburgh
  American Scenery,
  by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1840
  Artwork
  
• 1854 - Newburg
  Newburg, a post-town, semi-capital of Orange co., New York, on the W. bank of Hudson river, 84 miles S. from Albany, and 61 miles N. from New York....Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1868 - A little boy three years of age, son of Mrs. William Locke, of Newburgh, N. Y.,
  while in the garden a few days ago was pursued by a large skunk. The animal fastened itself on the child's arm, and commenced chewing away at its...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1869 - The reformed Presbyterian Synod, in session at Newburgh, N. Y.,
  recently passed resolutions deploring the desecration of the Sabath by the Postoffice Department.
  St Joseph Herald
  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  June 5, 1869
  
  
•  1879 - A schoolmistress in Newburgh, N. Y., was arrested for whipping a boy.
  She proved the boy bad, and, instead of having to pay $2,000 she secured a verdict of $25 against the boy's parents for the annoyance of arrest.
  St Joseph Herald
  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  January 25, 1879
  
  
• On April 1, 1884, one of the country’s first central electric generating stations opened in Newburgh.
  Thomas Alva Edison personally supervised the construction of the facility which was designed to produce power for incandescent lighting.
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•  1890 - December 25 - Joseph Donoghue, of Newburgh, N.Y., won the International amateur skating race, one mile and a half, yesterday in England. He made the distance in 4 minutes 46 seconds, beating the record.
  
  The Toronto Daily Mail
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  December 25, 1890
  
  
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  1890s
  Clipper Mower
  Chadborn & Coldwell Mfg. Co.
  Newburgh, N.Y.
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•  1894 - ACCIDENTS ON TROLLEY ROADS. - Five Persons Hurt at Newburg
  NEWBURG, July 4. - A trolley care here to-night struck a wagon containing five persons, only one of whom escaped injury.
  
  The injured...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Newburg
  Newburg, a city and one of the capitals of Orange co, N.Y., is finely situated on the W. bank of the Hudson River, 60 miles N. of New York, and 83...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  View from Washington Headquarters, Newburgh, N.Y.
  Postcard
  
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  Cottage Life (Millers Grove) Orange Lake, Newburgh, N.Y.
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• 1906
  Newburgh, a township (town) of Orange co., N.Y. Pop. in 1900, 4246.
  Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
  
  
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  Broadway, Newburgh, N.Y.
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•  1948 - 3 Soldiers Killed As Train Hits Car.
  NEWBURGH, (AP) - Three soldiers stationed at the U. S. Military academy were killed early yesterday when their car was struck by a freight train as...Read MORE...