Sands Ring Homestead has long been a part of my life especially in childhood. During grade school we attended volunteer run classes where we learned colonial crafts and daily chores of the 18th century. As I remember, these classes lasted about a week and we absolutely loved them because at that time in the seventies we were able to walk from our school to the Homestead.
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Historical Sampling.
On the 18th Century highway once known as the Newburgh Turnpike, now called Main St., sits the Dutch-colonial style building. Either 1732 or 1750 being the original date of the construction of this building, the fact that it stood before our Nation's beginning is of historical significance.
Nathanial Sands built this house for his cousin Comfort Sands. His wife, however, did not want to leave her home in Long Island. Instead, Nathanial and his family moved in.
By 1777, Nathanial gave the house as a wedding gift to his son David and his bride Clementine Hallock. David was a member of the Society of Friends and opened the house to the Quaker community.
~a short timeline of events:
●During the Spanish-American War the homestead was used as a soldier's convalescent home.
●It is said that General George Washington visited many times on his way to his Newburgh Headquarters.
●During the Civil War, the Dorcas Society used the house as a collection center for items later sent to Union Soldiers.
●In 1912 preservation began under the Old Homestead Association. A group of local woman who began fundraising efforts to afford repairs.
●WWI used the home for war relief and later meetings of the American Legion.
●After WWII the Homestead was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
●Owned by the Town of Cornwall since 1952.
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