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New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site (Temple Hill)

Battlefield

The site of the New Windsor Cantonment where approximately 10,000 Continental Army soldiers camped during the final year of the war. The Temple building, constructed by the troops themselves, was the meeting hall where Washington addressed the Newburgh Conspiracy on March 15, 1783. Now a state historic site with reconstructed cantonment structures.

What Happened Here

Site of the Temple building where Washington confronted the Newburgh Conspiracy on March 15, 1783.

Visiting Today

Address

374 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor, NY 12553

Hours

Wed–Sat 10am–5pm (seasonal)

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