Newburgh is a city of about 28,000 inhabitants. It is on the west shore of the Hudson River, 55 miles north of the City of New York. It is an old city, having been settled in 1709 by German immigrants. Fifty years later the Scotch came along and gave the settlement its present name, after the city of Newburgh, Scotland. But Newburgh is noted in history not because of its early settlement, but chiefly because of the house you see here. You will recall that in the Revolutionary War Washington drove the British out of Boston by seizing Dorchester Heights overlooking the city. The British sailed away to make New York their headquarters instead of Boston. The British were in charge of General Howe. Washington moved his armies southward to stop the British at New York. He failed to do this at the battle of Long Island, and in a running fight across

Manhattan Island, the lower forts of the Hudson were given up. There followed the retreat across New Jersey, and the terrible winter at Valley Forge. Later came the success of the Colonial Armies at Saratoga, and the help of France. It was towards the close of the war in 1782-1783, that Washington moved his headquarters to this place. This house is now a museum for Revolutionary relics. It is owned by the state. Thousands of people visit it yearly. About the house is a beautiful park in which stands the statue of Washington. This statue is in the center of a structure built by the State and the Federal Government together. It is known as "The Tower of Victory." You will be interested to know that it was at this house that Washington was offered the kingship of the American Colonies.