Walking Tour
Walking TourBeacon
The brickyards along the Hudson River didn't just shape Beacon, they built New York City. This volunteer-run museum in a historic house unpacks that industrial legacy through maps, photographs, and artifacts that reveal how clay deposits and factory workers transformed a river town into a manufacturing powerhouse.
Tips
December 31 at 8:30am
Trace Beacon's Revolutionary War role through dramatic Hudson River views and well-preserved local artifacts. The Beacon Historical Society packs a surprising amount of history into a modest house, with volunteers eager to share stories you won't find in textbooks.
BeaconOpens Saturday at 1:00 PM
Walking TourWalking TourThe brickyards along the Hudson River didn't just shape Beacon, they built New York City. This volunteer-run museum in a historic house unpacks that industrial legacy through maps, photographs, and artifacts that reveal how clay deposits and factory workers transformed a river town into a manufacturing powerhouse.
Tips
December 31 at 8:30am
Trace Beacon's Revolutionary War role through dramatic Hudson River views and well-preserved local artifacts. The Beacon Historical Society packs a surprising amount of history into a modest house, with volunteers eager to share stories you won't find in textbooks.