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Jacobus Stoutenburgh Mural

31 August 2011
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Jacobus Stoutenburg clearing land. (Mural from Post Office in Hyde Park)

We just wanted to share one of the murals from the Hyde Park, New York Post Office. This and other illustrations like it are available for viewing on our Illustrations page.

  • Description: Before 1741. Jacobus Stoutenburgh, his sons, and slaves clear the land. His log cabin, built in 1723, was the first house in Hyde Park Village. The Kings Highway, then a grassy "waggon" road, passed in front. Jacobus and his wife Margaret Teller had eight children who varied in age in 1741 from 23 year old Tobias to 5 year old Luke.
  • Artist: Olin Dows, of Rhinebeck, NY, was a neighbor and family friend of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
  • Location: Hyde Park, NY