Washington's Campaign in the Hudson Valley
A reflective account tracing General Washington's strategic grasp of the Hudson as the river key, the Highlands defense at West Point, and the era's dramatic near-misses, betrayals, and fortifications. The writer tours river scenes by moonlight, connecting past battles with present memory and national destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Washington
Hudson River
Burgoyne
Canada
United States of America
New England
Arnold
Great River
Howe
Bud Andre
Wold
West Point
Anthony
Taurus
Cold Spring
Crow's Nest
Alps
Rockies
Tidewater
Stony Point
Wayne
Fort Montgomery
Republic
Tappan Bay
Irvington
Croton Point
Tarrytown
Sleepy Hollow
Irving
Andre
Earth
Tappanzee
Haverstraw Bay
Verplanck’s
Washington and Alexandria Ties to Washington’s Life
An article tours Alexandria Virginia noting Washington’s links to Christ Church and a Masonic lodge room. It highlights Washington wearing the apron with the square and compass and his pride in Freemasonry. The piece includes a verse praising Washington as a patriot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
National Capital
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
George
Christchurch
Lee
Washington Letter to Grand Lodge Celebrated 150th Anniversary
The 150th anniversary of Washington's initiation was marked by a Freemason event in Pennsylvania. A Washington letter to the Grand Lodge was reproduced amid an exhibition of Washingtoniana, dated three years before his death, expressing brotherly affection and prayers for Easter in the eternal temple built by the Great Architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
Washington
Roosevelt
Washingtoniana
Order
How the British Lost Harlem Heights Battle
In August 1776 General Washington feigned retreat to Harlem heights on Long Island as Howe moved to New York. Bleeker Ten Eyck, a private, spied in New York via Katherine Aubrey who aided Captain Fairchild. Washington learned of Howe's plans from a chart hidden by Katherine and Fairchild, delaying the British attack. Katherine later married Fairchild and moved to England, leaving the outcome at Harlem Heights unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowe
Washington
Long Island
East River
Harlem Heights
Howe
New York
Secret Service
Bleeker Ten Eyck
Ten Eyck
Hudson River
King’s
Liberty) Street
Greenwich Street
Battery
Ilowe
Young Ten Evek
Hii
Necker Ten Eyck
Katherine Aubrey
Laurence Fairchild
Slowe
Suaif
Captain Fairchild
Katherine
General Howe
Fairchild
Harlem
Aubreys
Captain Pairchild
Bleeker Ten Eyek
Bleeker
Ten
Studion
Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Miss Adbrey
Twowe
England
Trarlem Heights
He Could Not Tell a Lie
A historical poem by Arthur J. Burdick explores truth and lineage through a grandfather in grief. It imagines a son unable to lie and the paradox of a nation seeking an honest father figure, ending with Washington's absence as a solemn orphan of the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hudson Valley
J. A. Edgerton
Americas Press Association
Constitution Island
Albany
Benedict Arnold
Cornwallis
Rhode Island
Newburg
Highlands
Una
Storm King
Sys
Uncle Sam
Johnnie Bull
George Washington
Old Pard
G. W
The
Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania
F. A. Mitchel
American Press Association
Arthur J. Burdick
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!