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These two buildings are of such a character that, taken with the exquisite and picturesque scene that opens up on every side, limited only by the hills that stand about, they form one of the most beautiful and complete ecclesiastical establishments in the land. It was in the minds and hearts of the donors to have added a rectory of the same general style upon the church grounds. But the expense of the building, about $70,000, was so great that it was not accomplished at the time, and it re- mains for some one in the future to complete the group of buildings which will then be unsurpassed in any rural parish of America.
The whole cost of the land and buildings now owned by the parish was about $100,000. Cold Spring and Putnam county may well be proud of St. Mary's in the Highlands.
The present rector of St. Mary's in the Highlands, the Rev. Isaac Van Winkle, entered upon his rectorship the last Sunday in August, 1874. He was born in the city of New York in 1846; was educated at the Collegiate School, under the celebrated in- structor, Dr. G. P. Quackenbos; graduated from Columbia Col- lege in 1865, and from the General Theological Seminary, in 1869; was ordained deacon on Trinity Sunday of that year, and was then appointed to be professor of mathematics in St. Stephen's College, Annandale, New York.
He was ordained priest in 1870, and at the close of the college year in 1871, he resigned his professorship, owing to ill health. In December of that year he went to Europe, where he travelled extensively, and resided until June, 1874, when he returned to his native city, and shortly after was elected and appointed to St. Mary's in the Highlands, Cold Spring, where he has served up to the present time.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- The first organized attempt to establish this society was in 1832, when the following sub- scription paper was circulated:
" We the undersigned Inhabitants of Cold Spring in the town of Philipstown County of Putnam, and State of New York, believing it to be for the glory of God and the good of the gen- eral cause of Christianity and morality, that a house of Wor- ship should be erected in the Neighborhood of Cold Spring, on the most suitable site, on or near the vicinity which can con- sistently be obtained, for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church with free seats, in a neat but plain style, according to the usage and economy of the Methodist Episcopal Church. And whereas the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church are unable to build such a house in said place without the aid of the generous public, we do most affectionately solicit the aid of all who are friendly to the cause of God and Religion, and evidence thus their friendship by a respectable and liberal sub- scription. We the undersigned do hereby promise to pay to the persons who shall hereafter be legally appointed Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Cold Spring, the sum severally annexed to our names for the above purpose, to be paid on or before the first of November next. Dated Cold Spring 1st Sept. 1832."
The paper was signed by the following contributors: James Wriglit, $100; Justus Nelson, 50; Samuel Warren, 30; Capt. John Cronk, 50; John Snouck, 50; Isaac Knapp, 10; Isaac Hustis, 5; Chloe Hart, 8; Peter Warren, 5; Mr. Kemble, 10; Gilbert Townsend, 5; William Wright, 5; Thomas Wright, 5; Abram Bowne, 2; Jacob Lent, 2; John P. Andrews, 5; Marcus Warren, 2; William Brewster, 2; Frederick Knapp, 5; David Knapp, 5; Caleb Hunt, 5; Nathaniel Keeler, 2; Elisha C. Bax- ter, 30; Cornelius Bennet, 20; Jacob Bennet, 25; Peter Snouck, 20; George Read, 20; Samnel S. Davenport, 30; Elisha Nelson, 15; William Cronk, 10; Abram Wright, 10; Gilbert Lawrence, 5; Jerry Walker, 10; Timothy Wood, 10; Francis Giles, 5; Timothy Haight, 10; Elijah Warren, 5; James Hustis, 1; Enoch Larrons, 2; Joseph Walker, 2.
The church was built in 1833. At that time Main street ran north of it, but when the street was straightened it was changed so as to run on the south side of it, and what was at first the front became the rear. This church remained in use until the
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building of the new one, at which time the following advertise- ment appeared:
"For Sale: The old M. E. Church with lot 54 feet on Main Street, 66 feet in the rear and 80 deep. Title good, inquire of O. H. Studley, Trustee."
