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Newburgh is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. With a population of 28,856 as of the 2020 census, it is a principal city of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan area. Located 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, and 90 miles (140 km) south of Albany on the Hudson River within the Hudson Valley Area, the city of Newburgh is located near Stewart International Airport, one of the primary airports for Downstate New York.
Downtown Newburgh from Beacon, across the Hudson River
Woodcut of Newburgh in 1842, when the Dutch Reformed Church, had its original dome and lantern
Water Street c. 1906; the buildings were demolished in urban renewal efforts of the 1960s and 1970s.
City manager Joseph Mitchell attending the Newburgh City Council in 1961
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site, also called Hasbrouck House, is located in Newburgh, New York, United States, overlooking the Hudson River. George Washington and his staff were headquartered in the house while commanding the Continental Army during the final year and a half of the American Revolutionary War; at 16 months and 19 days it was his longest tenure at any of his headquarters during the war.
West (front) elevation, 2006
Washington at Verplanck's Point, by John Trumbull
Engraving of Hasbrouck House
1907 postcard of Washington's Headquarters SHS