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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Washington's Headquarters

For Students 9th - 10th
Headquarters of Washington during the final years of the Revolutionary War; Dutch stone house; oldest building in Newburgh; first-ever property designated as a historic site by a U.S. state.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Uss the Sullivans

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent example of a Fletcher class destroyer; saw service in World War II and Korea; now in the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: John Jay Homestead

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Clermont

For Students 9th - 10th
Ancestral home of the Livingston family, prominent in colonial and early New York; known also as Clermont Manor.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Philpse Manor Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
Historic house museum; Westchester County's oldest standing building.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Geneseo Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-preserved 19th century upstate village.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Montgomery Place

For Students 9th - 10th
Federal-style house, with expansion designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: New York State Capitol

For Students 9th - 10th
Built in two different architectural styles; one of ten U.S. state capitol buildings without a dome.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Dutch Reformed Church

For Students 9th - 10th
Church designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in 1835 in the Greek Revival style.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ny: Dr. Oliver Bronson House and Estate

For Students 9th - 10th
Early example of the Hudson River bracketed style of Alexander Jackson Davis.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: William Sidney Mount House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home and studio of painter William Sidney Mount.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: Manitoga (Russel Wright Home)

For Students 9th - 10th
House and studio of industrial designer Russel Wright. Designed by Wright and his wife to be sustainable and blend in with surrounding environment.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Gerrit Smith Estate

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Gerrit Smith, 19th century social reformer and presidential candidate.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Roscoe Conkling House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Roscoe Conkling, divisive U.S. senator in years after Civil War; leader of Stalwart faction of Republican Party; contributor to atmosphere that led to the assassination of James Garfield.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Klock

For Students 9th - 10th
Mid-18th century fortified stone homestead in the Mohawk River Valley.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Elkanah Watson House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Elkanah Watson, Revolutionary-era diplomat, founder of the county fair and early promoter of canals.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Bennington Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
Site of Battle of Bennington, where the American defeat of a British foraging party of dragoons helped assure the Continental Army's pivotal victory at Saratoga.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Montauk Point Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Built in 1797, oldest lighthouse in New York and fourth-oldest in country.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Valcour Bay

For Students 9th - 10th
Site of Battle of Valcour Island during the Revolutionary War.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: W. & L. E. Gurley Building

For Students 9th - 10th
Classical Revival structure; built in 1862; housed the W. & L. E. Gurley Company, a maker of precision measuring instruments.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Sir William Johnson, and later his son Sir John Johnson.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Elihu Root House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Elihu Root, U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and recipient of the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Montgomery

For Students 9th - 10th
Built by Continental Army in an attempt to control Hudson River; later taken and destroyed by British.