For several years the basement of the church was used for a school. The building stood near the northeast corner of Church and Main streets, and is now a furniture store. The church lot was sold to the trustees, March 6th, 1832, by Samuel Gouver- neur and wife, and the church was incorporated as the "Third M. E. Church, of Philipstown."
The present church is a most elegant and substantial building, and one of the ornaments of the village. The corner stone was laid by Rev. J. B. Walsh, D. D., September 10th, 1868, and the church was dedicated June 16th, 1870. The cost of this edifice was $40,000.
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH .- This church was organized July 15th, 1855, by the Classis of Poughkeepsie. The first pastor was Rev. J. Ferguson Harris, and the elders were Isaac Riggs, Nicholas Hustis and Darius Bates. The deacons were Joshua Haight, J. H. Haldane and James Gage. The church has at present no settled pastor. The successive pastors were Rev. W. H. Phraner, J. C. Vandewater (whore signed April 19th, 1875) and J. W. Gonen. For a considerable portion of the time the church has had stated supplies.
The church was built in the fall of 1855. The cost of the building was $6,000. The present membership is 60. Among the persons who have been prominently connected with this church are Isaac Riggs, William H. Wells, John H. Haldane, Joshua Haight and Nicholas Hustis. On the 15th of Decem- ber, 1859, William H. Wells sold to these trustees, a lot on the east side of Morris avenue "provided no person shall be buried there either in the earth or vault or any way of burial."
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH .- The Presbyterian Church of Cold Spring, known as the First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown, was organized December 10th, 1828, by a committee of the Presbytery of North River, consisting of Rev. Messrs. Blain, Johnson, Ostrom and Welton. Rev. James Ostrom preached from Psalm 46:4. The new church consisted of the following persons: Nicholas Hustis, Peter Lewis De St. Croix, Phebe Travis, Lucy Candee, Eunice Andrews, Catharine Rote, Philenia
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De St. Croix, Deborah Chapman. The last named was received from the church of Southeast, N. Y. The others were received on confession of faith. The original Session consisted of Rev. William Blair, the moderator, and Peter L. De St. Croix, the clerk. Mr. De St. Croix was ordained to the eldership, Janu- ary 4th, 1829. The Session was increased October 31st, 1829, by the addition of Mr. George Leitch, who was received by certifi- cate, from the Spring Street Church, of New York, and having been an elder, was elected to serve the Cold Spring church in the same capacity. The next addition to the Session was Mr. William Young, who was ordained May 2d, 1830. The Session was further increased on November 4th, 1832, by the ordina- tion of John P. Andrews and Oscar A. Barker to the ruling eldership. The present Session consists of the pastor, and Elders John Groundwater, LeGrand K. Wilson and William Wood- Mr. Wilson serves as clerk.
Since the organization, the church has been ministered to by the following clergymen, either as pastors or stated supplies: Rev. William Blain, 1829-30; Rev. Jacob Helffenstein, 1830-31; Rev. Thomas Grier, 1832-34; Rev. Henry Barker, 1835-36; Rev. Abijah Greene, 1839-40; Rev. J. F. Clark, 1842-47; Rev. B. Van Keuren, 1848-51; Rev. S. W. Bailey, 1852-53; Rev. A. G. Gar- diner, 1853-65; Rev. Fenwick T. Williams, 1865-77; Rev. Rob- ert M. Brown, D. D., 1877-83. The present pastor, Rev. Thomas C. Straus, who was installed May 2d, 1884, is a native of New York, a graduate of Marietta College, class of '77, and of Union Theological Seminary, New York, class of 1881. The present resident membership of the church is nearly 100. The oldest survivors of those received into the church in its earlier years are Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wilson The present house of wor- ship is a brick chapel, of Gothic architecture, situated on Academy street, in the village of Cold Spring. This has been occupied for about nineteen years. Rev. Howard Crosby, D.D., of New York, preached at the dedicatory services. Before the erection of the chapel, services were held in the stone church, on the banks of the Hudson River, which is still the property of the organization. Besides these, the church owns a parsonage on Furnace street, in the village of Cold Spring. The names of the officers of the church corporation are: James Sterling, pres- ident; James C. Wood, secretary; Thomas Smythe, treasurer. From its organization, the church has been connected with the
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Presbytery of North River, and at the time of the division of the Presbyterian body into the Old and New School branches, retained its connection with the Old School.
