{"nrhp_refnum":"72000898","name":"New Windsor Cantonment","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"Temple Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Windsor","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.46924612700005,"lon":-74.05914007993675,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-07-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An archaeological and military site on Temple Hill Road in New Windsor, Orange County, New York, where the Continental Army built its last winter encampment in 1782-1783. The original cantonment covered about 1600 acres, and the state operates part of it as a museum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the site matters for its role as the final winter encampment of the Continental Army under George Washington, where about 700 log huts were built and a mutiny threat was calmed. It also holds archaeological remains from a tightly dated period, which could yield useful data on the army during 1782-1783.","narrative":"New Windsor Cantonment, in the low hills north of the Hudson Highlands, was the last winter encampment of the Continental Army. From November 1782 until June 1783, troops under George Washington's command built a military village of six to eight thousand people, with about 700 log huts set in precise rows planned by General Von Steuben. A large meeting hall called the Temple stood at its center. There Washington addressed his officers and helped stop a developing mutiny over pay and delayed peace terms. He also named the first recipients of the Badge of Merit at the cantonment. The huts and Temple were sold at auction in September 1783. Excavations in the 1950s and 1960s found foundations, fireplace footings and Revolutionary War artifacts, and much of the site remains unexamined. Because the camp was used only briefly, finds can be dated closely. The state now operates part of the land as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1782-1783","architect_builder":"Huts were laid out in rows planned by General Von Steuben and built by the soldiers assigned to them.","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Operated as a museum and open to the public during specified hours; condition listed as good and altered, with the State of New York owning about 73 acres.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.678207-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/72000898.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320704","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/new-windsor-cantonment-72000898/"}