The Wallkill Valley in art and story . cting as a special messen-?.m this encampment to the Commander-in-chief at Newburgh, that John McLean afterward this State, was attacked, taken from his horse, gagged, tied to a tree and the papers referring to hisI taken. He was rescued the following morning. We still find main l the descendants oi the old colonial families here. Arthur McKinney located here in i portion ot his original tract is still owned and occupied by his great-great-grand-son. Soon after Snyders, Kidds, McKissocks, Coes and Crowells—descendants of which are still


The Wallkill Valley in art and story . cting as a special messen-?.m this encampment to the Commander-in-chief at Newburgh, that John McLean afterward this State, was attacked, taken from his horse, gagged, tied to a tree and the papers referring to hisI taken. He was rescued the following morning. We still find main l the descendants oi the old colonial families here. Arthur McKinney located here in i portion ot his original tract is still owned and occupied by his great-great-grand-son. Soon after Snyders, Kidds, McKissocks, Coes and Crowells—descendants of which are still num- It the village. Robert Crowell purchased the Kings Hill farm, then a wilderness, about 1771, from the st. Andrews ( inn h. the village is the old stone house built previous to the Revolution, occupied by Mr. Charlesrhorne. i-m generations ot the rtiorne family family have been born in this house. I leave mam other points ot interest to he -leaned by the local historian, of which space here is tolimited to mention. 24. THE SUNSHINE OF THE VALLEY.


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