Washington’s Headquarters is the nation’s first publicly owned historic site. It was in the Hasbrouck family’s Dutch style farmhouse that General Washington, along with his wife Martha, his aides, guards, servants and slaves, spent the most time they had at any military headquarters. Their stay would last 16 and a half months, beginning in April of 1782 and ending in August of 1783 as the Revolutionary War was drawing to a close. During that time the General created the forerunner to the Purple Heart, announced the cease-fire that ended the Revolutionary War, developed his response to the Newburgh Conspiracy, rejected the idea of an American monarchy, authored a circular letter containing the key principles he felt the new republic should follow, and much more.

Today, the Headquarters is open to visitors year round. A visit includes a guided tour of the historic headquarters, access to the museum building with two floors of exhibits, and the site’s historic grounds, featuring a breathtaking view of the Hudson River along with a series of historic monuments commemorating the Revolutionary War. The most prominent of these is the massive Tower of Victory, built in the 1880’s to commemorate the disbandment of the Continental Army and the peaceful end of the Revolutionary War.

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