A tomb in the old burying ground bears the following inscrip- tion: "In memory of Rev. Thomas Grier, late pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of Cold Spring, who died Aug. 19th, 1834, aged 54."
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH .- The large number of foreign laborers who were employed in the West Point Foundry ren- dered it necessary to build a church of the denomination to which they mostly belonged. A lot was given by Samuel and Mary Gouverneur, May 19th, 1834, and here, on a high rocky promontory, on the bank of the Hudson River, they proceeded to erect a commodious church. The first pastor was Rev. F. Caro, who remained for many years, and removed to Pough- keepsie in 1870. During the time of the War of the Rebellion, the shock produced by the discharging of the immense guns, made at the West Point Foundry, injured the building to such an extent that it became necessary to rebuild it. This was done at an expense of $8,000 (which was defrayed by Capt. Robert P. Parrott) in August, 1867. On November 17th, the new church was dedicated by Archbishop McClosky, with great ceremony. A new hall was duly consecrated on Sunday, May 22d, 1870. The edifice, "founded on a rock," presents an ele- gant appearance from the river, and the society is large and flourishing.
CEMETERIES AT COLD SPRING .- Near the Town Hall is an ancient burying ground, where "the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep," and which contains many headstones, that mark the resting places of long past generations. It was used at a time when Cold Spring, as a village, had no existence, and con- tains the dust of a population for a wide district of country round. Besides these, who were among the early residents of the town, there were buried in later years a large number of Irish, mostly workmen engaged in the works of the West Point Foundry. One pleasing and interesting feature of the inscrip- tions on the tombstones of this race is that they almost invari- ably record the name of their birthplace, in their native country. The following list includes most of the early burials. Josiah Mekeel, died Nov. 29th, 1849, aged 80; Susanna, wife, Oct. 20th, 1854, 81; Jonathan Hustis, Nov. 24th, 1850, 78; Eliza-
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beth, wife, Dec. 18th, 1858, 71; Wm. Davenport, March 27th, 1852, 76; Frances, wife, June 28th, 1820, 47; Thomas Daven- port, born April 11th, 1750, died July, 1790, 40; Sarah, wife of John Snouck, June 17th, 1818, 35; Martha, wife of Thomas Davenport, born Jan. 26th, 1755, died April 6th, 1789, 34; Thomas Mekeel, May 12th, 1842, 75; Isaac Davenport, March 18th, 1808, 56; Elizabeth, wife, Jan. 18th, 1828, 70; Isaac Mead, April 13th, 1811, 60; Sarah, wife, May 30th, 1788, 31; Isaac Wright, April 4th, 1881, 91; Phebe, wife, May 19th, 1836, 31; Wm. Hustis, June 26th, 1819, 55; Phebe, wife, April 15th, 1844, 71; Benj. Bowne, Feb. 12th, 1835, 64; Rachel, wife, Feb. 21st, 1802, 32; Chauncey Weeks, May 28th, 1823, 31; Sylvanus Warren, born Nov. 13th, 1799, died Feb. 15th, 1859, 60; Phebe, wife, born Aug. 18th, 1804, died Dec. 5th, 1870, 64; Cornelius Warren, July 28th, 1849; 59; Ephraim Ireland, Feb. 6th, 1862, 86; Tamar, wife, Sept. 4th, 1851, 73; Caroline Duncanson, Jan. 26th, 1811; Sarah, wife of Alex. Secor, April 12th, 1852, 86; Henry Johnston, Oct. 28th, 1825, 42; Thomas Jaycox, Sept. 15th, 1854, 63; Josiah Jaycox, Aug. 23d, 1840, 88; Esther, wife, Oct. 19th, 1848, 90; David Jaycox, Jan. 12th, 1829, 44; John Davenport, July 27th, 1842, 63; Mary, wife, May 7th, 1817, 37; Jacob W. Crosby, Aug. 1st, 1817, 