Historical Marker
Historical Site
Historical marker location:
1145 Route 208, Wallkill, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of New York State Route 208 and New Hurley Road (County Route 20), on the left when traveling south on State Route 208.)
Marker installed: 1990
The Hudson River School of painting, which was a 19th-century art movement that focused on landscapes and the natural world, was founded in New York State. Some of its most famous artists, such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church, lived and worked in the Hudson River Valley.