View southwest from Mount Beacon on the Hudson River near Beacon, New York. Fields occupy the flood plain between the mountain and the river. Across the river, an occasional hill rises from the plain. During the Revolutionary War, militia were directed to light fires on Mt. Beacon if British were spotted advancing up the Hudson River.

Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_D47_HuB34

Date Original
1880 – circa 1910

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, no. D47_HuB34.

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