Highland Falls & The Town of Highlands
Remembering and Celebrating our
Town and Village!

You're invited to step back to the town and village that raised you. From Bear Mountain to the rocky outlook on the "Old Storm King Highway", the memories will always be with us. Be sure to take your time while navigating the pages of this site, and thanks for visiting.

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​ Welcome!
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Contact me:
kevinleechilds@gmail.com

VILLAGE ART

LATEST  PICTURES

         

​          This site is not affiliated or connected with any organization.
          Donations are not expected or accepted. We welcome links to
​          other community sites across our historic Hudson Valley. One
          such site is listed to your right on this page. Click for info.                     

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VISION SITE

VISION - the organiation that keeps our hometown beautiful!

Town of Highlands - Visitor Information Center
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Directory
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• ARCHER-SHEE  etc.
• ARMED SERVICES
• BEAR MOUNTAIN
• BENNY HAVENS
• ​BILLY JOEL & STUFF
• BUFFALO SOLDIERS
• BUILDINGS-BUSINESS
• BUTTERMILK FALLS
• HUDSON CHAIN
• DIRECTORY 1878-79
• HF Hall of Fame
• FORT MONTGOMERY
• GENERAL ROE
• HF PUBLIC LIBRARY
• HF- A HISTORY #1
• HF- A HISTORY #2
• HF- THE RESORT
• THE DAYLINERS
• LADYCLIFF PAGE
• LET'S TALK
• LINKS (neat places)
• MARTY MAHER
• NEWSPRINT
• NICKNAMES
• ​OBITUARIES
• ​OLDTIME PICS
• PICTURES
• PLACES OF WORSHIP
• SCHOOLS
• REUNIONS
• SALOONS AND PUBS
• CLASSES & MATES
• STORIES
• VILLAGERS 1
• VILLAGERS 2
• WEST POINT
• WHO AM I?
• YEARBOOKS & LISTS
• ​COVER PAGE

Travel back to Our Hudson Valley!

Bear Mountain

West Point

Fort Montgomery

Highland Falls

​I'd like to take this time to thank the many hundreds of people who have contributed to this website. The preservation of the memory of our forebears, and our great community is an ongoing effort. Please don't hesitate to send many more messages, memories, and photos.  A special thank you goes out to Ronnie Clark Coffey for sharing a number of photos from our past.
The full collection may be found in her wonderful illustrated book. 'Images of America - Highlands'.

​Note: The artist who created the watercolor of downtown Highland Falls in 1967 is: Hugh Herbert Laidman (American, 1913-1987) 

Click here to read  a "somewhat" 
accurate account of.......

History of The Highlands, NY

From: 
The History of Orange County, New York
Edited by: Russel Headley
Published by: Van Deusen and Elms
Middletown, New York, 1908

(Contributed by Joseph Barna)

​...and be sure to dig deep, visiting all the pages on the site (many are quite hidden)

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History of Orange County

Directly to Highlands Page

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