I ran across this site while surfing the net about Beacon, thought Id share. Quoted from: melzingah . com The chronology below is from a pamphlet to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First National Bank of Fishkill Landing in 1963 and was graciously shared to me by Royal Dewey Bogardus. 1788 - Town of Fishkill incorporated. 1814 - Village d Matteawan founded. 1851 - Hudson River Railroad completed from New York to Albany. 1857 - Fishkill Savings Institute, Fishkill Village, chartered February 25 1863 - The First National Bank of Fishkill Landing (now the Fishkill National Bank) commenced busines August 10. 1864 - Meeting of citizens, February 24, to consider merger of Fishkill Landing and Matteawan. (Merger was actually effected May 15, 1913.) •Village of Fishkill Landing incorporated March 17. •Burglars attempted to blow safe of First National Bank. 1895 - Five patients escaped from Matteawan State Hospital April 10. •Reformed Church parsonage at Glenham burned April 12. •First internment in Fairview Cemetery May 8. •Initial trip on the trolley to Fishkill Village made in the evening of June 12. •The Colonial Inn at Fishkill Village formally opened July 3. •Samuel K. Phillips elected County Judge November 5. 1896 - The Green Fuel Economizer erected first buildings on present site. 1902 - Highland Hospital, Verplanck Avenue, occupied 5/1. Enlarged in 1925. •Incline Railway to top of Mt. Beacon opened 5/30. Carried 60,000 passengers first year. 1909 - St. Johns parochial school opened. 1913 - Villages of Fishkill Landing and Matteawan merged to form the City of Beacon 5/15. 1916 - Beacon High School, Fishkill Avenue, opened for first classes. 1922 - Beacon Savings and Loan Association incorporated. 1924 - Castle Point Veterans Administration Hospital opened 9/15. 1928 - South Avenue School rebuilt following major fire. 1929 - Howland Library became free public library 1/2. •Beacon Hebrew Alliance Synagogue and center dedicated. 1930 - Last trolley to Fishkill 3/18, and last run in Beacon 4/30. Removal of overhead wires commenced. 1931 - St. Joachims parochial school demolished and new school built. 1932 - Beacon Crest Hotel, atop Mt. Beacon, burned. 1935 - Mechanics Savings Bank and Matteawan Savings Bank merged under name of Beacon Saving Bank 4/10. 1937 - St. Lawrence Seminary opened. •Large addition built on Beacon High School. 1944 - Cornerstone of First Presbyterian Church laid, to replace edifice destroyed by fire 2/17/43. 1945 - Springfield Baptist Church established in November. 1953 - James V. Forrestal school opened. 1954 - Vacated Spring Street school destroyed in spectacular blaze August 26. 1956 - Main and branch offices of Beacon Savings Bank consolidated into new building at 364 Main Street, on 4/10. •Newburgh-Beacon ferry purchased by State of New York. 1957 - New Glenham School occupied in January. 1958 - Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corp. organized. 1959 - Chelsea & Brockway school districts consolidated with Beacon to form City School District of the City of Beacon 7/1. •WBNR took to the airwaves 5:30 A. M. 12/19. 1960 - Highland Hospital, Delavan Avenue, opened 3/5. •Assembly of God church, Delavan & Fishkill Avenues, dedicated 4/24. 1963 - Cornerstone laid for new Rombout school 6/17. •Bridge opened to Newburgh. Ferry discontinued 11/3.
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