Remembering Fishkill

Download or read book Remembering Fishkill written by Willa Skinner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From criminal bandits along the Hudson River to the signing of New Yorks first constitution, Remembering Fishkill offers a comprehensive look into a community sprung from hope, innovation and revolution. In this collection of historical vignettes, beloved local historian Willa Skinner provides accounts of Fishkill from its earliest Dutch settling to today. Incorporating memories of harvesting ice on the Hudson River during pre-refrigeration days and replacing a lawn mower with Nanny the goat to keep the grass cut in a meadow now filled with condominiums, Skinner offers a charming personal account of life in Fishkill as only she can.