38; Jane, wife, Jan. 25th, 1839, 34; Frances, wife of Matthew Snouck and daughter of Justus Nelson, born Aug. 7th, 1759, died May 25th, 1820, 60; Matthew Snouck, 1831; Thomas Sutton, March 23d, 1828, 89; Elizabeth Hall, May 26th, 1842, 67; Isaac Harris, June 4th, 1840, 50; Morris Davenport, March 19th. 1855, 49; Esther Warren, May 31st, 1876, 88; Nicholas Cronk, Sept. 29th, 1843, 63; Seymour Birdsall, Aug. 31st, 1850, 59: Elizabeth, wife, Dec. 8th, 1864, 72; Rev. Thomas Grier, Aug, 19th, 1834, 54; Joshua Haight, Oct. 3d, 1858, 64; Sarah, wife, 1851, 59; James Nichols, Dec. 12th, 1841, 63; Daniel Molyneaux, Feb. 27th, 1849, 72; Susan, wife, July 15th, 1848, 58; Jesse Lawrence, May 21st, 1858, 87; Elisha Nelson, April 15th, 1852, 74; Frances, wife, Dec. 26th, 1862, 81; John P. Warren, May 14th, 1848, 66; Isaac Hustis, April 10th, 1873, 72; Thomas Davenport, born July 3d, 1796, died Sept. 28th, 1857, 61; Elizabeth Mekeel, wife, May 5th, 1882, 82.
On June 21st, 1853, Frederick Philipse, Adolph N. and S. W. Gouverneur and William Moore conveyed to the wardens and vestry of St. Mary's Church in the Highlands, the First Pres- byterian Church of Philipstown, the Third Methodist Episcopal
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Church of Philipstown, and the First Baptist Church, "a lot on Cedar Street, as a burial ground for all persons who are or may be inhabitants of Philipstown, except the Religious de- nomination called Roman Catholic." This lies opposite the old burying ground before mentioned. The old burying ground ap- pears to be the property of the Baptist and Presbyterian churches. The trustees of these churches conveyed to Gen. George P. Morris, February 9th, 1860, a small lot in the north- east corner of the old ground, and on this he erected a tomb, where his honored remains now rest.
The Cold Spring Cemetery Company was organized October 11th, 1862, when Gouverneur Kemble, Robert P. Parrott, Gouverneur Paulding, Peter B. Lawson, Osmond M. Baxter, Edwin A. Pelton, Levi H. McCoy, Charles Boyd, William Humphrys, jr., and Elisha Nelson were elected trustees. The land for this cemetery was purchased of John R. Murray, De- cember 3d, 1862. This cemetery is beautifully situated a short distance southeast of the village, and contains many elegant monuments of prominent citizens of Cold Spring. It was dedi- cated July 1st, 1865, at which time an address was delivered by Rev. Wilson Phraner.
To the east of the village of Cold Spring is Nelsonville. This village derives its name from Elisha Nelson, who was born May 26th, 1777, and died in 1852. For many years he was a tenant, holding a large farm under the Gouverneur family. His house was on the south side of the present Main street, and east of the road to Garrison's. The West Point Foundry stands on a part of this farm. He afterward leased a piece of land on the north side of the road, opposite to his first residence, and built a house on it, which was the first in that neighborhood. He then bought three acres and built another house a short distance west of the former one, and now owned by John Lott. The fourth house, next west, was built by Joshua Purdy, the next by Miles Brunnell and the next to this by Elihu Baxter. Another house on the same side of the street was built by Lewis Squires, and when this house was raised a speech was made by Elihu Baxter, in which he named the new village, "Nel- sonville," a title which it has since retained. The land owned by Elisha Nelson extended west as far as Pearl street. The village grew with the growth of Cold Spring and is now a thickly settled neighborhood.
