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Vails Gate, NY 12584
Local Government
- Vails Gate, a hamlet of New Windsor
Historic Places
Once known as Mount
Ellison, this elegant fieldstone mansion showcases the mix of English
and Dutch influences in the Hudson Valley’s history. Built in 1754, the
property was the country estate of John and Catharine Ellison,
prosperous gentry whose house and gristmill operations were served by a
staff of enslaved Africans. During the Revolutionary War, the property
served as a bustling military headquarters for some of Washington's
highest-ranking officers, including Generals Henry Knox, Nathanial
Greene, and Horatio Gates. Rooms are carefully furnished in period
style, including a slave quarters and several unique “hands on” rooms
where guests may handle reproductions of original furnishings and
clothing. Occasional living history programs, cooking demonstrations,
and special theme tours bring to life the house and grounds as they
were when shared by the Ellisons and their military guests.
Hiking trails allow guests to explore the woodlands and provide a
dramatic vantagepoint for viewing the ruins of the Ellison family's
1741 gristmill and the stone King’s Highway Bridge crossing the Silver
Stream gorge. The Jane Colden Native Plant Sanctuary, also on the
grounds, recalls America’s first woman botanist through a collection of
the plants she catalogued while living nearby. Visitors can walk the
wooded trail lined with wildflowers. Cross-country skiing trails
provide opportunities to explore the site in its winter glory.
Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site has been named as a significant
stop on the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Revolutionary
War trail.
OPEN: Mid-April through late October, Wednesday through Saturday, 10-5,
and Sunday, 1-5; also open Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day.
Please call for rates and advance reservations for guided tours for
groups. Admission to New Windsor Cantonment is $4 adults, $3 senior
citizens, $ 1 children.
Telephone: (845) 561-5498.
Points of Interest
Vails Gate is in the south part of the Town of New Windsor, located on Route 32. It is defined largely by the junction of that highway with Routes 94 and 300, a busy commercial center which has the ZIP code 12584. Part of that also spills into adjacent regions of the Town of Cornwall to the south.
Restaurants
Lodging
Businesses
- Keep-on-Pumping CPR Training Center
- PO Box 243
- Vails Gate, NY 12584
- 845-590-1378
- email: keeponpumping@excite.com
- Description: On-Site CPR and First aid Training.
- Musical Munchkins
- Andrea Soberman, Director 845-895-1387
- Cornwall, Dance Design Studio, 291 Main Street
- Goshen, St. James Episcopal Church, One St. James Place
- Monroe, Orange County School of Dance, 16 Lake Street
- Chester, St Pauls Episcopal Church-
- New Paltz, Redeemer Lutheran Church , 90 Rt. 32 South
- Music and movement classes for Babies (4-13 months), one, two and three year olds and Young Musician classes for three, four and five year olds ( specialized curriculum for each age level, combining Singing, Dancing, instruments, props, song stories, puppets, learning, friends, and FUN, FUN, FUN!) Winner of "Best Children's Music Program in the Hudson Valley ", We have been making music with young children for over 15 years, Weekday and Saturday classes
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