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单词 newburgh
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Newburgh


Newburgh

A city of southeast New York on the Hudson River south-southwest of Poughkeepsie. Founded c. 1709, it was George Washington's headquarters from April 1782 until August 1783 during the American Revolution.
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Noun1.Newburgh - a town on the Hudson River in New YorkNewburgh - a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquartersEmpire State, New York State, NY, New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

Newburgh


Newburgh

(no͞o`bərg, nyo͞o`–), city (1990 pop. 26,454), Orange co., SE N.Y., on the west bank of the Hudson River, opposite Beacon; settled 1709 by Palatine Germans, inc. 1800. The city has become an area wholesale and trucking center that ships fruit and dairy products. Manufactures include transportation equipment, machinery, scientific instruments, apparel, and plastic and metal products. Newburgh has many historic structures, and serious preservation efforts began in the 1990s. Hasbrouck House (1750; now a museum) was Washington's headquarters from Apr., 1782, to Aug., 1783. It was in Newburgh that the Continental Army was disbanded. Mt. St. Mary College is in the city. West PointWest Point,
U.S. military post, since 1802 seat of the United States Military Academy. On the high west bank of the Hudson River N of New York City, West Point was the site of Revolutionary forts guarding the Hudson. Constitution Island, in the river, is also in the reservation.
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 is located a few miles to the south.

Newburgh


  • noun

Words related to Newburgh

noun a town on the Hudson River in New York

Related Words

  • Empire State
  • New York State
  • NY
  • New York
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