Bevier House. Built by Louis Bevier, the patentee, in 1698. Elting homestead from 1740. This house has an interesting sub-cellar.

“The Huguenot Street Historic District is located near downtown New Paltz, New York, approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City. The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the district were built in thece to e early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in France and Belgium. After negotiating with the Esopus Indians, this small group of Huguenots settled on a flat rise on the banks of the Wallkill River in 1678. The settlers named the site in honor of Die Pfalz, the region of present-day Germany that had provided them temporary refuge before they came to America. Recent archaeological finds indicate that the immediate area settled by the Huguenots was occupied by Native Americans prior to European contact. The site is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the United States…The house museums of Historic Huguenot Street are in their original village setting.” Wikipedia.

Captions below largely taken from historical markers next to each house. The site is also right next to the Walkill Rail Trail. Good for walking Jackson, but not today. He’d already walked for 1.5 hours at the Rockefeller Preserve and probably another hour here as I wandered around taking pictures. It was around 70 degrees and I noticed that as we were walking back to the care he kept heading for the patches of shade.

New Paltz looks like a place to explore – with lots of interesting looking restaurants.

Dubois House. This fort built it 1705 by Daniel Dubois. Site’s first redoubt. There are port holes in the east end.

Jean Hasbrouck. House built in 1712; now home of the Huguenot Patriotic, Historical and Monumental Society since 1899.

Site of Walloon Church. Built of Logs, First Church-School 1683. First church of stone 1717. Callled “Our French Church”, precursor reformed church.

1799 house. Build by Ezekiel Elting as a home and store. Originel Cambrel roof destroyed in 1888 blizzard. 1968 purchased by Le Fevre Family Association. Maintained by HHSand Le Fevre family.

Hasbrouck House. Built 1712, by Abraham, the patentee, once soldier in the English army. Fried of Gov. Andros. Kitchen scene of cock fights.

Another view of the Hasbrouck House.

Stone Church – 1773. First stone church, 1717. Services in French to 1753. Dutch language to 1800. Church corner stone seen at south wall of portico.

Rusting Fire Hydrant. Someone’s left an old woolen mitten on it.

I was down in Westchester County again and decided on another visit to the Rockefeller Preserve – this time walking along the Pocantico River Trail, one of the longer trails in the preserve. As the name implies it follows the Pocantico River and the main feature of this trail is the numerous bridges: some small, some much larger. Perhaps the largest is the three arch bridge. Unfortunately, it’s hard to get a good picture of it because of the trees that, over the years, have grown up around it. Since the undergrowth hasn’t completely grown yet I decided to go right down to the river. It’s a pretty good viewpoint, but even from there you can’t see all of the three arches.

About 15 minutes into the walk you come to this picturesque single arch stone bridge.

Three arched stone bridge.

I have no idea what this is, but I liked the textures.

One of the smaller stone bridges.

Foam on the Pocantico River.

Fisherman on the Pocantico River.

A little while ago I did a post on the Old West Point Foundry Preserve. The color pictures were all of the old administration building, the only largely intact structure in the preserve. However, there are other things to see and here a few black and whites from the same excursion.

Reconstruction of a gun testing platform.

Cannon inscription at the base of the gun testing platform.

Cascading stream.

Tree roots.

Stream entering Foundry Cove.

Reproduction of the Boring Mill Back Shot Water Wheel.

 

I went to the Roundup Texas BBQ on Route 9 (just south of the intersection with 301) last night. It’s quite spartan: a small room with four or five wooden picnic tables. The food seems to be cooked and served from a couple of trailers adjoining the restaurant. To order you go up to a window, which aligns with a similar window on the trailers. You give your order and when it’s done they pass it to you through the window. They have an outdoor eating area for use in warm weather and they allow (even welcome) dogs.

The food is Texas style (i.e. dry rubbed) BBQ. If you’re expecting a lot of sauce you’ll be disappointed. I ordered the sampler: about six ribs; 1/4 chicken; a big chunk of sausage and some brisket accompanied by cole slaw, potato salad and macaroni and cheese. To wash it down a couple of Texas beers (Shiner): a pale ale and then a black lager. It was a lot and I was quite full afterwards. The food was pretty good. The meat was very soft and falling off the bone.

It’s a good place to come with Jackson on a warm day and you can sit outside.