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Newburgh, NY · Founding Era Sites

Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site

The Hasbrouck House, Washington's headquarters in 1782–83, where he faced down the officers' Newburgh Conspiracy and announced the end of hostilities.

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Why it matters

Washington stopped a possible military takeover with a speech and a pair of spectacles. It became America's first publicly owned historic site in 1850.

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