Fishkill Historical Focus: Fishkill Supply Depot Petition

Advocating Initiatives Promoting Preservation, Stringent Archaeological Review,
and Proper Interpretation of the Fishkill Encampment and Supply Depot

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2007 petition: save the Fishkill Supply Depot
Revolutionary War Site

Over 350 people signed this petition in 2007:

WHEREAS The Fishkill Supply Depot, located in the Town of Fishkill, New York, was an essential military facility established by General George Washington;

WHEREAS The Depot played in essential role in the victory of the Continental Army over British forces during the American Revolution, and is therefore listed on the National Register of Historic Places;

WHEREAS The Depot Site is a highly unusual and significant part of the historical heritage of the Town of Fishkill, of the State of New York, and of the United States of America;

WHEREAS The Depot Site originally contained a complex of Continental Army features, including a cemetery, hospital, barracks, blacksmith’s shop, stables, and other buildings within an area of approximately 70 acres along what is now Route 9 south of Interstate 84 in Fishkill;

WHEREAS Most of the original 70 acres formerly occupied by the Fishkill Supply Depot Site has been consumed by large-scale commercial development since 1970; and

WHEREAS Any remaining undeveloped land located within the original Supply Depot vicinity may contain unrecorded, significant archaeological resources that offer unique evidence of the activities of the Continental Army under General Washington;

WHEREAS the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and thus, according to 6 NYCRR Part 617.4(b)(9), is a Type 1 Action and is presumed to require an Environmental Impact Statement;

NOW, THEREFORE: We, The Undersigned, do hereby recommend that the Town of Fishkill formally request the State of New York Office of Historic Preservation to review (in accordance with SEQRA) all development actions that shall be proposed within any remaining undeveloped land in the vicinity of the original Fishkill Supply Depot Site (such development actions presently including the proposed “Crossroads of Fishkill” commercial development). The objective of SEQRA review of proposed development actions will be to ensure the appropriate recognition, interpretation, stewardship and management of any significant heritage resources that survive at the Fishkill Supply Depot Site.

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