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WEST POINT IRON COMPANY .- The land on which the iron furnace in Cold Spring stands was sold by Frederick Philipse and others, to Paul S. Forbes, of New York, September 22d, 1862. He had previously purchased (January 2d, 1860) from Frederick Philipse and the Gouverneurs, a tract of 1,061 acres in Philipstown and Putnam Valley, where the mine was opened, on the south side of the Philipstown Turnpike. This tract was sold to Frederick Philipse by Joseph Parks and others, in 1817, and he also purchased several smaller tracts ad- joining the same. Mr. Forbes began developing the mine, and built a narrow gauge railroad from the mine to a point on the Philipstown Turnpike, in the early part of 1862, the railroad running for a part of the way through the land of Samuel Agustus Hamilton, formerly belonging to Col. Alexander Stewart. Mr. Forbes sold undivided shares to Henry W. Warden and George Griswold, and the premises in Cold Spring were conveyed to Edward Beck, in 1865. The shares in the mines and tracts of land in Philipstown and Putnam Valley, which belonged to Mr. Forbes, were sold by him to the Phila- delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, June 4th, 1874, and still remain in their possession.
The West Point Iron Company sold the premises at Cold Spring, to John P. Brock, of Philadelphia, and others, March 15th, 1880, for $105,000, and they conveyed it to the "West Point Furnace Company " May 4th of the same year.
The West Point Iron Company was incorporated in 1866, the company being Charles C. Alger, George H. Potts and Frederick A. Potts; the object being to " mine iron and other mineral sub- stances, and smelting, manufacturing iron, &c.," the capital stock to be $500,000.
The West Point Furnace Company was incorporated in 1880, the incorporators being Joseph C. Kent, of Philipsburg, N. J., J. W. Pullman, Richard George and others; the object of this company being the same as the former one. The capital is $215,000.
A tract of 1,000 acres lying in this town, on the north side of the Philipstown Turnpike, was owned in the early part of this century by Col. Alexander Stewart, and was sold to James Agustus Hamilton. He sold it to George H. Potts, June 1st, 1864, and it was conveyed by him to the West Point Iron Com- pany, in 1866.
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UNION CHAPEL, MEKEEL'S CORNERS .- This chapel was be- gun in September, 1867, and finished in the following No- vember. It stands on the site of an old blacksmith shop which had been there for many years. December 28th, 1867, Thomas Mekeel sold to Milton Smith, Darius Wallace, Thomas Jay- cox, Sylvanus Mekeel, Trustees "a piece of land at the junc- tion of the old Post road and Carmel road, at Griffin's Cor- ners." James Smith sold a piece, south of the above, for the same purpose, January 23, 1868. This chapel was dedicated December 26th, 1867.
CONSTITUTION ISLAND .-- This rocky island, which is separated from the main land by a wide extent of marsh, was in early times known as "Martelaer's Rock," and is said to have derived its name from a Frenchman named Martelaer, who resided there with his family. Of this, however, no proof can be found. The island itself probably includes 250 acres of land or rock, while the marsh is equally extensive. At the time of the Revo- lution, this island, like all the rest of the estate of Philip Philipse, was the undivided property of his widow, Margaret Ogilvie, and her children. The Continental Congress saw the necessity of fortifying this point, and sent the following letter to Col. Beverly Robinson, whom they evidently supposed to be the owner:
"In Committee of Safety Sept. 19, 1775.
" Sir
"By order of the Continental Congress, founded on the ne- cessity of the present times, the Provincial Congress of this Colony has undertaken to erect a fortification on your land op- posite to the West Point in the Highlands. As the Provincial Congress by no means intend to invade private property, this Committee in their recess have thonght proper to request you to put a reasonable price upon the whole point of dry land or island, called Martelaer's rock island: which price if they ap- prove of it, they are ready to pay you for it.
" We are sir your humble Servants.
"To Beverly Robinson, Esq., at his seat in the Highlands."
