Things to do

African American Revolutionary History

Take the Bridge-to-Bridge Tour across the Hudson Valley to explore African-American stories from the American Revolution. Uncovering the little known story of slavery in the North reveals the groundbreaking actions, courage and perseverance of the individuals during this time.

Upper Hudson Valley

Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene

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...

Kaaterskill Creek view of the Abeels’ home

The Captivity of the Abeels

Greene County

A privately owned stone home that was the site of a famous raid in 1781 resulting in the captivity of the Abeels, a prominent and well-connected Patriot family who were...

Mid-Hudson Valley

Dutchess, Orange, Ulster

Oblong Friends Meeting House

Dutchess County

On the National Register of Historic Places, the Oblong Friends Meeting House was known as a stop for fugitive slaves seeking freedom. In 1776, the Oblong Friends passed a resolution...

Ulster County Courthouse

Ulster County

Famed abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in Ulster County under the name Isabella. Her 5-year-old son, Peter, was illegally sold to a plantation in...

Lower Hudson Valley

Putnam, Rockland, Westchester

Philipsburg Manor

Westchester County

This working farm and mill tells the story of the enslaved Africans and European tenant farmers who lived and worked on this land in the 1750s. Tour the manor house,...

Prince Cornwall

Putnam County

Prince Cornwall (born around 1750) a long-time resident of Kent, NY who lived to the age of 104, was once enslaved and gained his freedom following his military service under...

Take A Revolutionary Tour

Explore the history, places & personalities that built a nation.

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