Fishkill Revisited

by Tracy Nicole Dunstan

Book Overview

Just 60 miles from New York City awaits the town of Fishkill. Included as part of the 1685 Rombout Patent that purchased land from the Wappinger Indians, Fishkill --Dutch for "fish creek" --has been a quiet witness to several major events in US history. The town housed George Washington, nursed wounded soldiers during the War for Independence, and served as a major supply depot for the Continental Army. Fishkill has grown tremendously from an 18th-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738576751
• ISBN13: 9780738576756
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"