History of Wappinger Told Through Postcards

Sept. 26, 2011 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History series is Wappinger from local author David Turner. The book boasts more than 200 vintage postcards and memories of days gone by.

Wappinger’s name is derived from the Native American Wappani tribe that once lived along the eastern shore of the Hudson River. The era between 1870 and 1930 was the town’s golden age, when Dutchess Bleach Works was at its height of operation and Sweet Orr and Factory sold denim overalls across the country.

While the village of Wappingers Falls was the center of economic and community life, the rest of the town was rural by comparison. Farmland dominated the landscape to the east of the village, and small river hamlets dotted the Hudson to the west. Although the farmland and factories are gone and the river traffic has slowed, remnants of Wappinger’s past are still visible.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!
When: Saturday, November 6th from 2:00-7:00 pm
Where: Mesier Homestead, with the Wappingers Historical Society

Highlights of Wappinger:
•   Early settlement: Colonial life
•   New Hackensack and Red Oaks: The rural communities
•   Chelsea-on-Hudson: A Hudson River hamlet
•   Hughsonville: The crossroads
•   New Hamburgh: Where the Wappinger meets the Hudson
•   Wappingers Falls

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.

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With more than 7,500 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.