Philipsburg Manor - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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| 381 North Broadway | Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 | | ||
About: Vistors to Philipsburg Manor are taken back in time to 1750, when the property was a farming, milling, and trading center owned by the Philipses, a family of Anglo-Dutch merchants. The family rented land to tenant farmers of diverse European backgrounds and relied on a community of 23 enslaved Africans to operate the complex, one of the largest slaveholdings in the north during the eighteenth century.
New interpretations of the site seek to explore the story of the diverse individuals who contributed to the making of this historic landscape. Interpreters in period costume invite you to stroll through the farm, with historic breeds of oxen, cows, sheep, and chickens. Participate in hands-on activities of the eighteenth century, and take in a theatrical vignette exploring the riveting yet little-known story of enslavement in the colonial north.
 Manor Complex, facing northPhotos and text courtesy Historic Hudson Valley |
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