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in Putnam County,
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, United States. It is part of the town of Philipstown, on the east side of the
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, across from the
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at
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. The
Garrison A garrison is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a military base or fortified military headquarters. A garrison is usually in a city ...
Metro-North Railroad The Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company , also branded as MTA Metro-North Railroad and commonly called simply Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a New York State publ ...
station serves the town. Garrison, which is also known as Garrison's Landing, was named after 2nd Lieutenant Isaac Garrison, who held a property lot on the Hudson River across from West Point and conducted a ferry service across the Hudson River between the two hamlets. Isaac and his son Beverly Garrison fought in the Battle of Fort Montgomery in 1777, were captured by the British and later set free. The Garrison train wreck took place near Garrison on the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad on October 24, 1897, killing 20 people.


Places of interest

* Manitoga is the extensive woodland gardens estate of modernist designer
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, and the location of his modern-style house Dragon Rock, which is listed on the
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. It is located 2.5 miles south of Garrison station and is operated by the non-profit Russel Wright Design Center, with tours and hiking trails. * Boscobel, located 3.3 miles north of Garrison station, is a Federal-style mansion built 1804–1808 for States Dyckman and Elizabeth Dyckman, was originally located in Montrose, New York but was moved to Garrison and restored in the mid-20th century. The
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) is a non-profit professional theater company based in Garrison, New York. The festival runs a roughly fourteen-week repertory season each year, operating under a large open-air theater tent. Its produc ...
, founded in 1987 with its first performances at Manitoga, is now located at Boscobel. * Constitution Marsh is an Audubon sanctuary 3.5 miles north of Garrison station with walking trails and canoe tours on the Hudson River. The Hudson Highlands Land Trust promotes and assists in local conservation efforts. *The Philipstown Depot Theater is at the former train station at Garrison's Landing, next to today's Metro-North Garrison station, and was the
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Train Station in Hello, Dolly!. *Graymoor, a
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which serves as the headquarters of the Society of the Atonement, is located in Garrison. *The Garrison Institute is a progressive interfaith organization and retreat center. * The Hastings Center, founded in 1969, is an internationally recognized bioethics think tank and research center. *The Garrison Art Center promotes local and regional artists. *The national corporate headquarters of Outward Bound USA, the worldwide premier outdoor adventure and educational organization is also located in Garrison.


Media

Garrison is served by two weekly newspapers: '' The Highlands Current'', founded in 2010 and published on Friday, and the ''Putnam County News & Recorder'', founded in 1868 and published on Wednesday.


Schools

Garrisons students are served by the Garrison Union Free School, a K–8 school. Graduating students have the choice of going to Haldane High School in Cold Spring or across the river to James O'Neill High School in Highland Falls for high school. Haldane High School is located in Cold Spring and was awarded a Blue Ribbon school in 2016. The Manitou Learning Center is a private Garrison school that emphasizes bilingual education, experiential learning and purposeful play.


Notable people

*
Roger Ailes Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. Ailes was a media consultant for Republic ...
, Fox News CEO * Thomas Harlan Ellett, architect * Hamilton Fish, US Secretary of State * Sergeant Hamilton Fish II, a member of
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's "Park Avenue Contingent", and the first of the
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to die, was killed near Sevilla,
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on June 23, 1898, and is buried in the St. Phillips Church Cemetery in Garrison, NY. * Hamilton Fish III, US Congressman * Isaac Garrison, 2nd Lieut. Revolutionary War, Captured by the British with 14 year old son, Beverly Garrison, Battle of Ft. Montgomery 1777. Founder of Garrison's Landing. * James Gleick, writer * Jim Hall, jazz musician, composer, and arranger lived in Garrison * Patty Hearst, newspaper heiress and convicted bank robber, lives in Garrison *
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, co-founder of
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*
Don McLean Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie (song), American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minut ...
, singer-songwriter and guitarist * Juan Montoya, architect and interior designer, lives in Garrison *
George Pataki George Elmer Pataki (; born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. He previously served in the State Legislature from 1985 to 1994, and as the mayor of Peekskill from 1981 to 1984 ...
, New York State Governor, lives in Garrison * John Pielmeier, playwright, screenwriter and novelis, lives in Garrison with his wife, writer Irene O'Garden. * Edwards Pierrepont, prominent attorney, jurist, and orator. Built 1867 Hurst-Pierrepont Estate in Garrison. * Andrew Revkin, ''New York Times'' environmental writer, lives in Garrison *
Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has com ...
, songwriter, movie score contributor and Broadway composer, lives in Garrison. *
Julie Taymor Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'' debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Awards, Tony Award nominations, with ...
, theater, film and opera director, lives in Garrison. * Rhinelander Waldo, New York City fire commissioner and police commissioner * Matt Williams, television producer, lives in Garrison.


In popular culture

For the 1969 film '' Hello, Dolly!'' starring
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, Garrison was the
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for the Yonkers scenes. The Saint Basil Academy in the town served as the finish line of '' The Amazing Race 10'' in 2006.


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{{Authority control Hamlets in Putnam County, New York New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River