Here's a sneak peek at our newsletter's highlighted piece - the Union Bridge. The museum has a model of it in our permanent exhibit for visitors to come and check out. It was the first bridge of its kind to cross the Hudson River at any point. In this beautiful painting, the Union Bridge can be seen in its original form as a wooden, covered bridge. Copies of these paintings are available in the museum gift shop too! It's history is more interesting than you might think when you cross it. It may not be the original wood frame, but the piers the current metal one sits on are the same masonry as when it was built in 1804!

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