The old school house Traditional Cache
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a Fun easy grab on a historical road. The geocache is across from the old school house that is now privately owned.
Settled in 1730 by John Meek, Continental Village, a small hamlet in the town of Philipstown, saw action during the American Revolution. This village, together with barracks for 2000 men, was burned in Oct. 1777, by a detachment of the enemy on their way up the Hudson to co-operate with Gen. Burgoyne. Two small forts were erected here during the Revolution, and traces of them are yet visible. The portion of the Old Albany Post Road that begins at the monument is the least improved section of the original Albany Post Road. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Its history as a formal road dates to the mid-17th century, when it was built on established Native American trails. Later it would see military use, particularly by the Continental Army during the Revolution and commercial use as part of a stagecoach route between NYC and Albany.
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