In 1768, Joseph Sharp erected a forge and furnace on the Wallkill River. The village around the Sharp Iron Works became known as Sharpsborough, later becoming Hamburg. Due to the expensive nature of the venture and competing forges, Sharp abandone…
In this field, General George Washington encamped for a night on a march from Newburg to Morristown in 1779 to meet General Lafayette.With him was an aide, Lieutenant John Kays of Sussex County, a soldier of the American Revolution.This memorial w…