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<p>[QUOTE="LIbraryLady, post: 320868, member: 1629"]Yup,Stewart was Air Force during 50's-50's. Believe that cadets from nearby West Point trained there around WWII, possibly before the Air Force was a separate branch.</p><p>Newburgh was a marvelous river city, settled before the Revolution and just kept growing. Deep water port, too, so even had ship building. Goerge Washington turned down the proposal he become king. Prosperous for several centuries, with domestic architecture to match, but started hitting the skids when manufacturing moved south, probably about 1960. Urban renewal movement of the 60's-70's made short shrift of some of those homes. There's been waves of attempts at preservation/revival.</p><p>[USER=78]@gregsglass[/USER] - wish I'd had the itch to look into the shops back in 70's and 80's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stewart is now a regular airport, hoping to vie with Newark.</p><p>Stewart is now a regular airport, hoping to vie with Newark. </p><p>Stewart is now a regular airport, hoping to vie with Newark.</p><p>[USER=468]@KingofThings[/USER] - New Paltz was one of the spots we went for fun and hiking. Can't recall name of the spot but it had falls, beautiful clean lake; many a bottle of Boone's Farm was consumed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LIbraryLady, post: 320868, member: 1629"]Yup,Stewart was Air Force during 50's-50's. Believe that cadets from nearby West Point trained there around WWII, possibly before the Air Force was a separate branch. Newburgh was a marvelous river city, settled before the Revolution and just kept growing. Deep water port, too, so even had ship building. Goerge Washington turned down the proposal he become king. Prosperous for several centuries, with domestic architecture to match, but started hitting the skids when manufacturing moved south, probably about 1960. Urban renewal movement of the 60's-70's made short shrift of some of those homes. There's been waves of attempts at preservation/revival. [USER=78]@gregsglass[/USER] - wish I'd had the itch to look into the shops back in 70's and 80's. Stewart is now a regular airport, hoping to vie with Newark. Stewart is now a regular airport, hoping to vie with Newark. Stewart is now a regular airport, hoping to vie with Newark. [USER=468]@KingofThings[/USER] - New Paltz was one of the spots we went for fun and hiking. Can't recall name of the spot but it had falls, beautiful clean lake; many a bottle of Boone's Farm was consumed.[/QUOTE]
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