Talk will focus on “facility on the hill”

On Saturday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m., military historian Paul R. Martin III will share the history of Camp Smith in Peekskill from its beginning near the end of the 19th century. The free lecture, presented by the Putnam Valley Historical Society as part of its ongoing Our American History series, will take place at the Putnam Valley Free Library at 30 Oscawana Lake Road.

An antique postcard of Camp Smith.
An antique postcard of Camp Smith.

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