Newburgh Travel Information
Newburgh was built along the Hudson River and was once a great
seafaring and manufacturing center. When highways replaced waterways
as trade routes, Newburgh’s future looked uncertain, but the city
pulled together and is now flourishing. And, again, the Hudson River
is the key. Newburgh’s rich history has also supported it. The
Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site is where General
Washington called for an end to the Revolutionary War. A century
later, a commemorative monument was constructed on this property and
both are within proud view of the river. History buffs will also want
to visit the Historical Society of Newburgh at Crawford House. Here
are exhibits and paintings depicting Newburgh’s past. That is
history. But the best part of Newburgh for most tourists (and
residents) is the Hudson River itself. Restaurants and storefronts
line the waterfront and the view over the river is lovely, drawing
artists as well as shoppers and diners. For those who’d like to travel
the river itself, two riverboats, the Pride of the Hudson and the
River Rose, offer tours. Newburgh is about 90 miles south of
Albany on I-90. For more information about Newburgh, take a look on
the navigational sidebar on the left-hand side of the page.
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