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This cache has been placed as part of the 2020 Taconic Region Geocaching Challenge. The NYS Parks Saratoga-Capital Region and the Central Region will be hosting a similar challenge!! Find 45 challenge caches in the Taconic Region and stamp your passport to earn a trackable geo-coin. Ten caches in the Sara-Cap and/or Central Region Challenge can be used toward the Taconic Challenge. Please visit https://parks.ny.gov/parks/default.aspx to print your passport.
This cache has a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use the stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item.
Be sure to check the Phillipse Manor Hall State Historic Site website for updated site information. https://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/philipsemanorhall/amenities.aspx
Phillipse Manor Hall was built for the eponymous Phillipse family, once the wealthiest family in Westchester County. Parts of the house date back to 1682, making it the oldest structure still standing in the county. During the American Revolution, the Phillipses were loyalists. After the war, New York seized the property of most loyalists--including the manor-- and sold the lands and buildings at auction. After passing through several private owners, the manor became the Yonkers village hall in 1868 (city hall after 1872). in 1908, the property was acquired by New York State, which now maintains it as a historic site.
Nearby buildings are tall enough to interfere with GPS satellites at times, so the hint (below) is fairly explict.