History Hike: Foundry Cove

An all-ages walking tour from the Putnam History Museum through Foundry Cove, with a focus on the Indigenous history of the area.

Join us on Friday, November 1, at 3:30pm, for an all-ages walking tour of the Foundry Cove in Cold Spring, starting at the Putnam History Museum (63 Chestnut Street) and lasting about 1 hour. Staff will lead visitors from the PHM’s exhibition Indigenous Peoples in Putnam County, on a guided tour into Scenic Hudson’s West Point Foundry Preserve, where visitors will learn about Indigenous use of the land and water in the area for thousands of years. This curator-led tour will begin at the museum’s recent exhibition, and visitors will have the opportunity to view Indigenous artifacts, including projectile points, axe-heads, scrapers, and pestles; as well as several incredible replicas, including a dug-out canoe, pottery, a deer-toe rattle, and mortar.

Meet: Putnam History Museum, 63 Chestnut St. Cold Spring, NY 10516

Difficulty: Easy to moderate, one large hill to descend/climb.

Cost: $12 PHM Members, $15 Non-members | Children under 18 free when accompanied by an adult. Please register for all participants, including children.

This event is part of the Putnam History Museum’s Native American Heritage Weekend 2024, made possible, in part, with grant support from Humanities New York. For other events the weekend of November 1-3, see here.