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The Redcoats are coming! A cry heard up and down the Hudson Valley as Patriots fought the British in battles throughout the region during the Revolutionary War. George Washington commanded the war from this strategic area, living close to the troops that would bring our nation to independence. Over 200 years later, feel the charge in the air as you walk the battlefields. Sense the life of a Patriot as you tour one of their homes, and learn about the Hudson Valley’s important role in the founding of our country.

Clermont State Historic Site

Columbia County

Built in the 1730s, Clermont Mansion was home to enslaved people and seven generations of the Livingston family. It was burned by the British in October of 1777. Notable members...
Historical reenactors at Stony Point Battlefield, Rockland

Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site

Rockland County

Site of a key American victory on July 16, 1779, when Brigadier General “Mad” Anthony Wayne led a daring nighttime assault to recapture the strategic position from the British.