Gather at the Rhinecliff Hotel!

Originally named Kipsbergen, the now-sleepy hamlet of Rhinecliff was once a thriving port for ferry boats to Kingston and schooners and steamers plying the Hudson River. The railroad's arrival in the 1850s sparked momentous growth in housing, hotels, and the nineteenth-century "pleasure" industry, serving railroad workers, shoremen, travelers, and the farmers and miners who brought their products here for shipping. We will uncover these and other stories during this program.