"In Provincial Congress, New York, 6th October, 1775. A letter from Beverly Robinson, Esq., was read and filed, and is in the following words, to wit:
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"Highlands Oct. 2nd, 1775. 577
" Sir
" Your letter of the nineteenth of September I received a few days ago, in answer to which I must inform you that the point of land on which the fort is erecting does not belong to me but is the property of Mrs. Ogilvie and her children. Was it mine, the public should be extremely welcome to it. The building a fort there can be no disadvantage to the small quantity of arable land on the island. I have only a proportion of the meadow land that lays on the east side of the island.
"I am your most humble Servant, "BEV. ROBINSON."
The operations for building the fortifications were begun on the 29th of August, and a fort erected, which was named Con- stitution, and the island has ever since borne the name. A plan of this fort is given in Lossing's "Field Book of the Revo- lution," Vol. I., P. 703. In his work, Mr. Lossing has fallen into the error of calling Mrs. Ogilvie "the widow of Captain Ogilvie of the British army." She was the widow of Rev. John Ogilvie, D. D., Trinity Church, N. Y. The fort and the out works were quite extensive, and remains of them are still plainly visible. A strong chain was stretched across the river in 1780. The fortifications were abandoned in 1777, when Forts Clinton and Montgomery were taken, but were afterward re- paired and enlarged, at the same time the strong fortifications were erected at West Point. A fine sketch of the island, with the fortifications and encampments, made by Major L'Enfant in 1780, may be found in the History of West Point.
Constitution Island continued in possession of the Philipse family till November 3d, 1836, when it was sold by Samuel Gouverneur and wife to Henry W. Warner, Esq., a lawyer from Long Island, for the sum of $4,800. Upon this island Mr. Warner made his home, commencing improvements on an ex- tensive scale, and erecting a beautiful country seat, which he named " Wood Crag." Constitution Island has been famous in modern times as the residence of the well known authoresses, Susan B. and Annie M. Warner, daughters of its former owner. In 1850 appeared the celebrated novel "The Wide, Wide World," and its popularity has been exceeded by few works written in America. Over 300,000 copies of this book were sold and 30 editions were issued in England.
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The meadow or marsh which lies on the east of Constitution Island, was divided into three parts, among the owners of Philipse Patent in 1754, and described in the partition deeds. After the Revolution Martha Wiltsey purchased 19 acres "north of Constitution Island," from the commissioners of forfeitures, and Solomon Cornell is recorded as purchasing 8 acres more. The greater part now belongs to the foundry company.
NORTH PART OF PHILIPSTOWN .- The northern part of this town is embraced in the limits of Lot 3 of the Philipse Patent, which was the property of Roger Morris and his wife. The boundaries of this lot will be found in the partition deeds given in a former portion of this work. At what time settlements were first made in this neighborhood is unknown, but probably there were none before 1740.
Blake, in his History of Putnam County, says : "The first settlement in this part of Philipstown was made by David Hustis, who came from England and settled about half a mile north of the Highland Church, on the road from Cold Spring to Fishkill, and where David Hustis resides (1849). He settled down with the Indians around him and procured the corn which he first planted from them. He was the first of the name and the ancestor of the Hustis family in this town. He became a tenant at will of the patentee, and rented 310 acres of land at a rent of five pounds per annum. His nearest neighbor was three miles distant, to whom he was compelled to go a few days after his arrival to procure fire, his own, from neglect, having gone out."
The families of Haight, Bloomer and Wilson came shortly after. David Hustis was one of the commissioners for laying out the first roads, in the south part of Dutchess county, in 1744.
The families who were here as tenants before the Revolution became landlords after it by purchasing their farms from the commissioners of forfeitures. Among the larger landholders was Daniel Ter Boss, who purchased about 1,500 acres in the northern part of the lot. Benjamin Bloomer had 340 acres in ·the western part, Isaac Springer had a smaller tract, with a saw mill, probably on the brook called Margaret's Falls, and this he gave to his son Isaac about 1790. Nathaniel Anderson had 260 acres. John Haight had 256 acres on the east side of the Post road near the north line of the lot.
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