Hasbrouck Street Park

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Hasbrouck Street Park takes its name from one of the most storied families in Newburgh’s history. The Huguenot Hasbrouck family settled in the Hudson Valley in the 18th century, and it was their fieldstone farmhouse, built in 1750, that General George Washington chose as his headquarters during the closing years of the American Revolutionary War. From April 1782 to August 1783, the home served as the headquarters for Washington and his staff as the Continental Army held its position while the peace treaty was being drafted. The street bearing the family’s name, and the modest neighborhood park along it, carry that legacy quietly into the present.

The Hasbrouck connection to Newburgh runs deep enough that it threads through the city’s street grid and public spaces, giving the park its name not through a formal dedication ceremony but through the natural accumulation of history. Today the park serves the surrounding residential neighborhood as a place for children to play and neighbors to gather, anchored by a name that reaches back to the founding era of the American republic.

Scenic Hudson rates Hasbrouck “Renew”. The park is small but well-located and shaded by mature trees that would take decades to replace. The play structure and surfacing need updating, but the canopy and the footprint are an asset to build on, not replace.