Van Wyck Homestead Scout Cache Traditional Cache
Van Wyck Homestead Scout Cache
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This cache was placed by Troop 65 of Fishkill, NY while camping and participating at the Revolutionary War Weekend. While looking for this cache you may want to take the walking tour of the grounds. The cache is a small camoflaged container. Please be respectful of the history of this place and it is open to caching during daylight hours.
The Van Wyck Homestead is a 1732 Dutch colonial house which had been used by the Continental Army as a major supply headquarters during the American Revolution.
This 1732 structure is today the Van Wyck Homestead Museum. In 1776 it was the home of Isaac Van Wyck. It was requisitioned by the Continental Army for use as an officers' headquarters. On the lawn outside the house is a Bicentennial Memorial that commemorates the role of Fishkill in the American Revolution.
If you have time to walk the grounds there is a self guided tour and the museum is open on weekends for guided tours:
Hours
Open June 1 - October 31, weekends, 1 - 4 PM and gladly by appointment. 845-896-9560
Admissions
By donation
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