Could This Factory Be The Oldest Of It’s Kind In The Hudson Valley?

The Hudson Valley is home to many historical sites. Some of these locations are well known by residents and visited by tourists. Other sites may also include residential homes, buildings with new businesses or historical markers on the road.

The Hudson Valley is a great place for history buffs to continue to learn about remarkable stories and more. There's buildings in the Hudson Valley area that used to employ hundreds of workers and transport goods to other parts of the states.

What Historic Hudson Valley Factories Do You Recognize?

While some historic buildings are now apartments, homes or new businesses, they usually have an interesting background.

There were several popular factories within the Hudson Valley. Today, these historic sites are interesting to look at and learn about.

The Milk Factory was located in Walden, NY and currently is vacant. The Silk Factory is located in Newburgh, NY and is a thriving location for events, live music and more.

The Chocolate Factory is located in Red Hook, NY and is now a business center. Within Ulster County, NY there are also a lot of interesting factories that continue to live on.

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Did You Know About These Historic Ulster County, NY Factories?

Some parts of Ulster County, NY date back to the 1600's. Guests can now live in a 1920's shirt factory within Kingston, NY. The Shirt Factory was known as the Fessenden Shirt Factory.

Today, guests can enjoy this location as a studio, workplace, a place to call home and more. In addition to the Shirt Factory, locals may also be familiar with the former cigar factory in the area.

Could This Factory Be The Oldest Of Its Kind In The Hudson Valley?

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The Center for Photography at Woodstock also known as CPW has opened in a former cigar factory in Kingston, NY.

The CPW is located in the former G.W. Van Slyke & Horton cigar factory. It's possible that this factory is the oldest of its kind in the Hudson Valley.

The CPW shared information about pictures of this factory. They included that Kingston, NY's cigar factory dates back to 1913. In the pictures provided, we get to take a look into the lives of those who worked at G.W. Van Slyke & Horton cigar factory when they opened.

Pictures of employees, tobacco and the space are intriguing.

Today, this non profit organization brings life into this once vacant building by providing the community with a local museum, photography and event space and more. It's nice to see these buildings being filled with purpose and a sense of community. We would make our ancestors of the area proud!

What Hudson Valley factory do you know about? Have you ever heard of this cigar factory? Tell us more below.