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Museums New York Vails Gate - Youngstown

  New York
  Vails Gate
  New Windsor Cantonment
  374 Temple Hill Road
  PO Box 207
  Vails Gate NY 12584    
  Phone  845 561-1765
  Web Site  http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/historic.cgi?p+17
  Description  final campground of the Continental Army
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Primary Focus  Military
  Building Type  Fort
  Kind of Activity   Living History
  Nature of Group or Site  Outdoor
  Era  Revolutionary War
  Owner/Operator:  NY State
  New or Updated:   12/29/2003

Verona
Shako: Wi Cultural Center
Verona NY 13478
Phone
Web Site
Description cultural center with changing exhibits on the Oneida nation
Type of Resource Museum
Group Identity Native American
 

Waterloo
Terwilliger Museum
31 East Williams Street
Waterloo NY 13165
Phone 315 539-0533
Web Site http://www.waterloony.com/Library.html
Description located in annex to historic library building, period rooms, firefighting
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Field of Study/Science Facility Firefighting
Research /Reading Library
Era 1880

New York
Yonkers
Hudson River Museum at Yonkers
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers NY 10701
Phone 914 963-4550
Web Site www.hrm.org
Description art, history and science
Type of Resource Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium


New York
Yorktown Heights
Yorktown Museum
1974 Commerce Street
PO Box 355
Yorktown Heights NY 10598
Phone 914 962-2970
Web Site http://www.yorktownhistory.org/
Description located in the Yorktown Community & Cultural Center
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Research /Reading Library
Owner/Operator: Yorktown Historical Society

Youngstown
Old Fort Niagara
PO Box 169
Youngstown NY 14174
Phone 716 745-7611
Web Site http://www.oldfortniagara.org/
Description originally begun in the 1700's, contain oldest building on the Great Lakes
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Fort
Owner/Operator: New York State & Old Fort Niagara Association