Historical Marker
Orange County Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
111 Craigville Road, Goshen, New York
( Memorial can be reached from Craigville Road, 0.2 miles west of Brookside Drive, on the right when traveling north.)
Orange County Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
The first capital of the United States was actually located in New York City, from 1785 to 1790. The city also served as the temporary capital while Washington, D.C. was being built.