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An architecture fans guide to Newburgh An insiders tour of Newburghs rich architectural history and modern revival FacebookTwitterEmail   One of Newburghs most notable pieces of architecture is the 1835 Dutch Reformed Church, located next to the Newburgh Free Library. Today, the front of the church features raised garden beds growing fresh vegetables as part of the Newburgh Urban Farm and Food Initiative.Cloey Callahan City of Newburgh historian Mary McTamaney described the small, four-square-...

The Revitalization of Newburgh is Finally Happening...But For Whose Benefit? click to enlarge This mural on the side of a building between Liberty and Johnes Streets commemorates Frederick Douglass’s visit to Newburgh in 1870. Twelve years ago I was participating in a community clean-up of a vacant lot in downtown Newburgh when someone found a deer leg. The rest of the deer was nowhere to be found. The cleanup ended for the day shortly after that, on account of tempo...