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Historic Military - New York City - Old Fort Crailo, Riverside Avenue – Antique Print

Historic Military - New York City - Old Fort Crailo, Riverside Avenue — historic image
Historic Military - New York City - Old Fort Crailo, Riverside Avenue. Historic image from the New York City collection.

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This rare historic image captures Historic Military - New York City - Old Fort Crailo, Riverside Avenue in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Historic Military - New York City - Old Fort Crailo, Riverside Avenue

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Old Fort Crailo stood on Riverside Avenue, and its history reaches back to the Dutch era of the Hudson Valley, long before the city of New York took its present shape. The stone house was built by the Van Rensselaer family's relatives, the Van Crailo line, and it later served as a military post during the Revolutionary period, when local militia used such fortified farmhouses for defense. Its most famous association is with the nursery rhyme "Yankee Doodle," which is said to have been written here or in Albany, a claim that remains debated. Worth noticing in the picture is the sturdy masonry construction typical of colonial Dutch buildings in the region.

SubjectsHistoric Print Archive
Original scan1,536 × 1,084 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-171425

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