The Belknap Stone House in Newburgh,

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, was built by Abel Belknap in the 1750s. Abel Belknap chaired the local Committee of Safety during the war, and when the

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was encamped in the Newburgh area in 1782–83, the house served as

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's headquarters in the area. Today it has been restored and operates as Stone Cottage Veterinary Clinic. It was added to the

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in 2001.

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